FASHION Magazine

Back in February the fashion blogerati were all chattering wildly about the newly (and now no longer) redheaded Coco Rocha gunning around New York Fashion Week wielding a mic. The Canadian mannequin was on assignment for E! Canada, chronicling her life during fashion’s holy week and interviewing a barrage of personalities. The results, Coco Rocha Fashion Attack NYC, which airs tonight at 10 p.m. EST on E! (check your local listings), are an hour-long chronicle of model mayhem—makeup at DVF, a fitting at Michael Kors, agent meetings and house parties.

First Burberry and now Matthew Williamson are taking their spring show to London. [Vogue UK]

Speaking of Christopher Bailey, a Q&A! [Hint]

Since we find Eminem and Bruno equally irritating, we’re officially neutral on the bum incident at the MTV awards. [NY Post]

Can Condé Nast survive in the new media world? We haven’t read the article yet, but we do know they talk to Anna Wintour. [NY Mag]

13 past poufs by Christian Lacroix, who may be down, but he’s not out. [Guardian, Yahoo!]

Agyness Deyn has done guest vocals on a song, been engaged to a musician and now has inspired a song–take a listen. [Modelina, via Grazia] It’s no Hilary Swank mowing a burger after winning an Oscar, but here’s Coco Rocha sharing a shot of her fast food side trip after the American Ballet Gala. [Oh […]

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A bunch of Grey Gardens articles: WWD talks to the original documentary’s co-director, Albert Maysles; The New York Times talks about the Edies themselves; Glamour hits up the costume designer and we get themakeup scoop. The movie airs tomorrow on HBO, rock dwellers. [WWD, NY Times, Glamour, FASHION]

Brit designer Clare Tough makes amazing knitwear (shown). She’s now branching into cool-girl lingerie. [Style Bubble]

Cathy Horyn thinks it’ll take more than an economic rebound for the retail tide to turn. [NY Times]

Model Sigrid Agren talks to Karl Lagerfeld for Interview. It’s full of the regular Karl-isms: “Who has the idea to name you Sigrid?” “There’s no ‘again.’ There’s only the future.” and “I think everyone should go to bed like they have a date at the door.” But, just like everyone everywhere’s dad, feels that ’60s music was the best. [New York Model Management]

Multi-faceted quirk Miranda July is having her wedding dress designed by her friends at Rodarte. More important, perhaps, is that her fiancé has Rodarte jammies. What do you think those look like? [WWD]

We’re still waiting on confirmation on who’ll be taking the helm at Nina Ricci. (Peter Copping, says the rumour.) The ousted Olivier Theyskens is said to be going to Halston. We have mixed feelings about this. [Hint]

Don’t want to splash out on Madonna’s mink Shu Uemura lashes? Here’s a mascara fake-out. [The Beauty Stop, via All About the Pretty]

Beauty brand Stila is currently “refinancing.” Keep your fingers crossed for them. [Fashionista]

The costumes for Beyoncé’s upcoming tour (designed by Thierry Mugler) look exactly like what you’re imagining–lots of gold, silver and of course that metal glove. [The Cut]
 


Coco Rocha plays Guitar Hero…or possibly Rock Band. Oh, who are we kidding? It totally doesn’t matter what you call it as long as you watch it. [Oh So Coco, via Fashionista]
 


Going, going, gone. Size 5 shoes are apparently so démodé. [Glamour]
 


Girls on film: Canadian model Coco Rocha, in head-to-toe Greta Constantine (fall, of course), sent flash bulbs into a frenzy on King Street on Thursday night when she arrived at the Women X Women party, held at the future home of the Fashion House condos. (One photographer even joked with the new redhead that she was looking better than Ms. Jolie.)

Another Fashion Week finito! Here’s how my fashion math adds up:

21 fashion shows


19 showroom visits


2 fashion photography exhibits (Extreme Beauty and Guy Bourdin)

Hurrah! Opening Ceremony opens online so you can get these Nikes. [Fashionista, Gifted]

Michelle Obama, and possibly the recession, seems to be inspiring more grown-up looks on the catwalk. What’s the term for that? A bildungsrunway?  [WSJ]

Coco Rocha is having more fun than you, blondie. [NYMag]

First: New York Fashion Week starts today. Our own Sarah Casselman hops on a plane tomorrow. She’ll be filing daily updates from the shows so tune in at fashionmagazine.com/attheshows.

In what may be the least outrageous interview Karl Lagerfeld has ever given, the luxury designer says he is not a fan of luxury shopping on the Internet. [WWD, via NYMag]

How does one keep up? Models are changing their hair left right and centre: Ali Stephens and Coco have both gone short and now Ikeliene Stange has gone blonde. At least we can still count on Agyness Deyn. [Modelinia, Oh So Coco, Hint]

Nathan Phillips Square was abuzz with L’Oréal Fashion Week banter.  Topics du jour included: The article on Robin Kay in Toronto Life, model Coco Rocha walking in the Joe Fresh show, and who was wearing what in the front row.  Project Runway winner Evan Biddell’s show kicked off the fashion festivities and drew an impressive crowd, but his collection failed to hold their attention.  Note: Reality TV and the runway sometimes don’t mix.

By Sarah Casselman

Shown: Tsumori Chisato Fall 2008. Photography by Peter Stigter.

A rainy start to the day – oh mon Dieu, my freshly flat-ironed locks! – so I snuck in a grande Starbucks to wakey wakey while reading the WWD review of Dior yesterday.