They're getting wiiiidddder. Wideleg pants were all over the Resort '09 collections, but John Galliano split the seams wide open in his collection for Christian Dior featuring widelegs reminiscent of the ones MC Hammer used to wear.
[Dior photo courtesy of WWD, MC Hammer shot courtesy of GettyImages.com]
How awesome is it that John Galliano can create the most breathtakingly luxe collections -- and dress himself like a ragamuffin? LOVE him!
[John Galliano at his Christian Dior Resort 2009 show; photo courtesy of WWD]
In a meeting today, my co-worker, Joellen told us about a morning show segment she caught that revealed guys think you look skinnier if you're wearing a floral scent! This led to a lil' debate over whether the sensual -- the sense of smell and sight -- was more powerful than the psychological -- the idea of flowers as delicate petals held up by slender stems (I know, I work with really smart people). I'm still not sold on how a fragrance could make you see things differently, but I did think this hourglass-shaped bottle of "Andy Warhol Union Square" by New York neighborhood-inspired perfumers, Bond No. 9 looked a lot like this waist-cinching Sweetees top.
PETA’s nasty ad campaign decrying "Hairy Kate and Trashley Trollsen” for wearing fur and including it in their clothes lines seems as wrongheaded as style editors zeroing in on their “edgy” style and signature "homeless" look. Adult gerbils routinely shred scarves and sweaters to make nests and keep warm. What the media should concern itself with is the lack of a contingency plan should these two start multiplying.
Related Links: Start with a good pair of running shoes.
While watching the ANTM finale tonight -- congratulations, Saleisha! -- I couldn't help but wonder if Miss Jay and Paris Vogue's November cover model, Andre J have any relation. And while I'm asking, doesn't Saleisha look a lot like Tyra?
These days, everybody wants to be Anna -- or just look like her. Fashionista noticed that Christina Ricci's new hairdo has a distinctly Wintour-ian look to it, and Black Book dressed a model as Anna, arms crossed, sitting in the front row. Add to that Snejana as Anna and the shout-outs are non-stop.
The opening act for Louis Vuitton's spring 2008 runway show was more than just models playing nurse. Take a good look at artist Richard Prince's nurse series -- he's the one who worked with Marc on the LV handbags -- and you'll suddenly see Naomi Campbell as "Debutante Nurse" and Natalia Vodianova as "Man-crazy Nurse." Who's "Sonic Youth Nurse"? Maybe that honor belongs to Kate Moss.
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Yet another case of copyright infringement, this time it's a cute poly-blend navy vest with a ruffled neckline. The ripper? Matix, right. The original? Nisa, left. C'mon, people, aren't there better things to do than sit around stealing ideas from the latest issue of WWD?
Jenna Jameson's recent loss of curves may have hurt her adult film career, but it's surely helped her turn as a runway model for Heatherette, where she sported an orange tan and blonde extensions in L.A., left, and a blonde bob and a dress that showed off her prominent chest during New York's fashion week, right. E!'s Party Girl wonders if Jenna's tan and hair extensions were meant to make her look more "L.A.", but hello, the woman's a porn star. What could be more L.A. than that?
Model Sophie Dahl is a dead ringer for a young, in-her-prime Blondie on the latest cover of British Vogue, left. She looks more like Blondie than Blondie herself.
Chloe showed some fantabulous shoes and handbags for spring 2008, not least among them these banded white patent leather numbers, which recalled New York's modernist spiral Guggenheim Museum.
Looks like Marc Jacobs' collection for Louis Vuitton wasn't the only label to take inspiration from Spongebob Squarepants. Both Lanvin and (as Marc mentioned at the end of the LV show) Comme Des Garcons used the same color palette and billowing sponge-like shapes in their spring 2008 collections.
Ever feel like you could use a little extra storage space in the old noggin? This spring 2008 Versace handbag could be just the thing for dragging around extra memory, since it's got almost the same texture, shape and color as the human brain.
Luella Bartley's spring 2008 collection featured retro-cute dresses, bat accents, and giant nerd glasses all of which remind us of Daniel Clowes's first-comic book, then-movie "Ghost World."
