CFDA - Cross-Dressing Designers Honored
Filed under: Style in the News
Jason Wu, in a dress of his own design. Photo: Craig McDean, courtesy of CFDA
The end result only confirms Wu's creativity, as he paired a chiffon gown with a sleek suit.
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The end result only confirms Wu's creativity, as he paired a chiffon gown with a sleek suit.
Michelle Obama - Washington Post Chooses Green Inaugural Gown
Filed under: Style in the News
Recently, the Washington Post held a First Lady Formalwear Contest, allowing readers to submit their designs for Michelle Obama's inaugural gown. Robin Givhan was the Washington Post writer in charge of selecting a winner, and while there were a couple of others we might have picked, we have to admit she made a pretty good choice with Katie Ermilio's deep forest green creation. It's elegant, appropriately youthful, striking, and sexy without showing too much of anything. And, with the suggested floor-length cape in dove gray, it's positively regal.
The Post isn't the only publication wondering what Michelle should wear for the big night -- check out the sketches WWD got from some of the country's most prominent designers below!
The Post isn't the only publication wondering what Michelle should wear for the big night -- check out the sketches WWD got from some of the country's most prominent designers below!
What Should Michelle Wear?
On January 20th 2009, Barack Obama will be sworn in as our 44th President -- instantly becoming one of the most significant leaders in United States history. What will he say? How will he act? And, most importantly, what will Michelle wear?
Style bible Women's Wear Daily has been wondering the same thing, and enlisted the world's most prominent designers to sketch ideas for the future First Lady. Check out our favorites from the American designers.
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Purple is undoubtedly the "it" color of the season, and Isaac Mizrahi offers a fashion-forward option that (at least to us) seems the most in keeping with what Michelle normally wears. Bonus points for offering options for Sasha and Malia, too!
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Regal, elegant and timeless -- a stunning formal gown from Michael Kors.
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The First Family would certainly be the center of attention in Oscar de la Renta's trio of red, white and blue confections.
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Peter Som channels Jackie K. to offer Michelle O a totally timeless, utterly sophisticated "winter white" gown.
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The President-elect has sworn to work closely with both parties to unite the country. And with Reem Acra's brash, take-no-prisoners gown in Republican red, his wife could show her support for that agenda on her first night as First Lady.
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Tracy Reese suggests a delightfully elegant, classically feminine gown for the lady of the hour.
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Betsey Johnson's gown gives a nod to her punk-rock sensibility, while boldly embracing the patriotism of the occasion.
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A marked contrast from Betsey's in-your-face, inauguration-ball bananza is an ultra-refined evening gown by Diane Von Furstenberg.
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And that's just the beginning. For all 42 sketches by the world's most famous designers, .
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Members Only Launches Denim Line - Ladies Only
Filed under: Vintage and Retro, Must Haves
When it comes to articles of clothing that define the awesome eighties, the Members Only jacket absolutely must be on the short list. Just the name alone signifies the 'too cool for school' attitude that we associate with Generation X. Since its resurrection last year, Members only has been working its magic with a re-issued jacket. Now, they're hoping to build on that success with the launch of a denim line.Continue reading Members Only Launches Denim Line - Ladies Only
Michelle Obama to be Vogue cover girl?
Filed under: Style in the News, Celebrities with Style
It sounds like we might see a forty-something, realistically shaped, African American woman on the cover of Vogue. Pinch us, we must be dreaming.
Posh Spice - Armani's newest underwear model
Filed under: Clothing, Swimwear and Lingerie, Celebrities with Style
Victoria Spice, the hardest working Spice Girl, has yet another gig. WWD just announced that Posh is the new
Continue reading Posh Spice - Armani's newest underwear model
Failing economy = fewer cashmere sweaters
Filed under: Style in the News
Another sign that our economy is in real trouble? Cashmere is no longer in demand. Cashmere producers and designers are scaling back on the luxury knit as manufacturing prices rise and consumers shy away from spending on luxury products.
Jeremy Scott for Adidas: "Originals by Originals"
Filed under: Style in the News, Clothing
Jeremy Scott has signed on to design his own line for Adidas' "Originals by Originals" collection, following streetwear designers Alyasha Owerka-Moore and Kazuki.Scott, an American designer known for his punk-rock aesthetic and avant-garde silhouettes, will create both footwear and clothing for the athletic-wear giant. The line will be available in February 2009.
