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Josh Brolin Cleared Of Bar Brawl Charges; Celebrates By Insulting Russell Crowe
After Sean Penn introduced Josh Brolin at New York Film Critics Circle Awards last night, Brolin said, "Great actor, Sean Penn. Great actor. Not an asshole like Russell Crowe." He also said of the New York Times theater critic Ben Brantley, “I hate that motherf——-. And I don’t think he’s a good...
Tuesday, Nov 18
Is The Nuclear Wintour Out Of Fuel?
Anna Wintour may be hanging up the Prada: "She's thinking of retiring. She feels she's done it all and had enough. She has been putting out feelers to intimate friends recommending a possible replacement to S.I. Newhouse. She's so tired out, she just let Men's Vogue close instead of fighting fo...
Thursday, Oct 16
The Shoes Of Spring Are Simply Terrifying
The New York Times has a slideshow called "Shoes From The Shows," featuring footwear from the major collections in Milan and Paris. And, please, take it from me, a person who truly loves shoes: It's absolutely horrifying. I watched it while barefoot and felt my heels tingle and ache. Let's st...
Friday, Sep 26
Fashion Show: Dolce & Gabbana
Milan Fashion Week marches on. Sometimes Dolce & Gabbana can be the opposite of Prada: Where Miucca is all prim, buttoned up and lady-like, Domenico and Stefano tend to design va-va-voom leopard print bustiers and the like. The Spring 2009 collection was shown last night, and it seeme...
Sacha Baron Cohen Crashes "Prada" Fashion Show
The words "complete creative control" should give Adidas pause; they've given it to Jeremy Scott for his new line. [WWD] Responding to the needs of a rapidly aging population, Japanese adult diaper designers hold a "fashion show." [CBS] Tommy Hilfiger and Peggy Noonan apparently didn't...
Wednesday, Sep 24
Tiny Titans Mary Kate & Ashley Are Going To The Dogs
Mini moguls Mary Kate and Ashley are dipping their tiny feet into the world of fashionable footwear. They're teaming up with Steve Madden to add a shoe line to their Elizabeth and James label. [ElleUK] Weirdly, model Twiggy's husband calls her Twiggy too. [Daily Express] Moddles fall all ov...
Thursday, Apr 17
Christina Ricci Is Not The Face Of Louis Vuitton
How did Christina Ricci respond when someone from Interview magazine asked how she likes being the face of Louis Vuitton? "Well, I'm not anymore. I was one of four actresses that they used in a campaign once and it was really fun. I liked it. I would like to be the face of Louis Vuitton. I am not, how...
Monday, Feb 25
On The Runways Of Milan, Color Just Wasn't Considered Chic [Fashion Weak]
Earlier: Miuccia Prada Puts End To Fashion Week Apartheid! Fashion Week Runways Were Almost A Total Whitewash Designer: Fashion Runways "Are Full Of White Dogs" Modeling Matriarch Continues To Demand Diversity On The Runways Is Prada To Blame For the Lack Of Black Models?
Wednesday, Feb 20
Young Adult Novels Plumb New Depths Of Product Placement [Tweenage Wasteland]
About a year ago, I was desperate to review Dial L For Loser from the New York Times best-selling tween book series The Clique. I thought the title was hilarious and I wanted to see what sort of written culture the kiddies are consuming these days. Within the first ten pages, there were mention...
Prada Manages To Make Lace Anything But Dainty [Fashion Show]
Prada is, always, the biggest show of each fashion season. No one manages to be ahead of the trends quite like that PhD-holder Miuccia Prada, whose wares women love and men can't even find remotely sexy. Prada's looks are always "intellectual" and "provocative," but not in the bullshit way...
Thursday, Jan 17
Miuccia Prada Really Understands What Men Want
Whoah. Prada Fall 2008 Menswear: Now featuring skirts! Oh yes, this is something guys would totally buy. [Chic Report] RIP Miu Miu menswear: The line will be discontinued as of the Spring 2008 collection. What, Miuccia just couldn't top skirts for men? [WWD, 1st item]
Tuesday, Dec 11
'W' Cover Model Hilary Swank Rings In New Year By Popping Pills
A tipster tells us that this year, Conde Nast staffers are receiving "very big, engraved" umbrellas as their Christmas bonuses. "Engraved"? With what? Wintour's new lips? Anyone have a pic? Diane von Furstenberg is to China as Tom Ford is to Russia. Says DVF, ""I am totally impressed and ex...
Monday, Oct 15
Is Prada To Blame For the Lack Of Black Models? [Complicated Conversations]
A photographer in the audience noted that fashion is about exclusivity, so naturally, minorities get excluded. Another audience member, who works closely with Louis Vuitton, said that they would often make sure there was at least one Asian model in the shows since Asia is a huge market fo...
Thursday, Aug 23
Yes, The Salespeople At Prada Are Silently Judging You [Retail Profiling]
One of the most wonderful things about my tiny apartment is that it is located right down the street from one of my favorite places in New York: The Rem Koolhaas-designed Prada flagship store in Soho, which, had it been around in the late 1950s, would probably have taken the place of Tiffany...
Wednesday, Jun 27
Knockoffs Get Knocked Off
Americans' chances at getting a fake Gucci bag or fake Chanel sunglasses just decreased, big time. Last night brought about one of the largest counterfeit busts in recent history, with 29 people arrested, $230 million in merchandise seized, and $1 million in cash found and collected. [WW...
