FASHION Magazine

Le Running? Puma and YSL’s Stefano Pilati have collaborated on a new sneaker design. But how does it compare to the Kanye/Louis Vuitton shoe? [WWD, HypeBeast]

Speaking of LV, word on the street is that Madonna will once again be the face (and yoga-body) of the line’s Fall campaign. [The Cut]

Gucci’s Frida Giannini (left) doesn’t enjoy the red carpet, tiny planes. [Fashionologie]

Does this mean that Lindsay Lohan hasn’t actually turned to Internet dating to find true love? We’re shocked. Really. [The Cut]

The supers call him Papa: Stephanie Seymour interviews Azzedine Alaïa [Interview]

The new recession dressing? A Piece Apart makes 30 looks with 11 pieces. [Refinery 29]

Assignment: get your fashion querys in to the New York Times‘ Cathy Horyn by tomorrow. FYI: She’s already covered pantyhose and why models look so scowly. [NYTimes]

I want to go to there: Jimmy Choo for Hunter boots. [The Supermelon]

Man we wish we got the Sundance Channel: They’ve got Karl, Marc and Yves (oh yeah, we’re totally on a first name basis) every night this week. [LATimes]

DIY Margiela, plus Paul Smith shows you how to customize an old shirt and Vivienne Westwood loads on budget tips like using a kercheif as underwear. [Guardian]

Celebrity fashion lines may soon be dead. Thank goodness they didn’t get ridiculous. [NYMag]

We can, however, get behind Supernova Natalia Vodianova (left) designing smalls for French lingerie company Etam for the next three years. [Fashionista]

In other news: Three boys who look better than you in a jumpsuit. [NYTimes]

By Jennifer Campbell

Around here, we’re getting pretty jaded about these high/low designer collaborations. We’d never begrudge anyone their Abaeté for Payless pumps (least of all because we love them ourselves), but it’s starting to feel like enough. Don’t get us wrong, getting designer wear for mall prices is really excellent, it’s just not as exciting as it was in the olden days of 2004.

By Stephanie Trendocher

Always impeccable in Dior, France’s first lady (and former supermodel, for those who’ve been under a rock), Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, knows how to make a fashion statement. But her latest fashion accessory comes not from the hands of couture designers, rather a sewing cooperative in Khayelitsha, South Africa, where Bruni-Sarkozy was given the multicoloured hessian and cotton bag.

We love it when companies find a cause that manages to be close to their hearts and close to their business. Biotherm, which makes products are full of ingredients taken from mineral-rich springs, has found the perfect fit in their “Nature’s Gift of Water” initiative, which raises funds to bring clean water to some of the world’s poorest places. This is the seventh time the company has joined forces with Unicef for the project.