Yea, Nay, Or Eh? PS In TX
March 17th, 2010 by PalSahab
Chloë Sevigny headed down to Austin this weekend for the premiere of her new flick, Barry Munday, at South by Southwest, but she hasn’t gone country yet—the actress rocked Proenza Schouler’s leather-accented mesh dress with pr ... More
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Loading ...A New Co-op Stocks The Best of L.A. Style—Ed H. Not Included
March 17th, 2010 by PalSahab
As store names go, EPIC isn’t exactly modest. But Rhianon Jones and Tristan Scott’s new Echo Park boutique—which, in fairness, stands for Echo Park Independent Co-op—might live up to its name. In the spirit of Angeleno pride, ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Tommy Ton’s Huge Secret, Revealed! (Sort Of)
March 17th, 2010 by PalSahab
Our intrepid lensman Tommy Ton set the entire fashion world on its ear when he announced—via Twitter, natch—that he had heard jaw-dropping news about the industry. Cue the rampant speculation and endless blogging and re-blogging, but let& ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Marion Pricked, Iggy Stripped, Designers’ Vacation Tips, And More…
March 17th, 2010 by PalSahab
Damage was reported to a French national treasure: Culture minister Frédéric Mitterand accidentally stabbed Marion Cotillard with her medal when awarding her the Chevalier of Arts and Letters yesterday. Luckily, she’s fine. [Vogu ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Yea, Nay, Or Eh? It’s A Cinch
March 17th, 2010 by PalSahab
Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick emerged as one of awards season’s better-dressed stars, with a far better batting average, dress-wise, than many of her fellow actresses could claim. We were curious to see if she’d keep up the streak once the ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Moschino, Sitting Pretty
March 17th, 2010 by PalSahab
Moschino is all about diversifying these days, which helps explain its new Maison Moschino hotel in Milan and the luggage Rosella Jardini debuted on the Cheap & Chic runway. Now you can bring the brand home, too: The customized Philippe Starck &# ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Aurel Fixation
March 17th, 2010 by PalSahab
Artist Aurel Schmidt seems to be everywhere these days, from the Whitney Biennial to the pages of Purple, so it only makes sense that she’s found her way into Opening Ceremony, too. Humberto Leon and Carol Lim commissioned Schmidt to create a ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Madonna & Gabbana, French Disconnection, And More…
March 17th, 2010 by PalSahab
Madonna’s design streak continues: After signing design and distribution deals with Iconix, Madge has inked her latest agreement, to do a line of eyewear with her friends Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The shades (pictured) will be market ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...“The Only Way To Be Creative Was In Fashion Photography, Really”
March 17th, 2010 by PalSahab
So says David Bailey, in a video chat with the Guardian’s Sarfraz Manzoor well worth eight minutes of your time this afternoon. A collection of Bailey’s iconic work from the sixties (like his famous shot of Michael Caine, pictured) is no ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...On Our Radar: LnA Tees
March 17th, 2010 by PalSahab
One very good way to make your name in New York: throw one of fashion week’s best parties and get Patti Smith to headline (and rasp out a McQueen tribute while she’s at it). One very good way to keep your name there: make the clothes tha ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Halston For The Guys, Pantsuits For the Girls, And More…
March 4th, 2010 by PalSahab
Striking while the iron’s hot, Halston announces—on the heels of Marios Schwab’s successful first collection for the label and the high-profile signing of SJP to creative-direct the heritage line—that it will develop heritage ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...First Look: Lady In Rouge
March 4th, 2010 by PalSahab
Yesterday, we caught the first glimpse of Marion Cotillard as “Lady Rouge” in her latest campaign for the Lady Dior bag. Here’s your first look at the whole video, with Cotillard crooning Franz Ferdinand’s “The Eyes of M ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Window Shopping With The King Of Paris Vintage
March 4th, 2010 by PalSahab
Vintage couture dealer Didier Ludot is the de facto king of the Palais Royal, so when he decides to dress windows, pop a cork, and stay open late, many of his fashionable neighbors—Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, and Acne among them—follo ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Yea, Nay, Or Eh? Animal Magnetism
March 4th, 2010 by PalSahab
The Brucennial, the art collective Bruce High Quality Foundation’s annual free-for-all expo, may pride itself on being the downtown alternative to a certain Biennial uptown, but at last night’s Vito Schnabel-hosted party for the show, fu ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...On Our Radar: Albertus Swanepoel For Timo Weiland Turbans
March 4th, 2010 by PalSahab
First blanket capes, then all those furs and shearlings, and now the ever multiplying boot-cut trousers on the runways—I smell a certain ritzy-boho something in the air. (It’s not, thank God, patchouli.) This fall, it’s free to be ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pamela, Paris, Purple
