Posts for July 31st 2012

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Roopal Patel's Departure, Diane von Furstenberg's Swim Collaboration, and Jacquetta Wheeler's Wedding

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.



Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

  • Roopal Patel, who had been fashion director of Moda Operandi since November 2011, quietly left the position at the beginning of the Summer. Patel has been vacationing in Corsica and Saint-Tropez while considering her next career move. [WWD]

  • If home is where the heart is, then Joan Smalls's heart is with her family in Puerto Rico. [Vogue]

  • Diane von Furstenberg will partner with Roxy on a lower-priced line of swimsuits, bags, cover-ups, and other beach essentials. [FabSugar]

  • Leandra Medine, better known as the Man Repeller, has broken down how her popular style blog makes money. "I have a storefront, but that generates no more than 10 percent. Ads must be 30 percent. Collaborations bring in 60 percent," she says. [Business of Fashion]

  • Actress Rachel Weisz is the second woman to wear a dress from Raf Simons's premiere collection for Christian Dior in public. [The Cut]

  • Christian Siriano will open his first store in New York's Nolita neighborhood, just in time for Fashion's Night Out. [Refinery29]

  • Speaking of store openings, Tadashi Shoji celebrated the opening of its new Shanghai flagship store last week. [Fashionologie Inbox]

  • Model Jacquetta Wheeler celebrated her nuptials at an ancient English country castle. [Vogue]
Vanity Fair

See Who Made the 2012 Vanity Fair Best-Dressed List

Stella McCartney, Lauren Santo Domingo, and Jessica Chastain will be anointed as members of Vanity Fair's 73rd September cover.
Vanity Fair Best-Dressed List 2012

Stella McCartney, Lauren Santo Domingo, and Jessica Chastain will be anointed as members of Vanity Fair's 73rd International Best-Dressed List when the magazine's September 2012 issue hits newsstands this week.

The list includes a number of people who work in fashion: McCartney is joined by Alice + Olivia's Stacey Bendet, Ulyana Sergeenko, Poppy Delevingne, Farida Khelfa, and Vionnet president Matteo Marzotto. Erika Bearman tweeted from @OscarPRGirl that her first time being included on the list made her feel "royal."

It's an honor for blood royals, too: For the third consecutive year, the list includes Kate Middleton, who will be featured on the September cover. Sheikha Mozah of Qatar, whose family just purchased Valentino, is included for the first time. The same goes for Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and Charlotte Casiraghi, who is fourth in line for the throne of Monaco (and star of Gucci Forever Now's Fall 2012 campaign).

A look at who else made this year's list, here in the gallery.

Shopping

Shop It Now: VPL's Capsule For Anthropologie

The latest batch of capsule collections for Made In Kind, Anthropologie's online-only designer collaboration project, have finally hit, and while all are highly chic, it's Victoria Bartlett's UV_Undervisibles line that's really topping our must-wear list.
VPL For Anthropologie Made in Kind: UV_Undervisibles Collection

The latest batch of capsule collections for Made In Kind, Anthropologie's online-only designer collaboration project, have finally hit, and while all are highly chic, it's Victoria Bartlett's UV_Undervisibles line that's really topping our must-wear list. With its sporty cuts, colorblock, and high-contrast straps, the 18-piece collection bears a striking similarity to Bartlett's acclaimed VPL line — but with a few marked differences. First off, everything comes decorated with the prettiest MC Escher-esque microprints, and second, these camisoles, lingerie sets, and slips all ring in under $128. "The line builds upon the basics of VPL's foundations, with heavy emphasis on the body, movement, and nature," Bartlett explains.

A peek at the collection, here.

Shopping

The New Online Arrivals We're Coveting This Week

Pre-Fall items may be filling stores and real Fall may be quickly approaching, but that doesn't mean we're in any hurry to bundle up.
Pre-Fall 2012 Fashion and Accessories Essentials

Pre-Fall items may be filling stores and real Fall may be quickly approaching, but that doesn't mean we're in any hurry to bundle up. In fact, this week's highly covetable new arrivals are just about as warm-weather appropriate as it gets — and even better, they'll pull double duty with the addition of a few layers once the temperature drops. An intricately patterned Roberto Cavalli wiggle dress, a gold-tipped pair of Yves Saint Laurent peep-toes, a silky Rachel Comey top — all the chicest just-in pieces are right here, in the slideshow.

Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld Thinks His Cat Is More Famous Than He Is

Perhaps it's due to the Chanel bag that bears her name, or the parody Twitter account dedicated to her daily life, but Karl Lagerfeld now thinks his 1-year-old cat Choupette is more notorious than he is.



Perhaps it's due to the Chanel bag that bears her name, or the parody Twitter account dedicated to her daily life, but Karl Lagerfeld now thinks his 1-year-old cat Choupette is more notorious than he is.

"You know, personally, I don't even think that I'm famous," said Lagerfeld in an interview with The Independent. "Now, Choupette really is famous. She has become the most famous cat in the world. I even get propositioned by pet food companies and things like that but it's out of the question. I'm commercial. She's not. She's spoiled to death. Obviously."

In the past, Lagerfeld has revealed that Choupette refuses to eat on the ground and has two maids who chronicle all the quotidian details of her life. Choupette even flies in the cockpit of Lagerfeld's private plane because "she loves looking at the sky." When Lagerfeld travels without Choupette — as he did recently to celebrate the launch of his eponymous collection at Selfridges in London — he's careful not to stay away from home too long.

"Choupette waits for me at the front door," he said. "She doesn't like being alone. She gets moody."

Source: Twitter User VMagazine

Editor's Pick

Tilda Swinton's Most Avant-Garde Fashion Film Yet

Is there any movie star who has a more thrilling relationship with avant-garde fashion than Tilda Swinton?
Tilda Swinton to Star in Katerina Webb's New Short Film

Is there any movie star who has a more thrilling relationship with avant-garde fashion than Tilda Swinton? The actress is the star of a new short film directed by photographer Katerina Webb titled The Future Will Last a Very Long Time. Webb created the film during rehearsals for a live happening called The Impossible Wardrobe, which artist Olivier Saillard will stage during the Festival d'Automne à Paris, to be held at the Palais de Tokyo from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1.

In the film, which will be played on a loop during the happening, Swinton walks around the Musée Galliera's archives wearing a white lab coat and white gloves while holding some of the garments from its archives, including an item worn by Napoleon Bonaparte and a coat designed by Madeleine Vionnet. For added ghostly effect, the faces of the garments' wearers will be projected onto Swinton's image.

This is not Swinton's first experience with high-concept fashion. Many of her most memorable film roles — like the White Witch in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe or Emma Recchi in I Am Love — have required forward-thinking costumes. A look at Swinton's own impossible wardrobe here in the gallery — and in another fashion-focused short she created with Dazed & Confused, below.