Fashion news: Coco Rocha gets hitched, Thom Browne does womenswear and Anna Wintour engages in some good old-fashioned NIMBYism
Big congrats to supermodel Coco Rocha, who tied the knot yesterday with her beau James Conran. The ceremony was held at the same castle in France where he originally proposed. Well played. [Modelina] See her at FASHION Magazine’s Strut for a Cure.
Yesterday, Anna Wintour spoke out against a Jamaican eatery opening in New York City’s West Village, citing “This is a unique historic neighborhood. I’m also concerned for the safety of the kids here.” Wintour then tried to get the crowd to partake in an unsanctioned hand-raising against the proposed eatery. [NY Daily News]
Marc Jacobs‘ ex Jason Preston is apparently writing a tell-all that will dish on LiLo, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss. [Fashion Indie, via The Cut]
Menswear designer Thom Browne will be expanding his line with a womenswear collection, to be sold at Barneys New York, Colette and 10 Corso Como Seoul this fall. “I like the idea of men’s tailoring on girls. It’s very strong and sexy in a nonovert way,” the designer told WWD. [WWD]
Chloë Sevigny‘s latest collection for Opening Ceremony debuted this week. The collection focuses on prints like paisley, houndstooth, leopard and floral, which apparently is nothing new for the designer, who admitted: “These are prints that I always come back to. It’s kind of a selfish collection, really.” So why are we paying so much for it? [Huffington Post and Fashionologie]
Hipster icon and party photographer Mark the Cobrasnake‘s very own boutique will be opening its doors on June 16th in L.A. Expect special-edition items by pals like Steve Aoki and Jeremy Scott, lots of vintage and lots of irony. [BB]
It seems the folks at Gucci have been thinking about the future. First, a children’s line is revealed, and now they want cut paper consumption and reduce carbon monoxide omissions, presumably for a better tomorrow for the Gucci-clad tots of today. [Vogue UK]
The world’s oldest leather shoe was found in the mountains of Armenia. If anyone’s in the market for some vintage lace-ups, they’re about 5,500 years old and approximately a ladies size 7. You may have to wrestle a team of Irish archeologists to get your hands on them, though. [Huffington Post]
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