Really wish they had Showtime playing in the back.
I also found this whilst looking for the above. I prefer the guy with the beard.
Archive | December, 2010
Today’s Odd Videos 1 – I thought this was a fan vid
I refer to the use of “Bradley Hand ITC” or similar font.
Why can’t more actors be like Elijah Wood?
James Franco, I’m looking at you.
So Carine was fired? Well it was pretty obvious…
So the blogs a-buzzin about Ms Roitfeld’s sudden departure from Vogue Paris last Friday. No-one knew that she was leaving, hell even Tom Ford didn’t know.
Well that’s because she was fired. That’s what usually happens when people have no idea why someone’s left. Lord knows I know.
1. The Balenciaga/MaxMara scandal
It appears that the Conde Nast-Carine Roitfeld fall-out was a long time coming. Our sources tell us the magazine’s parent company was unhappy with all the bad press surrounding Roitfeld’s alleged pay-for-play scandals—this year, alone—demanding huge sums of money for extracurricular consulting gigs and the enormous, public embarrassment of being banned from Balenciaga last season for abusing her position at Vogue. In the latter case, Roitfeld allegedly borrowed Balenciaga preview pieces and sent them to her client, Max Mara, to copy—”It wasn’t the first time,” one source tells us. “One [Balenciaga] precollection ended up, in its entirety, at Max Mara.”
If you hadn’t heard of this scandal, and you call yourself a fashionista, OMG KILL YOURSELF. Carine was blacklisted by Balenciaga for their AW10 show. Why? Well apparently They don’t advertise in the magazine or lend it samples anymore. But WHY? Fashionista heard a rumour that The Cut reported that Carine called in a Balenciaga sample, and then loaned it to MaxMara, a brand she consults for. MaxMara then made an eerily similar coat before the Balenciaga sample was returned to them, which upset Balenciaga and resulted in the ban, denying any requests for samples, requests for tickets to the runway show and cutting all advertising in the magazine. Tsk tsk.
2. Pay for Play
When Turkish designer Hakaan won the ANDAM 2010 prize, there was a lot of talk and backlash over the fact that Carine, chairman of the jury at ANDAM board had decided to descend on Hakaan’s show – how emerging is Hakaan actually?
An angry anonymous letter, which was circulated among French media this week, asked “how a Turkish designer out of nowhere books Natalia Vodianova, Maria Carla Boscono, Lara Stone or Natasha Poly for his show – models asking €15.000 min per show, and who aren’t really famous for their charity!”
Frustrated about the seemingly unfair appointment of Hakaan, who beat Paris-based designers such as Alexandre Vauthier who according to the author would have been in bigger need of the prize money to develop their businesses, the letter continues, asking “why Carine Roitfeld, Vogue France’s editor in chief, and chairman of this jury’s session at ANDAM, who never comes to first shows, contrarily to what she claims, is sitting first row, with Kate Moss, untouchable fashion icon [both excerpts translated from French].”
Oh and the last straw? She pissed off LVMH Chairman and CEO (ho!) Bernard Arnault. You don’t mess with LVMH, they’ll sneakily purchase your stock and try and attempt a takeover. Allegedly Bernard also hated the Cadeaux editorial in the Tom Ford edited issue, and the lack of LVMH adverts.
LVMH Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault allegedly threatened Conde Nast International Chairman Jonathan Newhouse with the removal of all LVMH ads from the next issue of Vogue Paris. According to one source, Arnault hated the last issue—allegedly because it contained too few LVMH credits and because of the “poor taste” exercised in the young girls editorial—wherein the children are heavily made-up, “reclining on tiger-skins, or sprawled on beds,” wearing luxury adult garments, reports the Telegraph.
It’s us or her, he threatened. Guess who lost? Tut tut Carine, there is a thing as being too greedy. No-one’s untouchable in this business.
via: Fashion Copious
Image via Racked
A Traffic Light Party where you do a bit of good too…
The lovely people at Love 4 Culture are teaming up with Rhumble to throw a Traffic Light party at everyone’s favourite free Central London venue on Saturday 18th at 11-13 Marketplace. And entry is free, and they only ask that you support Clothing4Culture’s “Draw and Feel Alive” campaign by bringing a few pens/pencils/crayons/ paints/ brushes to donate.
At the end of the evening the box containing your donated items will be sealed and shipped to GHANA to be distributed to schools.
Come on, do yer bit for charity. You might also pull. A doubly feel good feeling all around!
Carine, please don’t leave us with Ford and the baby prostitutes.
A LITTLE BACKSTORY
I may not worship at the altar of Vogue like many of my contemporaries (VOGUE IZ BIBEL) and before I get called out for Vogue bashing, Vogue is a great magazine, and there are a number of top publications out there. Is it my favourite? No. Do I have respect for it? Well I did.
FAST FORWARD TO THE PRESENT
I don’t tend to buy a lot of magazines, even though I love them, because it does get expensive, and I can get quite a few of them free. Most of the time I just want to look at editorials not flick through 200 pages of ads (I’m looking at you, W). When I heard that Tom Ford was guest editing Vogue Paris for their December 2010 issue, I yay-ered and went on a hunt to get it. Tom Ford is my number 1 gay that I wish wasn’t gay, but even though he is, I’d still be beardy for him. However…
After a fruitless couple of days, I finally procured a copy in the tube station. From initially not caring too much, I became frenzied in my quest to spend a fiver on some pretty glossy paper. And it does look fantastic.
