>> Although the "Carine's World" short film that Mario Sorrenti shot for Barneys has yet to make its debut, the retailer's full Carine Roitfeld-styled Fall 2011 print campaign — which features women (and one man — her son) Roitfeld culled from the ranks of her co-workers, friends, family, and just those whose style she admired — is now out. See who she picked, and read quotes from Roitfeld about why she picked them.
>> Spring 2012 collections don't officially start hitting the runways until next week, but resort season just won't quit. Last — but certainly not least — See by Chloe is bringing up the tail end of the brigade with their just-released Resort 2012 lookbook, which features mix-and-match prints, slouchy wide-legged pants, and '60s-inspired minidresses.
>> Swap out your statement necklace with a pin, à la Alexa Chung at the launch of 30 Days of Fashion and Beauty in Sydney earlier today. Strategically placed right in the center of her buttoned-to-the-top collar, Chung's bow-shaped brooch is a cute alternative to this season's collar necklaces and chokers. Like the look but want to wear something a little less twee? Try the same placement with any style of brooch — we think something hard-lined and geometrical would look equally cool. For a few ideas, shop the look below.
>> Despite appearing in court in late June to give his testimony, when John Galliano's verdict is handed down Sept. 8 — deciding whether he made anti-Semitic remarks to three separate people — he won't be in the courtroom, according to his lawyer. If ruled guilty, Galliano could face a six-month jail term and a fine of 22,500 euros ($32,410); however, during the trial in June, the prosecutor recommended a diminished fine of up to 5,000 euros ($7,188). [@cpassariello]
>> After announcing last month that she had parted ways with Jane Pratt and Say Media — the backers of Pratt's website, xojane.com — Tavi Gevinson is readying the launch of her own Web magazine, Rookie, on Monday.
The site's editorial content will have monthly themes, with the first focused around beginnings — “[It's] fairly wide-ranging, but definitely focused on ‘back-to-school’ and other ‘firsts,’” said Emily Condon, Rookie's managing editor, who was a former staffer for This American Life.
“Our content respects a kind of intelligence in the readers that right now a lot of writing about teenage girls doesn’t,” Gevinson told New York Times Magazine. “People think it’s just going to be another site or magazine that talks about how great celebrities are or how awful celebrities are or dieting . . .” she said. “And I’m like, ‘Just you wait and see.’”
Gevinson expects to do around three posts a day, with the first appearing after school, the second at dinnertime and the third “when you do your last Facebook check around bed or whatever,” Gevinson said. “I’m in school, and I can’t be at my computer all day.”
She's assembled a staff that includes Condon; New York Times blog specialist Jeremy Zilar acting as Rookie's project manager; Anaheed Alani (wife to This American Life's Ira Glass, who advised Gevinson in negotiations with Say Media, and a former freelance fact-checker for The New York Times Magazine) as story editor; regular writers like Lesley Arfin and Sady Doyle; and guest contributors including Zooey Deschanel, Miranda July, Winnie Holzman, Joss Whedon, Jack Black, Dan Savage, Patton Oswalt, Shannon Woodward, Anna Faris, Kid Sister, Supercute!, Paul Feig, JD Samson, Alia Shawkat, and Fred Armisen.
New York magazine's parent company, New York Media, is handling advertising for the site, and Gevinson's father, who now acts as her manager, says they're currently in talks with potential investors and sponsors.
