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Beauty Startup Birchbox Scores $1.4 Million

Birchbox, the beauty e-commerce site that launched this past September, just released some good news. They raised $1.4 million in seed money from venture capitalists First Round Capital and Accel Partners, as well as several other investors.

Investments like this are crucial for new businesses to stay afloat. After the site went live, the company had rapid growth in paid subscribers. One of the founders, Katia Beauchamp, said in a press release that they were going to expand their team and try to increase their membership base.

Early blog posts on the site show the co-founders and intrepid interns all pitching in to pack the gorgeous little sample boxes that have quickly become their trademark. Obviously this is going to start becoming an onerous task as their membership reaches the thousands, and it takes manpower to grow a company.

Just in case you didn’t read our previous article, here’s the deal on Birchbox: You pay $10 per month (or $110 per year) and get a box full of deluxe beauty samples. E-commerce and a point-based loyalty program round out the site. What is particularly unique about Birchbox is its well-executed beauty articles. Many beauty sites give you a few generic lines, but the “Haute Box” section of their site is dedicated to true beauty editorial. Highlights: Deborah Lippmann gives step-by-step home mani instructions and make-up artist Emily Kate Warren teaches you how to do fake lashes. And there are plenty of gorgeous still images, as well as video.

Obviously the investors thought Birchbox had a winning concept. It will be interesting to see how this company uses its unique platform.

Fashion News Roundup: Nordstrom To NYC, What Designers Will Wear on Halloween, & An Isabella Blow Biopic Is In The Works

SoHo Gets a Nordstrom: New York City is finally getting a Nordstrom. Except it’s not just any ordinary Nordstom–it’s a concept shop with a charity angle. The store will donate all of its earnings to charity. While most of the details are not yet worked out, the store will occupy 11,100 square feet at 350 West Broadway. {Racked}

When Designers Get Into Costume: With Halloween only a few days away, T Magazine asked some of their favorite designers what they were going to be for Halloween. Pamela Love is going as Georgia O’Keeffe, Joseph Altuzarra will dress as wolf from Little Red Riding Hood, Eddie Borgo is going to go as Pee Wee Herman and Chris Benz is deciding between a matador and a bellhop . {T Magazine}

Isabella Blow Biopic: There has been a lot of rumors surrounding the making of a biopic focusing on the life of the late Isabella Blow. Apparently, it’s really happening. The film’s director and producers have all been chosen, and the screenplay has already been written. Set to be involved in the film are John Galliano and Philip Treacy, both who were very close to Blow. {The Cut}

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Longchamp x Eres Collab: Longchamp will pair up with Eres swimwear to make matching bags. The collection will debut in spring. {WWD Subscription Required}

Exclusive First Look: Prada’s Fall 2010 Fantasy Motionbook

Prada‘s been producing a fantasy lookbook since 2007, and this season our readers are the lucky recipients of a sneak peek. We’re obsessed with this thing–enjoy!

Trendspotting: What’s Up With Fashion People Wearing Jackets Like Capes?

Wearing a coat or blazer draped over your shoulders isn’t exactly a new trend. It’s kind of a fussy dignified old lady look. Cardigan clips existed in the late ’50s and ’60s (and Glee’s Emma Pillsbury is bringing them back) to facilitate wearing your button-downs draped instead of arms-in and buttoned-up.

But if you follow the big street style blogs, the ones that follow the fashion crowd over fashion month like Tommy Ton, Garance Dore and the Sartorialist, you’ve probably noticed that the fashion elite have taken to this trend like gangbusters. Most notably, Marie Claire’s Taylor Tomasi Hill and Zanna Roberts and Elle’s Kate Lanphear seem loathe to put their arms in their blazer sleeves.

It’s a styling trend that has hit the runways, too. At Banana Republic’s spring show this past week, one of the model’s was styled with her jacket draped cape-style. Of course, it’s hard to keep a jacket on when your stomping the runway and your arms aren’t in the sleeves, so they buttoned the coat at the neck, which just makes her look a bit like she’s being strangled.

Do you or would you wear a jacket like a cape?

