February 2009
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NY Times: 'Project Runway' Battle Dampens New York Fashion Week
Each season on Project Runway, a buzzword seems to emerge from the fashion ether. In Season 4 the word was fierce, courtesy of the winner, Christian Siriano. This season bummer may be the operative word. The sixth season of the hit cable television show is in production without a parent network or a premiere date, [...]
Page Six: Saks Boots Posh Denim Line
Victoria Beckham was more successful as a Spice Girl than she is as a fashion designer. The fembot’s denim line, dVb by Victoria Beckham, was just dropped by Saks Fifth Avenue, according to fashion insiders. Earlier this year, Beckham was dropped by Henri Bendel and Kitson because of poor sales of her denim line. Now [...]
Fashion photographers trick paparazzi at New York Fashion Week 2009
“Professional fashion photographers played a dirty trick on the celebrity-stalking paparazzi in Bryant Park this week. According to a source, ‘There has always been tension between serious shutterbugs and paparazzi, but this season’s rivalry is heating up.’ Photographer Sandy Ramirez said, ‘Paparazzi don’t know who’s who in fashion, so we’re trying to have some fun [...]
Anna Wintour Discusses Jessica Biel, Katy Perry with Justin Timberlake at New York Fashion Week
“Anna Wintour’s interest in music runs a little Sapphic. Backstage at the William Rast show in the Mercedes-Benz Star lounge, the embattled Vogue editrix was overheard asking daughter Bee Schaffer, ‘Who is the singer that talks about kissing girls?’ (That would be Katy Perry). Wintour then told William Rast founder Justin Timberlake that he and [...]
Carine Roitfeld's Party at Indochine for Son's Graduation Plagued by Delays
“Never get between fashionistas and their liquor. A mini-riot almost broke out at Indochine Tuesday night during the party French Vogue editrix Carine Roitfeld threw to celebrate her son Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld’s graduation from UCLA film school. A spy said, “Although the party started at 10 p.m., there were 40 people outside by 9:45. The only [...]