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V Magazine, Ford and Alexander Wang Search for Next "It" Model

Posted Jun 24th 2009 at 2:50PM by Maureen Dempsey

Filed under: Style in the News

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The epitome of downtown cool: Alexander Wang at the CFDAs. Photo: Kevin Mazur, WireImage

Calling all yet-to-be-discovered models! V Magazine and Ford Models have teamed up in search of fashion's next fresh face with their annual "V A Model" contest.

Stephen Gan, editor of V, says, "We're looking for someone who has it all -- the face, body, and amazing personality! V is known for its amazing fashion spreads...and we are looking for a fresh new star."

This is the first time V and Ford have collaborated up for a female model search. Last year's male model search for VMAN was so successful, the two decided to unite to find an "It" girl for V.

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Retro Hairstyles - Yay or Nay?

Posted Jun 19th 2009 at 7:00AM by Jessica B. Matlin

Filed under: Hair Cut and Style

Can't touch this! Seriously stiff hair is big this year. From left to right, Lydia Hearst, Drew Barrymore, Kate Winslet and Agyness Deyn. Photos: Getty Images

Talk about old school glamour.

At the CFDAs, model/heiress Lydia Hearst was upholding 2009's new tradition of working a hairstyle suited to someone triple her age.

I'm not saying that Hearst's wavy, sculpted updo wasn't beautifully executed, I just felt it lacked the joie de vivre that I'd imagine a hot, rich, 24-year-old socialite might want to emote. Instead, the hair -- and consequentially, her entire look -- felt a bit stiff, safe, and dare I say it, staid.

But maybe I'm missing the point here. After all, this year, we've seen quite a few bright young things show up to fancy events with even fancier, by-the-books hairstyles (that my grandmother would be all over).

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Nadja Swarovski Blogs About the CFDA Awards

Posted Jun 18th 2009 at 11:09AM by Sarah Cristobal

Filed under: Events: On the Scene

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Tim Hamilton and Nadja Swarovski strike a pose at the CFDAs. Photo: Getty Images

On Monday night, the Council of Fashion Designers of America celebrated its own with a lavish gala held at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in Manhattan. Among the sea of chic attendees was Nadja Swarovski whose namesake company underwrote the entire event. Here Swarovski offers her thoughts on the evening, and why she avoided the all exclusive after-parties.

What a magical evening! It was great to see how the CFDA Awards have emerged from a small, intimate setting to something on a much grander scale. And of course I love seeing the once young and emerging designers winning in the "adult" categories.

I'm so happy for Proenza Schouler! Their partnership with the Valentino Group really exposed their business to new possibilities and to factories and resources -- and now they've won the Accessories category. It's nice to see their hard work rewarded. I see the future of fashion as being about collaborations and partnerships.

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CFDA Beauty Trend - Sexy, Smoky Eyes

Posted Jun 16th 2009 at 9:20PM by Jessica B. Matlin

Filed under: Red Carpet Trends

Smoky eyes were the order of the night at the CFDAs. From left to right, Ashley Olsen, Agyness Deyn, Kirsten Dunst and Heidi Klum. Photos: Getty Images

Fashion may have gotten top billing at the CFDA Awards but I'm more interested in recognizing the most inspiring beauty on the red carpet.

Last night, it was the sooty, smoky eye. Kirsten Dunst, Heidi Klum, Ashley Olsen and Agyness Deyn were all working raccoon-like eye makeup.

Dunst and Klum took it to the highest level, with lots of heavy black liner in the inner rims (enough to make an ophthalmologist cry), while Olsen and Deyn went easier on the liner and complemented it with softer, subtle gradations of neutral shadow.

If you're looking for a super-dramatic, editorial-ish smoky eye, I highly recommend Too Faced Lava Gloss in Super Gloss Black. The creamy pencil ($16.50) blends like a dream and has a shiny (not powdery) finish, which is quite fashion-y. Think Carinne Roitfeld.

Want to go the Olsen/Deyn route? I swear by Chanel Ombre Essentielle in Le Bronze ($28.50). This one product is a triple threat, allowing you to shade, line and contour your eye, and the color is so nuanced -- you just can't quite put your finger on it. How very Chanel.

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Tags: agyness-deyn, ashley-olsen, cfda, cfda-awards, cfda-beauty, heidi-klum, Kirsten-dunst, sexy-smoky-eyes, smoky-eye, smoky-eye-makeup

CFDA Awards 2009 - On the Scene

Posted Jun 16th 2009 at 10:35AM by Sarah Cristobal

Filed under: Events: On the Scene

Womenswear Designer of the Year winners: The sisters Mulleavy of Rodarte flank their number one fan, Kirsten Dunst. Photo: Getty Images

At last night's CFDA awards designers grabbed their muses of the moment and headed to Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall in NYC for a lengthy ceremony hosted by comedienne Tracy Ullman.

