Mister LeRoy's Fashion News

First Issues

2011-11-11T05:45:00.001-08:00

1892 VOGUE
1944 seventeen
1957 GQ

Heidi Klum’s Halloween costume

2011-11-03T06:00:00.000-07:00

A career in Fashion

2011-10-15T03:40:00.000-07:00

Chelsea Settles is a typical 23-year-old recent college graduate who has hopes and dreams of pursuing a career in fashion in glamorous Los Angeles. But achieving your dreams is not as easy as it seems when you live in a small town outside of Pittsburgh, have a mother with severe medical conditions, a long distance boyfriend who’s not always there when you need him, and struggle with your weight of 324 pounds. Chelsea’s decision to move across the country is not without reservations. With a severely diabetic mom who has been in and out of hospitals for years and in need of kidney and pancreas transplants, to a boyfriend who would rather Chelsea follow him in his military pursuits instead of fulfilling her dreams of making a life for herself in L.A., she grapples with making one of the most difficult choices she’s ever had to make. Not only is moving to L.A. a chance for Chelsea to jumpstart a career in the fashion world, but also an opportunity to expand her social life by confronting the social phobias that have been holding her back and to take control of her weight in effort to get healthy. In the end, she stays true to herself and commits to the move. After arriving on the West Coast, Chelsea must deal with the stresses that typically come with relocating to a new city – stresses that can make transitioning to a healthier lifestyle even more difficult. From moving into a new place and having a roommate for the first time to finding a job, committing to a trainer, and getting a first-hand look at the L.A. social scene – Chelsea quickly realizes that her new environment may not be everything she thought or hoped. - MTV Press

Even good reality television can be a bit unreal
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11288/1182242-67-0.stm?cmpid=HBEHTML#ixzz1aqXKMKR0

Pushing the Boundaries of Style

2011-08-18T09:01:00.001-07:00

Ouigi Theodore

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/18/fashion/pushing-the-boundaries-of-black-style.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210

Abercrombie & Fitch Pays 'The Situation' to Stay Away From Its Brand

2011-08-18T08:54:00.000-07:00

http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/af-aims-for-a-jersey-shore-deal-5069959

Punk Boys Halloween Costume

2011-08-18T08:51:00.000-07:00

Boys of Summer

2011-08-15T05:31:00.001-07:00

Natalie Portman

2011-08-15T05:28:00.000-07:00

Harper's Bazaar UK points out that a new Dior ad featuring Natalie Portman has dropped. In it, the actress shows off her flawless complexion for the Diorskin Forever campaign. Portman, also the face of Miss Dior Cherie perfume, presumably severed ties with the fashion house and its cosmetics line back in March, after its head designer John Galliano's "I love Hitler" rant surfaced. At the time, she told the New York Times, "I am deeply shocked and disgusted by the video of John Galliano's comments that surfaced today. In light of this video, and as an individual who is proud to be Jewish, I will not be associated with Mr. Galliano in any way." The newspaper added, "it was not known how Ms. Portman's contract with Dior might be affected" -- making it all the more interesting that this new image was released. Does Portman know about this? Is it her last ad for Dior? When was it shot? So many questions and so few answers. - The Huffington Post

http://www.harpersbazaar.co.uk/beauty-health/news/natalie-portman-for-diorskin-293

We will be getting married privately

2011-08-05T08:32:00.000-07:00

Michael Kors and his longtime partner, Lance LePere, are finally tying the knot. They've known each other since 1990, when LePere joined the designer's company as an intern and live in the West Village. They were spotted by Life & Style at the city clerk's office in Manhattan on Wednesday. A rep for the "Project Runway" judge confirmed the couple had received their license. Kors told us in a statement, "Lance and I are very excited to finally be able to have the opportunity to marry in our home state after many years together. We have no plans for a major party, but we will be getting married privately." - NY Post

Mattel must pay MGA $310 million in Bratz case

2011-08-05T08:30:00.001-07:00

A judge awards punitive damages and attorneys' fees and costs on top of a jury award. 'I feel vindicated and I'm very excited,' MGA chief Isaac Larian says.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-mattel-bratz-20110805,0,4874904.story

Police tell man he can't wear his bunny suit in public because it scares children

2011-08-03T09:50:00.000-07:00

Put up your ears and step out of the suit. Idaho police have told a 34-year-old man to stop wearing a bunny suit in public because it has frightened the neighbors' kids. One woman called cops after she said she spotted William Falkingham dressed in the plush costume, peeking at her son from behind a tree and pointing his finger like a gun. When cops questioned other neighbors in Idaho Falls, they found several "who expressed that they were greatly disturbed by Falkingham and his bunny suit," a police report stated. Some neighbors said Falkingham sometimes wears a tutu with the suit. Falkingham told cops that "he enjoys wearing the suit," but he understood his neighbors' concerns. At least one neighbor, Deborah Colson, has hopped to Falkingham's defense. "He's got the bunny outfit, a cowboy suit and a ballerina dress but you don't see him except in his backyard," she said. "He's never done anything wrong but wear his little suits in the background," she said. "He's got a strange lifestyle at home but we all do weird things at home. It makes me so sad." - Daily News

