Friday, December 22, 2017

Ariana Grande Hits the Slopes in Vintage Versace

Even with all the opportunities for party dressing, people tend to get a little lax once the holidays roll around. But you won't see Ariana Grande sipping eggnog in an ugly Christmas sweater. Taking to Instagram yesterday in a voluminous Versace puffer, she gave her fans a taste of fashion history by revisiting Gianni Versace’s famous Fall/Winter 1992 Miss S&M collection. Though she chose one of the tamer looks—it’s a little cold for bondage bustier tops—the hourglass silhouette made an impression.


As the perfect alternative to the basic down jacket, Grande’s unique piece (the result of her stylist Law Roach digging into the archives at Resurrection Vintage) provided a sexy take on cold weather dressing. Paired with leggings, platform boots, and oversized ski googles, the look was snow-bunny sophisticate — completely different from anything this diva has worn before.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Kendall Jenner Just Beat This Brazilian Bombshell to Become the World’s Highest Paid Model


As much as being a supermodel is about working with the right designers and building an impressive portfolio, it’s also about turning a profit. When it comes to the biggest stars, the business of being beautiful can be incredibly lucrative, especially for household names like Gisele Bündchen and Kendall Jenner, who lead the pack on Forbes’s newly announced ranking of 2017’s top-earning models. Though the list itself yielded few surprises—Victoria’s Secret Angels, Insta girls, and other headline-making stars all feature—Jenner unseating Bündchen for the top spot was unexpected. Bündchen has held the title every year since the list began in 2002, but Jenner’s reported $22 million figure from the last 12 months—thanks to the combined earnings from her reality show, cosmetics contracts, and endorsements—helped to push her over the edge.

As jaw-dropping as the numbers seem, Jenner and Bündchen’s actual salaries may not match the estimates. While there is no doubt that all the superstars featured on Forbes’s list make millions, the accuracy of the math involved has been the subject of debate. In the past, Bündchen has criticized the publication for inflating her income and subsequently drawing the attention of the IRS. Getting audited shortly after being named highest-earning model in the world, Bündchen told Brazilian blog MdeMulher at the time that her reported income was inaccurate and the attention she received as a result was largely negative. “It’s sad because the people who write these things don’t have my bank account details,” shared Bündchen. “I do okay, I earn plenty, but not as much as they say. I’ve already been audited by the IRS because of this list, and, truthfully, whether I’m on this list or not doesn’t interest me.”

As amusing as it is to chart the upward progression of celebrity incomes, the speculation has its downside. Getting audited isn’t exactly glamorous and according to Bündchen, the focus on the financials doesn’t take into consideration all she is beyond her bank account. “I’ve got the same interests, the same day-to-day life, as any woman. I want to raise my children well, be a good wife, and work. This is what I value: Are my children educated, is my husband happy, are people feeling positive energy from me?” said Bündchen, who wishes the media would talk about less tangible qualities like relevance, intelligence, and personality. “There should be a magazine to quantify knowledge, understanding, and love for people: That is power.” Whether or not Jenner went home with $22 million in the bank or not, it’s clear she’s done well for herself. Being the highest-paid model is nice, but the real accomplishment comes from what you do with all the attention.





Monday, October 23, 2017

This Jewelry Designer Should Be Your Next Instagram Girl Crush

While there are countless brands devoted to a clean, minimal aesthetic, there’s something special about ARC Objects, the brainchild of designer Daniela Jacobs. A Parsons graduate who splits her time between New York and Mallorca, Jacobs says her work celebrates mindfulness and encourages a greater appreciation for “the beauty in small, transient moments.” From her simple yet bold jewelry to her disc-shaped home objects, the porcelain and metal pieces that Jacobs creates are intentionally seasonless.



Her off-kilter designs allow for a greater appreciation of details that might otherwise be overlooked. As she explains, “My designs encourage the reconsideration of the objects we use and wear—for example, a plate of unusual shape further highlights what’s on it.” And now that Jacobs has a new website, it seems like the perfect time to fully immerse yourself in her carefully composed world.

As a kid, Jacobs took an early interest in making things from scratch, crafting miniature paper houses, clothes, and accessories for her dolls. “I found both making things and then using them endlessly entertaining and inspiring. One idea would give way to another, and now, in life-size versions, it’s still that way for me.”

Jacobs’s experimental style was encouraged from an early age by an exceptional teacher, Lisa Mayock, the designer of Monogram and Vena Cava. Before Jacobs studied at Parsons, she took a pre-college fashion class with Mayock, and the two ended up staying in touch. “Over the years she’s become a great friend and mentor. She’s shown me through example how to embody one’s personal style ‘language,’ to think about style from many angles.”

