FASHION Magazine

It’s Christmas in September: Tom Ford and Olivier Theyskens will preview their womenswear collections–Theyskens is designing a line for Theory–during New York Fashion Week. [Fashionologie]

Karl Lagerfeld won’t show his Lagerfeld line in Paris. He’s working on a new “masstige” label that will sell online. [WWD]

Marc Jacobs and Lorenzo Martone are no longer an item. While there may be “break-up rumours were false!” updates–and the inevitable “rumours that the break-up was false, were false!” updates–Martone maintains, via Twitter, that they’ve been split for about two months. So maybe this time it’s for real. Boo. [The Cut]

The much cackled about Snooki, gossip fodder and star of Jersey Shore, has just been compared to Elizabeth Taylor by fashion writer Cathy Horyn. Why? Images of Liz, recently published in Vanity Fair, “confirm a short, busty woman with high hair, big jewelry, garish taste in clothes and a complete indifference to the cyclonic effect that all that produced.”  [NYTimes]

Good things come to those who blog. Tavi Gevinson just got her first styling gig–a 10-page editorial for the September issue of BlackBook. [BlackBook]

Lindsay Lohan updated her outfit three times during her day in court. Does she expect the judge to reevaluate her sentence due to her ability to accessorize? [Huffington Post]

Alexander Wang, who just presented his Resort 2011 line, is location scouting in New York for his first boutique. [WWD]

Coach will make its newest fragrance available at department stores. Previously fragrances were exclusive to Coach stores. [Style List]

Nathalie Rykiel explained the reason for the Sonia Rykiel collab with H&M: they copied her! In an interview, the creative director revealed that she told the chain that if they wanted “[their] girls to wear Sonia Rykiel from H&M, let’s let them have the real thing!” [Nylon via Fashionologie]

Valentino partner Giancarlo Giammetti has learned just how far Facebook networking stretches, especially when it involves negative press. After watching the Valentino spring 2010 show in Paris, Giammetti took to his FB page and changed his status to read “not sad … just surprised. … We have always supported the new designers and we love them, but this time we have to distance ourselves from this ridiculous circus.” After a flood of comments, Giammetti deleted his status, “…because it was becoming [too] heavy.” [The Cut]

Victoria Beckham was recently spotted lunching with Marc Jacobs and LVMH exec Edo Jae, whom tweeted that “they’re talking about a line with fur” post-meeting.
[Elle UK]

Chanel has a secret club of fashion friends who are tapped for feedback on collection previews. DJ Leigh Lezark revealed she test-drives products for Chanel, along with Caroline Sieber and Poppy Delevigne. How do we sign up? [The Cut]

The release of Mattel’s So in Style collection of black dolls, the first ever with wider noses, fuller lips and in a variety of skin shades, has been met with disappointment. Parents are saying the prevalence of green and blue eyes as well as long, fine hair is not representative of the race. Mattel is listening though, and is working on the fall 2010 collection, adding a doll with more of an Afro hairstyle. [WSJ]

It looks like Daul Kim did indeed commit suicide. Paris police say her boyfriend found her hanged in her apartment. In a recent entry on her blog, the South Korean model stated “the more i gain the more lonely it is … i know i’m like a ghost i have nothing but myself.” [AP, The Cut]

If you didn’t already have tons of totally rational jealousy over Style Rookie blogger Tavi Gevinson‘s Rodarte friendship and fashion week access, here’s another bit for you: The 13-year-old will be the guest of honor next week at the Comme des Garçons party in Tokyo. [WWD]

Our favourite movie of the summer, Valentino: The Last Emperor, came out on DVD yesterday, which means we’ve already secured our weekend viewing. The drama! The clothes! The pugs! We’ve got 5 copies of the DVD to give away. Enter your info at the link and we’ll do a draw next week. Good luck! Enter […]

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Yesterday morning, the FASHION staff took in a screening of the upcoming doc, Valentino: The Last Emperor. It was as glorious and over-the-top as you’d expect a movie about Italian fashion to be: Couture! Temper tantrums! André Leon Talley! Oh, and Valentino holds hands with Karl Lagerfeld. More than fashion, the film also shows the […]

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When I saw this Fall 2009 Valentino ad recently, my first thought was, Wow Kristen McMenamy has some great legs. While I’m sure she does, the legs in question actually belong to Austrian model Iris Strubegger, who is suddenly popping up everywhere.

Matt Tyrnauer (director of Valentino: The Last Emperor) describes his movie as a “geriactric Brokeback Mountain” with dog toothbrushes and early morning bronzing rituals. [The Cut]   What do you think of these high-fashion Mickey Mouse ears (adorned by House of Holland, Giles, et. al.)? We love the spiked pair, even though they might look […]

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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]