• Happy Fashion Week, kids! Here’s what’s going on at tents today: 9 AM Nicholas K, 10 AM BCBGMAXAZRIA 10:30-11:30 AM Kaelen, 11:00 AM Richard Chai, 1:00 PM Chadwick Bell, 2:00 PM Tadashi Shoji, 2:30-3:30 PM Monika Chiang, 3:00 PM Arise Magazine Presents: African Icons, 4:00 PM Supima, Kate Wilkoff, Jackie Siefert, Eduardo Calvo, Abby Glass, Kyle Pearson, Meredith Lyon, Natalie Yepes, Yvonne Luong, 7:00 PM The Art Institute of New York City. (MBFW)
• Who didn’t love that fabulous custom Tracy Reese dress First Lady Michelle Obama wore to make her now *legendary* speech at the DNC? Well, try to contain yourselves, people, because Tracy Reese announced on the Today Show this morning that the dress will soon be available at a store near you. For under $500, you, too can rock the raw silk brocade dress the First Lady wore just two nights ago. Reese says they were “planning the dress for later,” but it was such a hit that now they “are trying to rush it through the cycle so more people can get their hands on it sooner.” Fabulous! So, Bombers, which of you plan to get your hands on the frock before it sells out? (Styleite)
• Oscar de la Renta was honored with the Couture Council’s Award for Artistry last night at Lincoln Center. Mayor Bloomberg presented the legendary designer with the award. Said De la Renta: “I’m an unbelievably lucky man. I love what I do… Today, if you play tennis, you can be a really good designer,Or, if you’re an actress, you can be a designer. I’ve been at it for 45 years and I’m still learning my craft on a daily basis.” The shade of it all. Congratulations to Mr. de la Renta for a well-deserved honor! (WWD)
• Rihanna‘s cut her hair! The “You Da One” singer has once again changed up her look, rocking an updated version of the short pixie cut she used to sport. Riri is supposed to perform at the VMA’s tonight, I wonder if she’ll appear with her new haircut, or wear a piece? What do you think? (Daily Mail)
• Kate Upton of all models is one of the cover girls for C.R. Fashion Book‘s debut issue. Oh, and apparently Kanye West‘s womenswear collection makes an appearance in the mag. (Fashionista)
• Christian Louboutin has reason to celebrate, now that the New York federal court of appeals has upheld the designer’s trademark red sole in the case against Yves Saint Laurent (a case which, to be honest, feels like it’s been going on for about a zillion years). Said the court: “We see no reason why a single-color mark in the specific context of the fashion industry could not acquire secondary meaning―and therefore serve as a brand or source identifier―if it is used so consistently and prominently by a particular designer that it becomes a symbol, ‘the primary significance’ of which is “to identify the source of the product rather than the product itself.” So, what’s the catch? No one’s allowed to use the red sole unless the shoe is entirely red. If you remember, the shoe Louboutin sued YSL over was an all-red pump so, according to the courts, the storied French fashion house is not guilty of trademark infringement– although the case will now go to a lower court. (Yes, drag the thing out, why don’t we?) Said the folks over at YSL: “This is a complete win for YSL. The Court has conclusively ruled that YSL’s monochromatic red shoes do not infringe any trademark rights of Louboutin, which guarantees that YSL can continue to make monochromitic shoes in a wide variety of colors, including red… YSL’s ready-to-wear shoe collections have included styles with red (and other colored) outsoles since the 1970s, long before the existence of the Louboutin brand. The specific styles at issue in Louboutin’s lawsuit are only the most recent examples of a time-honored YSL tradition of offering monochrome shoes in an array of colors, including red. According to YSL, Louboutin has been wrong from the start to suggest that YSL made monochromatic red-soled shoes in order to imitate Louboutin’s design. YSL is a venerated fashion house with the utmost in creative talent and has no need to trade on the good will of other brands. YSL will continue to make fair use of the color red, along with all the other colors in its designers’ palettes, in the design of its monochromatic shoes.” (Fashionista)
• If you live in Highland Park, Illinois, or near the Arboretum Market in Austin, Texas, you’d better run to Saks Fifth Avenue while you can, because both those stores are closing on Dec. 31st. (WWD)
~Jihan
September 6, 2012 2:19 pm
Rihanna looks better with short hair.