Mayock has also encouraged Jacobs to embrace the more eccentric parts of her personality. These include her perennially purple lip color: “I’ve come to mix three different lipsticks to arrive at the particular shade of wine that I like.” And then there’s her penchant for shapes that are just the slightest bit wonky (one of her recent releases, the Full Circle Plate Set, at first appears to be perfectly round, but due to the fact that each piece is handmade and no two plates are exactly alike, one can sometimes notice the slightest asymmetrical bent).

It’s precisely Jacobs’s ability to experiment with shapes, colors, and textures that make both her Instagram feed and her products so captivating, despite their apparent simplicity. “There is so much boldness in simplicity—in literal and figurative senses—so much strength in the delicate,” she says.

Monday, September 25, 2017

Rihanna Gives an Emerging Eastern European Label Some Star Power


The popularity of Eastern European fashion doesn't seem to be waning anytime soon. Like Bella Hadid, who has worn the cool leather coats of Georgia's Situationist and the hats of Ukraine's Ruslan Baginskiy, Rihanna has also turned her eye towards an emerging designer from Eastern Europe. Yesterday, at the Fenty Beauty launch at Sephora in Madrid, Spain, Rihanna wore a pretty off-the-shoulder dress from the Spring 2018 collection of Ukrainian designer Marianna Senchina. The piece boasted poet sleeves, a puffed print skirt, and had a bodice that was fastened with bows that left slits of skin—as well as Ri Ri's below-the-breastbone tattoo—cleverly visible. Over the past several seasons, Senchina has become well-known, locally and internationally, for her uber-feminine and flouncy creations. She has also sold on e-commerce sites, including Moda Operandi.

The romantic dress is a refreshing change of pace for the Eastern European fashion industry. During the past seasons, there has been a heavy focus on talents that employ a post-Soviet aesthetic, like Russia's Gosha Rubchinskiy or Georgian-born Demna Gvasalia of Vetements. Senchina is one example of a designer paving the way for a new generation who show that these countries have more to offer than the dark, '90s-era styles that have become synonymous with the region's fashion. Now, let's see who Rihanna chooses to thrust into the spotlight next.

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Chloë Sevigny’s Jeans! Anita Pallenberg’s Henley! 8 Vintage Treasures From Stylist Bay Garnett’s Archive Have Been Remade

There was something wildly inventive about West London fashion in the ’90s. The legendary vintage scene at Portobello Road Market, stretching from Golborne Road to Westbourne Grove, gave birth to the seemingly slapdash high-low mix that defines good street style to this day. Now, Bay Garnett, the British stylist who helped pioneer the secondhand movement, has partnered with M.i.h. Jeans to harness that magic for a new capsule collection that goes one step further than simple vintage-inspired designs. Instead, Golborne Road by Bay Garnett is a curated selection of thrifted treasures, plucked directly from her personal archive and reproduced for the masses.


These eight perfect pieces represent the crown jewels of Garnett’s expansive vintage collection, lovingly assembled on rambles through Portobello. “It was our way of life,” Garnett recalls of thrifting back then. “It was a really genuine, lovely passion that unified us.” From her home base in Shepherd’s Bush, she would set off for model Iris Palmer’s ramshackle house on the road and from there, the ragtag crew would embark on the hunt for rare, affordable finds—a soft cotton tee covered in glitter stilettos, or the elusive pair of perfect jeans. Many of those items found their way into Garnett’s editorial work—shoots for British Vogue, the pages of her cult thrifter’s zine Cheap Date—and sparked a collective desire for a more effortless, fun-loving wardrobe. “It could be dark red tracksuit bottoms with high heels and a swimsuit—almost quite Gummo, that film with Chloë Sevigny—or it could be a beautiful vintage silk dress,” Garnett says. “It didn’t matter what, it was about your own sense of style.”

That ethos feels particularly of the moment—one reason why M.i.h. founder Chloe Lonsdale, who also lived off Golborne Road in the mid-’90s, tapped Garnett for this collaboration. “I loved how people would pull out a ’30s silk tea dress, wear it over secondhand jeans and a pair of sneakers or Dr. Martens, and add a little twist of their own—jewelry, a hat,” she says. “Bay immortalized that look—what we see now as street style was single-handedly put on the map by her. It was that attitude toward dressing that I fell in love with.”

Happily, that attitude can be snapped up with one of Garnett’s vintage reproductions. Some are exact replicas (the black chinoiserie blouse with snaking buds up the collar), while others have been updated just slightly (a fleece turtleneck with elaborate ruffled sleeves, remade in soft jersey). Each has its own special history, laid out by Garnett, below—think a velour henley the color of mink, a gift from Anita Pallenberg, or those perfect flares, worn by countless It girls like Sevigny. They may be the holy grail of secondhand shopping, the sort of perfect high-waisted denim you can’t ever find new—at least, until now.

