Posts for April 6th 2012

Best Dressed

This Week's Best Dressed

>> What a week — from awards shows to launch parties, the opportunities for chic were nearly endless.
Analeigh Tipton

>> What a week — from awards shows to launch parties, the opportunities for chic were nearly endless. Taylor Swift and Nicole Kidman each brought major fashion cred to Sunday evening's Academy of Country Music Awards; Swift in a white and gold J. Mendel column, and Kidman in a sheer-paneled L'Wren Scott cocktail dress. At the Asia premieres of Battleship, Brooklyn Decker continued her recent penchant for high style, wowing in an understated Stella McCartney in Tokyo, then in a black lace femme d'armes gown in South Korea.

Click through to see those styles and more — including looks from Kate Bosworth, Emma Stone, and Karlie Kloss — right here, in our best-of-the-week roundup.

Victoria Beckham

Vogue Paris to Launch English Version, Dior Profits Sans Creative Director, and Victoria Beckham's New Cover

>> All of today's news, here in our daily roundup.



>> All of today's news, here in our daily roundup.

  • Vogue Paris tweeted that it's getting ready to launch an English edition, meaning non-French speakers the world over will finally be able to read the magazine's stories. "France gave the US the Statue of Liberty, now we are taking Vogue.fr to the wider world... get ready for #VogueParisinEnglish," the tweet read. Whether the translation will extend across both the magazine's print and Web editions remains to be seen. [Fashion Etc.]

  • LVMH chief Bernard Arnault told his shareholders this week that Dior is extremely profitable — even without a creative director. "Profits more than doubled to 85 million euros, or $118.4 million, as sales in its own stores advanced 28 percent," he said. That must mean John Galliano's interim replacement Bill Gaytten is doing a good job. [The Cut]

  • Victoria Beckham wears some pretty major statement jewelry on the cover of Harper's Bazaar China this month. Oh, the drama. [The Fashion Spot]
Wren

Watch Tavi Gevinson Sing and Play Guitar in Wren's Fall 2012 Film

>> In Wren's dreamy Fall 2012 film — directed by Sarah Sophie Flicker and styled by Lulu Editor in Chief Leith Clark — Tavi Gevinson performs a haunting rendition of Dory Previn's Beware of Young Girls.



>> In Wren's dreamy Fall 2012 film — directed by Sarah Sophie Flicker and styled by Lulu Editor in Chief Leith Clark — Tavi Gevinson performs a haunting rendition of Dory Previn's Beware of Young Girls. "We went into the project with this new wave sixties vibe, and since Tavi has been going that way naturally with her own style, she immediately came to mind," Wren's designer, Melissa Coker, explained of the film's retro look and feel. Watch Tavi play guitar, sing, and wander forlornly through the woods — all while wearing Wren's charming Fall 2012 collection (which includes a collab with moccasin-maker Minnetonka) — right here.


Fitness

Cheryl Tiegs Spills Her Diet Secrets — Plus, a Look Back at Her Iconic Career

At 64 years old, model Cheryl Tiegs is in better shape than some women a third of her age — and her common-sense approach to keeping her diet balanced makes staying in shape sound like a walk in the park.
Cheryl Tiegs

At 64 years old, model Cheryl Tiegs is in better shape than some women a third of her age — and her common-sense approach to keeping her diet balanced makes staying in shape sound like a walk in the park.

Tiegs recently told Modelinia that her diet isn't restrictive so much as it is relative. "I'm really only strict about it for about two to 10 days each month," she said. "It's not about depriving yourself of the things you want, it's about portions and knowing what you're buying at the supermarket."

Tiegs also recommends making simple changes in order to get fit and stay that way. "Bite the bullet. Be a big girl," she says. "Avoid the sweets for ten days — your glass of wine is your dessert at dinner. And everyone should have an off day."

Still, it doesn't look like Tiegs has had an off day in the past three decades. Proof of that right here, in the slideshow.

Vogue Paris

French Glamour Reused Lana Del Rey's Pictures From British Vogue

>> Lana Del Rey just landed on the cover of the new issue of French Glamour — but you've probably already seen it, because it uses some of the same photos featured in the March edition of British Vogue.
Lana Del Rey's French Glamour Pictures Came From British Vogue

>> Lana Del Rey just landed on the cover of the new issue of French Glamour — but you've probably already seen it, because it uses some of the same photos featured in the March edition of British Vogue.

