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Lea Michele attended Billboard's Women In Music awards in New York last night, where she wore a strapless white Giorgio Armani dress with futuristic ruffles orbiting the skirt. The stiff tiers look like they would be crushed easily, so we hope Michele didn't have to do too much sitting that night.
What do you think of her architectural frock?
Bleecker Street, that outdoor mall nestled in Greenwich Village, is now New York City's third most expensive retail strip, trailing slightly behind Madison and Fifth Avenue. Earlier this week, a property housing Burberry and Michael Kors storefronts sold for $34 million, making it the city's third highest retail deal since 2003. Not even London's Bond Street or the Champs-Élysées in Paris can top the prices Bleecker Street commands. [Racked NY]
In other words, it's about 30 degrees warmer in Miami. Look at all those people frolicking outdoors with bare arms!
Photo: Courtesy of T magazine
For her debut issue at the helm of T, Sally Singer put Mick Jagger on the cover, explaining that the magazine is less fashion-focused now: “Not everyone who gets T is a devout follower of fashion," she told WWD. Even though it's the magazine's holiday issue, a title that's usually an excuse for jam-packing a publication full of products to buy while raking in advertising dollars, Singer will not be a slave to such inanities.
Natalia Vodianova was one of Russia's delegated representatives to help snag the bid for the 2018 World Cup, which was declared yesterday. She rolled up to the announcement ceremony in a tight leopard-print dress and looked genuinely overjoyed when her country was called out. She'll reportedly take part in a nationwide effort to prepare Russia's cities for the event. [Modelinia]
It's only $25 and comes in a gold-shoe bottle, available exclusively on yoox.com. Yet it comes with this note of caution: "This object isn't a traditional perfume bottle and must be handled with extreme care for it is extremely fragile. It could easily break into sharp fragments. Keep out of reach of children." But! ADR promises it smells like Christmas. [Yoox]
Photo: Courtesy of Harper's Bazaar
MAKEUP
• Jennifer Lopez has been named the global ambassador of L’Oréal Paris, which means she will star in their 2011 television ad campaigns, which were filmed last month. [StyleWatch/People]
• Jacques Levy, the president and chief executive officer of Sephora Worldwide, is reportedly stepping down from his position at the end of December. He’ll probably stay on as a consultant until the company finds a replacement. [WWD]
• Katy Perry’s pout was bejeweled with 150 red Swarovski crystals for the cover of Harper’s Bazaar’s December issue. [StyleWatch/People]
Happy news, everyone: Gisele wants more babies! She recently gushed about her son Benjamin and stepson Jack and how well they get along, prompting the public to just fathom the happiness more spawn would bring into her life.
"I want more kids for sure but I don't know when," Bundchen said. "Right now I have my hands full! I'm feeling very lucky. For Benjamin, his big brother is his hero. Jack comes in and Benjamin has a big smile. He wants to follow him around. Anything he does, he's just in awe of him like, 'Oh my God!'"
Yeah, because his parents — who shoot swimwear campaigns two months after giving birth and whose hair thinning is a topic of national intrigue — can just be so embarrassing sometimes.
Supermodel Stepmother [Vogue UK]
At Michael Kors's pre-fall collection yesterday, the designer bemoaned the season's name, which he blames for its lack of popularity. People just skip over pre-fall and go right to fall/winter clothes, he complained: “You see everyone in the front row bundled in furs and tweeds in September and it looks insane!" Resort collections, on the other hand, sell well because the name sounds appealing. "Everyone knows now that resort is important, but because the name 'pre-fall' is so ugly no one wants to acknowledge that these are the clothes you actually put in your closet." [Elle]
Thanks to last week's holiday hiatus, there's a whole two weeks' worth of street-style snapshots to pore over today, which made it particularly difficult to choose the standouts. Of course, this means they're extra-great this week: Witness a red-lipped Coco Rocha in Paris, captured by Stockholm StreetStyle (shown), and Altamira's shot of Constance Jablonski. Other favorites include Aileen Belmonte's butter-yellow shirtdress on Chictopia and an unidentified woman in her blanket turned scarf on Glam Canyon. Click ahead to see them all.
