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Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

looksgoodtome.jpgBlog-alicious: Meet Caroline. She’s guest blogging for Lucky (how we found her), but she’s actually a textile designer with her own blog full of illustrations, both fashion and otherwise, and other very pretty things. {ItLooksGoodToMe}

Oscar & Valentino: The designer’s doc is on the short-list for an Oscar nom. Sadly, The September Issue is not. But we’re still pulling for a fashion victory. Also, we couldn’t be more excited for Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to host. {Vogue UK}

Thigh High: The kids over at Nylon sound like they had a grand old time recreating Miuccia’s super festive socks and they’re letting us in on the scheme. Just in time for party season. Hooray! {Nylon}

This is the End: They may be denying it, but sources say there’s a major brawl going down between executives at Ungaro over what else? La Lohan. Let’s hope the best man wins. {Page Six}

Continue reading Mid-Day Snack

Internships

Intern With the Boys

gq ryan gosling interns.jpgGQ needs interns.

They’d like a handful of highly-motivated, professional, and experienced interns to work in their fashion department.

It’s unpaid, duh it’s Condé Nast, but you will learn a lot! Normal day-to-day responsibilities include managing the closet, handling incoming and outgoing samples, assisting editors on projects ranging from storyboards to store pulls, and general office support for the entire department.

They’ll pick the most detail-oriented, highly organized multi-taskers who thrive in a fast-paced environment. Previous experience in the fashion industry is a must, so is living in New York. They’re looking for spring interns, but they’re also interested in anyone who can start now and work throughout the year.

You can e-mail your résumé and cover letter (as attachments) to gqfashion_intern@yahoo.com, with “GQ FASHION INTERNSHIP” in the subject heading.

Good luck!

Quote of the Day

“First of all, if you lived in New York at that time, there was no way you could not meet Andy Warhol. He was everywhere; he was like parsley.” —DVF tells students at Oxford, via WWD.
Fashion Is Fun

The Victoria’s Secret Show Extravaganza

It’s a good thing the Victoria’s Secret fashion show will be on TV in a couple of days, because I’m not really sure how to describe it.

Something like, “At last night’s Victoria’s Secret show, naked women, but for $3 million bras and tweed bustles, walked down a triangular runway, around the Black Eyed Peas who performed with mimes and trapeze artists, in front of a diverse front row including Jay-Z, Carine Roitfeld, Michelle Trachtenberg, Dr. Dre, Patricia Field and Sir Richard Branson. The giant blow up dog that blew up out of the floor at the start of Pink section took our breath away and we left the Armory covered in glitter,” would be a good start.

It was sort of like fashion Disneyland; there were lasers and dancers, people were in the sky, wings were made out of balloons, Fergie was actually great and the whole production made a Chanel show look like it’s put together by a high school stage crew (a really talented one, sure).

If there’d been clothing, I’d say it was the most fun I’ve ever had at a fashion show.

News

Get Your French On, Giles Deacon

kirsty hume giles deacon ss10.jpgGiles Deacon up and left London Fashion Week last season while everyone else was heading in the opposite direction.

Thanks to his ANDAM award, he had the opportunity to show in Paris, he did, and now he’s not coming back to London.

As if you could say no to Paris.

Despite the fact that the Giles show was always at the top, the Marc Jacobs of London Fashion Week if you will, and the fact that Giles’ Paris show was alone on the very last day of fashion month, he said, “Sales were up 42 per cent for the spring collection, and a lot of new buyers came to the show. I work in London, employ people here, but I need to look at the bigger picture.”

If showing in Paris means more dinosaurs, we’ll happily jump on the bandwagon.

Shopping

Lucky You

shoppable lucky.jpgIt’s difficult to pick up Lucky magazine and not feel a desire to shop take over your entire being. If, in the future, you could actually shop out of the print magazine, there’d be trouble. For now, you can shop their website, which is dangerously close.

This week, they’ve redesigned everything to make it clickable and shop-able, and they’ve developed their own boutique within the site.

Last night, editor-in-chief Kim France and the magazine’s online team explained why their online shopping experience is different from the other hundreds out there. Despite the 450 brands they’ve launched with, the team’s managed to carry the magazine’s tight edit onto the site. For example, search results are sorted by Lucky’s editors, not equations. When you search “studded bootie,” the results appear in order of which ones the editors like best. So really, it’s like shopping a massive store from your bed with a fashion editor telling you what’s best or as one of the editor’s said, “We’re bringing a human touch to the tech.”

Also, almost every store Lucky’s hosting on their site offers some sort of cash back or rewards program, which you means you get money when you spend money. So instead of despairing about how much your wallet’s going to hurt, you can think about all the extra holiday presents you can buy and you’ll feel a bit better.

Slideshows

Backstage at VS: Breakfast & Bras

doutzen pull vs09.jpg“Everyone just expects me to jump now. I think they just think I jump naturally, like put me in great shoes and I jump,” said Caroline Trentini backstage at the Victoria’s Secret show this afternoon.

“Will you ever not jump?”

“No! I mean, as long as people ask me to jump, I’ll jump!”