All these people are. Take a look.
**All photos via Tommy Ton for Style.com and the Sartorialist.

Kate Moss Is Judging A Polyvore Contest

Polyvore has always managed to wrangle an impressive assortment of fashion people to guest on their site, answer questions, and judge set contests. They recently had one of Rihanna and Willow Smith stylist’s, Rob Zangardi, on the site, and next week Janie Bryant will be the site’s featured “style expert.” But today marks the e-commerce/collage sites biggest fashion coup: Kate Moss.

The supermodel graces the cover of Bryan Ferry’s latest album, making her a “Roxy Girl,” as the girls who cover Ferry’s albums (including Jerry Hall in ’75) are known. (Ferry’s group, Roxy Music, disbanded in ’80s, got back together, and broke up again in the early oughts.)

The challenge: To create a “Roxy Girl” set inspired by photos of Moss from the Ferry album shoot. The contest is live now and lasts for four days. Moss will choose her two favorite sets on November 8th. Winners will receive a deluxe edition album and 40 page coffee table book featuring pictures of Kate Moss signed by both Kate Moss and Bryan Ferry. So start collage-ing and get that Moss stamp of approval. We recommend sneaking in some fringe and floral.

People Spend More Money at Opening Ceremony Than Brooks Brothers

If you thought Opening Ceremony was keeping afloat by selling loads of those $30 tote bags, think again. On average, customers spend more at the global chainlet’s New York stores than they do at preppy staple Brooks Brothers.

That’s according to data released by Mint.com, a personal finance portal. The data they’ve collected is from credit card transactions put through by their members.

At Opening Ceremony in New York, the average spend is $243.75. At Brooks Brothers in New York, the average spend is $180.93.

What’s more, the average spend varies quite a lot when you look at the same store in different cities. For example, at Zara in New York, the average spend is $92.03. At Zara in Miami, it’s $68.05. Interesting. Here’s a list of stores all over the country and the amount of money shoppers spend, on average, when visiting them:

J.Crew, San Diego, CA: $109.86
J.Crew, Cincinnati, OH: $63.38

Barneys New York, New York, NY: $401.11
Barneys New York, Chicago, IL: $285.02

Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY: $369.45

Neiman Marcus, Atlanta, GA: $339.01
Neiman Marcus, Dallas, GA: $222.40

Gap, Los Angeles, CA: $60.94
Gap, Madison, WI: $52.45

We could play with this data forever, but why don’t you just check it out for yourself: Data.mint.com. You can insert any store name–most major retailers pop up.

Best Bet: LOFT’S Abstract-Print Top

LOFT has been revamping its image lately, enlisting Naomi Watts to star in its fall campaign. (Meanwhile, Heidi Klum vamps for sister brand Ann Taylor.) This chic abstract top sports cuffed sleeves, a flattering, longer length, and a painterly print. Pair it with skinny pants or a pencil skirt to add a splash of color to an otherwise blah office wardrobe.

Abstract Print Top, $49.50 at LOFT or online.

Erin Fetherston Just Might Save Juicy Couture

The velour bustier dress.

In the spring Juicy Couture hired Erin Fetherston to design for the label, beginning with the fall 2010 holiday collection, which launches November 15. The company needed help after founders Gela Nash-Taylor and Pamela Skaist-Levy essentially exited (they still act as consultants) and department stores started dropping their merchandise, calling it stale and ill-fitting. The New York Times' Eric Wilson checked out Fetherson's new velour offerings, and quite liked them! The new look is more 'sweet girl in a sweet dress' than 'schlepping to Starbucks at 11 a.m. on Tuesday with a baseball hat and full face of makeup.'

Wilson, who writes that 'all is not lost' for Juicy, seems surprised that Fetherston was able to salvage what she did.

It is somewhat disconcerting to hear a hip-but-classy designer like Ms. Fetherston making remarks like “This is my take on the track jacket for evening and cocktail” and “This is a great party dress in high-shine velour.”

Somehow it works.