Arnold Scaasi and Parker Ladd

2011-07-29T06:39:00.000-07:00

After a whirlwind romance of 50 — that’s right, 50 — years, fashion designer Arnold Scaasi and retired publishing executive Parker Ladd are gittin’ hitched. The ceremony will take place in New York — where same-sex marriage becomes legal today — at 5 p.m. Tuesday in front of a judge and two witnesses, Glendina West and Michael Selleck. So what does the fashion designer to the stars wear when the spotlight is on the other foot, so to speak? “I’m wearing a navy blue suit with a pink-and-white striped shirt and a pink tie,” Arnold said. Parker’s wearing white flannel pants and a navy blue blazer. Veddy Palm Beach. So, why now? — other than because they can — we asked. “It’s been 50 years,” Arnold said. “We’ve waited long enough.” - SHANNON DONNELLY, Palm Beach Daily News

Fashionistas, socials and even a convicted media baron came to Le Cirque Tuesday for the wedding of Arnold Scaasi and Parker Ladd, who have been together 50 years. Guests including Martha Stewart, Tory Burch, Mica Ertegun, Alfred and Judy Taubman, Arlene Dahl, Marc Rosen, Iris Love and First Deputy Mayor Patricia E. Harris were given postcards depicting the couple a half-century ago in Capri. But the real eye-turner was Conrad Black, who's due back in federal prison in September to complete his sentence for fraud. Bill Cunningham and Patrick McMullan photographed the cocktail party and a smaller dinner for 20. - PAGE SIX, The NY Post

Alexander McQueen's Suicide Note: "Please Look After My Dogs."

2011-07-27T03:09:00.000-07:00

Wednesday, April 28, 2010, by Danica Lo, RACKEDWe just spent the last hour tearing our apartment apart looking for these images of McQueen's Dogs, which appeared in the winter-spring 2008-2009 issue of Arena Homme+. Photographs by Shari Hatt.Alexander McQueen's Will Made Public, Fashion Designer Leaves £50,000 to Dogs, Thousands More to Animal Charities
LONDON — Fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who committed suicide in February last year, left £50,000 of his £16 million fortune to his beloved pet dogs, details of his will released Tuesday showed. McQueen, who found huge success with his provocative designs, left the equivalent of $82,000 or 56,500 euros to ensure his dogs were pampered after he was gone. The will, seen by AFP and originally released after a request from Britain’s Press Association news agency, said £50,000 was being left “for the upkeep and maintenance of my dog or dogs so long as my dog or dogs shall live.” He left behind three dogs called Minter, Juice and Callum, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported. Four charities — HIV and sexual health charity The Terence Higgins Trust, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, the London Buddhist Centre and animal welfare charity Blue Cross — each received £100,000 [~$165,000 USD]. - Google News

Hoodies made from recycled sex dolls

2011-07-16T10:02:00.000-07:00

2011-07-14T16:24:00.001-07:00

Lashisse from Molly Sims

Harvey Weinstein to Drop Halston Fashion Brand

2011-07-14T05:35:00.000-07:00

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/harvey-weinstein-drop-halston-fashion-210884?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Compose%20-%20breaking_news_500px%20(45)%20(1)&utm_content=

SUZY MENKES

2011-07-08T05:21:00.000-07:00

Fashion as Art?Since the seminal book “Marketing Culture and the Arts” by François Colbert, a Canadian professor, appeared in the late 1990s, there is no doubt that fashion has become the big winner and its exhibitions money spinners.
Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/fashion/is-fashion-really-museum-art.html

Kate Moss & Jamie Hince Married

2011-07-02T03:46:00.001-07:00

Judith G. Klausner

2011-06-30T04:39:00.000-07:00

Classical portraits carved into Oreo cookie cream filling.

PARIS

2011-06-30T04:32:00.001-07:00

Bird of paradise prints on shirts and skirts at Givenchy.

Johnny Weir

2011-06-26T05:14:00.000-07:00

Johnny Weir is the new face of MAC Cosmetics. The Olympic figure skater will star in the ad campaign for the 2011 holiday collection, Glitter and Ice. Weir was in Miami earlier this month shooting promotional materials for the cosmetic line, which he uses during competi tion. MAC has previously signed Elton John and the drag queen RuPaul as ambas sadors. Weir is sitting out the 2011-2012 ice-skating season to oversee his nonskating ven tures, including the MAC deal, his dress line and a reality show, "Be Good Johnny Weir," on Sundance Channel. - NY Post

Miss California Wins Miss USA

2011-06-20T06:41:00.000-07:00

Alyssa Campanella, the 21-year-old Miss California, won the Miss USA pageant Sunday night after fielding a question about medical marijuana. "I'm not sure if it should be legalized, if it would really affect, with the drug war," she said in her winning answer. "I mean, it's abused today, unfortunately, so that's the only reason why I would kind of be a little bit against it, but medically it's OK." Campanella is a self-described “history geek” and fan of Star Wars. She will represent the United States at Miss Universe in September. - DB via AP

