• It’s the second day of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York City. As usual, you can follow @thefashionbomb for updates from the tents. Here’s what’s on the schedule at the tents for today: 10AM ParkChoonMoo, 10:30AM Greenshows presents Fall 2012 Designer Collection Previews, 11AM Concept Korea, 1PM General Idea, 2PM Rebecca Taylor, 2:30PM Brandon Sun, 3PM Rebecca Minkoff 5:30PM Tommy Hilfiger Men’s, 6PM Nicole Miller, 6:30PM Katya Leonovich, 7PM Charlotte Ronson, 8PM Academy of Art University, 9PM Popluxe (MBFW)
• After describing singer Adele as “a bit too fat” in a very special fashion week edition of Metro, Karl Lagerfeld is apologizing. The Chanel Creative Director told the newspaper, “I’d like to say to Adele that I am your biggest admirer. Sometimes when you take a sentence out of the article it changes the meaning of the thought,” Lagerfeld told Metro. “I lost over 30 kilos over 10 years ago and have kept it off. I know how it feels when the press is mean to you in regards to your appearance. Adele is a beautiful girl. She is the best. And I can’t wait for her next CD.” I don’t know how the phrase “she’s a bit too fat” could have been taken out of context unless he was taking about a female house cat, but we’re all entitled to our own excuses. (Metro)
• The UK Telegraph reported last week that First Lady Michelle Obama had gone on a lavish $50,000 shopping spree at Agent Provocateur with Her Royal Highness Sheikha Moza of Qatar. Today, the publication is redacting the statements they made, admitting that the shopping trip in question never actually happened. “…we would like to make clear that the “shopping spree” involving Her Highness Sheikha Moza and Michelle Obama that we referred to in fact never occurred, and that Her Highness has never been shopping with Mrs Obama, at Agent Provocateur or otherwise, and has never sought to have any part of New York closed off to enable her to shop undisturbed. We apologise for the distress and embarrassment this article caused.” (UK Telegraph)
• Before anyone has a chance capitalize off their daughter’s name, Beyoncé and Jay-Z have filed a request to trademark the name Blue Ivy. If you remember, a man named Joseph Mbeh recently filed for rights to the name, hoping to use it for his children’s clothing company. I think it’s safe to say he can consider that request denied. (LA Times)
• For the first time in its 33-year history, drugstore makeup brand Wet ‘n’ Wild is using a celebrity to front its ad campaign. Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas is the lucky lady, and will be featured in the bargain beauty brand’s ads come late summer. At first glance, Fergie might seem like a random choice, but might actually be the perfect face for the brand, as she grew up in Hacienda Heights– the same Los Angeles neighborhood as Eric Chen, owner of Wet ‘n’ Wild parent company Markwins Beauty Products. (WWD)
• Jay-Z and Kanye West have finally released the music video for their über-popular “N**gas in Paris.” But watch at your own risk– the video could trigger seizures in those who suffer from epilepsy. (Kanye West Youtube)
~Jihan
February 10, 2012 4:44 am
Can we see the so called blue ivy already? is the baby an alien?
February 10, 2012 8:24 am
Why is there such a rush to see blue ivy? Maybe if you had a life outside of beyonce and jay-z you wouldn’t care so much. #imo @ missha
February 10, 2012 8:29 am
And maybe if you had a life outside of internet blogs you wouldn’t care so much about what what misskhadiva is doin. # shutup @nae
February 10, 2012 9:09 am
I’m happy for Fergie.
February 10, 2012 9:27 am
LMAO why is everyone so bitter and fiesty early in the morning though?
February 10, 2012 9:53 am
Theres also a man in Cali who put out a line of weed called “Blue Ivy” weed is legal and can be sold stores in Cali…
February 10, 2012 10:01 am
So tired of those fools and that stupid name.
February 10, 2012 10:11 am
They’re gonna have to build a damn Neverland ranch for that child, sheesh! The editors at the UKTelegraph should be utterly ashamed of themselves. What ever happened to real journalism, checking sources and whatnot? Its like they just hire any ole body, and run any ole story. As far as Karl Lagerfeld, everyone knows he doesn’t like anything about women. He doesn’t like hips, tits, butts, nothing about women. Which is why he’s a homosexual man, and most of the models that walk Chanel runways have bodies that are eerily similar to a 12-yr old boy. You make your own conclusions, I’m done from there.
February 10, 2012 10:11 am
lol cat fight on fashionbombdaily!
February 10, 2012 10:19 am
:::::::hissss::::: :::hiiissssss:::::
lmfao!
February 10, 2012 10:24 am
fergie actually looks really pretty here. and how dare those people make such stupid allegations about Michelle O!
and seriously…patenting your child’s name? i guess more unnecessary things have been done.
February 10, 2012 11:09 am
Think I’ll name my baby Red Velvet (now I’m hungry)
February 10, 2012 11:25 am
A video with a health warning? No thanks!
February 10, 2012 11:27 am
man!! @Kitty B. is real quiet about Michelle’s “shopping spree” story being fake after being such a go hard when the story originally dropped. I think its crazy that ppl were so quick to try to make money off Blue Ivy that they had to patent her name. The patent office had already denied multiple applications before Jay and Bey even filed theirs
February 10, 2012 12:01 pm
Lol @ really #yournotontwitter #enoughwiththehashtags…..
February 10, 2012 12:01 pm
I kid I kid jeezzzzz lol
February 10, 2012 12:02 pm
Lmao “red velvet”.
Our culture is so celebrity obsessed it is very sickening.
To comment on “N**** in Paris” I hope we can stop referring to ourselves as n**** and respect each other. We are in 2012 we have come a long way as people. I think we need to start boycotting certain radio songs to send out a message.
February 10, 2012 1:18 pm
Trademark their baby’s name? Maybe Blue Ivy Carter but I don’t see how you can trademark just Blue Ivy. I’m sure they have legit reasons but I bet all the people she’s stolen from and capitalized on wish they had trademarked their sh!t.
February 10, 2012 1:27 pm
Co-sign @ Samantha… Was going to say the same thing about the uk story :)
February 10, 2012 3:30 pm
It’s so sad the Jay Z and Beyonce need to fight for the integrity of their own family
February 10, 2012 4:49 pm
LOL @ “red velvet,” now that was funny! Aren’t they about 6 months late with this video…
February 10, 2012 5:00 pm
Weed is not legal in California. If you have a “medical marijuana card”, you can buy weed from a “State regulated dispensary”. Any weed bought without the card or not from a dispensary is illegal in the State of California.
February 10, 2012 7:53 pm
helloblueivycarter.tumblr.com has pics…she is beautiful…enjoy
February 10, 2012 8:46 pm
WHOA that baby is beautiful. She looks nothing like Jay.Z. She’s all Beyonce. She musta PRAYED ON THAT! LoL
February 11, 2012 12:53 pm
‘I don’t know how the phrase “she’s a bit too fat” could have been taken out of context’ LMAO! We all know high fashion only likes a slender body type.