Wilson says that Fetherston 'makes shiny velour look like 12-ply brushed cashmere' and notes, pleased, that 'a wrap jacket in black velvet says Juicy only in its rhinestone trim and twisted rope drawstring with Art Deco tassels.' Sounds like she's making splendid improvements. She wouldn't have exactly won critics over with drop-waisted terry dresses that have words or letters on them anywhere.

Velour Still Has Some Juice [NYT]

Bill Clinton Wore a Pink Tie to Evelyn Lauder’s Breast Cancer Luncheon; Vogue’s Meredith Melling Burke Moves to Vogue.com

• Bill Clinton wore a pink tie (aw!) to the annual lunch for Evelyn Lauder’s Breast Cancer Research Foundation yesterday. [WWD]

• Heidi Klum is dressing up like a robot superhero for Halloween, and her costume was created by Victoria’s Secret wing designer Martin Izquierdo. [Catwalk Queen]

• Vogue senior market editor Meredith Melling Burke has been promoted to fashion market director at Vogue.com, which is a new title. [WWD]

• Fur boots are the best-selling item at Saks Fifth Avenue right now. [NYT]

• Longchamp is partnering with Eres to create some matching bags and bikinis. [WWD]

• Wingtips may seem pretty dressy, but the Times says they were originally made for mucking around in. “They originated in Ireland and Scotland, rough shoes made of double thicknesses of leather to withstand a trudge through the countryside. The perforations went clear through the leather to let water drain, should the wearer have to wade through a stream or one of those famous bogs. They were more or less the Crocs of the 18th century.” [NYT]

• Macy’s is opening holiday gift shops within its stores, and the spaces will range from a few hundred square feet to about 1,500 square feet in the Herald Square flagship. The products include things like false eyelashes and neon digital watches. [WWD]

• Kelly Cutrone clarified the comments she made about her split with assistant Andrew Mukamal. She tweeted, “Time to go on record about Tara Palmeri's Page Six item about [Andrew Mukamal] and I - Andrew has not worked at [People's Revolution] since July — I am not upset about his desire to be on TV — I wish him the best — If I wanted to cut ties sharply or in an aggressive manner with Andrew — I would have done so in July not now — Must have been a slow day over at Page Six." [Fashionologie]

• The Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival, which takes place in the south of France, is looking for emerging designers and photographers to compete for a prize of 15,000 euros. [Vogue UK]

Meet the New Girl: Kat Hessen Refuses to Conform

Kat Hessen (Next).

Norwegian model Kat Hessen is on the rise, and she's determined to make it on her own terms. The enigmatic beauty first landed on our radar when her Polaroid sheet from Next London reached our in-box this summer. We were impressed by the 20-year-old's raw yet sensual face; it was apparent homegirl knew how to model. When she landed on our shores, Hessen's go-see chart was filled with casting's elite: Michelle Lee, Russell Marsh, and Anita Bitton. At the spring 2011 shows, Hessen debuted on New York's cooler runways, walking for Rodarte, Marc Jacobs, and Alexander Wang. This success followed her the remaining three legs of Fashion Week, as she walked for Topshop Unique and Christopher Kane in London, Prada and Missoni in Milan, and Miu Miu and Chanel in Paris. In the months to come, anticipate the Nirvana fan to be prominently featured in those directional British magazines.

Tell us something random and totally weird.

Horses can't throw up. This is a fact.

You walked for a slew of top shows; what's one of the most memorable for you?

Chanel had us parading in a huge pebblestone garden around fountains to hard-core classical music by a live orchestra. Enough said?

You're twenty minutes late to your appointment, and you have no time to get dressed, what would you wear?

A blue nylon blanket from British Airways. There's a possibility this might already have happened.

If not modeling, what would you be doing?

Backpack the world alone, do yoga on the top of remote mountains somewhere in Bhutan with my bearded guru, search for the holy grail in various shady pubs, etc., etc. Why? 'Cause that's what all the hip kids do.

Any models you look up to?

The ones who refuse to conform.

What scares you?

Time.

What's your ultimate goal in modeling?

Goals in modeling? What a tempting but impossible concept. I'm just enjoying the ride as the ruthlessly changing winds of fashion sweep me along.

Tell us something you learned from this Fashion Week.