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Jennifer Aniston Ventures Outside of Her Fashion Comfort Zone—And Scores

Wearing an all-over abstract print presents its fair share of challenges, perhaps most of all finding a flattering fit. Fortunately, Jenner Aniston has the issue covered. The actress wore a black dress dotted in a subtle brush stroke motif while attending today's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony for actor and The Switch costar Jason Bateman.



Aniston is a known minimalist, often favoring neutral color palettes and wardrobe staples when off-duty. The print was a marked departure form her monochrome tendencies, though the visual element transformed what would have otherwise been just another little black dress. An accompanying belt at the waist lent the shift a sense of shape, while the asymmetric hem added movement. Her shoes were also a stylistic step forward: She recently stepped out in nude suede sandals while visiting New York, but the pink metallic pair seen here was more playful while still reading like a neutral, to similar leg-lengthening effect. She kept things classic with the rest of her accessories, like a quilted shoulder bag with a chain-link strap that coordinated with her usual touches of barely-there gold jewelry in the same finish.

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Victoria Beckham Is Summer's Most Stylish Rebel

It looks like Victoria Beckham is switching things up, yet again. At the start of the month, the designer put a citrus-colored twist on her uniform and her posh stamp on suits and pajama dressing. Tonight at Christie’s in London, where she arrived to toast her son Brooklyn’s book debut, Beckham debuted a sleek alternative to her usual punchy palette that retained her cool approach to tailoring.


Beckham’s midnight blue and black combo was a total knockout from top to bottom. Her double-breasted, peak lapel blazer was the ideal foil for her foulard-inspired top, as the piece helped maintain the look’s structure. Equally fluid trousers amped up the louche ’70s vibes, while a discreet ladybag sans chain gave the outfit a clean finish.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Marion Cotillard Finds the Ultimate Concert Tee at Cannes

Marion Cotillard may be associated with the kind of classic French style she exemplified as the face of Lady Dior, but her Cannes wardrobe has been far from traditional. From arriving in sporty Y-Project at the photocall for her latest film, Ishmael’s Ghosts, to donning a custom Michael Halpern jumpsuit at the Chopard Trophy event, Cotillard and her stylist Elliot Bliss have kept things modern and edgy throughout her time at the festival. And her latest look may be her most daring yet.



Joining the luminaries of international film at the photoshoot for Cannes’ 70th anniversary, Cotillard chose a nostalgic t-shirt from Belgian label Filles à Papa which she paired with a lace skirt and glossy red Fendi thigh-high boots. The resulting combination was a sexy contrast to the prim dresses worn by other attendees. Forgoing the standard for unexpected pieces seems to be Cotillard’s preference lately, but her ultimate concert t-shirt was more than a fashion moment. Bearing the likenesses of David Bowie, Michael Jackson, George Michael and Prince and the words “Never Forget,” the shirt was a loving tribute to the music icons of the 80s. At an event all about celebrating the legacy of the past, the choice couldn’t have been more appropriate.

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Bella Hadid Makes the Case for Spring Fur

Don’t put away your fur coat just yet. Bella Hadid stepped out earlier today in a duster that was light enough to transition into spring. While Hadid has sported a similar look before, her latest came in a brighter, bolder shade, ideally suited to the new season. With its distinct mustard hue, the coat recalled the Guo Pei masterpiece Rihanna wore to the Met Gala in May 2015. And if Rihanna can do it, well, Hadid can, too.

Hadid’s pelts were a nice contrast to her black T-shirt and RtA jeans, which, with the straight-leg silhouette, felt right in line with her often ’90s-minded fashion sense. She topped things off with a newsboy cap and tinted sunglasses, which also had a certain throwback slant. A pair of patent leather boots with sturdy platform heels elevated the off-duty moment and tied in with a shoulder bag in the same finish. Here’s hoping Hadid turns up on this year’s Met Gala red carpet with just as much stylish swagger.

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Paris Jackson Makes Her Late Night Debut in the Perfect LBD

Between sitting front row at Givenchy’s Fall menswear and couture collection in January and appearing on the red carpet at this year’s Grammy Awards, Paris Jackson has been making her way through the rising star milestones. With magazine covers and millions of followers online, the daughter of pop legend Michael Jackson has officially joined the generation of celebrity children turned fashion influencers, and last night on The Tonight Show she continued her streak of winning looks. Stepping into the hot seat with host Jimmy Fallon, Jackson chose a star-patterned little black dress from Rebecca Vallance. She showcased the easygoing style she’s becoming known for by mixing the feminine ruffled mini with crimson Dr. Martens.



