Tom Ford’s now a director, practically every designer or editor wants at least a cameo on reality TV, Audrey and Shirley starred as Coco Chanel in fictional films, and now I guess the fashion musical is a logical progression? French singer Alain Chamfort’s YSL tribute album Une Vie Saint Laurent is being made into a [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Fashion history’
November 23, 2009
No pants allowed in Paris
Did you know Paris has its own version of blue laws? And furthermore, did you know that it’s technically illegal for women to wear pants in Paris? The fashion capital — which is known as much for Audrey-style cropped pants and boatneck tees as it is for trenches-as-dresses — has banned pants for women since [...]
October 16, 2009
Magazine covers as art (duh)
Above my desk, I have two framed pages from a black-and-white French Vogue editorial with Karlie Kloss as a gamine, gorgeous Coco Chanel. And that’ll clue you into reason #437 why I wish I was in Paris today, or anytime until the end of the month. Teen Vogue pointed out this public (free) exhibition of [...]
October 14, 2009
25 models of London fashion, from British Vogue
Who says the Brazilians and Russians are the prettiest girls in fashion? British Vogue is celebrating the 25 most fabulous faces of London fashion (with an exception for Natalia), from Twiggy to Naomi to Kate to the Lilys. And in honor of my first trip to the dentist in 4 years, here’s to British girls [...]
July 16, 2009
Reason #37 why fashion is okay, even in a recession
Because it’s fun dressing like you’re in one. I’ve written about dressing for the depression several times on FSML, including embracing the 1920s and 30s as style inspirations. Designers have honored the historically poor era on the runway, Hollywood’s catching on, and soft neutrals paired with old-fashioned accessories (stockings, booties and hats) aren’t just making [...]
May 13, 2009
Let’s bring back: hats for every day
Hats have never really gone away: in the 60s and 70s, floppy, wide-brimmed hats and head scarves ruled; in the 80s, everything from bowlers to denim-and-sunflower hats worked; in the 90s, Cher (the Alicia Silverstone one) wore her berets; and in the 2000s, fedoras, cloches and turbans have returned. But what’s starting to return is [...]
April 21, 2009
Reason #41 why fashion is okay, even in a recession.
With only a few bucks a month (depending on your Netflix plan), you can catch up on all your fashion homework and indulge your sappy sentimental side for worshiping Karl, Anna, and supermodels. The best Netflix picks for fashion-mentaries: Seamless: Follows the first CFDA awards and introduces designers like Doo.Ri, Peter Som and the Libertine [...]
January 21, 2009
Michelle gives new breath to Jason Wu
In keeping with her penchant for showcasing lesser known (to the outer rink fashion followers) designers, Michelle Obama wore Jason Wu to the inauguration balls. Michelle’s decision to pick a one-shouldered, frothy white dress, Newsday reports, was a risky move. Apparently Laura Bush and Jackie Kennedy also wore white, and some critics were expecting something [...]
January 20, 2009
Inaugural Fashion Quizzes
While you wait for Michelle’s inauguration ball gown unveiling (the yellow dress she’s wearing at the swearing-in ceremony is Isabel Toledo), test yourself on the dresses worn by other historic First Ladies. First Lady Fashion Quiz, New York Times Belles of the balls, CNN.com Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years, Metropolitan Museum of Art Special [...]
January 7, 2009
Audrey Tautou as Coco Chanel…finally
Fashionologie, via Oh No They Didn’t, has one of the first stills and digital collections from the Audrey Tautou Chanel movie, Coco avant Chanel. The film, directed by Anne Fontaine, is filming in Paris and will open first in France in May, and then hopefully come to American theaters shortly after. Alessandro Nivola will play [...]