Mario Testino took the original photos for Vogue, but if Glamour published the same shots, it's possible he gave the magazine permission to do so. It's not an uncommon practice — international editions of various magazines sometimes use photos that were originally taken for other magazines. As Fashionista pointed out in December, photos of Carey Mulligan that were originally used for her October 2010 cover of American Vogue were recycled twice last year — once for the November issue of French Elle, and again for the December issue of German Glamour.

Take a look at how British Vogue and French Glamour used Testino's photos differently in the gallery.

Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld Is Now Designing Helicopters

>> The Chanel couture show Karl Lagerfeld hosted on an airplane wasn't the end of his dalliance with aviation — his next project is designing luxury helicopters.
Karl Lagerfeld to Design Helicopters

>> The Chanel couture show Karl Lagerfeld hosted on an airplane wasn't the end of his dalliance with aviation — his next project is designing luxury helicopters.

Lagerfeld will collaborate with helicopter maker AgustaWestland to revamp its line of VIP choppers. He'll start with redesigning the interior and exterior of the company's AW139, a twin-engine helicopter that can seat up to 15 people, but his work could extend to other commercial models. The company told WWD that it admires Lagerfeld's "creativity and sophisticated style" and will use his talents to "introduce a new, limited edition, customized solution" to its customers.

Take a look through the gallery to see what the AW139 looks like currently.

summer beauty

Beauty Fix: Nars Summer 2012 Collection

>> The just-revealed Nars Summer 2012 collection features nine new products in a mix of tawny and cool hues that are sure to look just as chic on the beach as on city streets.
Nars Summer 2012

>> The just-revealed Nars Summer 2012 collection features nine new products in a mix of tawny and cool hues that are sure to look just as chic on the beach as on city streets.

There's an eyeshadow palette called Ramatuelle that features three soft neutrals (matte apricot, silver, and shimmery pale gold), while an eyeshadow duo, Marie-Galante, is a dramatic combination of sparkling violet and inky, iridescent blue. Blush comes in the form of a burnished peach called Liberté, and the two new colors for lips are each bold and deep: Vendanges is a juicy grape, while Moscow is a matte red hue. "I was interested in exploring the interplay of earth tones and shimmers," creative director François Nars explained. "I think at first glance, the combination of orchid, blue, strawberry red, and seashell pink can sound and appear quite delicate and innocent, but our version of these colors and the way we combine them results in a look that's more fun and edgy."

The entire collection will be available April 15 at Narscosmetics.com —  until then, preview it all right here.

Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs Connects the Dots With New Fragrance

>> Marc Jacobs will debut a little sister to his fragrances Daisy and Lola this summer when he launches Dot, a new scent that Jacobs says has a "juicy, lush quality to it."
Marc Jacobs Dot Fragrance to Debut in July

>> Marc Jacobs will debut a little sister to his fragrances Daisy and Lola this summer when he launches Dot, a new scent that Jacobs says has a "juicy, lush quality to it."

The fragrance combines berries, coconut water, jasmine, orange blossom, and vanilla, among other notes, to create what is described as a spirited and charming scent. The playful feeling the fragrance evokes is mimicked by the bottle — a red orb covered in black dots adorned with black plastic disks that look like butterflies.

"A dot is timeless and a pattern I always love, and round shapes are always beautiful," Jacobs told WWD. "I liked the idea of these hybrid butterfly-ladybugs, which suggest a sort of free spirit and femininity and playfulness. And, of course, ladybugs mean good luck."

Dot will debut in over 3,300 stores in the United States and Great Britain in July, and a Juergen Teller-shot ad campaign starring model Codie Young will pop up in magazines in September. Bottles of the perfume range in price from $48 to $89, with body lotion selling for $45 and shower gel for $40.

Jacobs's other big beauty project will be a color cosmetics collaboration with Sephora, but that's still in the preliminary stage. "It was an inspiring first meeting, and that gets me excited — when their enthusiasm matches my own," Jacobs said of the upcoming cosmetics collection.