Mickey Drexler
J.Crew has been slapped with two lawsuits since announcing plans to go private, and at least seventeen law firms are known to be investigating the deal, according to WWD. Such investigations are to be expected when big companies make these kinds of deals and may not ultimately mean anything. But the chief complaints in the suits filed so far are that J.Crew and its board members helped each other breach fiduciary duty. The suits also cite conflicts with the deal since Goldman Sachs and Bank of America Merrill Lynch are already among J.Crews creditors but also provided financing to the firms in on the deal.
EVENTS
STARTING TOMORROW
• Meet designer Monique Pean and shop her latest designs at Barneys. 660 Madison Ave., nr. 61st St. (212-826-8900); noon–4.
• Alexandra Grecco is offering discounts on holiday dresses and headbands at Dalaga. 150 Franklin St., nr. Greenpoint Ave., Greenpoint (718-389-4049); noon–8.
• Scoop is hosting a holiday shopping party, featuring exclusive vintage jewelry. Lynda Greenblatt, the fashion director of Inherited Chic, and Michael Macko, the editor-at-large of Valet Magazine, will be on hand to help shoppers pick out gifts. 230 W. 14th St., nr. Washington St. (212-929-1244); 2–5.
• Cynthia Rowley is hosting a Bonobos holiday shop-in-shop. Guests can enjoy cocktails and hand-rolled cigars from La Rosa Cubana Cigars. 376 Bleecker St., nr. Perry St., (212-242-3803); 2–5.
• The Shiny Squirrel is hosting a mobile pop-up shop, featuring designers like Digby and Iona, Species by the Thousands, Of a Kind, and more. Their shop will be parked at three stores, including the Brooklyn Circus, Life: Curated, and the 3rd Ward Gift Show. See the schedule at Brooklyn Based.
A 24-minute behind-the-scenes video of Karl Lagerfeld's shoot of the 2011 Pirelli calendar, in which models portray ancient Greek and Roman gods, may be one of the most fascinating pieces of fashion film footage we've seen. Highlights include:
1. Expansive views of Karl's Paris studio, the walls of which are filled with so many books that it hurts the brain to imagine what he'd have to do if he ever found a bedbug.
2. Abbey Lee Kershaw speaking about Karl, especially when she calls him "the Einstein of high fashion."
3. Daria Werbowy pontificating about models. "We're kind of unearthly human beings," she says. No shit.
If he is in fact the chosen one, don't expect any surprises from British designer Bruce Oldfield's dress for Kate Middleton. Though he came of age at a time when London was positively roiling with counterculture (he graduated from Central St. Martins in 1973 along with Katherine Hamnett), he's always been unapologetic about his very traditional approach: luxe fabrics, conservative cuts, glamorous clients of a certain age (Joan Collins is also a big Oldfield fan). He doesn't do runway, operates a shop in a very exclusive neighborhood of London, and bemoans the lack of elegance in the current generation. "It's gone, hasn't it?" he said to the U.K.'s Daily Mail in 2008. "We've sort of lost it ... I don't know why it's happened, but in a way it's become an age thing. I can think of a lot of women clients of mine who are well into their fifties or sixties who are still quintessentially very elegant ... but there don't seem to be any role models among the younger women.'"
Until now, of course.
