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New year, new hair!
Hair guru Ken Paves worked his magic on loyal client Jessica Simpson and gave her a new hair style that is very blonde and very curly.
Jessica Simpson came out of the salon carrying the Louis Vuitton Monogram Leopard Stephen “Boston” handbag that we’ve seen her with before. This [...]
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Kim Kardashian Perfume Ad Revealed
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Kim Kardashian is selling it like the rent is due — reality show, exercise videos, teeth whitening, and now perfume.
Kim Kardashian revealed a toned and trim body in the retro-themed ad campaign for her new perfume. The fragrance is said to have notes of jasmine, tuberose, gardenia, tonka bean, and [...]
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V Magazine Plus-Size Model Shoot is Full-Sized Fierce
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Images from the upcoming V Magazine “Size Issue” have been steadily leaking out and I’m almost afraid to look at them anymore lest I ruin it for the January 14 street date.
The “One Size Fits All” shoot featuring Crystal Renn and Jacquelyn Jablonski (see it here) was hot, but I was [...]
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Emma Watson for Burberry Spring 2010
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Actress Emma Watson (aka Hermione in the Harry Potter films) has become quite the fashion plate lately, appearing front row at Burberry and then signing on to appear in the brand’s ad campaigns.
For her second Burberry ad campaign, she shares the spotlight with little brother Alex Watson, and the duo make [...]
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Amber Rose for Vibe Magazine
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How did I miss this?
While Kanye West got his Cindy Crawford on for A Bathing Ape, his girlfriend, Amber Rose, snuck in a layout for the January 2010 issue of Vibe magazine.
The photo shoot, titled A Splash of Masculinity shows Amber Rose rocking what I can only describe as [...]
I love shopping vintage because it practically guarantees that you won’t show up at a party in that same Milly dress three other girls are wearing. But when you have one-of-a-kind pieces, plus rare vintage, plus legendary designer — sweetie, you have the freaking fashion trifecta.
The vintage Dior collection at Yoox includes pieces from as far back as the 1940’s culled from auction houses and private collectors.
The selections from 1960-70 represent an especially delicious chance to nab a piece of fashion history from the short period of time that recently deceased Yves Saint Laurent spent as the creative force behind Dior. Trust me, those pieces are going fast.
But even if you can’t afford a $10,000 vintage evening gown (and who can these days?), fret not because there are still some small pieces that you can scoop up.
Vintage scarves from the 1940’s-1950’s run about $115 to $125 and some small bijoux and brooches are under $200.
All so that you can have the pleasure of saying: “Oh this old thing? It’s vintage Dior, dahling”.
Videos like this make me wish I was alive during the ’60’s…and living in Paris…and friends with Yves Saint Laurent.
This clip from YSL: His Life and Times shows behind-the-scenes footage of Saint Laurent’s pivotal second collection under his own fashion house. After his first collection was met with mixed reviews, the success of his label depended on this presentation to fashion media and society swans of the day — Edmonde Charles-Roux Marie editor-in chief of French Vogue, Louise Bousquet Paris editor of Harper’s Bazaar, and stylish Princess Lee Radziwill née Bouvier (sister of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy).
This 1962 archival footage is super-super rare and shows you how different the (pre-catwalk) presentation of the collections were before fashion shows became so huge and theatrical.
Yves Saint Laurent and sometime-muse Catherine Deneuve
Legendary fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent died at his home in Paris last night. The 71 year old designer had long suffered from poor health and succumbed to complications of brain cancer.
Yves Saint Laurent started his career in the fashion limelight when he took over Christian Dior at the age of twenty-one. He introduced the trapeze dress and put out a couple of headline-grabbing collections before he was drafted into the French army and suffered a nervous breakdown.
Saint Laurent returned to design in 1962, starting his own label financed by companion and business partner Pierre Berger.
Under his own label, Saint Laurent changed the way that women dressed, introducing le smoking tuxedo and safari suits in the 1960’s and revolutionizing ready-to-wear. He was also one of the first to use black models on the catwalk, among them, friend and muse Katoucha Niane who died earlier this year.
Mary J Blige, Eric Dane and Russell Simmons each have designed a limited edition Ernst Benz watch to benefit Chrysalis, the nonprofit association that helps men and women transition from poverty. The collection, dubbed Time for Change, will offer a numbered series of 24 watches per designer in honor of Chrysalis’ 24th anniversary. Renderings of the watches will be unveiled on May 31 at the 7th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball in Los Angeles on Saturday. Fifty percent of the proceeds from each watch sold — which range from $4,000 to $22,000 — will go to Chrysalis. Several watches also will be auctioned off on eBay in June, while the remainder will hit stores in the fall.
I love shopping vintage because it practically guarantees that you won’t show up at a party in that same Milly dress three other girls are wearing. But when you have one-of-a-kind pieces, plus rare vintage, plus legendary designer — sweetie, you have the freaking fashion trifecta.
