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Grace Coddington Autobiography in the Works
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Editorials, Models, News,
Grace Coddington is to pen her fashion memoirs.
The Welsh-born fashion writer, who came to the attention of many thanks to her starring role in The September Issue alongside Anna Wintour, is to write a book with Men’s Vogue editor-in-chief Jay Fielden.
“We’re just starting, and I think it’s going to be a really fun project. I’m hoping it’s going to be very rich in fashion history.”
The book is expected to document her early life in Wales, as well as her careers at both British and American Vogue. The flame-haired former model is currently the creative director of American Vogue, and joined the magazine on the same day as Anna Wintour in 1988.
Her profile was raised by The September Issue, which explored her relationship with both Wintour and the other stylists and designers involved with the magazine. Grace began working for Vogue after her modeling career was cut short due to a car crash that led her to require plastic surgery.
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Joel and Benji Madden Know What Women Wear
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Celebrities, Fashion Designers, News,
Good Charlotte
band members Joel and Benji Madden have teamed up with Macy’s American Rag to design a capsule collection… for women. Apparently, if you’re engaged to a stylish celebrity fashion designer like Nicole Richie, you automatically know how to dress a member of the opposite sex and get her to buy the clothes you “designed.”
“I don’t care how a girl dresses, nothing is sexier than a girl who is confident, feels good about herself, and does things her own way… I love it when a girl can take simple basic pieces and wear them with her own style,” Joel said.
The line, titled Mad Picks, features ripped denim and boho-inspired items (shocking) and is due in select Macy’s stores on August 25. Check out another image of Mad Picks after the jump.
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Quote of the Day: Karl Lagerfeld and Crystal Renn on Acting
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Editorials, Fashion Designers, Models, News,
“He said, ‘You’re not a model right now, you’re an actress,’…the only difference between modeling and acting is that models have one second to tell a story and actresses have two hours.”
- Model Crystal Renn shares what Karl Lagerfeld told her during her first shoot for Chanel.
(Make sure to check out other notable quotes.)
Read More | Fashionista
PHOTO: When Jimmy Choo Met UGG
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Celebrities, Fashion Designers, News, Sales, Boots,
Leave it to Nicky Hilton to flaunt the fact that she gets all the designer pieces months before us common folk can even admire them in a store. This time, she’s showing off her Jimmy Choo for UGG footwear, which isn’t supposed to hit stores until October.
“Love my new Jimmy Choo Uggs!” she wrote on her Twitter.
For once, the pair of boots are one item that are most likely not going to be envied by many. After all, they do resemble something one would find in the children’s shoe aisle of K-Mart. No matter how talented and beloved the designer (nor how comfortable the footwear is, either!), there’s really no beautifying a pair of UGGs.
Even still, Jimmy Choos are Jimmy Choos—people will still want to snatch up a pair of these hideous boots for $1,000 if it bears the designer’s name.
(FYI - You can also follow Chic Dish on Twitter.)
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Madonna Sued Over Material Girl Line
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Fashion Designers, News,
While Madonna may be the Material Girl, she may not be allowed to use the name for her clothing line.
The Queen of Pop - who worked on a range of clothes entitled Material Girl with her 13-year-old daughter Lourdes - is being sued by LA Triumph for using the same name as their clothing collection.
“Our client and its predecessor have been continually selling similar clothes in similar retail outlets at similar price points under the Material Girl brand since at least 1997 and Madonna and her new-found company do not have the right to trade in the same space under this brand,” lawyer Peter Afrasiabi told X17online.
Chris Arledge, an intellectual property lawyer, added, “As a result of their acts, our client faces a risk of being subsumed by Madonna’s profile, obvious worldwide notoriety and the massive spending campaign by Madonna, her company and retailers on her behalf.”
Quote of the Day: Hilary Swank on Paying Less for Payless
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celebrities, Videos,
“People around me laugh because I still have a deep understanding of what a dollar gets you and how far to make that dollar go. No wonder my closet is a hodgepodge. I have everything from Louboutins to Payless. From Gap to designer stuff. You don’t have to have a brand name on to be stylish. You can mix it all together and it works.”
-Actress Hilary Swank describing her fashion range to InStyle magazine.
(Make sure to check out other notable quotes.)
Read More | InStyle via Just Jared
Georgia Jagger is Yet Again the Face of Hudson Jeans
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Fashion Designers, Models, News, Jeans,
Georgia Jagger will front her third campaign for Hudson Jeans.
The 18-year-old model will appear in the Fall/Winter 2010 adverts for the company, which will see her wearing the denim pieces and little else.
“She is a true embodiment of the spirit of the Hudson brand. She doesn’t try, she’s just cool. She has that certain Je ne sais quoi. Her genetic DNA and our brand DNA are one in the same. Her mother Jerry Hall is American and her father is Mick Jagger and Hudson is born in California but rooted in London. She is also the ultimate Hudson girl - the personification of rock and roll meets glamour who embodies California freedom and British cool. She is effortlessly stylish, isn’t afraid to take risks, or to be herself while creating her own destiny,” said Ben Taverniti, creative director at Hudson Jeans.
The black-and-white shots for the campaign were taken by legendary fashion photographer Mario Sorrenti at Aldor Manor, an Italian Renaissance style house in New York. The new images showcase Hudson’s key styles for the season, and feature designs from its Classic, Custom, Capsule and Collection lines.
Macy’s Offering Glee-Inspired Clothing Line
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Girls, Outerwear, Hoodies, Tops, T-Shirts,
I know many of you have wanted to sing like the actors on Glee, but have you wanted to dress like them too?
If so, you’re in luck. Clothes inspired by the hit FOX series hit the stories over the weekend.
The line - featuring items in the $19.99-$34.99 price range - includes t-shirts, hoodies and tops. A Cheerio-esque shirt (as seen above) can also be purchased.
Feeling the school spirit? Then check out your local Macy’s—the exclusive retailer for the line.
Read More | USA Today via Just Jared
VIDEO: Evan Rachel Wood, Chris Evans in New Gucci Commercial
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celebrities, Videos,
If Evan Rachel Wood fails to reunite with Marilyn Manson (again), maybe she should strike something up with actor Chris Evans.
I mean, Chris is going to be the next Captain America. (That’s hot, right?) And from what I can tell, they definitely have a bit a chemistry going on this new Gucci Guilty commercial. But maybe I should wait until I see the full video airs on September 12 before I really decide.
(BTW - if the spot looks a bit Sin City-esque to you, there’s a reason. It was directed by Frank Miller.)
Read More | New York Post
Zandra Rhodes Wants Lady Gaga
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Celebrities, Fashion Designers,
Zandra Rhodes would love to dress Lady Gaga.
The British designer, who famously designed clothes for Britain’s late Princess Diana and Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, wants the challenge of working with the “Alejandro” singer because she thinks the results would be “extraordinary.”
“I just love how she puts her own take on things - I could make her a transparent kaftan and she’d look fabulous. One could do something quite extraordinary with her,” said Zandra, who is known for her eccentric dress sense.
The 69-year-old fashionista - who has recently been in San Francisco creating outfits for the female stars of Aida at the Houston Grand Opera - says if she ever got the opportunity to work with Lady Gaga, she would want to get her into her studio: “If she did ever want me to design her something, I’d do what I did with Freddie Mercury and Queen - I’d just get her to come over and she could pick out the sort of thing she fancied and I’d work with that. It’s all about seeing how something moves. She could try a few pieces on and we could go from there.”
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