Posts for June 8th 2010

Marc Jacobs

Jason Wu, Alexander Wang, and More Celebrate After the CFDA Awards

After yesterday's CFDA Awards was the afterparty atop the Meatpacking District's Standard Hotel.

After yesterday's CFDA Awards was the afterparty atop the Meatpacking District's Standard Hotel. Many A-listers like Gwyneth Paltrow and Sarah Jessica Parker called it a night after the main event, but other revelers continued their good times. Irina Lazareanu was one of the first to bound in with friends like Carmen Kass. Jason Wu and Alexander Wang, meanwhile, held court at the bar. Alexander passed out kisses to celebrate his Swarovski award for accessory design, but he grabbed one special friend to steal a moment of rest admiring the space's impressive city views.

Elsewhere, Jamie Bochert made the rounds with her fiance Michael Pitt, J. Crew's Jenna Lyons posed for umpteen photos, and Alexis Bledel cozied up to Dree Hemingway. Many more models and designers mingled around the room including Donna Karan, Christopher Bailey, Liya Kibede, and Rag & Bone's David Neville.

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Jason Wu Stages His Largest Resort Runway Show to Date

Here in New York designers are showing their resort collections with many more than usual opting for full-on seated fashion shows rather than showroom appointments—a three-week schedule that has Elle editor Robbie Myers wishing for more time in the office.


Here in New York designers are showing their resort collections with many more than usual opting for full-on seated fashion shows rather than showroom appointments—a three-week schedule that has Elle editor Robbie Myers wishing for more time in the office.

Helping lead the charge is Jason Wu, who staged his largest resort collection to date at the St. Regis hotel. “It’s a full collection, and it’s become one of our biggest seasons, and it’s really important," said Wu. His pleasing lineup of tweed short suits, straw boaters, striped pullovers, and jabot-adorned evening looks will no doubt help his growing international business. “I’ve been to Japan, I’ve been to China — I’ve been to six countries in the last month and a half,” Wu said of his company expansion plans. See all the Jason Wu resort looks in the gallery below.

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Vogue

>> More Staff Changes at Vogue, W —With fashion news and features director Sally Singer officially departing Vogue to become editor at T, Anna Wintour wasted no time with promotions — associate editor Eve MacSweeney will become the new features director, and senior fashion writer Mark Holgate will become fashion news director.

>> More Staff Changes at Vogue, W —With fashion news and features director Sally Singer officially departing Vogue to become editor at T, Anna Wintour wasted no time with promotions — associate editor Eve MacSweeney will become the new features director, and senior fashion writer Mark Holgate will become fashion news director. Vogue fashion writer Florence Kane also reportedly left the magazine to become senior editor at C Magazine in Los Angeles, a position she starts Monday. And finally, layoffs hit W today, which are said to include the magazine's longtime deputy editor Julie Belcove, senior fashion features editor Dana Wood, editorial manager Brian Sullivan, and assistant editorial manager Lauren Kill. [WWD, @jimshi809, DFR]

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Full Lady Gaga "Alejandro" Video, Directed by Steven Klein, Premieres

>> The full Steven Klein-directed Lady Gaga "Alejandro" video is out, complete with more of his favorite bowl cuts than you'd ever want to see, plus some Madonna-sourced elements (see: the sawed-off gun bra) and men dancing in heels.

>> The full Steven Klein-directed Lady Gaga "Alejandro" video is out, complete with more of his favorite bowl cuts than you'd ever want to see, plus some Madonna-sourced elements (see: the sawed-off gun bra) and men dancing in heels.

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Fashion in 50 Seconds 06/08/10 Sally Singer Moves to T Magazine, Mulberry Launches Target Collection

Sally Singer, who has been at Vogue since 1999, will be the new editor in chief of T: The New York Times Style Magazine effective July 5.

Sally Singer, who has been at Vogue since 1999, will be the new editor in chief of T: The New York Times Style Magazine effective July 5.

Mulberry will launch a collection for Target on October 10.

Jil Sander speaks out about her infamous clash with the house of Prada, having left the label in 2000 and again in 2004.

Anna Wintour reportedly asked for more resort runway shows this season and designers like Jason Wu and Stefano Pilati obeyed.

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Vogue

>> Sally Singer Officially Named Editor of T —Rumors have been swirling for weeks — and many thought Sally Singer wouldn't take a presumed pay cut to move from Vogue's fashion news and features director to become editor of T — but that's just what she did.

>> Sally Singer Officially Named Editor of TRumors have been swirling for weeks — and many thought Sally Singer wouldn't take a presumed pay cut to move from Vogue's fashion news and features director to become editor of T — but that's just what she did. This morning, New York Times executive editor Bill Keller sent out a memo that Singer, 45, will take over at T on July 5. “We were looking for someone with the imagination and taste to envision the next generation of this extraordinary franchise, and the experience to make it happen . . . As her resume — and her successes at Vogue — will testify, [Singer] has the combination of aesthetic sense and intellectual curiosity suited to a style magazine that wears the name of The New York Times.” [NY Times]

Michael Kors

Marc Jacobs, Rag and Bone, Alexander Wang, and Alexis Bittar Take Home CFDA Awards

Jessica Biel, Dakota Fanning, Rachel Weisz, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Gwyneth Paltrow joined New York designers and the Council of Fashion Designers of America at Alice Tully Hall last night for the 2010 CFDA awards.

Jessica Biel, Dakota Fanning, Rachel Weisz, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Gwyneth Paltrow joined New York designers and the Council of Fashion Designers of America at Alice Tully Hall last night for the 2010 CFDA awards. As for the evening's big winners, Marc Jacobs took home the Womenswear Designer of the Year, Marcus Wainwright and David Neville picked up Menswear Designer of the Year for Rag & Bone, and Alexis Bittar won Accessory Designer of the Year. Swarovski Awards for emerging talent went to Jason Wu for womenswear, Alexander Wang for accessory design, and Richard Chai for menswear.

Michael Kors, who dressed Gwyneth Paltrow in custom Michael Kors, received the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award; Christopher Bailey for Burberry received the International Award; Vogue’s Tonne Goodman took home the Eleanor Lambert Award; and Iman was honored with the Fashion Icon Award. For the second year in a row, Ralph Lauren scored the people's choice award. Click below for photos from the event at Lincoln Center.

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