News that a "Tron" sequel may come out some day must have leaked from the geek community to the fashion community, because Badgley Mischka's spring 2008 collection clearly got the message with this dress and head wrap.
Celebrating 40 years in fashion -- as Ralph Lauren did last weekend -- means you can do whatever you want, including remaking the dress Audrey Hepburn wore at the end of "My Fair Lady."
Did you know what designer Nicole Miller is the spitting image of tennis ace Steffi Graf? We didn't. Thanks to Fashion Week Daily for pointing out these long-lost twins, along with freakish lookalikes Giles Mendel of J. Mendel and Yankee Derek Jeter.
Alexander Wang's relentlessly cool runway show, backed by a giant stack of oversized speakers, reminds us of the endless piles o' Marshall amps in the Darkness video "I Believe in a Thing Called Love." Same return-to-the-80s aesthetic, with ripped shorts from Wang and long guitar solos from the Darkness, same mega-watt sound.
Any fashion spread involving Chewbacca makes us happy, so we especially love Le Freak C'est Chic inside T. It also made us want to mash it up with one of those CK One ads from the 90s so that we could pretend to see Kate Moss making out with one of the monsters.
Help, we're surrounded by feathers! From Wired magazine's news that Japanese schoolgirls are getting into feathered eyelashes to the New York Times' love note to this Louis Vuitton blue feathered bracelet, you can bet feathers will be big for fall.
Is it "inspired by" or ripped off from? You be the judge. On the left, a little something patchwork from Marc Jacobs last spring collection, and on the right, a dress from Topshop. Props to seanutbutter of The Fashion Spot for noticing this one.
Unless you're interested in attracting attention from skunks, you might want to avoid this fur hat from Anna Sui's fall 2007-08 collection. We know Pepe Le Pew might find it irresistible.
A psychedelic image from the surprisingly great "Fashion Rocks" supplement and 70s designer Zandra Rhodes, whose punk vision is having yet another comeback. [via Fashionista and the New York Times]
Selma Blair gets physical in the latest issue of Dazed and Confused in a vintage John Galliano leotard and Dolce & Gabbana belt. We can't tell if she's got leg warmers on, but she might.
As Warhol did Marilyn, now British artist Banksy pays tribute to his own messy female icon -- Kate Moss -- with more than a nod to the original. [via Me.Style.com]
Let me begin by saying I love Lauryn Hill. She takes bold fashion risks where others fear to tread. But has she gone off the deep end this time? With a reddish afro not unlike Brandy Rusher's from "Top Model," a red leather jacket like "Thriller"-era Michael Jackson (right before he went nuts, as you may recall), and a smidgen of Grace Jones, Lauren rocked some crazy 80s style at a free concert in Brooklyn the other day. I think in the end, her style instincts will be proven correct, but she is definitely pushing the envelope with that look. [via TMZ]
Six years after Vanity Fair uncovered the soft and fluffy world of plushies, W makes it into an editorial with loads of fetishized fur by Comme Des Garcons, Emanuel Ungaro and Hermès. Plushies would never approve of using real fur, though. That would be too kinky.
There's something about a model atop a ladder plus a model on the right with a jaunty, hands-on-the-hips pose that makes art directors go, "Ahhh, yes! That's the one!" The fall Moschino campaign proves this array of ladies is a classic one.
Why can't our Vogue be as cool as Paris Vogue? The mag's most recent issues features a ten-page spread of Snejana Onopka dressed as Anna Wintour, complete with bobbed brunette wig, sunglasses and, of course, tons of fur. See more pics at The Fashion Spot. [via WWD]
Yes, it's Winona Ryder on the August cover of Vogue. And yes, she's wearing a gown by her fave designer, Mr. Marc Jacobs, the closing look from his fall 2007 collection. The same one she wore in black to the Met Costume Institute Gala not too long ago. Is she angling for another MJ campaign?