March 4th, 2010 by PalSahab
It’s a little too easy to make a wisecrack about Paris being the City of Love, but suffice it to say that the town is treating jewelry designer Pamela Love pretty well these days. Love touched down in Paris last week to set up her installation ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Yay, Nay, Or Eh? Charlize Theron, Flying High
March 4th, 2010 by PalSahab
Flying the friendly skies lost most of its glamour around the time of shoe scanning, but that doesn’t make it acceptable to turn up in a sweatsuit and trainers—especially if you’re angling for an upgrade. Take a cue from Charlize T ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Marion Cotillard Suits Us Fine
March 4th, 2010 by PalSahab
Marion Cotillard’s campaigns for Christian Dior to date have emphasized the screen siren’s ladylike beauty, so it’s a nice change to see her tapping into her masculin side in the next video, which goes up at www.ladydior.com this F ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...This Doll Smells Like “Freshness And Poison”
March 4th, 2010 by PalSahab
Some men have inner demons; Undercover’s Jun Takahashi has his Graces. The lamblike stuffed dolls the Japanese designer invented a few seasons ago have stayed with him ever since, popping up in Undercover’s fashion shows (they sometimes ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Damir Doma Plays By The Books
March 4th, 2010 by PalSahab
Damir Doma’s capelike jackets and voluminous pants have attracted a zealous following of free-spirited men who refuse to be poured into skinny jeans. So when the Croatia-born, Germany-raised menswear designer announced he was launching a women ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Yea, Nay, Or Eh? Keeping Up With The Cullen
March 3rd, 2010 by PalSahab
Though Robert Pattinson is getting the lion’s share of attention from the still-rampant hordes of Twilight-ers, his new movie, Remember Me, also stars Lost’s Emilie de Ravin. If she stays red-carpet-ready, as she was at the film’s ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Yea, Nay, Or Eh? Harem Apparent
March 3rd, 2010 by PalSahab
Lindsay Lohan’s scarcely appeared during Milan fashion week—no big shock, considering the drubbing the fashion press gave her Ungaro collection—but she did make it to Roberto Cavalli’s show and, of course, after-party last ni ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Rozae Outlook
March 3rd, 2010 by PalSahab
Last season, L.A.-based designer Rozae Nichols shuttered her namesake label and went, as so many were going, back to basics. She created IAN, a new collection, and traded in the flouncy, Angeleno-casual designs for a pared-down range of mostly black ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Née Coco Rocha?
March 3rd, 2010 by PalSahab
She might be Mrs. Conran soon. Coco Rocha announced today that she and her longtime boyfriend, interior designer James Conran, are engaged. That’s good enough reason for us to post a picture of her in a wedding-worthy frock by her friend Jean ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Blasblog: My Fashion-Week Week Off
March 3rd, 2010 by PalSahab
The inconvenient truth of fashion weeks this season? Chalk it up to whatever you will, but Mother Nature has not been on the side of style or stilettos. Snow drifts in New York, rain in London, gale-force winds in Milan—it’s enough to ma ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Creatures’ New Comforts
March 3rd, 2010 by PalSahab
You may not know Jade Lai, but if you’ve ever shopped at her L.A. boutique Creatures of Comfort, it probably feels like you do. The shop, tucked away on a strip of Melrose Boulevard in West Hollywood, overflows with pieces that reflect LaiR ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...French Invasion Edition: Lanvin To Vegas, Le Baron To New York, And More…
March 3rd, 2010 by PalSahab
Lanvin has opened its second American outlet—and the first to sell its menswear—in Las Vegas (pictured). Well, there goes any chance of those casino winnings actually making it home. [WWD]Groan: Project Runway, the Wii game. Beca ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Stylists Take The Stage
March 3rd, 2010 by PalSahab
Stars like Ginnifer Goodwin, Christina Hendricks, Abbie Cornish, Marisa Tomei, and Perrey Reeves kicked off Oscar week last night in L.A. at a private reception, sponsored by Dior and Vanity Fair, for artist Kimberly Brooks’ (pictured, with To ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Browns’ Mrs. B On English Matrons, French Schoolgirls, And Young London’s Fashion Victims
March 3rd, 2010 by PalSahab
Joan Burstein—Mrs. B, as she’s popularly known around London—is an English lady of the old school. Remarking, for example, that the hot water in her house has been out for two weeks, the founder of the venerable Browns boutiques sa ... More
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Lab Beakers Not Included
March 3rd, 2010 by PalSahab
Look hard enough at a fashion season and you can extract practically anything you like. I like forensics, so the appearance in Dsquared²’s mad scientist show of a sheer stretch top with arteries carefully outlined on it reminded me that I ... More
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