Tom Ford and Daphne Groeneveld, shot by Mert and Marcus.
I WAS excited to curl up with my new Vogue, I was going to make a cup of tea (in the microwave – no kitchen at the moment) and sit down and devour some fashion without being distracted by any electronics. I knew Terry Richardson had shot some editorials for it which I wasn’t too jazzed about, but I wasn’t expecting this editorial, which actually had nothing to do with Terry Richardson either.
These girls are all six year olds.
Wow. Wasn’t expecting tiny pretty little girls with their faces caked in slap and baring a bit of leg. Granted, a lot of young ‘uns do like to play with make-up, but this is not a young girl playing in her mother’s or sister’s make up bag. The editorial goes on for about 16 pages of … embarrassment? Shock? Disdain? A bit of all three, as well and dismay and disgust. There are more pictures I was going to put in this post but I’ve chosen not to, as they are creepy as hell. With the addition of vests and t-shirts from French brand Petit Bateau, the girls avoid showing too much flesh on top (mostly), but opening a magazine and seeing a kid pout seductively at you – is not something I think is wholly appropriate.
The girl on the left reminds me of those child American beauty pageant queens, specifically those pictures of JonBenet Ramsey.
When looking for more information on this shoot, I found out that Daphne Groeneveld, cover of this issue, and touted as one of the top 50 models (according to models.com) is 15. I for one, first thought the cover was Lara Stone, and then finding out, thought I’d look into more of the work she’s done. In Paris, Milan, New York and London, there is a ban on under 16 models on the catwalk. But not enforced particularly well since she walked for Jil Sander, Givenchy, Gucci and opened Calvin Klein SS11 this year. When you know the right people, rules and guidelines don’t matter.
Mr Ford, please stick to designing clothes. I haven’t even touched on your shoots with Terry Richardson, but I’m not going to. I adore you (but maybe respect you a little less), but please Carine, don’t leave Vogue Paris come back!
Like Rachel Berry, I don’t usually give presents, but I would like these please.
Ah 2010, you have been a year of many bountiful goodies. Some more wonderful than others, and some more bizarre than ever. What would I like in my stocking? I list all the freebies here, that are worth buying. Or to come in the post from PRs *cough cough*
1. Best Body Moisturiser
I love beauty products, but I rarely use most of the ones I get free as I don’t like switching to new things all the time. However no other product that I have got free has treated me as well as Kiehl’s Creme de Corps. There’s a reason why so many people love it, and it makes me feel so good. I just want to slather myself in it and stay in bed the whole day stroking my own skin. 1L pump bottle please.
2. Best New Hair Stuff
With hair products, I’m more likely to add a few to my repertoire, even though I have my stalwart favourites. Hands down Shu Uemura Art of Hair Full Shimmer is the best shampoo/conditioner and mask. I have ever used. So shiny! So soft! So manageable! And it makes my hair smell so good. I am blessed with smelling rather nice usually because my mum is wonderfully fragrant, but now I’m positively aromatic. I got the free travel kit, but I’d love some more. Mainly because it’s almost finished. :’( Ever since I’ve used it, I’ve told strangers to touch my hair. TOUCH IT! I waxed lyrical about it at a beauty event, where someone was trying to tell me about their new scientific natural magnificent all singing and dancing range of products. I extolled on Art of Hair and its virtues annoyed him greatly that he just gave me some freebies and left. He did touch my hair and comment how lovely it was.
If not the above, then a Hair Beauty Ceremony. My hair has been so sad since that terrible haircut, it needs a treat!
3. Best Overpriced Lip Treat
You can never have enough lip balm, and even though I’m a lifelong stalwart of Eight Hour Cream, I’m a sucker for Dior Creme de Rose balm. A gift from one of my old workplaces, I chucked it in my bag and forgot about it. But when I got around to using it, it’s wonderfully pink and pretty in a vintage style pot. It doesn’t work so well in the winter, but it has a rather large dent in the middle where I’ve been using it all summer long (cos it has SPF 10). And it smells damn good.
4. Best somewhat Natural Grooming Product
The first time I used Phyto’s Phytodefrisant I put a ridiculous golf ball sized amount in my hair and ended up with lank greasy locks. I was then wary for a while, then decided to actually follow the directions. What a difference it makes, following instructions eh? I don’t always blow-dry my hair, so I put a little less when I’m air drying it. It makes a hell of a difference to my curls. I’m less Jacob Ben-Israel and more Adam Brody. Chick chicka!
6. Best All Rounder
Am I just fond of expensive products? Of course not. This was never a freebie but a product I’ve grown up with, and recently revisited is one of my favourites of all time – Pond’s Dry Skin Cream. However it’s always sold out everywhere I go since it’s awesome. But 6 tubs for £20? Bargainous bargain. That’s a gift I’d buy for myself. Best moisturiser ever.
Hey Lara, we have the same hotpants!
And I’ve shot those shoes before in black. How exciting!
Lara Stone in ‘Star Girls’ by Mario Testino, Vogue UK, December 2010.
Pretty Boys
From this week.
Top to bottom: Andrew at Elite Models, wearing Alexander McQueen; Aiden Grimshaw from X-Factor, shirt, Aiden’s own.
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