- Bear hates fireworks. Bear spoils 4th of July. Things don't end well for bear. [WSJ]
- MTA wants to pimp the bus. MTA, there is no possible way you will succeed at this, because you have the Midas touch, but with crap instead of gold. [NYMag]
- Katy Perry made Russell Brand wait a few days for sex, and that solved all of their problems. [CNN]
- LiLo and an Israeli lady soldier named Eilat Anschel may be gettin' down. If this is true, we will high five you, Lindsay. [NYDN]
- Real estate gets sexier. Omg, how is that even possible? [NYT]
- Ha! Russian spy was wanted to seduce Princes William and Harry. Wow. [Post]
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Eavesdropping In: Lindsay's New Lady, Katy Perry Has Tips For You, Unpatriotic Bear
"Best 2K I Ever Spent!" Our Forefathers Would Be Proud Of This July 4 Blowout
Ben Lerer's Hamptons Independence Day bash this year was just as epic as last year's party. The pretty girls, handsome boys, and patriotic ice luge would doubtless make our founding fathers jump for joy.
Benjamin Franklin: "Ye olde crappe, why didn't I invent the dj soundboard?"
Alexander Hamilton was kind of a baller, right? He'd get in the middle of this.
All the founding fathers: "What marvilouf bofoomef!" (You know, because they couldn't spell and they used f's for s's sometimes? Go to Colonial Williamsburg. They'll fill you in.)
When Europeans first landed on the coast of the New World, they were greeted by the native inhabitants, who immediately showed them how to play beer pong.
James Madison says, ""Dance breaks are what I fought for, and dance breaks are what ye shall have, ye free peoples!"
The Puritans actually brought more beer than water on the Mayflower. Thumbs up, Puritans.
There were more party guests than there were residents of Philadelphia in 1776.
George Washington's main goal was securing more hugs for his fledgling nation.
George Washington was a dog breeder. Google it. It's totes true.
With liberty and vodka luges for all!
[All photos by Nicky McGlynn for RandomNightOut]
Eavesdropping In: Lindsay's New Lady, Katy Perry Has Tips For You, Unpatriotic Bear
- Bear hates fireworks. Bear spoils 4th of July. Things don't end well for bear. [WSJ]
- MTA wants to pimp the bus. MTA, there is no possible way you will succeed at this, because you have the Midas touch, but with crap instead of gold. [NYMag]
- Katy Perry made Russell Brand wait a few days for sex, and that solved all of their problems. [CNN]
- LiLo and an Israeli lady soldier named Eilat Anschel may be gettin' down. If this is true, we will high five you, Lindsay. [NYDN]
- Real estate gets sexier. Omg, how is that even possible? [NYT]
- Ha! Russian spy was wanted to seduce Princes William and Harry. Wow. [Post]
BoF Daily Digest | Tommy’s Paris flagship, My-wardrobe lands investment, Grown-up models, Mittelmoda awards, Dior blooms
Tommy Hilfiger Summer 2010 | Source: Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger Announces the Opening Champs Elysees Store (PR Newswire)
“The Champs Elysees store will serve as a true flagship for our brand in France and will further anchor our significant retail presence in Europe… It is an important milestone in our continued efforts to establish anchor stores in every major city around the world.”
Balderton invests $9m in My-wardrobe (FT)
“My-wardrobe is also looking to expand its appeal to customers outside of the UK, with a focus on France and Germany. Until now, the French market has been concentrated on online sales of discounted high-end clothes and accessories.”
The grown-up model comes of age (FT)
“Using older models in 2010 is less about the wow factor and more about reclaiming a generation. ‘Brands used to be obsessed with youth. Now they are realising that people in their forties are the customers and they’re addressing that.’”
Mittelmoda fashion awards in Italy (Telegraph)
“A fashion graduate from the National College of Art & Design, Dublin, and two MA graduates from London’s Royal College of Art, are among the prize-winners in the annual Mittelmoda.”
Dior Blooms Brightly (IHT)
“Backstage at Christian Dior, a simple pair of glasses transformed the show Monday into an extraordinary 3-D screen vision of women as flowers. Petals lapped their hips, colors were a hothouse explosion of vivid shades and skirts were shaped like the parrot tulips.”
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100 Million Rupiah is Still Up for Grabs!
"I’m sure you’ve read our tweets so many times about this contest and why you should join it. Well here we are, reminding you again that the contest is still open, and if you haven’t submitted your dream to www.lorealdream.com you should do it as soon as possible because the 100 million rupiah grand prize [...]
