Posts for August 17th 2012

Best-Dressed Models and Celebrities Week of August 13, 2012

Kate Beckinsale Aug 17, 2012

This Week's Best Dressed

The cool kids kept it coastal this week — and the styles were just as eclectic as the locales.

by Christina Perez

The cool kids kept it coastal this week — and the styles were just as eclectic as the locales. In New York, Prabal Gurung and company celebrated the arrival of the designer's ICB collection at Barneys with tacos, popsicles, and a lively set by indie-dance duo Tanlines. Hanne Gaby Odiele, Elettra Wiedemann, Dani Stahl, Leandra Medine, and Mia Moretti — who also pulled double duty as DJ — were among those in attendance; some even sported looks from the just-in collection. "Tonight is all about celebration, love, support," Gurung told the crowd before the band took the stage at the retailer's darkened Chelsea Co-Op store.

Over in Los Angeles, there was another young label celebrating the launch of its collection at Barneys as well: Vena Cava. Hosted by Gen Art, the party featured a gaggle of Cava gals — including Tennessee Thomas, Malin Akerman, Jenny Lewis, and Busy Philipps — sporting the brand's Fall 2012 looks while St. Vincent performed to a packed-in house at Chateau Marmont.

A peek at all that — plus all of the gorgeous ensembles worn by Jessica Biel and Kate Beckinsale on their Euro tour for Total Recall — here, in our weekly best-of recap.

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The Endlessly Quotable Coco Chanel

"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself," Coco Chanel once said, adding, after a beat, "Aloud."

by Justin Fenner

"The most courageous act is still to think for yourself," Coco Chanel once said, adding, after a beat, "Aloud." The legendary designer did exactly that for most of her life, which meant that she became not only one of the world's strongest forces in fashion, but also one of its most quoted citizens. In honor of her Aug. 19 birthday, here's a look back at our favorite of her many declarations.

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Jessica Chastain's Ad For Yves Saint Laurent Manifesto

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YSL's Purple Paint, Garance Doré's Print, and Christian Louboutin's Counterfeits

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

by Justin Fenner

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

The reason Jessica Chastain's hands are covered by purple paint in the ad for the highly anticipated Yves Saint Laurent fragrance Manifesto is that "it was the color of absolute seduction for Mr. Saint Laurent," according to a YSL executive. [WWD]
As many as 20,000 pairs of counterfeit Christian Louboutin shoes have been seized over the past month by US Customs and Border Protection officers. The agency estimates the fake shoes' value near $18 million. [Los Angeles Times]
Garance Doré says the print she designed for her collaboration with Kate Spade blends New York style with Parisian chic. "I actually think I dress in even more of a French way now that I live in New York," she says. "I'm more conscious of my Frenchness!" [Vogue UK]
Cathy Horyn suggests Paul Ryan, announced this week as Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate, might want to visit a tailor before the campaign is over. Of the blazer he wore when the announcement was made, she writes, "He was swimming in his coat, like Tom Hanks in Big when he becomes a kid again." [The New York Times]
Emma Watson says the reason she started doing ad campaigns — notably for Burberry and Lancome — was to create "public identity for herself separate from the brainiac character of Hermione Granger." [T Magazine]

Photo courtesy of Yves Saint Laurent.

Coco Rocha, Karolina Kurkova Join Naomi Campbell's The Face

Naomi Campbell Aug 17, 2012

More Industry Names Approached For Naomi Campbell's Modeling Show (Updated)

Both Marc Jacobs and Zac Posen have been asked to be on Naomi Campbell's modeling reality show, The Face.

by Justin Fenner

Both Marc Jacobs and Zac Posen have been asked to be on Naomi Campbell's modeling reality show, The Face.

While it's unclear how the designers would participate in the show, a source told Page Six that they'd both been approached about possible involvement. This news comes a month after the announcement that Coco Rocha and Karolina Kurkova had signed on as cast members.

The show, which is scheduled to start airing in 2013, will follow the three as they scout their own teams of aspiring catwalkers from across the United States. Then, the supermodels will guide their teams through challenges including runway shows, photo shoots, and commercials. The prize for winning the competition is a contract to be a brand ambassador for a well-known company.

"SO HAPPY to tell you, along with Naomi Campbell & Karolina Kurkova I will be one of three model mentors on 'The Face'!" Rocha tweeted in July, along with a link to a post about the show on her personal blog. "Naomi, Karolina and I will be introducing the girls to some of the very best photographers, stylists and designers in the fashion world," she wrote. "As mentors to the girls we hope to impart valuable lessons and skills that will help them through their challenges, giving them an accurate idea of what it takes to have a career as a model and be the face of a brand."

Campbell, Kurkova, and Rocha will be joined by host Nigel Barker, who left his position as a judge on America's Next Top Model last year.

Photo: Coco Rocha and Karolina Kurkova backstage at Jean-Paul Gaultier's Fall 2011 show.

Karlie Kloss Stars in Juicy Couture's Fall 2012 Video

Juicy Couture Aug 17, 2012

Karlie Kloss Hurts Some Men on the Beach For Juicy Couture

Do not mess with Karlie Kloss.

by Justin Fenner

Do not mess with Karlie Kloss. The 20-year-old model's Fall 2012 campaign video for Juicy Couture depicts her delivering serious beatings to muscle-bound men on a California beach.

In the two-minute clip, directed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Kloss walks up the beach to LL Cool J's song "Going Back to Cali," leaving a string of bruised and battered surfers, police officers, and at least one life guard in her wake. The video — Juicy Couture's first fashion film — celebrates the brand's partnership with the Step Up Network, an organization that helps empower young women in under-resourced communities. The brand will donate $1 to the group for every tweet it receives containing the hashtag #girlskickass.

See Kloss doing just that in the video below.