Author Archives: Hilary Moss

Charlotte Casiraghi Models So Her Horses Can Go to Dubai

French celebrity journalist Stéphane Bern told the New York Times: "[Charlotte] has absolutely no interest in being a model, she’s much too intelligent for that … But competing in horse competitions costs a lot of money. You have to transport your horses one day to Dubai, the next day to

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Kate Moss Didn’t Make the Cut for Her Hometown’s Walk of Fame

Among the people who could be represented by life-size portraits on a new walking and cycling route in Croydon are composer Samuel Coleridge Taylor ("born and died in Croydon"), comedian Ronnie Corbett of The Two Ronnies ("has lived in Croydon for many years"), and Dave Prowse, who played the body

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Victoria Beckham Is Working on Opening Her Own Store

The designer sat down with CNN’s "Talk Asia" to discuss her brand’s global expansion. She said, "What I do, really, is not just focused on the U.S. or England, there are lots of territories that are really big for me, and Asia’s very exciting. And I’m just scratching the surface

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Jenna Lyons Thinks Iris Apfel Should Take Over Schiaparelli

"She’s so full of life, and she’s got an incredible attitude," the J.Crew creative director said. "I don’t think she’d want to, but I think she would be amazing."

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Julia Restoin-Roitfeld Reportedly Named Her Baby Girl Romy Nicole Konjic

Now you know what to write on the card attached to the package of Chanel swaddling cloths you’ll be sending over. Related: Julia Restoin-Roitfeld Had a Baby Girl! [Updated]

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Aerin Lauder’s Lifestyle Brand to Launch in Late August

Last year, Aerin Lauder left her job as senior vice-president and creative director at her family’s company, Estée Lauder, to start her own lifestyle brand, Aerin LLC. Now, WWD reports, Aerin LLC will start making its way into stores at the end of the summer: Beauty will bow in late

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Jean Paul Gaultier Admits That Wearing Tuxedo Shorts to Cannes Was a Mistake

The designer and Cannes juror stopped by the Today show this morning, and Ann Curry started a little conversation about French style. Gaultier said Catherine Deneuve and Marion Cotillard, in particular, "have a kind of elegance and feeling good in themselves. You know, maybe it’s also the movement. But sometimes

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Tyra Banks’s Master Plan for Top Model Revealed; Of Course It Somehow Involves Harvard Business School

After firing Nigel Barker, Miss J, and Mr. Jay last month, Tyra’s lined up some replacements for the show’s nineteenth, college-themed cycle (there’s your Harvard tie-in!). Model Rob Evans will join Kelly Cutrone at the judging table, and Katy Perry’s stylist, Johnny Wujek, will serve as creative consultant. But that’s

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Vatican and Benetton Don’t Kiss, But Make Up

The clothing brand immediately pulled the image of Pope Benedict XVI kissing imam Ahmed Mohamed El-Tayeb from its "Unhate" campaign last year and issued an apology. But in order to settle a lingering lawsuit, Benetton agreed to make a "small but effective" donation to a Catholic charity and said it

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Tomoko Ogura is Now Barneys’s Senior Fashion Director

Ogura, who was previously fashion director of women’s Co-op, will now report to Daniella Vitale, chief merchant and executive vice-president. The recently departed Amanda Brooks also reported to Vitale, and Brooks’s title was "vice-president and fashion director," so you can come to your own conclusions — no one’s using the

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