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Fashion News Roundup: Valentino Goes on Display, Couture Flourishes, and Anime Eyes Scare People
Je t’aime: Think Paris can’t be shot uniquely? Not so. Aldona Karczmarczyk does it with Iza Olak for Polish pub Twój Styl. {Fashion Gone Rogue}Freaky Monday: A hilarious dude has kidnapped Jezebel for a day. We can’t wait to read his take on airbrushing. {Jezebel}
Seeing Red: A new museum holding over 10,000 sketches (and a selection of 12,000 dresses) by Valentino Garavani will open to a select group on Wednesday night. {WWD, subscription required}
Surefire Couture: The niche industry has seen a hefty increase in sales over the last year. {Vogue UK}
Behind Those Anime Eyes: Circle contact lenses, which make your eyes look bigger, might be hazardous to your health. {NY Times}
Avery London Makes Shopping for Fragrance a Pleasure, Not a Scent-Bomb
For those of us obsessed with signature scents, our ultimate fragrance should be one that few others possess. While I adore Marc Jacobs (the original), I’d prefer to wear something on a daily basis that’s a bit more unique to me.A long-time contender has been Histoires de Parfums 1969, but after a visit to Avery London’s outpost in New York’s new Limelight Marketplace, I’ve got a slew of new options.
Avery, which opened in central London in May, is the first retail store from Intertrade Europe, a company that deals in niche perfumes, as well as slightly bigger brands like Miller Harris and Bond No. 9. I’d heard of some of the scents previously–particularly the Nasomatto series, distinguished by its carved wood toppers–but I had smelled only a few.
So last week I popped by Limelight to get an idea of what Avery has on offer. Along with the perfect Nasomatto scents–I fell for Narcotic Venus early on–I also obsessed over Carthusia’s Mediterraneo. (What was in the Nasomatto’s no one knows–he keeps his formulas secret–but I can tell you that Mediterraneo blends lemon and green tea.)
There was plenty else to see and smell. For instance, Hype Noses candles in such delicious scents as Pain de Vienne (smells like a French bakery, seriously) and Banana Kiss were irresistible.
The London outpost promises to be even more enchanting, with the proprietors playing on the word Avery and creating an aviary theme for the store. You’ll find scents hidden under antique cages and bird figurines peppered around the stations. (We’ve included some images below.)
But beyond the decor and the lovely scents is the authenticity that comes with buying niche. Stepping into a store filled with big-name fragrances can be overwhelming for both your mind and your nose. In contrast, there’s nothing synthetic-smelling about Avery’s flavors. And with prices just slightly above those of department store brands ($68-$300, with most hitting near the $140 mark), the costs aren’t prohibitive. Especially if you’re going to actually wear the fragrance, rather than letting it while away on your dresser.
Bouchra Jarrar
If the clothes that Bouchra Jarrar showed for her second haute couture collection weren't quite as severe as the austere stonework of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs that provided their backdrop, they definitely had a classical rigor about them. Jarrar set out to offer a complete wardrobe—from jackets, dresses, and a trenchcoat to the goddess gown that closed the show—in a way that reflected the breakfast-to-bedtime ideal of traditional couture. That meant her emphasis was on what she felt was essential, and things were pared down to the max. The palette, for instance—navy, black, ivory, with gold accents. And the silhouette, streamlined for an athletic impact that felt very much now (the trench was sleeveless).
There was delicacy in the balance of a two-piece outfit in ivory crepe that met at a single point on the waist. The slashed wool pieces with a glint of gold lamé underneath had a subtle glamour. But the most encouraging aspect of the collection might have been Jarrar's faith in her own voice as a designer. After the show, the Balenciaga and Lacroix alum counted "my maturity, my age" as influences. If enough customers feel the same way, then Jarrar's voice could become that of contemporary couture, too.
—Tim Blanks
There was delicacy in the balance of a two-piece outfit in ivory crepe that met at a single point on the waist. The slashed wool pieces with a glint of gold lamé underneath had a subtle glamour. But the most encouraging aspect of the collection might have been Jarrar's faith in her own voice as a designer. After the show, the Balenciaga and Lacroix alum counted "my maturity, my age" as influences. If enough customers feel the same way, then Jarrar's voice could become that of contemporary couture, too.
—Tim Blanks
Christian Dior
Right now, in the Paris hotel rooms of many fashion editors there are bunches of flowers, plastic-wrapped and raffia-tied. When they returned to their rooms after the Dior couture show today, did the attendees make the connection between what they'd just seen on the catwalk and what was sitting in a vase in front of them? Stephen Jones created headgear that looked like a florist's plastic wrap. Someone else contributed the raffia belts. And nature did the rest. 'It's the most inspiring teacher,' said John Galliano, after a show that was a hymn to all things floral.