I learned a whole encyclopedia worth of things about modeling. But maybe this above all; the fashion world giveth and the fashion world taketh away. And always bring a book.

Explore other rising stars (plus all the big names) in our extensive Model Manual, featuring runway pics, glamorous editorials, model bios, career timelines, and more.

The Fug Girls Predict the Project Runway Winner

From left: Gretchen Jones, Mondo Guerra, Andy South.

After September's Project Runway finale show at Fashion Week, our best guess for the eventual winner was Valerie Mayen, whose rainbow-bright rompers and cocktail dresses looked too well made to be a bogey collection. So much for our psychic abilities: Valerie was eliminated weeks ago, leaving us with no horse in tonight's race. And although we have picked the eventual winner three seasons in a row — and did correctly call that Gretchen Jones and Andy South would make this final three — we are also the women who didn't think Christian Siriano, arguably the show's most talented alumnus to date, would win at all. Will our hot streak continue, or are we once again off our game? Please join us as we cross our fingers and lay odds on which of the three remaining designers has the goods to go all the way in tonight's finale. (Beware: If you haven't yet perused the collections of the final three, this post contains spoilers.)

Mondo Guerra: 5-1. When we saw this line in person at Lincoln Center, we admittedly didn't give it much consideration — the episodes where Mondo hit his hot streak hadn't aired on Lifetime yet, and without that perspective, his collection seemed like a bag of gumdrops on a Willy Wonka growth hormone: more in-your-face fanciful than genuinely delicious. Now that we can view it with the same context the judges had, we notice things we didn't before — like Mondo's genius at playing with patterns and his fearless eye for color. Unfortunately, his leggings and skull T-shirt look more like, say, a garish Katy Perry than a courageously glam Cate Blanchett. And his high-waisted pants don't fit as well as a similar pair he already made on the show — doubly problematic because those better-constructed trousers were the centerpiece of a moving and unforgettable episode in which Mondo revealed his HIV status, and thus will never be far from anybody's memories. Ultimately, we think this collection may not exhibit fashion vision as much as it simply provides cute examples of skills Mondo has deployed better in the past … but we also think that his history of excellence, obvious talent, general overall awesomeness, and a lack of any real challenge from the other two will sway the judges in his favor.

Gretchen Jones: 8-1. Admittedly, we're not overly fond of Gretchen's aesthetic (although we like her more as a person than we did when the finale was filmed, at which point fan feelings toward her were probably at their nadir). For their part, the judges complained in the penultimate episode that the three-piece sample from Gretchen's collection was more clothes than fashion, and we doubt anything they'll see on the runway will change their minds. Gretchen's line is all flowy Southwestern patterns and funky jewelry … and then a couple of randomly bare midriffs and three looks featuring grungy granny panties. For all the flack April Johnston took for making white diaper booty-shorts early on in the season, we can't fathom why Gretchen dipped into that well and emerged with dingy gray hot pants in search of a shanty to call home. However, she also made a few pieces that seem legitimately wearable, if not earth-shaking, and for the most part she cleaved safely to the aesthetic that got her to the finale. That just might be enough to squeak through — especially if the judges decide that Mondo's headpieces were too Carmen Miranda Goes to the Craft Fair.

Andy South: 12-1. Although we're enamored of Andy's new hair extensions, we're not entirely sure we feel as positively toward his Fashion Week collection. On one hand, he either completely reworked or replaced the swimsuit that he presented to the judges in the penultimate episode, to much better effect, and we love the green pleated cocktail dress he created as part of the challenge in the same episode. Unfortunately, both of those are far fresher and more modern than the rest of his line, which ended up skewing surprisingly old (even despite the sculpted metal antennae framing his models' faces). After all, do you know anyone under 65 who wears shiny green cigarette pants to lunch? Neither do we. And we all know that there is no harsher condemnation than Nina Garcia deeming something insufficiently modern. Hey, at least when he has to go home to regroup, he gets to do it in Hawaii.