Christening the new locale were sixty or so models aligned on the outdoor steps wearing the fall collections of the womenswear nominees: Marc Jacobs, Narciso Rodriguez and Rodarte.

Around the corner on 65th street, a sizable canopy served as the red carpet. "What is going on here?" asked one of the many gaping bystanders who had unearthed her camera phone and started snapping away. The answer was: a lot!

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Breaking News - Karl Lagerfeld Does Ballet, 'Twilight' Ups the Fashion Ante and 'The Hills' Girls Get Nailed

Posted Jun 15th 2009 at 10:05AM by Amber Stolec

Filed under: Style in the News

HIGH FASHION IN THE TWILIGHT
Bigger budgets mean better wardrobe for the film franchise. See what new designer duds Ashley Greene will be wearing in "Twilight Saga: New Moon" which finished filming in Italy.
[WWD]

JACK WHITE GIVES THE FASHION AWARD OF A LIFETIME
Jack White of White Stripes fame has a model wife, Karen Elson, so it's only fitting that fashion and rock and roll will merge at tonight's CFDA awards when White will present a wild designer with a lifetime achievement award.
[Fashionologie]

KARL LAGERFELD DOES BALLET
Karl Lagerfeld designed the tutus for "The Dying Swan" for the English National Ballet. Now, the ponytailed one dresses dancers in costume with graceful grandeur for the ballet, "Apollo."
[VogueUK]

'THE HILLS' GIRLS NAIL IT
Whitney Port and Lauren Conrad of "The Hills" scratch the surface with a new nail color collaboration with Nails, Inc.
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CALVIN KLEIN GETS MORE INTIMATE
Prepare yourself for more of those provocative Calvin Klein Underwear ads. Scantily clad models are sure to follow plans to revamp the designer's flirtatious innerwear line.
[WWD]

WEARING SPANX ON THE OUTSIDE
Spanx founder Sarah Blakely takes her body sculpting shapewear to the next level with a fashion line aptly named Haute Contour.
[FAB SUGAR]

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Will Michelle Obama Attend the CFDA Awards? And if so, Who Will She Wear?

Posted Jun 12th 2009 at 3:30PM by Maureen Dempsey

Filed under: Style in the News

Mrs. O in Thakoon, Narciso Rodriguez, and Jason Wu. Photos: Landov | Getty | Getty

Michelle Obama has a pretty good track record when it comes to choosing up-and-coming fashion designers. In fact, by the looks of this year's CFDA nominees, we're thinking Mrs. O is a designer's lucky charm.

And since the CFDA awards ceremony -- where rising stars in fashion are recognized -- is fast approaching (Monday, June 15), here's the big question in fashion circles: Will Mrs. Obama drop in on one of the fashion industry's biggest nights? The bigger question: If so, who will she wear?

She's worn Thakoon looks to support her husband at the Democratic National Convention (above left) and to travel to Europe. Thakoon is up for the Swarovski Award for womenswear.

She's worn Narciso Rodriguez designs for election night (above middle), to the We Are One Concert, and to meet with Carla Bruni in France. Rodriguez is up for the CFDA womenswear designer of the year.

She's worn Jason Wu creations to meet the Queen of England, to travel to London and to the Inaugural Ball (above right). Wu is also up for the Swarovski Award for womenswear.

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Diane von Furstenberg Settles Out of Court

Posted Jun 12th 2009 at 11:25AM by Kristen Seymour

Filed under: Style in the News

Diane von Furstenberg at her Spring '09 runway show. Photo: Getty Images

Designer Diane von Furstenberg is not only the head of Diane von Furstenberg Studio LP -- she's also president of the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) and a vocal supporter of the proposed federal Design Piracy Prohibition Act. So, it was a serious shocker when the designer herself was accused of copying a design.

And now, there's another surprising twist -- WWD reports that DVF has settled the case out of court!

Jennifer Halchuk and Richard Lyle of Mercy of Canada accused the designer of copying a floral print jacket of theirs for her Spring 2009 collection. In addition to offering a public apology, von Furstenberg will pay an undisclosed sum of money and stop using the design. Mercy never actually filed a lawsuit.

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Exclusive! Nadja Swarovski's Jason Wu Dress for the CFDA Awards

Posted Jun 12th 2009 at 9:00AM by Sarah Cristobal

Filed under: Dresses

Exclusive! Jason Wu's sketch of Nadja Swarovski's dress.

The CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) is readying for its annual fete -- which honors the industry's finest -- taking place this Monday night.

Among the haute fashionistas in attendance will be Nadja Swarovski, whose namesake company is underwriting the festivities.

And on Tuesday, Swarovski will be blogging for StyleList exclusively about her experiences at this year's awards.

In the interim, she has added to the increasing excitement by sharing this sketch (right) of what she will be wearing -- a one-of-a-kind black silk faille sheath dress created exclusively for her by Jason Wu.

