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Fashion In 50 Seconds 02/24/10 Lady Gaga and Armani Unite, Hedi Slimane Talks Fashion's Future

coutorture — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:33:50 -0800

Lady Gaga takes Armani on tour.

The future of fashion through the eyes of Hedi Slimane.

Karen Elson has an album coming out. Check out her first video.

Purchase pieces from Burberry's Fall 2010 collection until the end of the week.

According to Christopher Basso, of Basso & Brooke, dressing Michelle Obama is better than dressing Madonna.

Olivia Palermo through the lens of Scott Schuman.

Fashion in 50 Seconds 02/10/10 Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper For MAC, Oscar de la Renta Beauty

coutorture — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:19:32 -0800

Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper become spokeswomen for the MAC AIDS fund, celebrate at Lucky Chang's in Manhattan.

Marc Jacobs filed a copyright infringement complaint against Ed Hardy's quilted tote with stitched block print, which bears resemblance to a Marc by Marc Jacobs bag-save for the Ed Hardy tattoo-print fish splashed on the side.

Tom Ford on what separates his fashion imagery from his directorial debut: "My fashion career has been very much about full frontal male and female nudity and sex. For me, A Single Man is about love and romance, and had there been a need for that kind of nudity, then sure - but there wasn't."

Oscar de la Renta might be working on a beauty deal to expand his brand into skin care and color cosmetics.

Leslie Mann appears in Scott Sternberg's spring 2010 look book as "cougar with two younger dudes."

Optimism continues to grow with luxury retail executives, as the focus turns towards luring back aspirational shoppers.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 01/18/10 Armani Won't Step Down, Will Wear Reeboks

dannysf — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:54:07 -0800

Giorgio Armani quashes all rumors of stepping down.

Speaking of Armani, the house announced a collaboration with Reebok for EA7 and Emporio Armani.

Lady Gaga talks to Oprah about her eclectic outfits.

D&G is live streaming the men's show on Tuesday at 2 pm at www.dolcegabbana.it

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Fashion in 50 Seconds 12/23/09 Lara Stone's Year in Review, British Vogue's Best Dressed

coutorture — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:48:38 -0800

Year in review: 2009's leading women-Lara Stone.

British Vogue's best dressed list of 2009 includes Alexa Chung, Audrey Tautou, Emma Watson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Lily Donaldson, Leighton Meester, Michelle Obama, Georgia May Jagger, Olivia Palermo, and Diane Kruger.

Stella McCartney and Chrissie Hynde collaborate on a commercial for Nude fragrance. Watch outtakes from the voice over session here.

Nick Knight shot an ad for Mercedes-Benz and enlisted Gareth Pugh to design armor-like leggings, a corset, and a shoulder piece in black patent leather for model Julia Stengner. The campaign will be all over New York in February during Fashion week.

Over thirty designers-including Bruno Pieters, Slow and Steady Wins the Race, and Andrea Crews-reinterpret the classic white tee shirt for charity.

Karl Lagerfeld, Charlotte Casiraghi, and Anna Mouglalis attend the Chanel-sponsored Centenary Gala of the Russian Ballet in Monaco.

Lady Gaga will star in Bravo's Launch My Line on January 6.

Lily Cole on acting with Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, and Colin Farrell and the future of her modeling career.

Catch up with Brian Wolk and Claude Morais of Ruffian in a video about their spring collection.

Lady Gaga Does Not Want to Be a Sexy Pop Star, Does Want Babies

coutorture — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 06:43:57 -0800

Lady Gaga is on the January cover of Elle magazine talking career, love, and years spent waitressing in New York. On the subject of differentiating herself from other sexy pop stars, she tells the magazine:

“My album covers are not sexual at all, which was an issue at my record label. I fought for months, and I cried at meetings. They didn’t think the photos were commercial enough…The last thing a young woman needs is another picture of a sexy pop star writhing in sand, covered in grease, touching herself.”

Amen to that, and to doing it while wearing next season's Alexander McQueen. On the subject of romance and relationships, Gaga shares that she eventually wants to start a family.