"It was proposed to me as complete freedom, to really do what I wanted," Scott told WWD. If that's the case, brace yourselves--one-legged track pants may be in our future.
Karl Lagerfeld stops French traffic
Filed under: Accessories
"It's yellow, it's ugly, it doesn't go with anything, but it could save your life."This is the tag line on France's new road-safety campaign for summer, which they've asked their super iconic countryman, Karl Lagerfeld, to star in.
Cry me a river, Marc Jacobs...
Filed under: Runway Trends, Style in the News, Celebrities with Style, Fashion Week
Fashion shows are always late. But what happens when fashionably late becomes disrespectfully late?For one thing, it gets ugly. Just ask Marc Jacobs, who has had the unfortunate luck of being the guy who pushed the fashion timetable just a little too far.
When I first heard about this story, I kind of felt sorry for Jacobs. I'm usually running late, so I can sympathize with slight delays. But Readers, Jacobs was not just a few minutes late; it was TWO HOURS LATE!
The worst part of the story is Marc Jacob's excuse for the late start. He complained to WWD that the delay was due to the fact that Fashion Week was way too early. (Instead of falling in late September, the fall shows took place in early September to avoid the Jewish High Holidays.)
My guess is that Marc's cocktail hour ran a little late, and he just assumed (wrongly) that everyone loved him enough to wait around for his collection. But it turns out that the Marc Jacobs-pandering media can only take so much. As Suzy Menkes put it: "I would like to murder him with my bare hands and never see another Marc Jacobs show as long as I live."
Calling all fashion students
Filed under: Whatever Style
There are only a few days left to enter WWD's Win a Career Makeover Kit. What is a career makeover kit you ask? It is a massive kit of must haves to get your career moving along in the fashion industry. And as someone who went to fashion school and felt the struggles of finding an industry job, this is a kit that you want to win.
This kit is fully equipped with:
- 24 Seven's insider guide for the fashion hungry, How to Get a Job in Fashion.
- 6-month subscription to WWD.COM, the fashion industry's MUST HAVE business tool.
- One seminar within the Tools of the Trade for Fashion Design Seminars and Workshops for the Design Entrepreneur at the FIT Enterprise Center.
- Platinum Membership which includes exclusive sneak previews to these premier designer sale events.
- $200 Gift Certificate redeemable at any TJX store in the U.S. including TJ Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, AJ Wright and Bob's Stores.
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WWD gets an online make-over
Filed under: Style in the News
Women's Wear Daily is fashion equivalent of the Oxford English Dictionary. Until recently, the online nexus of this major fashion publication was about as clunky and ugly as the free websites you used to be create with a Geocities account. Thanks to massive face-lift, WWD.com has finally joined the rest of us in Web 2.0 -- or is this 3.0? I can never remember.
What has changed on the website?
1. The black background is now white/creme.
2. The fonts are readable and appealing.
3. Columns are clearly delineated.
4. The photographs are larger.
5. Ads are unobtrusive.
Good work, WWD.com! And you thought no one would notice...
Poor Cindy Crawford...
Filed under: Style in the News, Clothing, Celebrities with Style
Life can be brutal for aging supermodels -- she's too old for editorial work. She's a little too aged to do beauty beauty shots. Even companies like Eileen Fischer and St. John's, which are typically geared towards the older woman have now started to use models under 30 in their campaigns.
Past the age of 35, a model pretty much has to take what she can get to pay the bills and just hope that as you fade into obscurity everyone else will remember you best for what you did in your early career. A case in point is Cindy Crawford's latest ad campaign for the Turkish Leather Industry, which was printed in yesterday's WWD.
Don't worry, Cindy. I'll always remember you for the Diet Coke commercial.
Past the age of 35, a model pretty much has to take what she can get to pay the bills and just hope that as you fade into obscurity everyone else will remember you best for what you did in your early career. A case in point is Cindy Crawford's latest ad campaign for the Turkish Leather Industry, which was printed in yesterday's WWD.
Don't worry, Cindy. I'll always remember you for the Diet Coke commercial.