Li Xiaofeng

2011-06-11T07:31:00.001-07:00

Li Xiaofeng is an artist from Beijing who takes shards of traditional ceramics from the song, ming, yuan and qing dynasties, sews them together on a leather undergarment and thereby creates a new kind of fashion. - Nini Baseema

Karen Elson & Jack White Divorce

2011-06-11T05:17:00.001-07:00

Carine Roitfeld

2011-05-06T04:40:00.001-07:00

Former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld will return to magazines in September. We hear Roitfeld will work on a cover story and fashion spread for V magazine. Roitfeld has collaborated with the magazine for several issues, with partners including Mario Testino and Karl Lagerfeld. Since leaving French Vogue she has said she wanted to work on various freelance fashion projects; Roitfeld is also styling the fall catalog and ad campaign for Barneys. - NY Post

Shala Moradi

2011-04-28T02:28:00.000-07:00

Kate Middleton's bridal gown won't be hers alone for long. The minute the princess-to-be arrives at the steps of Westminster Abbey, a designer watching the royal wedding on TV on Long Island will put pen to paper and begin a mad scramble to knock off the dress-seen-round-the-world for sale to the masses. The ceremony will still be in full swing as Shala Moradi -- head designer of the Garment District dressmaker Faviana -- sets in motion the frantic job of getting their version of the gown to stores within weeks. It's a grueling process. Moradi's alarm will buzz at 4 a.m. Friday, the day of the wedding. She'll grab a cup of tea, and watch television while still in her bathrobe -- anxious for that crucial first glimpse when Middleton steps out of her Rolls-Royce Phantom to enter the church. "I don't get nervous. But it's a little bit of pressure with the timing," said Moradi, who has designed spinoffs of must-have dresses everywhere, from the Oscars to Chelsea Clinton's wedding. First, she'll figure out two crucial details -- fabric choice and silhouette. After making a rough sketch at home, it's off to Faviana's 17th-floor showroom on Seventh Avenue, via the Long Island Rail Road, to begin making a sample. During the commute, Moradi will be fielding calls from her assistants, pattern makers and marketing team. Her two sons, who work in the family business, will sit next to her on the train, pulling up by-the-minute Middleton pics on their iPads to get a close look at the design elements of her gown. Once at work, employees will be dispatched all over the Garment District to buy the fabric, beading, trims, and any necessary materials to make the dress. Their version will likely cost less than $2,000 and will be sold online and in department stores. "When it's a special event like this, there's an excitement in the office," Moradi said. Her dress won't be an exact replica of the royal bride's, whose gown will likely have a huge train -- far too fussy for non-princess brides. By the end of the weekend, Moradi's company will have all of the details ironed out and a finished sample, which they'll ship to China for production. "Depending on the style, it should hit the market within eight weeks," said her son Navid Moradi, the company's president. The dash to get out a dress isn't unusual for Faviana, who are known for spinning out "inspired dresses" worn by celebs such as Angelina Jolie and Taylor Swift. But the demand and the rush for a Middleton lookalike gown beats anything in recent history. "This is going to exceed by far any order that we've done," said Navid Moradi. - NY Post EXCLUSIVE

Magnum Ice Cream

2011-04-25T03:56:00.000-07:00

Only one man keeps Anna Wintour waiting. The Vogue editor-in-chief sat patiently alone for 15 minutes at the IAC building for Karl Lagerfeld while he worked a press line to promote the three-part short film series he shot for the US launch of Magnum ice cream. The Chanel creative director then joined Wintour in a VIP section at the party Thursday night along with Chanel-clad Rachel Bilson, who appears in the films, and Lagerfeld's ridiculously good-looking bodyguard, Sebastien Jondeau. Our spy said, "Anna was there to support Karl and seemed happy and relaxed waiting for him. Nobody approached her." It was a short visit here for Lagerfeld, who arrived on his private jet from Paris late Wednesday, bumping into his friend and fellow icon Valentino on the tarmac at Teterboro amid a flurry of luxury suitcases and handsome entourages. Lagerfeld jetted out early yesterday, but not before again bumping into Valentino, who was boarding his own jet to spend Easter in St. Barts. - NY Post

Witch's Egg

2011-04-24T16:56:00.000-07:00

Nigella Lawson wears a burkini

2011-04-20T06:22:00.000-07:00

Nigella Lawson at Bondi Beach in Australia with friend Maria McErlane
"Nigella was protecting herself from sunburn, nothing more than that," said her spokesman. Miss Lawson purchased the burkini from Islamic swimwear company Modestly Active. - The Telegraph
http://www.modestlyactive.com/

Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff

2011-04-20T06:21:00.000-07:00

Twin brothers who were once boyishly handsome TV stars in France have undergone so much plastic surgery that they’re nearly unrecognizable. Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff, now 60, had chin implants, cheek implants, botox and fillers. - Daily Mail

Hand-stitched Vogue magazines by Inge Jacobsen

2011-04-13T05:14:00.001-07:00

Elle MacPherson will host “Fashion Star”

