•Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries is backpedaling on statements he made about not wanting ugly, fat, or poor people to shop at his stores. In a statement released the morning, the A&F boss attempts to clarify his harsh words: “I sincerely regret that my choice of words was interpreted in a manner that has Continue Reading
• Humor Chic, a satirical blog known for taking aim at the fashion industry with its illustrations, is calling out Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada for ripping off historical designs. The blog’s illustrator, aleXsandro Palombo, placed images of recent Céline, Dior, and Prada campaigns next to designers he feels they may have copied. There was a Continue Reading
• Britain’s Sunday Times Style pays due homage to our nation’s fair Empress First Lady, Michelle Obama, on the cover of their latest issue. The magazine gives the FLOTUS a regal makeover, depicting her on a series of first class stamps with a crown perched upon her head. If this doesn’t say ‘Bow Down,’ I Continue Reading
• Beyoncé Knowles-Carter (her words) has joined Salma Hayek Pinault and Frida Gianni to launch a new female empowerment initiative for Gucci, Chime For Change. The aim is to “raise funds and awareness in support of projects for girls and women around the world, through sharing ‘powerful stories’ about inspiring females.” Beyoncé spoke on joining the Continue Reading
• ’90s model Kiara Kabukuru is making a comeback, after almost a decade of being markedly off the fashion scene. Kabukuru was one of the ’90s’s most sought after models, and was in the midst of a successful run with Cover Girl when she was hit by an 18-wheeler in NYC back in Continue Reading
• PETA took time out of their busy schedules to wag a disapproving finger at Beyoncé for her (epic) Rubin Singer-designed Superbowl performance costume. Of course, the organization absolutely had to release a statement criticizing her look, made from python, trapunto, and iguana: “We would take a bet that if Beyoncé watched our video exposés, Continue Reading
• Oscar de la Renta is the latest designer to collaborate with an e-tailer on a capsule collection. The Couture Council Lifetime Achievement award winner is teaming with The Outnet on an exclusive 24-piece range set to launch February 26th. The collection consists of already-developed patterns and fabrics from previous de la Renta collections: “We have Continue Reading
• John Galliano has a friend in Oscar de la Renta, who has opened the doors of his studio to the designer. De la Renta is not the first member of the fashion elite to show kindness to Mr. Galliano after the desginer’s now-infamous “I love Hitler” rant outside a Parisian café. He was spotted Continue Reading
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