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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Taylor Swift’s Eye-Makeup Tips; Hugo Boss Plants Trees for Fragrance Sales
December 30, 2009 – 3:00 pm
Taylor Swift.
MAKEUP
• What can we learn from Taylor Swift’s makeup choices this year? One thing: That a “V” of light shadow in the inner corners of your eyes makes your eyes look more open and awake. [Glamour]
FRAGRANCE
• Hugo Boss is launching a new humanitarian effort with the French environmental organization named the Pur Project. For every bottle sold of the special-edition Hugo Element and Hugo Man fragrances, the organization will plant a tree in Peru’s rain forest. [WWD]
• Beyoncé’s 30-second commercial for her first fragrance, named Heat, is out. It is pretty much the same as the original teaser commercial released a few weeks ago, only nineteen seconds longer, in case you need to see more images of BK writhing against a wall in a red dress. [Now Smell This]
• Researchers identified a scent that can make fruit flies angry: “For the first time, scientists have found a rage-inducing pheromone and the neuron that detects it in fruit flies. The research, detailed in the journal Nature, could help explain everything from bar fights to species-wide population control.” [MSNBC]
HAIR
• Do you think blow-drying your own hair when you get your hair done is tacky? Or is it okay? [BellaSugar]
Read more posts by Sharon Clott
Filed Under: beauty marks, beauty, beyonce, fragrance, hair, hugo boss, makeup, pheremones, taylor swift
Maurie and Eve’s Rock-Inspired Garb Is Inspired by Old-School Romance
December 30, 2009 – 2:15 pm
Australian designer Kelly Davies has an unlikely muse for her unapologetically sexy line: her grandparents, Maurice and Evelyn Williams, who were married for more than 56 years. When the pair passed away in 2001, Evelyn left her Singer sewing machine to Kelly. Kelly then founded her fashion label, Maurie and Eve, in their memory in early 2002. Though the namesake couple met and fell in love in the forties, Davies’s clothing projects a modern, hard-edged vibe, featuring leather detailing, a liberal smattering of fringe and sequins, cut-outs, thigh-grazing hems, and plunging necklines. Since its modest beginnings, the label has earned a following throughout Australia and New Zealand. Two years ago, Davies recruited her brother, Scott, and his girlfriend, Maya Clemmensen, to help expand the business and pitch in on the design front (the trio renamed the label Maurie and Eve Platinum). The line is now carried at more than 50 locations throughout Australia, Europe, Asia, and the United States. In New York, you can find select items from the spring collection at internationally minded Nolita boutique Babel Fair, and Oak stocks the label’s killer pair of wood-heeled platform motorcycle boots, new this winter. Click ahead to scope out rock-inspired pieces from the spring and summer collections.
Read more posts by Lauren Murrow
Filed Under: talent scout, designers, maurie and eve, slideshow, spring 2010, summer 2010
Vain Glorious | Lancôme’s Chris & Tell
December 30, 2009 – 2:05 pm
It won’t be in stores until February, but Lancome’s latest limited-edition lipstick is already a hit with the hip set.
Karl Lagerfeld Heads to Argentina for Chanel’s Spring Campaign
December 30, 2009 – 1:30 pm
Baptiste and Freja for Chanel spring 2010.
Back in October, Karl Lagerfeld transplanted the barnyard playground he created for the spring 2010 Chanel runway to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to shoot the season’s campaign. Now the shots have been released, and they star his favorite faces: Baptiste Giabiconi (who wears a very Karl-inspired ponytail and ruffled shirt) poses alongside Freja Beha on a mysterious staircase, and Claudia Schiffer gets her own photograph (below), which features her wearing a large black hat and a Chanel quilted bag. Overall, it looks less farm and more fiesta. Do you like the campaign?