2011-04-04T03:10:00.001-07:00

Theda Bera

2011-03-12T16:09:00.001-08:00

Thomas Lachin

2011-03-12T16:05:00.001-08:00

PETROU\MAN

2011-03-12T15:57:00.000-08:00

http://petrouman.com/PETROUMAN/PETROUMAN.html

Zac Efron APC

2011-03-08T02:58:00.001-08:00

Nancy Macdonell - Along with your much-loved classic denim, you’re also doing a line called Butler Jeans. Can you tell us about that?
Jean Touitou - Some people who buy our jeans only want to wear them when they’re pristine. When they start to fade or get holes in them, they don’t wear them anymore. So you can bring them back to the store and get a new pair of jeans at cost. We take the old jeans and wash them, mend them, mark them with the initials of the person who wore them, and sell them. No matter how much money you invest in machines, jeans always look better when they’ve been broken in by a human being. I call them the Butler Jeans because in the 19th century, English aristocrats would have their butlers wear their new clothes before they did, so they wouldn’t look nouveau riche.

Josephine Meckseper Salma Hayek Melvin Sokolsky

2011-03-05T02:56:00.001-08:00

Christophe Decarnin

2011-03-05T02:41:00.000-08:00

Balmain designer Christophe Decarnin’s failure to appear at his own fashion show on Thursday has sparked rumors that he's checked into a mental hospital. - Isabel Wilkinson

Ashley Harlan

2011-03-01T03:20:00.001-08:00

Marina Abramovic & Ricardo Tisci

2011-03-01T02:56:00.000-08:00

John Galliano arrested for alleged antisemitism

2011-02-26T06:53:00.000-08:00

Fashion designer John Galliano has been arrested in Paris after allegedly making antisemitic remarks. French police officials told AFP that the British designer was taken into custody for “minor violence”. Mr Galliano, the chief designer for fashion house Dior, was said to have accosted a couple while they were eating at a café in Paris’ Marais district. police spokesman said witnesses reported that Mr Galliano had “sworn heavily” and used “anti-Jewish insults” before he attacked the couple. The designer has been released pending charges but the spokesman said it was unclear what had prompted the incident. - Jennifer Lipman THE JEWISH CHRONICLE

Galliano responded by bringing a suit for "defamation" against the couple, his lawyer Stephane Zerbib said late Friday, just days before Paris Fashion Week starts. Galliano's lawyer told AFP the designer "formally denies the accusations of anti-Semitism made against him." - Charles Onians AP

Ah, the sidewalks of New York fashion! How many dead bodies can you walk on?

2011-02-17T03:54:00.000-08:00

By CATHY HORYN, The New York TimesOSCAR DE LA RENTA A shearling coat with Moroccan crewelwork over chiffon and tulle.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/fashion/17REVIEW.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210

AMERICAN VOICES

2011-02-17T03:46:00.001-08:00

Clothing Prices Expected To Rise 10%
Retail clothing prices, which have dropped over the past decade, may soon spike by 10 percent percent as the cost of cotton reaches record highs.
What do you think?Esther Stroughter Junction Maker "You don't scare me, clothing. You need me. You depend on me." Dwayne Echlin Numerical Control Machine Operator "Wow. I've been looking for a reason to justify my increased promiscuity."Horatio Segal Systems Analyst "I would blame this on Big Cotton, but that's my cat's name, and I know my pussy didn't do it, either."
- The Onion

Emmanuelle Alt

2011-02-10T03:47:00.001-08:00

Ms. Alt with Jonathan Newhouse, chief executive of Condé Nast International.Emmanuelle Alt's friendship with Carine Roitfeld has not survived. Both women said they were no longer speaking. Neither would reveal the reasons. - Cathy Horyn, THE NEW YORK TIMES

Age Gain Now Empathy System

2011-02-08T04:40:00.000-08:00

The age-empathy suit comes from the M.I.T. AgeLab, where researchers designed Agnes to help product designers and marketers better understand older adults and create innovative products for them.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/business/06aging.html?_r=1&ref=todayspaper&pagewanted=all

"History of Models"

2011-02-05T05:24:00.001-08:00

Paulina Porizkova by ~vielendank Traditional Art / Drawings / Portraits & Figures ©2006-2011 ~vielendank Tools : charcoal, pencil 8B, paper stumpFormer model Paulina Porizkova says she never gets invited to fashion shows anymore. "I can't get tickets," she told Page Six, saying that the last time she's been to a show was two years ago. "Ever since then, I haven't bothered to try. But sitting in front of the stage watching the girls is too hard to watch. It's like actors watching other actors work -- you either get jealous, or you get mortified for them." Porizkova will join Lauren Hutton, Jessica White, Heidi Klum and other mannequins in a documentary, Modelinia's "History of Models," premiering Thursday on NYC Life.

The Princess Industrial Complex

2011-01-31T04:45:00.001-08:00

ANNIE MURPHY PAUL
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/books/review/Paul-t.html

TCM - Trench Coat Mafia

2011-01-23T10:56:00.000-08:00

2011-01-23T04:28:00.000-08:00

Are Venus Williams' Tennis Outfits a Distraction?

