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Stella McCartney's Childhood Pet Makes Appearance in Spring Campaign

coutorture — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:11:46 -0800

A photo Stella McCartney's late mother took of the family's pet dalmatian, Lucky, serves as backdrop to McCartney's spring ad campaign, which also features Natalia Vodianova. Shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, McCartney styled the images, saying they were "fashion meets reportage, mixing color, and black-and-white. A family animal with an outside atmosphere meets studio lights, camera, action!"

“I love the way it’s very graphic and soft at the same time, due to its double exposure,” said McCartney of her mother’s photo, which was taken in 1976.” About working with Mert and Marcus, McCartney told WWD: “I have known Marcus since I was a teenager and Mert from when they first met, but we never had the chance to work together. I wanted to capture their high-glamour approach over my mum’s low-maintenance way of working.”

The ads break in March titles fashion titles, Pop, V, and British, French, and Italian editions of Vogue.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 03/04/09 Target Collab Frenzy & More

coutorture — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:02:29 -0800

Today marks the launch of the Alexander McQueen for Target range meanwhile photos from the next collab have already leaked.

Speaking of Target collabs, there's an accessories range poised to drop this summer desgned by Target alum Jaye Hersh.

The agent of the model, Auguste Abeliunaite, who cried on the Jil Sander catwalk, called the Wall Street Journal to explain.

POP's editorial director Ashley Heath talks to Fashionologie about the new masthead and first cover without Katie Grand.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 02/27/09 A Wave Of Beauty Collabs & More

coutorture — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:28:38 -0800

Today's designer has to know where to focus their collaborative attention and beauty is a now viable option--Tracy Reese can boast a sixth nail polish collection for Sally Hansen.

Dasha Zhukova, an art gallerist, has been hired as Katie Grand's replacement at Pop magazine.

The Daily Beast dives into the fashion realm and offers a wrap up of London collection highlights.

Marco Zanini reveals his first collection for Rochas in the wake of the experimental Oliver Theysken days--make room for more cocktail dresses.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 02/20/09 Fashion Gets Spoofed & More

coutorture — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 07:05:56 -0800

Fashion now has its very own spoof supplement, just like the Onion, but no one knows who is behind it just yet.

Katie Grand talks about her predecessor at Pop, why she left, and choosing the title Love for her new publication.

It was announced today in London, at one of the first shows of the season, that Fashion Week would officially move to Somerset House.

Harper's Bazaar just launched a 29th international edition of the magazine--Harper's Bazaar India will debut at the end of the month.

Coutorture Community Must Reads 10/20/08

coutorture — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:00:43 -0700

It's kind of like snacking before dinner...check out some of the most entertaining posts from our Network before you finish up your work day (c'mon, we won't tell)...We're not skilled in the beauty area and thankfully All Laquered Up clued us in to an awesome Fall nail trend: the smoky hues. This look seems perfect for those of us who still can't fathom black nail polish...Pop goes under, and Chic and Untroubled says goodbye. We're pretty sure we should stop giving people our speech about how British magazines are still thriving. There are just, well, so many of them...Foot For Thought gave a shoutout to footwear designer Chie Mihara, and took pictures of her feet without getting busted by the store clerks...and finally, if you're just too tired to read anything, get wrapped up in a You Tube video to f&art's liking, namely, a techno-remix of Gareth Pugh's Spring 09 show. Happy Monday!