Claudia Schiffer for Chanel spring 2010.Photo: Courtesy of Chanel
A Chanel Tango with Freja and Claudia [Modelinia]
Read more posts by Sharon Clott
Filed Under: campaign trail, chanel, claudia schiffer, freja beha, karl lagerfeld, spring 2010, spring 2010 campaigns
Tomorrow’s Events and Sales: 50 Percent Off Versace; Up to 60 Percent Off at Kirna Zabête
December 30, 2009 – 12:45 pm
SALES
NEW THIS WEEK
• Winter merchandise from Alexander Wang, Jason Wu, Thakoon, and many more designers is up to 60 percent off at Kirna Zabête. A leather Alexander Wang vest is $476 (originally $1,100), Balmain belted booties are $474 (originally $1,185), and Givenchy skinny jeans are $198 (originally $405). Ongoing. 96 Greene St., nr. Spring St. (212-941-9656); M–S (11–7), Su (noon–6).
• Get 50 percent off at Versace at the label’s rare after-Christmas sale. Ongoing. 647 Fifth Ave., at 52nd St. (212-317-0224); M–S (10–7), Su (noon–6).
• Select merchandise is 20 to 70 percent off at Norma Kamali. The all-in-one black-and-white striped tunic is just $75, the jersey lifestyle line is 20 to 50 percent off, and assorted parachute styles are up to 70 percent off. Ongoing. 11 W. 56th St., nr. Fifth Ave. (212-957-9797); M–S (10–6), Su (closed).
ENDING TOMORROW
• Merchandise from Henrik Vibscov, c.neeon, Rodebjer, and more is 50 to 60 percent off at Eva. The Henrik Vibscov leather dress is $325 (originally $795), the TV hooded sweater is $195 (originally $408), and the TV crochet corset is $125 (originally $288). Through 12/31. 355 Bowery, nr. 4th St. (212-925-3890); daily (noon–8).
• Select men’s and women’s clothing is 30 percent off at Rogan, including outerwear. The women’s silk dress is $209 (originally $296), the women’s bomber jacket is $319 (originally $456), and the men’s peacoat is $409 (originally $595). Through 12/31. 330 Bowery St., at Bond St. (646-827-7567); M–S (noon–8), Su (noon–7).
• Select merchandise is 50 percent off at First Among Equals during the holiday sale. Through 12/31. 177 Orchard St., Stanton St. (212-253-2202); M–F (1–9), S–Su (noon–8).
• Select fall 2009 womenswear, menswear, jewelry, shoes, and accessories are 25 to 40 percent off at Bird. The Alexander Wang viscose Goddess dress is $379 (originally $625), the Thakoon floral twist-front dress is $499 (originally $845), and the Zero + Maria Cornejo Marla dress is $359 (originally $598). Through 12/31. Various hours and locations.
• Womenswear and shoes are 25 to 40 percent off at Project No. 8. The Margiela gray Replica heels are $573 (originally $765), the Stephan Schneider purple-and-black knit cardigan is $198 (originally $284), and the yellow VPL dress is $327 (originally $545). Through 12/31. 138 Division St., nr. Orchard St. (212-925-5599). T–Su (1–8).
• Menswear and shoes are 25 to 40 percent off at No. 8b. The Margiela Flocked sneakers are $386 (originally $515), the Stephan Schneider gray cardigan is $161 (originally $269), and the Aspesi jacket is $201 (originally $268). Through 12/31. 38 Orchard St., at Hester St. (212-925-5599); Tu–Su (noon–7).
• Eyewear by Dior, Gucci, Tom Ford, Lafont, and more starts at $50 at James Leonard Opticians. Through 12/31. 1010 Second Ave., nr. 53rd St. (212-753-7733); 209 Smith St., nr. President St., Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn (718-222-8300); M, W, F (10–7), T, Th (10–8), S (10–6).
• Get 20 percent off everything on Digby & Iona’s website, including the new fall collection, by entering “holiday” in the promo section at checkout. Through 12/31. digbyandiona.com.
Read more posts by Alexandra Martell
Filed Under: fashion calendar, sales, shopping
Employees Use Gift Cards to Shoplift
December 30, 2009 – 12:00 pm
A thief’s best friend.
Good news, everyone! If you work retail, the Times informs us of a new way to steal from your employer: Use gift cards. How crafty. It’s apparently the hottest way to shoplift. As our klepto urges faded once the nineties came to an end, we find this intriguing. Just how do these schemes work? “Among the variations of such crimes, cashiers often do fake refunds of merchandise and then, with the amount refunded, use their registers to electronically fill gift cards, which they take. Or sometimes when shoppers buy gift cards, cashiers give them blank cards and then divert the shoppers’ money onto cards for themselves.” Now we know. And knowing is half the battle.