2011-01-23T04:25:00.000-08:00

She might be sending the wrong message with her wild style. - Deron Snyder
Read more:
http://www.theroot.com/views/are-venus-williams-tennis-outfits-distraction

2011-01-22T10:03:00.001-08:00

"Legend of Tsvetnoy."

2011-01-22T06:20:00.000-08:00

Vladimir Doronin's apartment building

Thom Browne for Moncler.

2011-01-21T05:04:00.001-08:00

Lola Falana

2011-01-19T15:04:00.001-08:00

2011-01-19T15:03:00.001-08:00

2011-01-18T10:16:00.001-08:00

JPW3, Butchy Fuego, and Sean Townley

2011-01-18T10:15:00.000-08:00

Nicholas Darmstaedter, Jacob Kovner, and Matthew Ziering

Justin Bieber

2011-01-18T05:27:00.000-08:00

Teen sensation Justin Bieber plans to open his own clothing store at Los Angeles' upmarket outdoor shopping center The Grove. The team behind the Kardashians' new Las Vegas store, Khaos, was helping the pint-size pop star with the concept for his shop, RadarOnline reported Monday. Under the plans, Beliebers would be able to buy sneakers, skateboards, toys ... and even Bieber-branded lollipops, according to the report. "They want to have everything Justin Bieber," an insider was quoted as saying. The 16 year old already designed a nail polish line for Nicole by OPI and launched an assortment of fragrance-infused accessories. -NY Post

Hu Jintao by LeRoy More Hole

2011-01-17T08:24:00.001-08:00

Sandra Sui

2011-01-17T08:21:00.000-08:00

Suspects sought in Oakland bank robbery

2011-01-16T04:56:00.000-08:00

Police are looking for two robbery suspects who they said walked into a Northwest Savings Bank in Oakland Saturday afternoon armed with semi-automatic guns and fled with an undetermined amount of cash. According to city police, two men wearing masks entered the bank at 211 N. Craig St. shortly after noon, demanded money from the tellers and left the bank with the cash. They ran behind Little Nipper's Pizzeria, at 216 N. Craig, where they climbed a fence and got into a tan or cream-colored Cadillac, which fled the scene, police said. A gun and an exploded dye pack were found behind the pizzeria, police said. Police described one of the suspects as about 30 years old, 5-foot-8, weighing about 160 pounds. He was wearing a blue sweatshirt, dark hoodie and a dark blue mask, police said. The second suspect is 30 years old, 6-foot-1, 180 pounds, with a stocky build. He was wearing a dark blue jacket, a brown mask and a black tossel cap. Anyone with information is asked to call Pittsburgh police at 412-323-7151. Callers may remain anonymous.
- Elwin Green

Miss America 2011 - Teresa Scanlan

2011-01-16T04:43:00.000-08:00

LAS VEGAS - A 17-year-old Nebraskan too young to cast a ballot has captured enough votes to win the Miss America crown, kickstarting her hopes of going to law school and eventually becoming a politician. "I want to be there making sure that I stand up for what's right, stand up for integrity and honesty," Teresa Scanlan told The Associated Press on Saturday night after becoming the first Miss America from the Cornhusker State. She won a $50,000 scholarship and a year's reign in one of the most visible positions any young woman could seek. Scanlan captured the hearts of seven judges after a night of playing the piano, walking across a Las Vegas stage in a white gown and black bikini, and saying security trumps the public's right to knowledge when it comes to government leaks. She said she'll register to vote as an independent after turning 18 next month, and work toward her goals by going to law school and perhaps becoming a prosecutor, then judge. "At this point, attorneys and politicians are looked down on and have terrible reputations for being greedy and power hungry and I really think it's important for people who have their heart and mind in the right place get into those powerful positions," Scanlan told the AP. "When I talk to kids my age, I don't find very many who are interested in that, because many are just turned off to the idea," she said. "I think it's important that we get a lot more of my generation willing to step up and go into those positions." Scanlan beat out 52 beauty queens from other U.S. states, plus Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia.
- OSKAR GARCIA

The Palace Guard

2011-01-15T17:55:00.001-08:00

As Britain's Prime Minister Harold Wilson arrived at the south portico of the White House last week, he may have had a fleeting fancy that he had come to a banana republic or a Balkan kingdom. On hand to greet him were a squad of White House guards caparisoned in Graustarkian dress uniforms festooned with gold braid and nipped at the waist with black leather gunbelts. The black vinyl hats trimmed in gold suggested, by turns, a Ruritanian palace guard, a Belgian customs inspector, and Prince Danilo in The Merry Widow. President Nixon was impressed during his European tour last year by the shakos and braids of the ceremonial guards he encountered. Nixon—who himself wears, somber grays and blues—had his staff order some kitschily elaborate threads for 150 of his White House police from a Washington military tailor. What did the President think of the uniform? "He likes it," reported Press Secretary Ron Ziegler. Some guests may have wondered whether the White House would soon revert to its old name. For a time, in the 19th century, the executive mansion was known as the President's Palace. - TIME Monday, Feb. 09, 1970

Americans expect a certain degree of formality with the presidency but are leery of too much pomp and circumstance. The gold-trimmed tunics and peaked hats struck many Americans as a comical attempt to emulate the trappings of European royalty. The black hat was first to go, replaced by the soft white hat. The entire uniform was abandoned during the mid-1970s. - The Democratic Underground

Galliano

2011-01-14T06:25:00.000-08:00

Wino spills out

2011-01-14T06:16:00.000-08:00

Rehab singer flashes her boobs and looks worse for wear while on holiday in Brazil
- NEWS OF THE WORLD

Brandon Holley Lucky.

