Posts for June 20th 2008

Vogue

>> THE MODELIZER —Arlenis Sosa Pena, who hails from the Dominican Republic and just got signed to Marilyn in March, doesn't speak a wink of English.  The girl is hot — she's already joined Oscar de la Renta at his Costume Institute Gala table and appears in the July issues of both Vogue Italia and Vogue.  Funny, though, she was interviewed for Vogue's July article "Is Fashion Racist?" but they didn't bother to get her a translator; Models.com, on the other hand, had no problem rustling up a translator for their impromptu video with Arlenis .
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>> THE MODELIZER —Arlenis Sosa Pena, who hails from the Dominican Republic and just got signed to Marilyn in March, doesn't speak a wink of English.  The girl is hot — she's already joined Oscar de la Renta at his Costume Institute Gala table and appears in the July issues of both Vogue Italia and Vogue.  Funny, though, she was interviewed for Vogue's July article "Is Fashion Racist?" but they didn't bother to get her a translator; Models.com, on the other hand, had no problem rustling up a translator for their impromptu video with Arlenis . . . [The Cut, Models.com]

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Diane Von Furstenberg

Magazine Has a Elle of a Time Shooting in Egypt

»Fashion is fun!  During a shoot in Egypt for the September issue of Elle, the crew ate parasite-laced baba ghanoush and had to argue with the Cairo airport staff for 2 days before they could have their 14 trunks of clothing to photograph [Elle Tell All] »Vivienne Westwood was not impressed by the Sex and the City movie [Fashionista] »Tom Ford may be returning to womenswear .
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»Fashion is fun!  During a shoot in Egypt for the September issue of Elle, the crew ate parasite-laced baba ghanoush and had to argue with the Cairo airport staff for 2 days before they could have their 14 trunks of clothing to photograph [Elle Tell All]

»Vivienne Westwood was not impressed by the Sex and the City movie [Fashionista]

»Tom Ford may be returning to womenswear . . . in two or three years [The Cut]

»Diane von Furstenberg speaks fluent Italian "thanks to [her] Italian husband and boyfriends" [WWD Blog]

»Topshop will be sponsoring the runway shows for Louise Goldin, Danielle Scutt, MeadhamKirchhoff, House of Holland, and Peter Pilotto at London Fashion Week this Fall [FWD]

»Lauren Santo Domingo, she speaks!  (So do Bonnie Morrison, Lawren Howell, and Kathryn Neale Shaffer) [Style.com]

Louis Vuitton

>> IN PRODUCTION —One of the prints Marc Jacobs used throughout his Louis Vuitton Resort 2009 collection features watercolor stripes in turquoise and pink wavering across white fabric — it kind of reminds me of Stefano Pilati's watercolor splatter print from the Resort 2009 Yves Saint Laurent collection.  Supporter of the arts that he is, though, Marc employed fashion illustrator Tanya Ling to wave her magic brush, whipping up the print you see.
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>> IN PRODUCTION —One of the prints Marc Jacobs used throughout his Louis Vuitton Resort 2009 collection features watercolor stripes in turquoise and pink wavering across white fabric — it kind of reminds me of Stefano Pilati's watercolor splatter print from the Resort 2009 Yves Saint Laurent collection.  Supporter of the arts that he is, though, Marc employed fashion illustrator Tanya Ling to wave her magic brush, whipping up the print you see. [Style File]

Coutorture Community's Must Reads 6/20
Beauty

Coutorture Community's Must Reads 6/20

Do you fully understand the purpose behind Resort collections?
by coutorture Do you fully understand the purpose behind Resort collections? Learn to fully appreciate resort wear in today's Must Read posts from: Vie Couture falls in love with a red leather tote from Dior. But with a pricetag of over $2,000, would you pay that much for a simple tote? High Snobiety shows off the 2008 Shmack footwear collection. Shiny Style sneaks a preview of Louis Vuitton's Resort 2009 collection. Molly Cake wonders where the rest of the shirt/dress has gone! A Greecian inspired trip causes A Wee Bit Skint to take a closer look at the value of Resort clothing.
Marc Jacobs Takes On a Blogger Muse
Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs Takes On a Blogger Muse

>> There's no doubt about it, Marc Jacobs still has BryanBoy on the brain.  He named a Fall 2008 Marc Jacobs bag the "BB bag" after the blogger, and quite possibly took inspiration for one of Victoria Beckham's Spring 2008 MJ ads from BryanBoy's shopping bag antics.  Now, after seeing the Fall 2008 Marc by Marc Jacobs ads, the resemblance to BryanBoy's look is uncanny.
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>> There's no doubt about it, Marc Jacobs still has BryanBoy on the brain.  He named a Fall 2008 Marc Jacobs bag the "BB bag" after the blogger, and quite possibly took inspiration for one of Victoria Beckham's Spring 2008 MJ ads from BryanBoy's shopping bag antics.  Now, after seeing the Fall 2008 Marc by Marc Jacobs ads, the resemblance to BryanBoy's look is uncanny.