Dita Von Teese Has an Entire Room in Her House for Her Hats

"I have a huge collection of hats — I have a whole room dedicated to them so that's a lot of hat," Dita Von Teese told Vogue.com. "Wearing a hat says: 'I have confidence and I don't mind if people are looking at me.'" But she can't handle anyone else be-hatting her: "I have to put a hat on myself. There's just something about wearing it the right way, getting the right tilt, it's super important." Does that mean she styled her own turban-tower for Jean Paul Gaultier? [Vogue.com]

Get Ready for the Cold With Some Warm Coats in Our Latest Shop-A-Matic

Clockwise from left: Fall Padded Peacoat by Steven Alan, Draped Pocket Coat by Loeffler Randall, Caribou by Penfield, Lindsay Coat by Cheap Monday, and Gwen Faux Fur Coat by Club Monaco.

The last few days haven't felt quite like the end of October thanks to that bizzare landicane, but soon enough it will be winter. In preparation for the inevitable nor'easters and imminent feelings of frostbite, our latest Shop-A-Matic features coats meant to keep you toasty without looking like the Michelin Man, including schoolgirl capes, plaid wool styles, classic investment pieces, and more.

Fall Padded Peacoat by Steven Alan

Price: $398

Why We Like It: When it's extra cold but not appropriate to wear a gigantic down puffer over your workwear, try this peacoat, which features an extra layer for staying toasty.

Draped Pocket Coat by Loeffler Randall

Price: $550

Why We Like : Draped pockets add a feminine touch to a structured wool coat that's surprisingly versatile. Wear it to the office for a polished look or pair with a cocktail dress for a holiday party.

Caribou by Penfield

Price: $190

Why We Like It: It's a sleek down-lined parka that's also windproof, waterproof, and has wicking properties, ideal for any impending blizzards.

Lindsay Coat by Cheap Monday

Price: $155

Why We Like It: This slouchy menswear take on a classic overcoat is lightweight enough for this strange transitional weather but also roomy enough for layering when temperatures drop.

Gwen Faux-Fur Coat by Club Monaco

Price: $349

Why We Like It: This faux-fur coat takes on fall's biggest trend, leopard, with an 'Oh this? I found it at an obscure little vintage shop' vibe. Minus the digging.

Finally, People Are Protesting the Fragrance Abercrombie Uses to Constantly Gas Its Stores

Hmmm. Is this the kind of bottle young men really want sitting on their dresser?

You could walk by any Abercrombie or Hollister store blindfolded and know, from the gusts of suffocating, cologne-saturated air, just where you were. The company's disturbing practice of pumping cologne through stores' ventilation systems has already hurt business in Japan's first Abercrombie, as well as stores in the States, probably, since plenty of people don't even want to stand near an open Abercrombie door for more than a few seconds because of the stench. Organizations are finally mobilizing to battle this terribly unfair practice, which they believe could put helpless consumers in danger. On Friday, Teens Turning Green, a student group that fights to rid the environment of toxic chemicals, will protest the Abercrombie flagship on 57th Street and Fifth Avenue. 'We have decided to stand up for our health, and demand a change,' the president of NYU's Turning Green chapter, Jessica Assaf, says.

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is also joining the fight. They say Abercrombie's Fierce scent is made with eleven 'secret chemicals' not listed on the label, some of which would lead to headaches, wheezing, asthma, and contact dermatitis. One such chemical could, ironically, harm male reproductive hormones.

"A&F's image is that of the ideal strong young hunky man, yet Fierce has diethyl phthalate in it, shown to be linked to harm the manliest hormone," says Alex Peaslee, co-president of Teens Turning Green, NYC, about the chemicals purported effects on testosterone. "It seems that the young guys are receiving exactly the opposite of what they hoped to gain by shopping there," added Peaslee.

Abercrombie has responded, saying their ingredient-listing practices don't violate any regulations, and that they have "significantly reduced the frequency of hand spritzing that associates do in the stores" — even though the spritzing was never the real problem. Dear Abercrombie, these concerns may sound silly, but consider how this might be affecting business: People don't want to shop in a store that reeks! Even if some executives who have meetings in conference rooms together think teens will think it's a good reek.