2011-01-13T06:09:00.001-08:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/fashion/13LUCKY.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210

The Kiss

2011-01-12T05:15:00.001-08:00

Stephanie Seymour and her son, Peter Brant II

Face-Lift for Met’s Costume Institute

2011-01-12T03:46:00.000-08:00

Jonathan and Lizzie Tisch donated $10 million for a new gallery within the institute.

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/12/arts/design/12costume.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha28

Male model Renato Seabra charged with murder after confession in castration slay of Carlos Castro

2011-01-10T07:08:00.000-08:00

A male model confessed Sunday to killing a gay journalist in a Times Square hotel - and gave cops a twisted explanation of why he sexually mutilated his victim, sources said. Renato Seabra, 20, told cops he used a corkscrew to sever 65-year-old Carlos Castro's genitals as a way to cure the older man of his homosexuality, the police sources said. Seabra was charged with second-degree murder, police said Monday. Seabra and Castro came to New York from their native Portugal and by all accounts were a couple - but Seabra appears unable to admit that, police sources said. "He said he did it to get rid of [Castro's] homosexual demons," one of the police sources said. Police believe the two men had dated for several months, even though Seabra's family insisted the tanned hunk is straight. "My son was not Carlos Castro's lover," Seabra's mother, Odília Pereirinha, told a Portuguese TV station. "From the beginning, he never hid his sexuality, which is heterosexual." Castro was a high-profile gay activist and society columnist in his home country. Seabra's claim to fame was as a pretty boy contestant on a top model reality show. The duo were staying at the InterContinental Hotel since Dec. 29 and hit the town together often, dining and drinking at fancy restaurants, friends said. Whatever the nature of their relationship, this much is certain, cops say: Seabra brutalized his victim and left him to die in a pool of blood. Detectives briefly questioned Seabra on Sunday at the Bellevue Hospital psychiatric ward, where he is in police custody, the sources said. Castro was found dead in his room at the hotel Friday. An autopsy showed Castro died of strangulation and blunt-force trauma to the head. Seabra fled the hotel, but was nabbed at Roosevelt Hospital when he sought treatment for cuts to his face and wrists. Investigators believe he may have tried to kill himself. Castro paid for the couple's trip to New York to celebrate the new year, but detectives believe Seabra killed his gray-haired lover when he refused to take him on an expensive shopping trip. Seabra's mother said her son - whom she described as shy and religious - wasn't capable of such horror. "My son, being a golden boy, who is so good, he didn't do this," she said.
- Rocco Parascandola, Alison Gendar, Erica Pearson and John Lauinger NY Daily News

Andrej Pejic

2011-01-10T07:00:00.001-08:00

2011-01-09T05:03:00.001-08:00

Emmanuelle Alt Named French Vogue's New Editor-In-Chief

2011-01-07T09:05:00.000-08:00

Emmanuelle Alt has been named to succeed Carine Roitfeld as the editor-in-chief of French Vogue, according to Vogue.fr. President of Conde Nast France Xavier Romatet held a press conference on Friday saying that Alt would take the helm on February 1.

Serge Diaghilev

2011-01-07T03:29:00.001-08:00

Serge Diaghilev (variously known as a charlatan, devil, director, dictator, sorcerer, charmer and impresario) who believed himself to be much like the King of Spain,“I do nothing, but I’m indispensable, curious and elusive.”- V&A

Downtown Abbey

2011-01-06T04:31:00.000-08:00

Smells Like 2010

2011-01-06T04:17:00.000-08:00

CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/fashion/06Skin.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210

Andrew Andrew “the iPad D.J.’s”

2011-01-06T03:51:00.001-08:00

Their names are both Andrew, but little else is known about them outside their joint persona. They require journalists to sign an agreement promising not to reveal their last names, initials, ages or places of birth. “It’s the American Dream,” Andrew said. “You leave home and you start anew. It’s Gatsby.”