Calvin Klein's new men's underwear ad campaign, left, with actor Djimon Honsou looks like a repeat of some of the gorgeous black and white snaps photographer Herb Ritts took of Honsou in the 80s. Honsou is no stranger to stripping to his skivvies -- he was one of two scantily-clad hunks in Janet Jackson's "Love Will Never Do" directed by Ritts.
The fall 2007-08 haute couture collection from Anne Valerie Hash showed plenty of heavy satins and gorgeous draping, and a jacket that looks like one of those seat-belt strap handbags.
Hatmaking genius Eugenia Kim will work with Michael Kors for spring 2008, making headgear for the runway. She gave Style.com a sneak preview of what she has in mind -- the orange visor at left. But go to GamblingHabit.com and you can get it in green for just $3.
On the gold wide-leg pants in Chloe's resort collection, perhaps amberdemure at The Fashion Spot said it best, "I am not ready for MC Hammer pants to make a comeback. Not now. Not ever." For more from the collection -- most of which is great, don't get us wrong -- visit The Fashion Spot. For more disturbing images of MC Hammer, click here if you dare.
Related Links: Just a little lamé goes a long way.
Charlotte Ronson's new ad campaign, featuring The Virgins frontman Donald Cumming and Ronson's sister Annabelle Dexter-Jones, has a touch, just a touch, of "Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" to it. Of course "Freewheelin'" was shot on Jones Street in Manhattan's Greenwich Village, while the Ronson campaign was shot at Chrystie and Rivington Streets on the Lower East Side. But the theme -- the musician gets the girl -- still feels the same. [via WWD]
We've heard about Forever 21 ripping off major designers, but have you ever seen a major designer -- especially one known for his elegant designs and quality construction -- rip off Forever 21? See it happen in Dries Van Noten's resort collection on the The Fashion Spot. His collection looks so cheap chic, it's scary.
Gisele looking like a lost member of 1980s new wave group Devo, on tour this month in Europe. That hat, by Philip Treacy London, has a Hershey's Kiss quality to it, too. Love the coat? It's by Balenciaga. [Gisele photos by Michael Thompson for W]
At left, Gisele on the July 2007 cover of W. Center, Cindy Crawford on the (gasp!) 2005? cover of British Vogue. Right, that's Twiggy on the 1974 cover of British Vogue.
We have a feeling we're gonna be seeing a lot of this gorgeous burnt sienna color and sculptural wedge look over the summer, as our favorite bloggers are swooning over the kicks of Marc Jacobs and Martin Margiela.
Never a good idea to take a page from Kid Rock's style book, but, as usual, Kate Moss makes every dumb idea look pretty good, inluding wearing sunglasses over one's hair. [via Off the Rack]
Now that news of the Vivienne Westwood biopic is out, the horse trading has begun for who might play the red-haired punk rock designer. Thing is, she wasn't always a redhead -- in her days as a Sex Pistols stylist she was bottle blonde with Rod Stewart hair before Rod Stewart had Rod Stewart hair. With a wig and some Tammy Faye Bakker-style makeup, we think Tina Fey is a dead ringer.
Folks over at The Fashion Spot are wondering what's up with i-D magazine's semi-retro turn. The July 2007 cover features model Devon Aoki in a shell-collared dress by designer Jeremy Scott (he's the one who did the junk-food line back in fall 2006), but one attentive Fashion Spotter noticed this is a repeat from a Jalouse magazine spread from five years ago -- same model, same designer, pretty much the same dress, too. I guess things worth doing are worth doing again?
A new show opening at the Fashion Institute of Technology, "Luxury," features some wildly over-the-top items, such as these 2004 mink-lined shoes by Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton. They remind us of Surrealist artist Meret Oppenheim's eqully absurd and fabulous fur teacup. Preview the show at Daily Fashion Report.
A recent issue of Numero features an editorial that's in love with the beehive and a model (can anyone ID her?) who is styled a lot like nouveau-soul singer Amy Winehouse, tattoos and all. For those who say Winehouse needs a makeover, we say, isn't it refreshing to see a celebrity who doesn't look perfect and actually has talent? We love her punky retro style, but just in case Ms. Winehouse would be wise to try the Numero stylist's outfit of Lanvin hoop earrings and Dolce & Gabbana strapless denim and velvet dress. [thanks to BerlinRocks for the scans]
Louis Vuitton can't seem to leave the animal kingdom well enough alone. First there was the LV tattooed pig. Now there's the accessorized elephant. We're just glad didn't pull a Banksy on us and paint the poor elephant.