“In eight to 10 years, I want to have babies for my Dad to hold, grandkids. And I want to have a husband who loves and supports me, just the way anyone else does.”

[Elle]

Lady Gaga and Francesco Vezzoli Blur Lines Between Art and Entertainment at MOCA Bash

coutorture — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:04:32 -0800

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles spared no expense for its 30th anniversary celebration over the weekend. Lady Gaga performed her new ballad, "Speechless" in an art-meets-entertainment spectacle masterminded by Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli. The production featured a dance by the Bolshoi Ballet, Gaga on a pink piano painted with butterflies by Damien Hirst, and costumes by Miuccia Prada.

Hosted by POP magazine's Dasha Zhukova and Larry Gagosian the event was attended by 1,000 guests from the worlds of fashion (Carine Roitfeld, Cameron Silver, Kate and Laura Mulleavy), art (Takashi Murakami, David Hockney, Jeff Koons), music (Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani), and film (Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, James Franco).

"My wish is that the entertainment industry makes love more often with the art industry," said Vezzoli of the production. "I love that," replied Gaga. "Having my fans watch the [performance] video and be exposed to a level of art and a level of installation is so beautiful and so important."

Click the gallery below to check out photos from the red carpet and inside the event.

Los Angeles 11/14/09 Getty, Wireimage

Erin Wasson and Blake Mycoskie Talk Collaboration at the 2009 ACE Awards Alongside Marc Jacobs, Alexander Wang, and More

PopSugar — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:22:31 -0800

The Accessories Council hosted their annual ACE Awards in NYC last night to honor the most influential movers and shakers in the industry. Tomas Maier was on hand to be celebrated as designer of the year for his work with Bottega Veneta, and Diane von Furstenberg smiled with a DvF-clad Molly Sims before heading in to accept the Accessory Visionary award. Hilary Rhoda took a turn down the carpet, while fellow model Agyness Deyn was there to pick up Burberry's Brand of the Year Award on behalf of her good friend Christopher Bailey.

We caught a moment with TOMS's Blake Mycoskie, who was honored with the year's Humanitarian Award. He posed for photos in a black velvet Dolce & Gabbana tux that he paired with a zebra-print pair of TOMS straight from his new holiday collection. Mycoskie arrived alongside a Victoria Beckham-wearing Erin Wasson, which got us thinking about a future Erin Wasson x TOMS collaboration. "Maybe!" Mycoskie said. "You know I need more and more talented people. I am running out of ideas." The pair apparently go way back after meeting in their native Texas a few years ago. "We're both from Texas," said Wasson. "I met him three years ago in Dallas during his first of his TOMS American tour. They were cruising around in an Airstream, going around store to store when they first were starting the company, and that's how we met."

Nine West's Fred Allard won the evening's Visionary Award, and he opened up about the trends he's sees being big this Winter - he finds the over-the-knee boots "very sexy" but thinks clogs are "not a major trend." Despite saying that celebrities like Halle Berry, Rihanna, and Eva Longoria are big fans of Nine West, Allard won't be hiring them for any ad campaigns in the near future. He said, "Celebrities are attached to a very strong personality. We decide to pick our models and change our models every two seasons and there is a reason behind that. I just don't want to be stuck with one vision of a woman. . . we are fashion shoes for the masses."

Lady Gaga, meanwhile, turned up over an hour late and quickly posed for the waiting cameras before heading in to accept the Stylemaker Award from Marc Jacobs. Other guests included Alexander Wang, Glenda Bailey, Christian Siriano, and a Zappos-friendly Betsey Johnson - click here to see the full list of winners.

New York 11/02/09. Getty and Pacific Coast News Online

Coutorture Community Must Reads 04/15/09

coutorture — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:12:57 -0700

The Bare Skinny posted photos of Michael Jackson wearing Balmain. We know.

Bag Bliss declared Rebecca Minkoff's Ibiza Mini Mini handbag aqualicious.

f&art went on a showroom visit to see Felder Felder's Fall 2009 collection.

Denimology spotted Lady Gaga wearing a Lee denim vest--pants not included.