“They’re an art piece unto themselves,” said Michael Stillman, the owner of Riff Raff’s.
- MICHAEL SCHULMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/fashion/06Andrew.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210

2011-01-06T03:37:00.000-08:00

Andrew Andrew described their pilgrimage to the tomb of the North Korea's Great Leader: Everyone who visits must be in a suit, and when you arrive a special machine cleans your shoes. You go through a maze of antechambers, hearing fantastical stories about the Great Leader’s life. Finally, you arrive at the body, to which you must bow from several angles. “It was, like, the greatest performance piece,” Andrew said. Andrew becomes quiet. “It also addresses the idea that Communism, which is utopia on earth, whenever it’s actually put into practice, fails.” A tear rolled down his cheek. “And it speaks to me more to the inadequacy of human beings, that deep down inside we can’t share. We can’t get along. I do have Communist roots” — he turned to the other Andrew — “Can I say that?” “Yeah,” said Andrew, offering a quiet consent. - MICHAEL SCHULMAN

The Cinderella story is our favorite national myth, the cornerstone of the film industry if not of the Democracy itself. I have seen it enacted on the screen so often that I was now inclined to yawn at it.
- Tennessee Williams The Castrophe of Success

Heyniek

2011-01-05T09:39:00.001-08:00

Colin Bailey with Tiffany models at the Frick Collection

2011-01-04T06:15:00.000-08:00

Johnny Pigozzi

2011-01-04T06:14:00.001-08:00

Marcela Temer

2011-01-04T03:30:00.000-08:00

Swimsuit Designer Sylvie Cachay

2010-12-30T04:59:00.000-08:00

The beautiful swimsuit designer found dead in a bathtub at the swanky Soho House was strangled and drowned, the Medical Examiner's Office ruled yesterday. Sylvie Cachay, 33, was found partially clothed in the overflowing bathtub in her room at the ritzy hotel early on Dec. 9. She was killed by a combination of strangulation and drowning, said an ME spokeswoman. Cachay -- who had attended the Paris School of Art and Design and started the swimsuit line Syla -- had wounds on her neck, bleeding in her eyes and a bite mark on her hand. Her boyfriend, Nick Brooks, whose dad is Oscar-winning songwriter -- and accused rapist -- Joseph Brooks, will likely face upgraded charges of murder. - NY Post

Richie Rich

2010-12-29T10:08:00.000-08:00

DEC 29 2010
A mannequin dressed as party boy Richie Rich was stolen from the Dropout bash at Don Hill's Sunday night. The "deejay" is usually a mannequin dressed up as a celebrity seated behind a laptop computer with a programmed playlist. One partygoer told us, "The crowd" -- including Rich himself -- "was wild and dancing late when two guys apparently rolled the mannequin out the back exit like a drunk date." Organizers were reviewing security tapes to see if they could nab the thieves, but so far, "Richie" hasn't been recovered. A rep for the bar didn't get back to us. - NY Post

IMPORTANT UPDATE
Jan 2 2011
A mannequin dressed as club kid/designer Richie Rich that disappeared from Don Hill's two weeks ago has been found -- with its blond wig missing. We reported that the life-size plastic doll that sits behind the DJ booth was rolled out of the club by two unidentified men during Don Hill's Sunday-night Dropout party, but a source reports that it mysteriously reappeared intact and fully clothed at Don Hill's days later -- except for the wig. The mannequin will be in the DJ booth for the next Dropout party tonight.
- NY Post

Space Suits

2010-12-21T05:41:00.000-08:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/21/science/21spacesuit.html?pagewanted=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=a210

Arianna Huffington

2010-12-21T05:39:00.001-08:00

The Goods: Visit HuffPost Impact's Online Store for Shopping With a Higher PurposeRead more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/the-goods-visit-huffpost-_b_798614.html?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=122010&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BlogEntry&utm_term=Daily+Brief

Carine Roitfeld

2010-12-18T05:07:00.000-08:00

PARIS - Paris Vogue says its editor-in-chief, Carine Roitfeld, has decided to leave after a 10-year tenure in which the French fashion monthly became "a worldwide reference and indispensable magazine." Under Roitfeld, French Vogue has lived up to its reputation for pushing the envelope and has continued to be much edgier than its more commercial U.S. counterpart, with lots of nudes and sometimes overtly sex-seeped or disturbing spreads. Roitfeld made waves with a recent shoot that featured supermodel Lara Stone in blackface, for example.
- Associated Press

Elle Fanning

2010-12-12T05:27:00.001-08:00

Honeysuckle

2010-12-11T07:57:00.000-08:00

Winnie Truong

2010-12-10T06:52:00.000-08:00

http://www.winnietruong.com/index.html

2010-12-09T05:54:00.001-08:00

DecorMyEyes

2010-11-30T05:49:00.001-08:00

Russian-born Brooklyn businessman Vitaly Borker, who runs the Internet eyewear site DecorMyEyes, has a strange approach to customer service. When someone is unhappy with their purchase, he berates them over the telephone and sends them harassing emails. Hundreds of his clients have written scathing reviews of his site, disputed his charges on their credit cards, and reported him to government officials. But Borker wants it that way, because he’s discovered that all of the online outrage boosts his Google ranking and multiplies his profits. New shoppers rarely bother to look up customer reviews, and some of them have ended up with Borker sending them photos of their houses and threatening to kill them.
- DBeast
A Bully Finds a Pulpit on the Web DAVID SEGAL NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/business/28borker.html

