Archive for January, 2009

Celebrity Style

Kate Hudson on Late Night With David Letterman last night

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on January 6th, 2009

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Everyone’s talking about Kate Hudson’s red carpet turn with co-star Anne Hathaway at the premiere of their new flick Bride Wars, but we were much more interested in Hudson’s look for Letterman last night.

Hudson matched her sparkly green Pucci dress with green earrings and even green eye shadow. HD TV was not kind to the look, while it seems more stylish in these photos. The black tights and shoes were obviously a good choice with the statement-making sequin print.

She must have been worn out from the premiere and appearance, because she was much more laid back in jeans and a white shirt on Live With Regis and Kelly this morning.

[Image: Charles Sykes/Rex Features]



Accessories, designer pick of the week, shoes

Designer Pick of the Week: A Christian Louboutin Simple Pump in a ‘nude’ to fit any skin tone

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on January 6th, 2009

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We have long touted the leg-lengthening properties of the “nude” pump. The problem is, the color of beige we typically think of as nude only matches one skin tone.

It would be Christian Louboutin who provides the solution. Louboutin’s Simple Pump 85 comes in, yes, a nude version which is a light beige, but also several other colors which will match a whole range of skin tones. Click the link to see them all.

Ladies of any and all colors rejoice! There’s a leg-lengthening, skin-tone matching pump out there for you. And by the shoe master himself. Provided you can spend $575 to $725 on a pair.



Celebrity Style, Television

YouTube Watch: Whitney Port talks The City for TeenVogue

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on January 5th, 2009

In case you DVR’d Gossip Girl and weren’t inundated with commercials for Whitney Port’s new show, The City, here’s a little sneaky peak. Whitney talks to Teen Vogue about the show and how she’s liking living in New York City.

The New York Times yesterday skewered the show, and the whole Hills franchise, hilariously. Nonetheless we’re expecting it to be popular in the same way that the Hills is – earnestly with teens and ironically with fashion peeps and pop culture fiends.



award show fashion, Celebrity Style

Awaiting awards season – Globes attendees confirmed

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on January 5th, 2009

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Awards season is nearly upon us, and first up are the Golden Globes this Sunday. Who can we expect to grace the red carpet?

Nominees Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Penelope Cruz and Tina Fey have confirmed their seats at the dinner, and it was just announced that Drew Barrymore, Blake Lively, Jennifer Lopez, Hayden Panettiere, Amy Poehler, Salma Hayek and Jake Gyllenhaal will be among the presenters.

Also of note: this year’s Miss Golden Globe is Rumer Willis. We’re not sure how we feel about star offspring who are actually kind of celebrities in their own right filling this position. Guess awards shows need to do whatever they can to pull in the ratings.



Fashion News, New York Fashion Week - Gossip

Who’s actually showing at New York Fashion Week

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on January 5th, 2009

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Vera, DKNY and J. Mendel are all pretty much confirmed out for New York Fashion Week in the tents, with more designers announcing smaller presentations in showrooms and other venues every week.

But who’s actually showing in the tents? Anyone? Yes. IMG has finally released a partial list of designers for Mercedez Benz Fashion Week. Click through for the list.

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Fashion News, Retail News

WWD publishes fashion’s “endagnered species” list

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on January 5th, 2009

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As retailers, like the rest of us, enter 2009 with the recession on their minds WWD has compiled a list of businesses most likely to flail, or downright fail, in our new economic climate.

On the list?

Celebrity fashion lines: Lets face it, very few celebrities bring more than their names to the table when it comes to designing fashion lines. So when a retailer can make the same clothes on their own, and the draw of a famous name doesn’t offset the cost of procuring one, we’re going to see fewer “insert teen star here” for “insert mid- to low-priced retailer here.”

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Ad campaigns, Designer Fashions

Check out Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring 09 ad featuring Daisy Lowe

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on January 5th, 2009

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Catwalk Queen‘s Kelly McAuliffe writes…

The first photo from the Daisy Lowe ad campaign for Marc by Marc Jacobs is now doing the rounds on the old internet (and is also highly likely to feature in a glossy mag near you) and so, of course, we had to have a nosy ourselves. Miss Lowe is putting her seductive Agent Provacateur modelling experience to good use in the snap, where she is clad in an ivory dress and heavy eyeliner while sprawled out on a bed decked in white linen.

Reviews have been mixed judging by the comments on The Fashion Spot forums, with some liking the minimalism of the Juergen Teller-shot campaign, and others disappointed the ads don’t spark the same sense of fun as past ads featuring M.I.A (for M by MJ) and possibly most famously, Victoria Beckham for mainline Marc Jacobs. I’m firmly on the fence with this one for some reason – I can’t seem to dredge up any feelings either way. But what do you think?

[TFS via Sassybella]



Fashion News

New Year fashion news roundup

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on January 1st, 2009

Swarovski ball.jpg [Did you watch the ball drop? Here's a close up of the Waterford Crystal ball that decends in Times Square. Image: Picture Perfect/Rex Features]

Best and worst fashion trends of 2008. [Shopaholics Daily]

New Year New Makeup quiz. [eye4style]

Musings on which models will be famous in 2009. [Fashionista]

Worst celebrity hairstyles of 2008. [Hollywood.com]

Vote for the uglist shoe of 2008. [Shoewawa]

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Fashion News, Magazine news

Do you still read Vogue?

By Andrea Kiliany Thatcher on January 1st, 2009

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The New York Times has an interesting critique of Vogue magazine today which got us thinking, how relevant is Vogue today? Is it still the most relevant fashion magazine in print? And if so, does that mean much?

Cathy Horyn writes about the fact that Anna Wintour chose to print a letter to the editor in this month’s issue which accurately describes Vogue’s main problem – that it’s in a rut. The same cover girls and “muses” are recycled over and over, albeit with often fantastic writing, editing and photography.

So we’re wondering, internet and fashion-savvy blog readers that you are, do you still read Vogue magazine?




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