Posts for January 31st 2012

Dree Hemingway

Preview Dree Hemingway's Complete Collection For Sandro

>> Model Dree Hemingway has teamed up with French contemporary label Sandro to design a 10-piece capsule collection.
Dree Hemingway for Sandro

>> Model Dree Hemingway has teamed up with French contemporary label Sandro to design a 10-piece capsule collection. "The inspiration was growing up in Idaho and men's rock climbing books from the '70s," Hemingway explains of the boho-tinged linen T-shirts, breezy frocks, print-accented skinny jeans, and silk maxi dresses that populate the collection. Click through for a peek at the entire capsule, which lands online and in Sandro stores — including the brand's recently opened two New York outposts — this March.

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair's Hollywood Issue Features Rooney Mara, Jessica Chastain, and More

>>The cover of Vanity Fair's March 2012 Hollywood Issue — which features 11 "fresh young stars of 2012" — has been revealed.
Vanity Fair March 2012 Cover

>>The cover of Vanity Fair's March 2012 Hollywood Issue — which features 11 "fresh young stars of 2012" — has been revealed. So, who made the three-paneled, Mario Testino-lensed cover? From left to right: Rooney Mara, Mia Wasikowska, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Elizabeth Olsen, Adepero Oduye, Shailene Woodley, Paula Patton, Felicity Jones, Lily Collins, and Brit Marling. The actresses lounge in an art-deco-inspired set and are dressed in pastel gowns meant to invoke a "'20s and '30s boudoir feel." Click through to get an up-close look at each of the fold-out panels, and watch the mini making-of video below.

Victoria Beckham

Rachel Roy Launches Shoes, Tavi Sings, and Kristen Stewart Causes a Stir

These stories and more — here in our daily roundup.

These stories and more — here in our daily roundup.

  • Rachel Roy is launching a high-end line of shoes. Roy worked with Manolo Blahnik — a long-time friend and mentor — to create the 30-piece collection, which will feature everything from flats to boots, and will be priced from $195 to $600. The collection hits stores in August. [Lucky]

  • Tavi Gevinson has landed a spot narrating in Jonah D. Ansell's animated short, Cadaver. The film also features her singing Neil Young's Heart of Gold, which you can hear in the trailer. [Fashion Magazine]

  • A paparazzi photo making its way around the Internet shows Kristen Stewart making an obscene gesture in the direction of Karl Lagerfeld's head. No one knows why or how this happened.
    [Styleite]

  • Victoria Beckham's "more affordable" collection for Harvey Nichols is selling like hotcakes. Though the collection arrived in stores only yesterday, some styles are already sold out. [Telegraph]

  • Which model walked Balenciaga's Spring 2011 runway five months pregnant? Which model had to leave Paris Fashion Week early due to an allergic reaction? Test your model IQ — and get prepared for New York Fashion Week — with this fun quiz. [FabSugar]
  • Diane Von Furstenberg

    Designers Disappointed by CFDA's Impending Relocation

    >> The CFDA has decided to move from its current location in the Garment District to a new residence in downtown Manhattan, leaving some New York designers none too pleased.

    >> The CFDA has decided to move from its current location in the Garment District to a new residence in downtown Manhattan, leaving some New York designers none too pleased. "We are extremely disappointed by the CFDA's decision to leave the Garment Center," said Nanette LePore, whose husband, Bob Savage, has been a staunch proponent of the Save the Garment Center campaign. "We only hope this does not signal the end of their previous support for New York City manufacturing and emerging American designers."

    For its part, the CFDA has stressed that the decision has nothing to do with a lack of support for the Garment District, a neighborhood the CFDA has always championed. "We are not abandoning anything," The CFDA's chief executive officer, Steven Kolb, told WWD. "We considered buildings in the Garment District significantly in our search. The criteria by which we were finding space was ultimately based not on neighborhood, but what the best space for a functioning office for the CFDA was." Kolb went on to say that the Council had outgrown its current space, adding "we are busting out of the seams."

    CFDA President Diane von Furstenberg echoed the sentiment: "We needed a very large space so we can have board meetings and clinics there. We found a great space with a great deal, and that's that. We looked for a long time." Von Furstenberg added that she will always think of the CFDA as "the soul of the Garment District."

    The CFDA has signed a 10-year lease at its new location at Bleecker Street and Broadway, with plans to move this Summer.
    Above: the CFDA's Steven Kolb and Diane von Furstenberg. Getty