Don't Quote Me

“Us Weekly putting me on a worst-dressed list? I couldn’t care less...if Karl Lagerfeld called me an ugly hag, then I’d be upset. Because it’s Karl Lagerfeld.” - Lady Gaga to V Magazine

Ash + Cole for Barney's Co-Op Denim

ELLE's Kate Davidson Hudson Prepares for Fashion Week

To kick start New York Fashion Week, ELLE magazine has created a 5-part documentary-style video series showing how 5 different industry insiders (a model, an editor, a publicist, a designer, and the CDFA's Director of Programs) prepare for the chaos that is Fashion Week. Starting with Kate Davidson Hudson, the magazine's Executive Accessories Editor, they'll be posting one video a day. Check it out: ELLE's Kate Davidson Hudson Prepares for Fashion Week

Inspiration or Imitation: W vs. Vogue

"My Grandma Vogue & Grandma W, what similar features you have!"

In the midst of our current recession, the fashion industry is scaling down significantly. Magazines are reducing their budgets and cutting back on editorial expenses (i.e. photo shoots). Well, apparently cutting back means printing an editorial spread that looks eerily similar to a competing magazine's spread from years past (...including the same photographer). For their September issue, Vogue had fashion photog duo Mert & Marcus shoot Natalia Vodianova for a Little Red Riding Hood themed spread called "Into the Woods". Well, call me the Big Bad Wolf because I'M CRYING FOUL!!! Word on the street (and by the street I mean a select few fashion forums, hehe) is that Vogue blatantly copied a similar editorial done by W magazine back in 2007 which ALSO happened to be shot by Mert & Marcus. I'll let you judge for yourself how similar the two spreads are, with shots from the W spread on the left and ones from the Vogue spread on the right:

Mayer's Tricked-Out Pad

...your dorm, too, can look like this!

In the September issue of Elle Decor (which I do not read, by the way...you know, just in case you were wondering), the magazine features a spread of John Mayer's apartment. As you can tell from the resulting photos, the conditions were absolutely horrendous. The musician's 2,5000 square foot apartment located in SoHo was decorated by Armani Casa, of whom Mayer is a fan (who knew!) The feeling was mutual, and Armani was more than happy to lend his magical hand saying, "I wanted to create a sophisticated environment for John, one that will bring as much pleasure to him as his music brings to us." Visitare mia camera, Giorgio!