It features butterfly embroidery and is crystallized with jet Swarovski beads that took 60 hours to stitch onto the garment.

Check back on Tuesday to find out how this special creation fared during fashion's big night.

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Last Year's CFDA Winners Design Limited Edition Gap Collections

Posted Jun 11th 2009 at 9:00AM by Maureen Dempsey

Filed under: Style in the News

Alexander Wang, surrounded by his designs (and muses). Photo courtesy of Gap

There's nothing the fashion world loves more than reinvention, and this month, the classic casual standard -- khaki -- is getting a high-end summer kick off.

Gap Design Edition -- now in its third year -- was created to introduce CFDA winners to a wider audience, to reinvent an American classic and to offer luxurious, limited edition designs at wallet-friendly prices.

This year, womenswear designers Alexander Wang (above), Vena Cava's Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai and accessories designer Albertus Swanepoel were presented with the honor and challenge of reinterpreting the khaki, and they delivered. We want every piece!

The collections will be available in US flagship stores and on gap.com starting June 16th. Prices range from $39.50 to $88, so we can have them all! A word of advice: Avoid khaki overkill by not wearing them simultaneously!

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CFDA - Cross-Dressing Designers Honored

Posted Jun 3rd 2009 at 11:00AM by Maureen Dempsey

Filed under: Style in the News

Jason Wu, in a dress of his own design. Photo: Craig McDean, courtesy of CFDA

The CFDA's 21 nominees showcased their work in an unconventional way – by modeling the pieces themselves, WWD reports. Not so unusual for Rodarte's Laura and Kate Mulleavy, who are up for womenswear designer of the year, to step into their own creations. But Jason Wu? Yep, he dressed up -- in a dress. (Yes, that's Jason Wu of Michelle Obama, one-shoulder Inauguration dress fame.)

The end result only confirms Wu's creativity, as he paired a chiffon gown with a sleek suit.

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Maria Cornejo Goes to Washington

Posted Apr 27th 2009 at 8:00AM by Sarah Cristobal

Filed under: Events: On the Scene, Style in the News, Interviews

On Wednesday morning, Michelle Obama's dream team of go-to designers including Maria Cornejo, Thakoon Panichgul, Narciso Rodriguez, and Jason Wu headed down to Washington D.C. to lobby for anti-piracy laws to be implemented for the fashion industry. Following the day-long excursion, Cornejo, whose own label, Zero Maria Cornejo, has been a steady favorite of the First Lady's, got in touch to tell us how it went. Below, in her own words.



We went down on Wednesday morning at 7:30 am. It was like a school field trip! No Air Force One for us, we flew American and Delta. We were there with Steven Kolb, President of the CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America), and walked for miles in the halls, going from office to office talking to representatives on Capitol Hill. We probably saw about six or seven senators and afterward they had a cocktail party for us where we met the new generation of senators.

We explained the effect piracy was having on our business. When people start copying your designs, you are handing them the keys to your brain. It's bad for business, and for the industry as a whole. The only place where copying isn't illegal is in China and the United States. If someone copies my garment in France, I can sue them, but it's not discouraged here. If you are making a blatant copy, why not just give us the job? Give us the budget and we'll design something for you. I'm all for affordable fashion. My daughter shops at Target -- she bought a Thakoon skirt there and I'm into H&M. Both stores do great collaborations.

After the jump, Maria on Michelle Obama, the chicness of the women on Capitol Hill, and a photo of the boys...

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Fashion Industry Awards Michelle Obama Top Prize

Posted Mar 16th 2009 at 11:02PM by Sarah Cristobal

Filed under: Style in the News

michelle obamaThere was a palpable energy in the air this evening as the Council of Fashion Designers of America announced the nominees and honorees for its annual Fashion Awards. The ceremony, which will take place on June 15th at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, will feature an impressive roster of Obama-approved designers -- and potentially -- the First Lady herself.

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Robert Geller - GQ Best New Men's Wear Designer in America

Posted Feb 13th 2009 at 9:30AM by Michael Cohen

Filed under: Events: On the Scene, Fashion Week


Shown above, this was the scene at Rockefeller Center during a NY Fashion Week party toasting the six finalists for GQ Magazine's 2nd Annual Best New Menswear Designers in America. The group of finalists for this CFDA endorsed honor was rock solid. But we're thrilled to see Robert Geller take home a $50,000 cash prize as the official, rising star. He'll also design a limited-edition collection for Levi's, due to hit Levi.com just in time for the next New York Fashion Week in September, '09.

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Alexander Wang scores CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund prize

Posted Dec 14th 2008 at 7:08AM by Tiffany Neal

Filed under: Style in the News

As we first predicted a couple of months, designer Alexander Wang would win the 2008 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund prize even though the competition was fairly steep this year.

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