These wraparound "Robo" summer shades by Ksubi, left, sure are hot, but they do remind us of a cheaper type of sunglasses -- good ol' geriatric Blu Blockers, which, if you rock them with the right clothes, can look really great. And at $14.95, they're a lot cheaper than a pair of Ksubis.
We're not sure if this is the final image from the fall YSL campaign with Gisele, left, but some say it looks suspiciously like Prada's darkly-lit fall 2006 campaign with Sasha Pivovarova. No one does grumpy and noir like Sasha, though. Gisele's a bit too sunny for that. Thanks to sethii of the Fashion Spot for noticing.
Related Links: We think Prada wins on the handbag front, too.
Sometimes Hedi Slimane looks so much like actor Marty Feldman, it's eerie. Anyway, aside from that, there's an interesting article in WWD about how difficult it can be for big name people like Hedi to get financial backing for a brand-new brand. But Fashionologie has heard Hedi may have gotten some backing.
There's plenty of pill-popping in the fashion industry, but never before have we seen such proud displays of pharmaceuticals on the clothes themselves. This new Prada tee, co-designed with architect Rem Koolhaas, shows pills that will increase your style or get you laid, 100 mg at a time. The "Style Pills" shirt reminds us of the gorgeous and witty pill-encrusted gown Chanel created for its spring 2007 collection. We wonder, was it covered with Karl's diet pills? [via Vogue.com]
Anybody know what happened to these shoes from Dior's spring collection? We're guessing they never got made, because we haven't seen them in any stores or on the Dior website. Perhaps it's all for the best -- we're not sure why Galliano went for a cartoonishly pointed shoe now that everyone has pushed those kicks to the back of their closets. Only the croc knows...
John Galliano is in hot water over accusations of plagiarism from photographer William Klein (his work, left), who says his signature style of painting over contact sheets was copied in a recent Galliano ad campaign, right. Perhaps Galliano's biggest mistake was to run the ads in French Vogue, because a retrospective of Klein's work in Paris left the images fresh in people's minds -- and especially Galliano's, who claims he was "inspired" by Klein. (Once again, the word "inspired" seems to be a substitute for "copied"). Notice how the Kate Moss/Calvin Klein ad campaign managed to escape notice. [via Vogue.com, Fashion Spot, Fashionologie]
This lip ring by Solange has more than a little in common with the collagen-enhanced lips of Amanda Lepore, the self-titled "World's #1 Transexual," photographed here by David LaChapelle.
We have Fashionista to thank for noticing the similarities between the queenly promo photo for John Galliano's new perfume and the queenly promo photo on the cover of Nicole Richie's book. If you can believe it, the new fragrance promises "to capture Galliano's DNA in scent form." Pretty neat trick.
How awesome is it that John Galliano can create the most breathtakingly luxe collections -- and dress himself like a ragamuffin? LOVE him!
[John Galliano at his Christian Dior Resort 2009 show; photo courtesy of WWD]
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[l to r: model Daiane Conterato models Gaultier, courtesy Style.com; John Galliano, courtesy Pascale Guyot, AFP/GettyImages.com]
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Yet another case of copyright infringement, this time it's a cute poly-blend navy vest with a ruffled neckline. The ripper? Matix, right. The original? Nisa, left. C'mon, people, aren't there better things to do than sit around 
Jenna Jameson's recent loss of curves may have hurt her adult film career, but it's surely helped her turn as a runway model for Heatherette, where she sported an orange tan and blonde extensions in L.A., left, and a 
Model Sophie Dahl is a dead ringer for a young, in-her-prime Blondie on the latest cover of British Vogue, left. She looks more like Blondie than Blondie herself.
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Never a good idea to take a page from Kid Rock's style book, but, as usual, Kate Moss makes 
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