Once I got that all-important question out of the way, I ran around the room and asked a handful of our favorite girls two critical questions:

1. What’d you have for breakfast?
2. What are you wearing to tonight’s after party?

Chanel Iman said she ate eggs, bacon, potatoes, cereal and fruit. I would have said, “Don’t lie,” but I wasn’t in the mood to pick a fight with an angel and she followed with, “I think eating is sexy.” She wants to wear the Valli dress she wore down his runway, but if it doesn’t show up, she’s sure she can find something “super sexy to wear with my fabulous boots.”

Julia Stegner’s wearing Herve Leger, surprise! (There were two camps of girls, the ones wearing Herve and the ones specifically not wearing Herve because everyone else is wearing Herve.) She’s not a breakfast person, but “I had pomegranate seeds this morning! Only because I’m on antibiotics and I have to eat something.”

Continue reading Backstage at VS: Breakfast & Bras

Events

2009/12/09 - 12/11 NYC Sale: Julie Haus

Where: 39 W. 38th Street, 6th Floor

When:Wednesday, December 9 - Friday, December 11, 10AM - 8PM

Details: One-of-a-kind samples arriving daily. 50-90% off retail. Cash and credit cards accepted.

Events

2009/12/02 - 12/04 NYC Sale: Charlotte Ronson

Where: 1071 Ave of the Americas, #301

When: Wednesday, December 2nd - Friday, December 4th from 10AM - 7PM

Details: Charlotte Ronson Fall 2009 apparel and accessories up to 70% off. Cash and credit accepted.

Comments

Entry: Sep 28, 2009 @ 4:59pm

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Sep 28, 2009 6:21PM

RR, if we had commenter awards, you'd win first place.

Entry: Collection Catch Up

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Sep 29, 2009 10:19AM

Suzanne Marie, if you'd like to send us a tip regarding your jewelry line, please email tips@fashionista.
the comments section is for further conversation on fashionista's posts.
thank you.

Entry: A Friendly Reminder

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Sep 29, 2009 3:47PM

ROOFUS!! whoever you are, you're my HERO!

Entry: Mid-Day Snack

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Oct 01, 2009 11:34AM

right, but i'd still walk down crosby to hit howard. if you need to know what route i'd take.

Entry: A Tale of Two Three Boots

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Oct 01, 2009 1:57PM

ah! sorry! ok there are only two zippers, so three sections & yes they are knee-high on that model, but if you're not six feet tall they will be thigh high. i'm a little over 5'4" and they come up about 3 or 4" above my knee. hope that helps!

Entry: Streetwalker: Mommy & Me, Balmain Edition

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Oct 06, 2009 12:32PM

there's a baby in the stroller, which you can see in the 2nd picture

Entry: Oct 09, 2009 @ 11:11am

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Oct 09, 2009 2:46PM

hahah peter i'd like to nominate you for comment of the day (and rashomon's trulymadlyfucking was a tough one to beat)

Entry: Settled & Stuff

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Oct 12, 2009 11:09AM

unfortunately i don't own a stitch of YSL - i'm wearing black j.crew ballet flats right now. i'd guess about 97% of the clothes, shoes, bags etc. available in the world are neither designer nor fake copies of designer goods, so that's what you're supposed to do about that.

Entry: Adventures in Copyright: He's Done It Again

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Oct 12, 2009 1:30PM

what comment monitoring? is it being weird when you try & comment?

Entry: When Models Laughed

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Oct 13, 2009 12:55PM

i knew you guys would know! you're amazing. thanks!

Entry: News From Balenciaga-Land

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Oct 13, 2009 2:05PM

ah! thanks!!

Entry: I'm Your Silver Lining

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Oct 15, 2009 11:58AM

yes they can! they can put any lens in any frame (for the most part) and jean, there's a huge range -- i'm not sure where they start exactly, but maybe like $100 & then up to thousands...

Entry: Adventures in Copyright: Give(nchy) Me Studs

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Oct 16, 2009 3:59PM

wait -- all you want are pictures of our clothes and shoes?

you can email us tips@fashionista.com and set up a time to send your photographer and we will post everything on the site (i speak for abby & i, but i'm sure our interns are willing).

unfortunately we have neither the time, nor interest, to do it ourselves

Entry: Trendspotting: Sack It To Me

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Oct 19, 2009 12:41PM

I must admit, it's former fashionista Natalie who recalled the I Love Lucy episode! It was too good to leave out!

Entry: Ruben Toledo Talks It Out

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Oct 20, 2009 10:33AM

it's coming it's coming! i had to calm myself down a bit before putting my excitement into words :)

Entry: We're On An Online High

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Nov 06, 2009 1:00PM

1. that's victoria traina. but thanks! i'm super flattered.
2. it looks like it's a denim vest over a leather jkt (but this isn't actually from last night so i'm not 100& positive)

Entry: Nov 13, 2009 @ 5:02pm

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Nov 13, 2009 6:34PM

liya's coat is stella. & you're right, it's perfect.

Entry: Dear Fashion Gods, Have Mercy

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Nov 16, 2009 11:38PM

i'm 99% sure it's a michael kors bathing suit!

Entry: Nov 18, 2009 @ 5:30pm

posted by Britt Aboutaleb

Nov 18, 2009 6:07PM

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