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Burberry in 3D
Alexander McQueen’s last outing may have sparked fashion’s latest gizmo: live streaming. Marc Jacobs will follow suit this season, while Burberry, no stranger to a blockbuster trend, is upping the ante further. On February 23, the venerable English house will go the way of Avatar and show its fall collection in 3D. What this means exactly isn't known yet, but our fingers are crossed for exploding trench coats hurling toward us and a crouching, blue-faced, magic pony-tailed Emma Watson. And we're pretty sure plaid glasses will be worked into the mix. Whatever the case, all will be revealed at special 3D events in New York, Paris, Dubai, Tokyo and L.A., in custom screening spaces designed by Christopher Bailey. For the rest, catch the 2D action at live.burberry.com. We see you!
E-motion
If your daily Paxil and vodka intake isn't a good indication of where you are these days, emotionally speaking, might we suggest a handbag? Seems the touchy-feely folks at Ogilvy came up with a new ad concept for Louis Vuitton, featuring a series of "emotion monitoring" leather goods. Soon, in lieu of pill cases or hidden flasks, your pochette could conceivably come with another fun accessory: HERM, short for Heart and Emotion Rate Monitor. Yes, really. Unfortunate acronyms aside, the little doodad would transmit location and heartbeat to the owner's iPhone, where the vital data (including every "journey" taken with your bag) is stored in an app. You'd thus have a visual reminder of your heart exploding upon realizing you've lost your keys or, conversely, a love-at-first-sight moment—thanks, of course, to that one very necessary high-tech purchase.
Randomness
These days, skimming around the internet can produce a kind of digital Stendahl syndrome, a sensory overload in need of periodic visual palate cleansing. Venerable websites like Purple.com and Sometimes Red, Sometimes Blue can help clear the afterimages, and there’s always International Klein Blue for the perfect modernist meditation. But you can fine-tune your retinal relaxation even further. Milo Vermeulen’s website of hex color code tests is a rich directory of nuanced shades: I recommend firebrick, indianred and navajowhite for quick jolts of chromatic energy. And for slightly more animated distraction, the minimalist work of artist Rafaël Rozendaal offers single servings lightly flavored with humor, affection and remorse.
YouTube Killed the Video Star
Apparently unaware they were dealing with art (duh, it's in black and white), overzealous censors at YouTube removed Bruce Weber's hot and slippery short film for Yves Saint Laurent, which debuted in Paris at Stefano Pilati's last men's collection. But you can catch all the steamy lakeside frolic right here—straight (alas, maybe) from YSL.
Repeat Performance
Lord knows we've been hankering for a Joan Collins comeback ever since the diva's departure from Footballers' Wives. Now, channeling her Dynasty days in a series of glam adverts, Joanie (aka Alexis Colby) is the new face of jeweler Alexis Bittar's over-the-top spring collection, posing in jewel-encrusted pyramid earrings, oversized crushed-gold cuffs and statement necklaces that puts anything Krystal Carrington wore to shame. The quintessential 80s icon was a perfect fit for the designer, who's referenced the decade for years now—proof that Alexis and Alexis go together like big shoulders and blue eye shadow.
Police Action
Perfect as they are, even models take a tumble from time to time. Take Prada poster boy Nick Snider, who followed up a whirlwind tour of the menswear shows (including a choice spot in the YSL line-up) with a rowdy, drunken bender in Arkansas that landed him in a very different kind of big house, according to Smoking Gun. The incident began with disorderly conduct and a subsequent run-in with Arkansas police, whose reprimands were met with priceless pleas like “I'm a very famous model.” Unmoved by his editorial prowess, the boys in blue swiftly arrested him, and that’s where the plot thickens. En route to the slammer, Snider allegedly offered to barter sexual favors for his freedom. We're all for blowing off steam, but c'mon. Like a sublime mix of Zoolander and CSI (with a little Deliverance thrown in), the incident didn’t stop Snyder from posting bail in time for the upcoming New York shows. We’re not sure if this will tarnish his image or increase his day rate, but we’re certainly looking forward to spotting him at after-parties.
Headline Trip
According to Variety, there's an American Psycho Broadway musical in the works—dismemberment and catchy jingles together at last. More crazy-hot nudity, please. (Variety)
Like a seventies swinger, Comme des Garçons is always picking up new partners, this time collaborating with Moncler on a line of winter gear, launching in March. (WWD)
You heard it here first, and now the Ryan McGinley-shot, Rodarte-clad Olympian portfolio is finally hitting newsstands on Sunday. (NY Times)
The Mulleavy girls aren’t lacking reasons to celebrate. The latest? A new exhibit of their handiwork will open at Cooper Hewitt in time for Fashion Week—and the opening night soiree already promises to be a highlight. (Cooper Hewitt)
We’re happy to see that the priceless one-liners of Valentino's Giancarlo Giametti will live forever on the web. "Ridiculous circus" is how he described the latest Valentino couture collection, designed by Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli. Ouch. (WWD)
Lady's First
She's been on the tips of our collective tongues for the better part of a year now, so this one shouldn't come as too much of a shocker: Lady Gaga has topped the Global Language Monitor's list of "fashionable phrases," the first for a name. Trouncing rivals like Leggins 2.0 (huh?) and Armadillos (as in those McQueen shoes), Gaga heads up an algorithmically compiled pack of words and phrases most commonly found in print and online.
Declaring her impact on the fashion world both "subtle" and "profound," GLM's so-called fashion correspondent also managed to diss Ms. Germanotta by saying she hailed from Yonkers, not Manhattan. Indignities aside, Gaga can rest assured knowing she managed to best even herself, evidenced by number three on the list: No pants.
We're J'Loving...
anything made with paper, especially Japanese paper, like these origami-ish suit sculptures by artist Greg Lauren (nephew of Ralph and, perhaps more importantly, husband of Elizabeth Berkley), with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly of Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief projected onto them. The installation, opening today at the FIAF gallery, deals with the ritual of getting dressed, according to Lauren, and "obsessing over the different aesthetics of a straight versus spread collar, perfecting the shape of a pocket square or the dimple in one’s tie." Look for more fashion-related subject matter at FIAF later this year, including talks with Marc Jacobs, Gilles Mendel and Tommy Hilfiger.
A Decade of Style: André Leon Talley
In Paris Is Burning, the late, great Pepper LaBeija said, “New York City is wrapped up in being LaBeija!" Now that she's in heaven (and likely still wearing Jungle Gardenia perfume), we asked ourselves: who's the reigning queen of New York City? We’ll give you a hint—several, in fact. He's editor-at-large for Vogue, BFFs with Anna Wintour, assisted the legendary Diana Vreeland, art directed Michelle Obama and is set to join Tyra’s judging panel on the next season of ANTM. That's right, he's the one and only André Leon Talley. Here's a gallery of our favorite Condé editor's greatest fashion hits over the past decade, and why New York is wrapped up in being André.
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