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Fashion news: A Marc Jacobs intern’s Twitter meltdown and a Proenza Schouler Target knockoff
Turns out being an intern at Marc Jacobs isn’t quite as glamorous as one would think. Check out the designer’s disgruntled intern tweets about his experience on his/her last day with the company. [Business Insider]
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Best of NYFW: Top ten tweets of the week
As the fashion crowd (and our very own Sarah Nicole Prickett!) settles into London, we take a look back at an explosively informative and entertaining 8 days of #nyfw tweets! Here are our top ten favourites:
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Fashion news: Marc’s hiring via Twitter, Marshalls is almost here and Blake continues her reign
Get hired in 140 characters or less. Marc Jacobs is seeking a social media expert, and is accepting applicants via Twitter. It’s time you follow… [Twitter]
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Fashion news: Daphne Guinness joins Twitter, Emma Watson doesn’t get celebrity fragrances and Tom Ford for H&M?
The rumour mill, ever at work, has pushed out another high/low collaboration nugget: Tom Ford to design a capsule collection for H&M. [Elle UK]
Daphne Guinness is the latest fashion personality to join Twitter. [Daphne Guinness Twitter]
Harry Potter star and Burberry model Emma Watson doesn’t understand celebrity fragrances: “I can’t understand this fragrance thing. Why would you want to smell like somebody else? Don’t you want to smell like yourself?,” Watson said. [People Style Watch]
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Tom Ford (not really) running for mayor of Toronto
We’re heading into a municipal election in Toronto, but one thing people haven’t really talked about is the fate of style in this city. Who is looking out for the fashion follower, the shoe obsessive, the lipstick lover? Tom Ford, that’s who.
Okay, not really Tom Ford, obviously–though we did call it after we saw his new womenswear line–but someone posting under the Twitter profile @MayorTomFordTO. But a girl can dream, so let’s consider the candidate based on his campaign so far.
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Fashion news: The ballad of Yves Saint Laurent, life advice from Olivier Theyskens and smize has some competition
Put on your earphones and listen to the biographical ballads of Yves Saint Laurent. French singer and composer Alain Chamfort has recorded an album, Une Vie Saint Laurent with songs about the designer’s life. [W]
Editors shouldn’t get too disgruntled over people who aren’t them sitting in the front row at Fashion Week. Apparently it doesn’t mean much anymore anyway. [The Cut]
The CFDA Health Initiative panel met yesterday to discuss “The Beauty of Health: Resizing the Sample Size,” touching upon the premature age of models and health issues that continue to go hand-in-hand with the fashion industry. [Vogue UK]
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Fashion news: Diana Ross for Steve Madden, Twitter to the rescue and no cheaper Balmain for you!
That lower-priced Balmain line? Not happening. Never was. Says a company spokesperson: “What I think you might be referring to is a capsule collection that was prepared for some Parisian retailers. Christophe Decarnin wasn’t involved in that project. The brand has decided to not repeat the experience, preferring to concentrate all its efforts on the main line.” [Vogue UK]
Can Twitter save haute couture? [Toronto Star]
Critically lauded but perpetually jobless designer Olivier Theyskens has the sketches for three or four imaginary collections. He may not have a fashion house, but he does have that book coming out. [WSJ, via The Cut]
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Do you love your Twitter handle enough to wear it?
We love these nerdy chic necklaces from Survival of the Hippest, available in white or yellow gold and sterling silver with custom-made Twitter iconography–you can also add diamonds. Get your Twitter ID (or preferred hashtag) carved out of metal to rest around your neck (or ankle or wrist) for the rest of your tweeting days. […]
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Men’s Vogue censors Juergen Teller, McQueen tweets and Phillip Lim makes scent
Men’s Vogue wouldn’t publish a 2006 Juergen Teller-snapped Marc Jacobs ad that featured a gay couple kissing. Starring in the ad was runway makeup artist (and lifetime crush of our beauty editor) Dick Page. The U.S. publication of Marc Jacobs Advertising 1998-2009 by Juergen Teller comes out next week. [The Moment]
Yes, Virginia, Alexander McQueen does have a Twitter feed (Follow @McQueenWorld). [Racked]
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Fashion news: Isaac on QVC, Coco on Twitter and Amber Valetta does basics
Before we begin, Coco Rocha is the latest model to head to Twitter. We’ll wait while you go and follow her. [Coco Rocha Twitter]
More model news: Jourdan Dunn, our favourite model on the London catwalk, is five-and-a-half months pregnant. Congrats! [Vogue UK]
Isaac Mizrahi is getting his own show on QVC where he’ll talk about his life and sell a range of goods he’s designed for the network–including, but not limited to, cheesecake. Is it just us, or is this the apotheosis of Isaac? [WSJ]
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Fashion news: Pretty boy beauty, fashion hearts Twitter and a Spice Girl for Topshop?
Russian model Sasha Pivovarova, who studied art before she stalked the runways, created drawings in honour of Chanel’s Paris-Moscow pre-fall show. Pivovarova also stars in the campaign. [Chanel, via Fashionologie]
Esteban Cortazar is apparently not defecting from the house of Ungaro. He’s currently working on pre-spring and tells WWD, “For now I am here.” [The Cut]
Scuttlebutt is that Geri Halliwell is doing a range for Topshop. Meh. [Refinery 29]
An interchangeable cast of clean-cut dirty-blonde boys (Zac Efron, Chase Crawford, Chris Pine, et al.) are doing away with rugged masculinity. [Guardian]
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Daily reads: Horse hairdos, the Anna effect and the end of bling
Before we get started, let us just say that The Outnet, Net-a-porter’s outlet site, launched today. We’ll just wait here till you get back from shopping….
Hermès nose Jean-Claude Ellena’s scented memories. [WSJ, via Now Smell This]
All the pretty horses with hair extensions. [Daily Mail, via Glamour]
Wanna open a store in a recession? Move to London. And get some customized M&Ms. Seems to be working for Rick Owens. [Hypebeast and Fashionista]
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