But this method is not without its risks. You can and will get busted, like that one woman who stole $135,000 from Saks using gift cards. Or a Best Buy cashier who took $600. The article points out that some schemes are more complicated, like using computers to divert cash onto fraudulently activated cards, ripping off one store to the tune of $35,000. For all the anti-theft measures stores have in place to prevent customers from stealing, it seems employee theft is a way bigger issue. Using that discount for your mom’s holiday purchases doesn’t seem like that big a deal now, does it?
Shoplifters? Studies Say Keep an Eye on Workers [NYT]
Read more posts by Amina Akhtar
Filed Under: been caught stealing, crime, gift cards, stealing is bad, what would your mother say?
Miss J. Figured Out What’s Wrong With Male Runway Models
December 30, 2009 – 11:15 am
Miss J.
Miss J. thinks that male models walk awkwardly. And guess what? They do! Every season they stomp and clomp down the runways. But why, oh why? “Because I believe they still think it’s a business for women and gay men,” Miss J. says. “So they are walking somewhere, I think, between the bank and the gym.” There has to be a reason they get away with it. … Oh yeah, because they’re models and they’re attractive. [Grazia]
Read more posts by Sharon Clott
Filed Under: quotables, male models, man up, miss j, runway
Tyra Banks Is Hard to Work For, Sky Is Blue
December 30, 2009 – 10:30 am
Breaking news: Tyra Banks is hard to work for. You’re as shocked as we are, aren’t you? Turns out the Smizing Queen can be a bit of a diva on set according to reports in the Daily News. As word got out that she was shutting down production of her show, disgruntled staffers started letting it all out. Apparently, TyTy told the press about her plans before alerting employees. That’s just mean — it’s the holidays, Tyra. Of course, when the show first moved from L.A. to New York, they weren’t immediately notified, either, so the staff wasn’t surprised. But still, they’re not exactly happy campers.
“There had been high turnover of employees for years,” a past crew member says, insisting that many people quit after just a few months because it was “pretty difficult to work for Tyra.”
But not everyone loathed working for Ms. Banks. “Honestly, I don’t know how it would be to work under her,” one higher-ranking employee told the paper. “But for me, it was a good experience. Tyra just knows how she likes things done. And as for her ‘diva-ness,’ well, it sells.” There’s one glaring omission in this story, however, and it’s not the “tk” for Tyra’s age that the writer ran: Did no one talk to her weave person? We need to know how disgruntled he or she is. After all, Tyra cut her weave off — we need the backstory! If you’re reading this, you know who to call.
Some employees say Tyra Banks was a terror to work with on CW gabfest [NYDN]
Read more posts by Amina Akhtar
Filed Under: tyra mail, tyra banks
Georgia May Jagger Lands Upside Down for Versace; Electronics Preferred to Apparel
December 30, 2009 – 9:45 am
Georgia May Jagger for Versace.
• The apparel industry isn’t the top one for extravagant purchases anymore. It is being edged out by electronics, and in particular, the rise of smart phones. [WWD]
• Spring campaigns are out, including Georgia May Jagger posing upside down for Versace, Natalia Vodianova for Yves Saint Laurent, and Raquel Zimmermann for Chloé. [Modelinia]
• Donatella Versace reportedly needed bodyguards to hold up her dress when she went to the bathroom at Fashion Rocks in Rio de Janeiro in October. Just another day in the life. [Fashionologie]
• It appears as though both the Sonia Kashuk and Rodarte collections for Target used the same animal print. Gasp. [Racked]
• Stephanie Pratt of The Hills helped distribute food to the homeless on Christmas Eve. [Page Six/NYP]
Read more posts by Sharon Clott
Filed Under: loose threads, chloe, collaborations, donatella versace, georgia may jagger, models, natalia vodianova, raquel zimmermann, rodarte, sonia kashuk, spring 2010 campaigns, stephanie pratt, target, versace, yves saint laurent