September 6, 2012 2:22 pm
Kate Upton was such a strange choice. But I think it’s weird that people say she is not high fashion. During the era of the supermodels with Naomi, Cindy, Claudia etc. these women had figures drastically different from the thin Kate Moss/Chanel Iman look we see now and they were high fashion.
September 6, 2012 2:45 pm
Yay! I was just looking at photos of Rude Gal Rih with her short ‘do the other day. I’m happy she went back!
September 6, 2012 2:49 pm
First Miley and now Rihanna! I knew this hair cut was going to catch on again. But its super dope if you have a small head. Me on the other hand..would look like ET’s twin sister..
September 6, 2012 2:52 pm
Um why does everyone keep saying Rihanna cut her hair. No. She is wearing her own hair. I love her with short hair but I don’t know about this cut. I think I would like it if she was glamorous but in this picture above she looks like a boy to me.
September 6, 2012 3:11 pm
rihanna does look better w/short (dark) hair. glad she’s back to rocking this look instead of those tragic wigs & weaves. now only if she’ll go back to the haute couture looks that made her a standout in the fashion world.
September 6, 2012 3:12 pm
Rihanna took out her weave. Really a huge difference then getting a hair cut. Plus she looks better with short hair
Sad the Saks by me is closing. The store is rather small and doesnt get a lot of foot traffic so I completely understand.
Smitten that Louboutin won the law suit.
September 6, 2012 3:14 pm
Hmm re Kate Upton, I don’t think its about her figure because Crystal Renn was still high fashion even when she was plus-size & Lara Stone is still considered a high fashion model and she’s really busty. Kate Upton’s whole look just reads ‘downmarket’ to me…dunno its a combination of her face, body and style of modelling she seems to like doing..
But yeh Rihanna’s hair looks great short!
September 6, 2012 3:29 pm
Will there be a sale for the saks closing???
September 6, 2012 3:40 pm
Yassss Rihanna! Glad the hair is back to black!
September 6, 2012 4:04 pm
For a second the lighting in the picture looked like a mullet and i was like ….eh what? lol i like her hair like this, i think some of her best style was when she had that fun hair style!
September 6, 2012 4:09 pm
Thank you Rihanna! Now can you go back to the way you dressed when you had short hair (or atleast do better than what you have lately). Pplease and thank you!
September 6, 2012 5:49 pm
I love that Rihanna is back to short hair. I did not know the First Lady was rocking Tracy Reese. Love!!
September 6, 2012 6:38 pm
I need to see Rihanna’s hair when it is styled because it does not look good here and i know she can rock a short look very well
September 6, 2012 7:50 pm
Kate Upton does not have the body of those past Super Models! She might be busty but she doesn’t have the hips they do! Don’t get me wrong she is a beautiful girl but she does not have that type of body and she has a terrible walk! She plants her feet and drive down through the hip, sort of like an adolescent would who is not accustomed to their new height!
September 7, 2012 12:38 am
This looks like the shortest Rihanna’s hair has ever been. I want to like it, but I think the outfit is throwing me off. She does look quite boyish. Maybe if she were wearing something more feminine, or if her hair were styled differently (like with the swoop bang she had when her hair was short before), I would like it better. But I’m excited to see her future looks.
September 7, 2012 5:41 am
I did not know the First Lady was rocking Tracy Reese. when it is styled because it does not look good here and i know she can rock a short look very well. lovely
September 7, 2012 10:02 am
Thank you RiRi for the cut. I really love and appreciate it.
September 7, 2012 11:37 am
RiRi is gonna make me cut my hair again! Adorbs!