Sharing her thoughts on first crushes and favorite albums, Jackson gamely participated in the familiar late night antics. Her appealing yet affordable dress—the design retails for under $300—made it the right look for playing a messy round of egg Russian roulette with Fallon and transitioning to evening with the addition of rounded sunglasses and vintage leather jacket. Jackson and her stylist Sonia Young have been smart about maintaining the hippie sensibility of her off-duty wardrobe when dressing for important events. Even when she’s polished and ready for her close-up, Jackson’s choices retain an every-girl appeal that’s refreshing.

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Ashley Biden's New Sweatshirt Line Is Equal Parts Style and Social Conscience

 Ashley Biden—as in former Vice President Joe Biden’s daughter—really didn’t have a choice but to go into public service, as she tells it.

“The passion started at a very young age,” Biden tells Glamour. “My dad is a lifelong public servant; my mom was a public-school teacher—it’s in my DNA.”

And that meant Biden got her start early. “When I was a kid, I always really loved animals, and I found out that Bonne Bell lip gloss was testing on animals, so I organized my school to start writing letters to [the company],” she says. “Then I became obsessed with the plight of dolphins getting stuck in tuna nets. My dad connected me with Congressman Barbara Boxer, who I nicknamed the ‘dolphin lady,’ and she got me onto the floor to help lobby Republican congressman for The Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act.”

From there, Biden says her interest grew to a focus on social justice and “the unfairness people experience through education opportunities.”

Cut to adulthood, and Biden has 15 years of experience fighting for social equality under her belt and is currently the executive director of the Delaware Center for Justice.

“Every day is really powerful,” Biden says of her work. “Last night one of the case managers got someone a job out of prison, and she went at nine o’clock at night to get him a uniform for his new job, and snapped a photo of him just looking so proud to be back to work and in that uniform. The work we are doing is impacting real people.”

Included in Biden’s hectic schedule is one of her favorite parts of the job, she says—teaching classes to inmates, including one on the science behind substance abuse (in fact, Biden hopped on the phone with Glamour having just left one of her classes).

“We focus on neurobiology of the brain and how it relates to addiction," Biden says. "I asked the women in the class, ‘What have you guys been taught before?’ And they said everything they’ve really ever been informed about is side effects from medications. Well, that’s not getting to the root cause.”

While Biden is keeping her day job, she has a new passion project, a line of sweatshirts called Livelihood, that marries two of her favorite thing—fashion and social work.

Sold exclusively on Gilt, the unisex line is made in the U.S. and priced between $79 and $99. Most important: All proceeds go toward supporting local charitable causes. Initially, funds will go to education, workplace development, and job placement initiatives in Wilmington, Delaware (where Biden was born), and Anacostia, in the District of Columbia (where Biden got her start as a social worker), but she has her sights set on expanding from there.

“The most effective social programs are in local communities,” Biden says. “They know best where funding should go.”

To the same tune, Biden is eager to get more people involved in local politics, which is why she started the interactive website getinvolvedinyourhood.com.

“We have to create more awareness around the importance of civic participation,” Biden says. “Oftentimes we go out and vote during the presidential races, but then stay home during the local elections. We need to figure out in the coming weeks and months how to get people to understand governance better. People talk a lot about apathy, but I think it has more to do with knowledge about how the government works. I wish there was an easy way to explain to people why it’s just as important vote in city council races as it is for the president. These people are the CEOs of our lives.”

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Friendly Reminder, These Celebs Have Hot Famous Brothers

You may have just learned that there's a third Hemsworth brother, and for that, we'll forgive you.

In the spirit of keeping you as up-to-date on the goings on in Hollywood, we'll take this time to review the other well-known brothers of some of your favorite celebrities so you'll never feel left out again.

For starters, let's review the aforementioned trio and begin with the one and only Luke Hemsworth.

The adorable bro of Chris and Liam Hemsworth has made his way on the scene, most notably with his role in the HBO hit Westworld, and was even a presenter during last night's People's Choice Awards.

Next up is Zac Efron's hot sibling Dylan Efron. The High School Musical's younger brother has already has his taste of Tinsletown so you know we'll be seeing more of him around. Back in 2015, Dylan worked as an assistant to one of the executive producers on the Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart comedy Get Hard.

Then there's Austin Swift, who has done a stellar job at making a name for himself outside of his famous sister.

Sure, there's perks to be Taylor Swift 's sib, but Austin recently walked the carpet at the Los Angeles premiere of Live by Night to celebrate his role and there wasn't one sighting or mention of the Grammy winner. Bravo all around, A. Swift!

Last up on the list is a two for one deal because Kate Hudson has two famous bros in the ‘biz.

There's Oliver Hudson from the hit shows Scream Queens and Nashville and a string of other famous flicks.

K.Hud's other bro, half-sibling Wyatt Russell has taken Hollywood by storm with his roles in 22 Jump Street, This Is 40 and, who could ever forget, Black Mirror.

So go ahead everyone, take a gander at these stars' famous brothers and keep your eyes peeled for their next big moves!