by Aaron on January 29, 2009
Wow! There is a unconfirmed rumor flying around the blogosphere that First Lady Michelle Obama may be pregnant.
If true, it sure would be joyous welcome news in these bleak, dark and lonely economic times.
The Obama’s happiness is America’s happiness.
via Wowowow.com
by Aaron on January 27, 2009
Um…did Old Gray Lady out someone?
A writer for Jezebel has learned from a well placed source that the NY Times basically outed 26 year old designer Jason Wu.
Wu recently sprung to national spotlight as the creator of First Lady Michelle Obama’s inaugural gown.
An article profiling Wu this past Sunday basically let the cat out the [...]
by Aaron on January 26, 2009
Michael Jackson on Broadway? Well, it could happen.
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” is set to become a Broadway production according to Playbill.
The Nederlander Organization has acquired the rights to make a new musical which would be based on the groundbreaking Thriller video which changed music video production monumentally.
According to a press release, the musical will be based on [...]
by Aaron on December 17, 2008
Oy!
First Carmen Marc Valvo and Betsey Johnson decide not to show in the tents and now we can add another prominent name to that growing list.
Vera Wang has chosen to forego an expensive runway show in February at the Bryant Park tents. Instead Ms. Wang will host a low key presentation at her Soho boutique.
“We [...]
by Aaron on December 17, 2008
Due to the economic climate as well as internal melees, the house of Bill Blass is history.
Nearly a decade after Bill Blass retired from Seventh Avenue, the company that bears his name is closing, with many of its remaining staff expected to leave this week. According to current and former designers who have carried on [...]
by Aaron on December 17, 2008
You know Bart Bass’s widow, Lily from Gossip Girl? Does she still breast feed her kids?
No, not Serena or Eric, and defitely not step-son Chuck.
“GOSSIP Girl” star Kelly Rutherford might not be uncomfortable talking about breast-feeding, but the rest of us are uncomfortable hearing about it. The 40-year-old pregnant mother told Us Weekly she still [...]
by Aaron on December 17, 2008
Oh no! Is fashion photog Annie Leibovitz in need of a bailout? Gawker is reporting that the shutterbug is “looking like a deadbeat“.
She owes hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid bills, two lawsuits claim. The supposed amount is $778,000, for six on-set stylist appointments (which total a staggering two thirds of that [...]
by Aaron on December 17, 2008
Alright, so back to this dress.
Anna Wintour wore this dress at the Met Costume Institute Gala earlier this year.
Time magazine placed her Wintour-ness at spot #1 for the Top 10 Fashion Faux Pas of 2008. The move has been called by some “a shameless publicity stunt by Time” which we’ll also run with.
You’ll [...]
by Aaron on December 16, 2008
Barbie may be turning 50 next year, but she isn’t quite ready to trade in her fancy footwear for orthopedic shoes.
Christian Louboutin is designing pumps in iconic Barbie Pantone 219 Pink, which will make their debut at the special runway show that Mattel Inc. is staging during New York fashion week next February.
Fifty [...]
by Aaron on December 15, 2008
This economy is really F-ing everything up!
This February’s Fashion Week is getting thinner and thinner as designers opt out of showing in the tents. The latest to succomb is Betsey Johnson.
Ms. Johnson, who has been showing regularly at the Bryant Park tent for the last five seasons, decided last week to forgo staging [...]