Male model Cole Mohr shot both the MxMJ menswear and womenswear campaigns with Juergen Teller in Texas, but it's the womenswear ads that are really BryanBoy-inspired — the pint-sized Filipino blogger is well-known to wear womens' clothes, including mini dresses and handbags, big sunglasses, and have his boyish haircut sideswept just like Cole's.  Only the release of the full campaign will confirm it, but like I said — there's no doubt in my mind that Cole was BryanBoy-ed.

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Agyness Deyn

>> THE MODELIZER —It's no secret that Agyness Deyn has a thing for musicians: She recently broke it off with Josh Hubbard of The Paddingtons, and last night Albert Hammond Jr., guitarist for The Strokes, brought her as a guest to the Songwriters Hall of Fame awards.  It appeared as though there was something there — lots of embraces, a kiss on the cheek.  And most telling — when asked how they met, Agyness replied "That's a bit personal, sorry." Hmm .
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>> THE MODELIZER —It's no secret that Agyness Deyn has a thing for musicians: She recently broke it off with Josh Hubbard of The Paddingtons, and last night Albert Hammond Jr., guitarist for The Strokes, brought her as a guest to the Songwriters Hall of Fame awards.  It appeared as though there was something there — lots of embraces, a kiss on the cheek.  And most telling — when asked how they met, Agyness replied "That's a bit personal, sorry." Hmm . . . [The Cut]

YSL Inadvertently To Blame for Naomi's Airplane Outrage
Naomi Campbell

YSL Inadvertently To Blame for Naomi's Airplane Outrage

>>  Blame it on a misplaced YSL dress.  During Naomi Campbell's trial today, the court heard that her British Airways fit on April 3 was caused by the disappearance of said dress, which Naomi was contracted to wear during a US television appearance.  So what actually went down that day?  The plane's captain tried to talk to Naomi about her missing baggage, which contained the dress, but she shouted back, "I can't believe you have lost my f*cking bag.  Bring me my f*cking bags now."  She told the captain to go get her missing bag and show it to her.  The captain tried to give her a list of options, but Naomi wouldn't have any of it, snapping: "How dare you tell me what my options are?  You are not leaving until you find my f*cking bags."  When the captain walked away, she shouted after him: ""You are a racist, you wouldn't be doing this if I was white." Things escalated from there — Naomi refused to leave the plane, yelling, "F*ck you, f*ck you, captain" and "F*ck off, I have paid £5,000 for this.  I have a right to be on this plane."  Finally, three police officers were brought in to escort her from the plane, one of which was subsequently struck on the arm with Naomi's phone and spat on, and another of which was struck in the thigh with Naomi's "formidable" stiletto-heeled boots.  As she was arrested for assault, Naomi shouted, ""You are only doing this because I am black and famous.  It is because I am a black woman.  You are all racists.  I am going to sue you.  I am going to f*ck you.  I am going to sue you like a motherf*cker." Needless to say, she plead guilty today, and was sentenced to 200 hours of community service, plus a $4,604 fine.  Funnily enough, Naomi's lawyer, Richard Nicholls, said his client was apologetic towards the police officers, but not "quite so sorry about British Airways."  And I have to wonder, if Naomi hadn't had that Fall YSL contract, would this all have even happened?
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>>  Blame it on a misplaced YSL dress.  During Naomi Campbell's trial today, the court heard that her British Airways fit on April 3 was caused by the disappearance of said dress, which Naomi was contracted to wear during a US television appearance. 

So what actually went down that day?  The plane's captain tried to talk to Naomi about her missing baggage, which contained the dress, but she shouted back, "I can't believe you have lost my f*cking bag.  Bring me my f*cking bags now."  She told the captain to go get her missing bag and show it to her.  The captain tried to give her a list of options, but Naomi wouldn't have any of it, snapping: "How dare you tell me what my options are?  You are not leaving until you find my f*cking bags."  When the captain walked away, she shouted after him: ""You are a racist, you wouldn't be doing this if I was white."

Things escalated from there — Naomi refused to leave the plane, yelling, "F*ck you, f*ck you, captain" and "F*ck off, I have paid £5,000 for this.  I have a right to be on this plane."  Finally, three police officers were brought in to escort her from the plane, one of which was subsequently struck on the arm with Naomi's phone and spat on, and another of which was struck in the thigh with Naomi's "formidable" stiletto-heeled boots.  As she was arrested for assault, Naomi shouted, ""You are only doing this because I am black and famous.  It is because I am a black woman.  You are all racists.  I am going to sue you.  I am going to f*ck you.  I am going to sue you like a motherf*cker."

Needless to say, she plead guilty today, and was sentenced to 200 hours of community service, plus a $4,604 fine.  Funnily enough, Naomi's lawyer, Richard Nicholls, said his client was apologetic towards the police officers, but not "quite so sorry about British Airways."  And I have to wonder, if Naomi hadn't had that Fall YSL contract, would this all have even happened?

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