ELLE & ELLE girl
ElleGirl- Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, James Dean. These are people who often show up on our shirts—their mugs do anyway. And we love it! They were accomplished stars who had large followings and still do to this day. Need we remind you of Andy Warhol’s famous Marilyn pop art? Didn’t think so. Now it doesn’t take as much to get your face plastered all over clothing. Tween stars are featured on clothing line after clothing line. That’s all fine and dandy to us—little boys and girls love it! But we found a dress that we’re not so sure about…
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Photo: Courtesy of Free People
Every month, we check our mailboxes impatiently for several items: ELLE (duh) and the Free People catalog, among other things. In each edition, the boho brand manages to hit upon a look that is totally right-now yet also completely unique. For July, the stylists went down-home, grundgy western, traveling to Austin, Texas to shoot the models in an edgy country style.
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- Last week, Wilmer Valderamma revealed that he and his former co-stars have “talked about” a That 70s Show reunion. “Let’s start the buzz,” he said. Well, we’re certainly buzzing: it would be a blast to see Topher Grace, Ashton Kutcher, and Mila Kunis, who have all shot to mega-stardom since their sitcom days, re-don their ’70s style gear and head to the basement again like they did in the show. His words got us thinking, though, about what other casts we’d love to see reunite. We picked out seven now-canceled TV shows that are totally reunion-worthy. Let us know what we missed!
Friends
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- A pixie haircut is a pleasant idea, especially during summer, but it’s a bold decision to make that requires commitment (at least a couple years until your hair to grow back). Stylish celebs like Halle Berry, Victoria Beckham, Natalie Portman, Hilary Swank, Ginnifer Goodwin, and recently Kate Winslet have all rocked the look. But we prefer garnering inspiration from the girls next door of Hollywood—Emma Watson, Evan Rachel Wood, Michelle Williams, and Ashlee Simpson—for that extra encouragement to try out the daring do. Emma wowed the crowd at the NYC premiere of the final Harry Potter film with her slicked-back pixie style. We’ll show you this look, plus other great ways to style your own pixie cut if you decide to make the move. Lucky for you, styling a pixie takes hardly any time at all! (And if you’re not quite daring enough to take the plunge and chop off your hair, take a look at these other celeb-inspired summer haircuts and styles)
Emma’s Sleek Pixie
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Photo: Getty Images
Sarah Jessica Parker’s gearing up to promote her new film, I Don’t Know How She Does It, but first she’ll have to answer questions about Halston Heritage. The actress signed on to help the struggling brand about a year and a half ago. At the time, the label was funded by Miramax honcho Harvey Weinstein and run by Bonnie Takhar. Within six months of Parker’s arrival, Takhar was out. Less than a year after that, Weinstein jumped ship and WWD reported the label was in search of new money. Halston’s consistently failed to flourish post-Halston himself. When Weinstein invested in the label four years ago he hired a team of personalities like Tamara Mellon and Rachel Zoe as creative consultants instead of a real designer. Later, Marios Scwhab came on to design the main line and Halston Heritage, a lower priced line of reinterpreted archive pieces, snagged Sarah Jessica Parker. Though the line did well, especially given the promotional tie-in with Sex and the City 2, Parker’s contract wasn’t renewed. Apparently, she’s been gone for a few months, that no one realized until now—in the age of blogs, Internet and Twitter—is as surprising as the appointment itself.
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Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana sit down with The Business of Fashion's Imran Amed.
When an important industry player sits down to speak with The Business of Fashion’s Imran Amed it’s safe to assume they’ve a lot to say—and won’t hold back. Stefano Gabbana and Domenico Dolce had their turn with the Canadian writer and fashion consultant today. As always, they talked about new media, blogs and fashion’s internet revolution. The Italian design duo’s perfectly positioned for such a discussion since they were the first luxury brand to place bloggers so prominently in the front row, first to livestream a fashion show and first to have a mobile website. We’ve gathered the best bits from their discussion below, but click here to watch the entire interview.
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Photo: Net-a-porter
Missoni’s Home collection’s getting a double boost this year—Net-a-porter’s picked it up for summer and Target will carry a crazy array of Missoni product (bikes, clothes, accessories, furniture) starting September 13th. It’s always fun to compare “the real thing” with the Target version. For example, a $9,000 Rodarte dress versus a $29.99 Rodarte for Target outfit. But Missoni may offer the best comparison yet. When the Italian house hits Target in the fall they’ll offer an entire set of patio furniture for $599.99. Net-a-porter just posted their first shipment of Missoni Home product and among the towels and pillows is this candle, which sells for $520. The site says, “With four extended wicks, this statement piece will add instant warmth and color to an elegant dining table or patio.” Or you can wait, and for $80 more buy a whole patio!
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Photo: Dan Jackson for Alexander Wang
After all the snark caused by Alexander Wang’s winter ad campai—ahem, “image pieces,” it should come as no surprise that he’s shaking things up for fall 2011. Literally. The men’s and women’s T by Alexander Wang campaign features a bonus video of Santigold and Spankrock wearing Wang’s super-soft tees and dancing their hearts out to an exclusive remix of Santi’s new single “GO.” The brand hasn’t completely done away with their guerilla style posters though—Dan Jackson shot the Alastair McKimm-styled duo for photos currently being plastered across New York City. First Rye Rye for Prabal and now Satigold for Wang? This is one marketing trend we definitely endorse. Click through to watch the video!
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While the world waits and waits for news of a Dior appointment, LVMH has been busy filling another spot—one no one knew was open. This morning’s WWD (and last night’s Twitter) broke the surprising news that Opening Ceremony’s Carol Lim and Humberto Leon will take over as Creative Directors of Kenzo effective immediately. Antonio Marras, who’s been with the brand since 2004, just presented his men’s collection last month—the next women’s collection, shown at Paris Fashion Week in October, will be by Lim and Leon. And while vintage Kenzo’s considered a treasure by most fashion lovers, it’s lost some of its fashion cred in recent years. If anyone can make it cool again it’s Lim and Leon. The duo have led Opening Ceremony to the top of its game while mentoring other designers like Chloë Sevigny and propelling brands like Rodarte and Proenza Schouler into the greater sphere of shopping (instead of just fashion with a capital ‘F’). The two will shuttle back and forth from Paris to New York but plan to “build an exciting team” of designers at Kenzo to bring their vision to life on the runway.
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- The more the merrier, right? That’s what we think when it comes to not one, but two talented teams joining forces to give us the best of both their worlds in limited capsule collections. From Kate Spade to Jeremy Scott, we take a look at some recent (and highly anticipated) collabs that have us lusting for more. Kate Spade + Current/Elliot- These two big-named designers have joined forces to come up with a new handbag collection, called “The Westward by Emily and Meritt for Kate Spade New York Collection.” The long-titled capsule collection will debut in stores in August, and the six-piece line will have gorgeous handbags priced from $245-$1,295.
Photo: Courtesy of WWD
Jeremy Scott + Adidas- The quirky designer is teaming up with the sports label to create a fun and youthful take on “athletic” wear for the fall 2011 collection. The eccentric collection will include a tiger striped hoodie, a panda T-shirt, a sequined camouflage mini-dress, and so much more. If this qualifies as buying “workout” gear–we think we’ve found our calling.