Part of his research involved studying real flowers, spending an hour watching the light change on a parrot tulip, for instance. That partly explained the collection's wonderful colors, especially the vibrancy of the dégradé effects. You could attribute the rest to Galliano's contemplation of images by the two great flower photographers de nos jours, Irving Penn and Nick Knight. Dior himself obliged with the silhouette, a tulip shape that Galliano seemed to feel Mr. Christian had never really made the most of. He certainly sorted that out.
Perhaps it was the precision of the inspiration that accounted for the show's clarity, not only in the palette but in the delicate techniques. The fronding, the feathering, the ruching, the ruffling—all duplicated the extraordinary intricacies of flowers. Delicate they may be in nature, but his objects of study gave Galliano free rein to be bold with a coat like a huge inverted daffodil and a dress in black taffeta that was hand-painted with pansies. It's unlikely that when he compared himself to a jardinière tending his blooms, the designer had attendees like Blake Lively, Jessica Alba, and Lou Doillon in mind, but you could imagine them being seduced by his hybrids; the jacket-and-skirt combinations like the white felt over lilac organza, or the jade mohair with a swoop of portrait neckline over a petaled bubble of black organza.
In an Edenic fashion world, this would be the daywear that would fully complement evening dresses of an extraordinary dimension—gigantic domes of tulle overlaid with gloriously colored swags of organza. On the opening day of the Paris couture, the casual insolence of the draped one-shoulder outfit that closed the show was a provocation. "Beat this,' it declared.
—Tim Blanks
Part of his research involved studying real flowers, spending an hour watching the light change on a parrot tulip, for instance. That partly explained the collection's wonderful colors, especially the vibrancy of the dégradé effects. You could attribute the rest to Galliano's contemplation of images by the two great flower photographers de nos jours, Irving Penn and Nick Knight. Dior himself obliged with the silhouette, a tulip shape that Galliano seemed to feel Mr. Christian had never really made the most of. He certainly sorted that out.
Perhaps it was the precision of the inspiration that accounted for the show's clarity, not only in the palette but in the delicate techniques. The fronding, the feathering, the ruching, the ruffling—all duplicated the extraordinary intricacies of flowers. Delicate they may be in nature, but his objects of study gave Galliano free rein to be bold with a coat like a huge inverted daffodil and a dress in black taffeta that was hand-painted with pansies. It's unlikely that when he compared himself to a jardinière tending his blooms, the designer had attendees like Blake Lively, Jessica Alba, and Lou Doillon in mind, but you could imagine them being seduced by his hybrids; the jacket-and-skirt combinations like the white felt over lilac organza, or the jade mohair with a swoop of portrait neckline over a petaled bubble of black organza.
In an Edenic fashion world, this would be the daywear that would fully complement evening dresses of an extraordinary dimension—gigantic domes of tulle overlaid with gloriously colored swags of organza. On the opening day of the Paris couture, the casual insolence of the draped one-shoulder outfit that closed the show was a provocation. "Beat this,' it declared.
—Tim Blanks
Couture comeback, Beauty moves, Paid bloggers less trusted, Vogue launches iPad app, Hijabista fashion
Bonjour Couture (Vogue.com)
“Just as Haute Couture Fashion Week begins the high fashion market has posted some very positive sales news. Top Parisian labels, including Chanel, Dior and Jean Paul Gaultier, have revealed a marked increase in both sales and demand.”
Cosmetics from Burberry and Topshop (FT)
“Fashion brands are often able to make that transition from clothes to fragrance, but with make-up it is harder. Women will still want to go to the brands that specialise and are seen as beauty experts.”
Consumers consider paid, sponsored bloggers less trustworthy (Biz Report)
“Is content by paid or sponsored bloggers seen as any more or less trustworthy than that provided via ‘earned’ media? Apparently so. But this won’t stop the growth of social media sponsorship.”
Vogue is first European fashion magazine available on the iPad (iPad News Tracker)
“The Vogue iPad app from Condé Nast is a fusion of glossy magazine and up-to-date content. The application can be downloaded with immediate effect from the iTunes store, making Vogue the first-ever fashion publication to be available on the iPad in Europe.”
Beautiful and Islamic: the new look on the catwalk (Independent)
“Welcome to the world inhabited by the ‘Hijabistas’, a trendy set of up and coming Muslim fashion designers who are doing their bit to forge an indigenous British Islamic identity.”
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