Inside Jason Wu’s New Design Studio
One step into Jason Wu’s new design studio on West 35th Street and it’s clear Wu is living the dream. And on Tuesday night Wu welcomed fashion insiders, including Melissa George, model Karlie Kloss, and Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Amy Astley, to a champagne and chocolate tasting at the chic creative space. Wu’s 9,000 square foot headquarters, which was designed by architect Giancarlo Valle and interior designer Jesse Carrier, includes his showroom, studio and administrative offices. Plus it boasts an amazing balcony and priceless views. If this were our studio we would never leave work! ~Nola Weinstein
Lanvin hearts Acne
The second time Lanvin and Acne creates a line. Here are my favorites from the collaboration:
Maison Martin Margiela 20 Year
Maison Martin Margiela is turning 20 this year. If you’re going to be in London between 3 June and 5 September don’t miss the Maison Martin Margiela ’20’ The Exhibition on Somerset House Galleries.
Whyszeck Spring/Summer 2010
Whyszeck’s Spring/Summer 2010 is their 10th season in production… and they are celebrating a bit. “More looks from the Whyszeck Spring/Summer 2010 collection. “The SS/10 continues on where FW/09 left off, along the bohemian trail and deeper into casual workwear & towards iconic sportswear, with small hints of nautical influence,
It handles remodeled casual classics such as the ‘worker jacket’ & the ‘perfecto motorcycle jacket’ made in denim versions, the ‘Baseball/bomber jacket’ in woven cotton fabric, slacks made in Corduroy, “The Carpenter shirt” in washed poplin, Washed knitwear & crinkled T-shirts, All are styles which fit perfectly into the setting of the collection…”
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Peter Lindbergh to Shoot for Vogue Again, Laments ‘All This Retouching’
Peter Lindbergh hasn’t shot for Vogue for eighteen years, but plans to start again. In 1992, he switched from Vogue to Harper’s Bazaar, but recently met with Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington, who asked him to rejoin the fold. “It was like you are the black sheep in the family, and your older brother asks you to come home,” he told WWD. But will Lindbergh bring anything new to Vogue‘s pages?
“Fashion photography has gotten a little lost. There is a lot of carnival going on. The hair has gotten too crazy and the make-up. At the moment, everybody is trying to do young. They have to look young or dress young. Youth is so overdone,” he said. “All the advertising and magazine covers today — they don’t look like natural women. For me, that’s a real pity. There’s all this retouching. A little humanity would do good, especially in fashion photography.”
Wise words, but Vogue loves retouching. And crazy hair. And, well, plenty of things that don’t look natural. But so do all magazines. We would love to see Lindbergh do more unretouched spreads of women with no makeup, like the one he did of supermodels for Harper’s Bazaar.
Heidi Klum’s April 2010 Allure
How do you know April’s right around the corner? Because flowers start popping up in your backyard? Nooooo! Because shape issues start filling up your regular magazines stand!
You may not remember last year’s Allure. However, I’m right here to give you a hint: there was a celebrity on the cover, a singing one. A country singing one (Taylor Swift). Well, to make it round, this year it’s Carrie Underwood on the cover of Allure, April 2010. Wait, there’s more! And there’s Heidi Klum covering the shape issue inside! (don’t miss the rest right after the jump! Click here for the gallery!)
Why Demi Moore Prefers Pumas to Cougars & Other Revelations in Harper’s Bazaar
In the April issue of Harper's Bazaar, the preternaturally young-looking hottie dishes on a variety of topics:
- why pumas trump cougars: "It [Puma] has a sweeter quality, more elegant…Cougar has become so distasteful. I really hate that expression."
- McQueen's designs: "McQueen was a genius. I was always thrilled to wear his clothes
because they were more than fashion; they were truly works of art."
- the insta-heat between her & hubby, Ashton: "I knew it had the potential to be something special right away. It was like meeting somebody that I've just known where you just recognize one another. It was so disproportionate, the level of emotion we were experiencing to the time we had spent together. But when you don't know someone, you can't just jump and say, 'I love you.' 'Nice to meet you, I love you!' Yeah. No. We used to end our calls or emails with 'And everything we don't say.' It just seemed too much, too soon."