NAAG

2010-11-30T05:30:00.000-08:00

Agyness Deyn has started an online magazine called NAAG
http://www.naag.com/

Rima Fakih & Davina Reeves

2010-11-27T11:14:00.000-08:00

There was one beauty queen too many at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade when uninvited Miss New York Davina Reeves crashed Miss USA Rima Fakih's float. Reeves, wearing her Miss New York sash and crown, managed to claw her way onto Fakih's float, and began enthusiastically signing autographs and waving to the crowd as the parade got under way. Reeves hitched a ride for five blocks before Fakih's horrified handlers managed to persuade parade organizers to boot her pageant rival off the float. Our source said, "It was like a scene out of 'Miss Congeniality.' Miss New York somehow managed to get through security and get herself onto Miss USA's 'Pep Rally' float. "The real queen, Rima Fakih, kept her cool and her claws in. She gently spoke to Miss New York while Rima's handler feverishly worked his iPhone to see why the uninvited extra queen was standing side by side with the reigning Miss USA," the source said. "Beneath the fixed smiles, handlers realized this wasn't going to work as Miss New York began trying to hog the limelight. Finally, five blocks into the route, parade officials and the float manager politely asked her to leave, and she was helped down before disappearing into the crowd." Paula Shugart, president of the Miss Universe Organization, parent of Miss USA, said, "Miss New York wasn't invited and nobody had any idea how she got on the float. She turned up in full pageant regalia, and she was initially asked to take off her crown so not to outshine Miss USA. Then, five blocks into the parade route, she was asked to leave. " Fakih, previously Miss Michigan, beat Austin native Reeves and a host of other beauties to be crowned Miss USA 2010 in May. The parade stunt was a final bow for Reeves, who will pass her Miss New York crown to the next beauty picked by the organization this weekend in Albany. Miss Universe pageant owner Donald Trump wasn't available for comment. Reeves didn't get back to us. - NY Post

Naeem Khan Thanksgiving

2010-11-26T06:39:00.000-08:00

I am thankful for the blessings of the glamour gods." (Photo: Patrick McMullan)

artistic and tasteful shots

2010-11-26T04:54:00.000-08:00

Irina Shayk is claiming that GQ Spain Photoshopped images so that she would appear naked without her permission, and is considering legal action. The Russian model, girlfriend of soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, posed for the December cover wearing lingerie, but her reps say editors Photoshopped off her underclothes to expose her rear end in several shots inside the issue. "In every image photographed, Ms. Shayk was dressed in lingerie in the artistic and tasteful shots done by photographer Vincent Peters, but due to negligence on GQ's part it seems as if Ms. Shayk 'posed' entirely nude, which is false," said Elite Model Management. It said Shayk's contract gave her approval over the interview and photos, but she "was refused that right by the publication." GQ Spain editor Javier Fernandez de Angulo, who was present during the shoot, told Britain's Sun, "The model took her clothes off completely naturally." - NY Post

January Jones to be new face of Versace

2010-11-24T06:52:00.000-08:00

January Jones, who plays Betty Draper in the AMC TV megahit “Mad Men,” has signed on to be the new face of Versace, The (London) Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday. Jones, 32, will be the face of Versace’s 2011 spring/summer campaign, to be shot by veteran fashion photographer Mario Testino, a Versace spokesman confirmed to the paper. A native of Sioux Falls, S.D., Jones left her hometown at age 18 to pursue a modeling career in New York City. While a model for Abercrombie & Fitch, she met fellow actor Ashton Kutcher. The two dated from 1998 to 2001. Jones is currently dating "SNL" star Jason Sudeikis. - NY Post

Fuck Yeah Menswear

2010-11-23T18:35:00.000-08:00

Everyday I’m carrying doper shit than you.
http://fuckyeahmenswear.tumblr.com/

2010-11-22T05:00:00.001-08:00

Naomi Campbell's former agent, Carole White, claims she has evidence in her $10 million suit to prove the supermodel was aware of her role as a principal in Moodform Mission, the fragrance company that produced Campbell's perfume. In a taped conversation from July 11, 2006, Campbell's manager, Bruno Michel, calls White "partner" and says they had talked about commissions "20,000 times." Campbell's countersuit claims that White misrepresented her role in the fragrance company. White's lawyer says the tape supports their case that Campbell knew of White's role. Campbell's rep said, "The allegation is unequivocally denied." - NY Post

There Are No Black Kate Middletons

2010-11-19T10:06:00.000-08:00

An actual fairy tale has come true for future Princess of Wales Kate Middleton. Meanwhile, Tiana is the only popular black princess figure. Can black women dare to dream of their own fairy tale?Read more: http://www.theroot.com/views/single-minded-there-are-no-black-kate-middletons

Lourdes' Edgy New Look

2010-11-18T07:28:00.000-08:00

Lourdes Leon walked the red carpet solo at the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows premiere on Nov. 15 in New York in a tight minidress, leather bomber jacket, heavy makeup, and dyed black hair.
- From Tina Brown's "The Daily Beast"
Read more from Isabel Wilkinson:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-11-18/lourdes-leon-growing-up-too-fast-new-look-for-madonnas-daughter/?om_rid=CZUA46&om_mid=_BM5Su7B8VytjVS