The January cover of British Harper's Bazaar features a rouge-lipped Emily Blunt wearing one of Tom Ford's new designs (you can see a full-length image of Karen Elson modeling it for next month's Vogue here). Up close, the dress looks even softer, furrier, and almost Cookie Monster–esque. The issue hits newsstands on December 6. [Harper's Bazaar UK]
Clockwise from left: Striped and Tartan Ties by Rag & Bone, Mae Dress by Alpinestars by Denise Focil, Givenchy Le Prisme Collector Sparkling Powder, Snakeskin-Print Wedges by Jean-Michel Cazabat, and Long-Sleeve T-Shirts by Unis.Photo: Photo: AJ Wilhelm and courtesy of Alpinestars
If our exhaustive Holiday Guide left you wanting more gift ideas — with Hanukkah upon us and all — look no further! In our Not-So-Last-Minute Gift Guide, we sent six tastemakers into three store-packed neighborhoods to shop for everyone on their lists in three hours or less. Luckily, Creatures of Comfort owner Jade Lai, Old Village Hall owner Scott Hill, Salon 94 founder Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, interior architect Henry Mitchell, Partners & Spade co-owner Anthony Sperduti, and Hester Street Fair founder Suchin Pak were up for the challenge. They returned from Soho, the Upper East Side, and Williamsburg with fantastic finds at every price point. To round out their picks, we hunted down additional great presents in the same areas. Click ahead to check out a few of their picks along with our favorites of the bunch.
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A few months ago the Italian government announced that they wanted to find a corporate sponsor to pay to renovate their Colosseum in Rome since they didn't have enough money to do it. Enter Tod's — the Italian fashion label known for classic driving loafers and handbags and that also sells a $4,900 alligator iPad case — which has decided to be that monumental savior. Tod's president, Diego Della Valle, said, "We believe that because the Tod’s Group is a strong global representative of ‘Made in Italy,’ it is both an honor and our duty to contribute to the support of our country’s image and credibility, as well as its cultural heritage." It's unclear if Tod's will reap any physical rewards from this in terms of signage on the building or something, but maybe tour guides can tell visitors their visit was made possible by ... Tod's.
Tod's to fund the renovation of the Colosseum in Rome! [Grazia UK]
Update: A Tod's rep informs us that the company has only submitted a bid to fund the project but has not landed it yet, contrary to reports.
Rosen is reportedly heading an investment company that would buy the 45 percent stake in the label currently held by Permira, the company that owns Valentino. Things looked suspicious when he was spotted at Proenza's table at a fashion gala awhile back, because you know business is going down when people like that eat together. Proenza designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez own the remaining 55 percent stake with their CEO, Shirley Cook. [WWD]
Inès de la Fressange in Chanel's spring 2011 show.Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
• Inès de la Fressange on shooting Chanel’s spring-summer advertising campaign, which happened on a rare cold, cloudy day in Saint-Tropez last month: “Suddenly — and this must be the power of Chanel — the sun came out,” she said. [WWD]
• Kate Moss’s ex-boyfriend Pete Doherty launched a jewelry line called Albion Trinketry, which consists of fifteen pieces of unisex rings, pendants, necklaces, and bracelets that he created with Hannah Martin, who formerly worked for Cartier. [Style.com]
• Viktor & Rolf designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren touch pinkie to pinkie when they fly, out of superstition. Also, they’re shooting an ad campaign for their fourth fragrance, but they won’t talk about it because they think speaking about things in advance is bad luck. [WWD]
• Naomi Campbell has been on her best behavior at Art Basel. According to a witness, she gave up her chair for Julian Schnabel at Tony Shafrazi's dinner party: "She jumped out of her seat to kiss him hello, then moved to another seat so he could sit next to Shafrazi." [Page Six/NYP]
• The 2011 CFDA Fashion Awards are scheduled for Monday, June 6, at Alice Tully Hall, and nominees will be unveiled in March. [WWD]
Plus, Tory Burch is opening a fancy new store on Madison Avenue.
Wednesday night, Conan O'Brien professed his love of jeggings to Tim Gunn, who clearly disapproved but informed Conan that men wear them as well. Conan then suggested he wear them to host a show one night, to Gunn's further disapproval. Attention-seeking late-night-talk-show host that he is, he obviously made good on the threat, wearing man jeggings — or meggings — for his following show. One poor PA must have run to every Forever 21 in the state to get Conan such a dramatically sandblasted pair, which really brought out the shape of his thighs. Not that anyone was curious about that to begin with, but whatever. Watch Conan strut around in meggings in the video.
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