Kelly Osbourne Painted Her Entire Body Gold; Amanda Seyfriend Is the New Face of Clé de Peau Beauté

MAKEUP

• Kelly Osbourne posed in nothing but a bikini bottom and gold paint for an ad campaign for Sky+HD TV channel. "Since my weight loss I'm a lot more body confident in front of the camera," she explained. [StyleList]

• Amanda Seyfriend is the new face of Clé de Peau Beauté, Shiseido's high-end line of skincare and cosmetics. She’ll appear in the brand’s spring 2011 ad campaign, shot by David Sims. [Beauty Counter/Style.com]

HAIR

• Catherine McNeil cut her hair into a bob and dyed it black. [Frockwriter]

FRAGRANCE

• Fragrance company Le Labo has teamed up with Anthropologie to make a five-piece collection of scents, which dropped on the store’s website today. [Beauty Counter/Style.com]

PLASTIC SURGERY

• Jane Fonda announced on the Oprah Winfrey show yesterday that she had recently had plastic surgery to have her chin tightened and the bags under her eyes removed, despite having sworn off plastic surgery in 2000. [StyleList]

HOW-TO

• Bellasugar explains how to give yourself a trendy textured ponytail, as seen in this week’s Banana Republic spring/summer show. [Bellasugar]

• Here are a few easy beauty tricks that models use to look good in front of the camera. [Daily Beauty Reporter/Allure]

Eniko Mihalik Talks on a Pay Phone and Grocery Shops in December’s Vogue Nippon

For the December issue of Vogue Nippon, photographer Sebastian Faena shot Eniko Mihalik in Montauk going about normal housewifey things like digging in the garden in furry boots and grocery shopping in head-to-toe leopard print. The pictures are gorgeous, but one thing is off: She's wearing gloves to garden but not to use the pay phone? And do they really have pay phones in the Hamptons? [Marilyn New York]

Robyn Wears Tubes Filled With Color-Changing Liquid in Her New Video

Finally, Robyn has proved that divas can still be weird without doing something gross like wearing raw meat. In her new video for "Indestructible," she wears a costume made of tubes with liquid flowing through them while changing color, like an exo-circulatory system — of love — that acts like a mood ring. It's pretty neat and even comes with sleeves. Plus, she rolls around with it in the bed so it must be sturdy enough not to burst open and stain things. Watch it in action in the video.

Robyn 'Indestructible' Official Video

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Video: Robyn's 'Indestructible,' Now With Weird Tubes [Crushable]

Video: The Short Film Written by Tavi Starring Julia Restoin-Roitfeld as Medusa

Six Scents is a collection of six unisex fragrances made by Givaudan perfumers along with six designers "who will one day be big enough to have their own fragrance but who are too small to have it just yet." The designers who made scents for the latest collection &#8212 which will hit over 200 stores like Opening Ceremony and Colette on November 8 &#8212 include Alexis Mabille, Mary Katrantzou, Junn.J, Rad Hourani, N.Hoolywood, and Ohne Titel. The confusing, yet fabulous, web of collaborations — a remarkable feat of fashion togetherness — includes short films that will be posted on the Internet and used in other various capacities, such as at the launch parties for the scents happening around the world. Alia Raza made one film, for which Tavi Gevinson wrote the screenplay, Julia Restoin Roitfeld starred, and Derek Blasberg executive produced. It's called Le Viol de la Méduse and you can watch it right here!

The short "reimagines the mythical Greek muse Medusa as a character played by contemporary fashion world muse Julia Restoin-Roitfeld," telling "the story of the young Medusa’s rape by the sea god Poseidon while worshiping at the temple of Athena and her subsequent punishment, a curse that to turn [sic] her into a mutant." This relates to the project because "the objects that map her suffering — gardenia and tuberose flowers, dried leaves and incense, black sand and white powder, cigarettes and scotch whiskey — are imaginary notes in the mythic fragrance of Medusa’s journey from girl to monster to woman." I.e., watch Julia play with water, lick wet mirrors and wear feathers on her face. Screenplay by Tavi, everybody!

'Le Viol de la Méduse' by Alia Raza (Six Scents: Series Three) from Six Scents Fragrance Initiative on Vimeo.