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Anne Carson Wants Her Writing To Move You
The New York Times Magazine eventually wore down the writer Anne Carson and convinced her to submit to a profile. And thank God for that, because the resulting piece is just brilliant. Carson is...
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Kate Upton Seems to Be Getting a Vogue Cover
The Kate Upton Vogue cover rumor just got a little more juice thanks to a Samsung publicist. In a pitch touting an interview with the model, the publicist promised Upton could "chat about her upcoming...
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In Defense of Marnie
Marnie Michaels, the oldest friend of the Girls main character Hannah Horvath, seems at first to be a hard character to like. She can be severe in her judgments, she almost entirely lacks...
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Bar Refaeli Gets in a Fight With the IDF
Bar Refaeli is the face of a new ad produced by the Israeli Foreign Ministry to promote the country. But a spokesperson for the Israeli Defense Force has criticized the casting of Refaeli because she...
View ArticleYoko Ono's Makeup Advice for Men is the Funniest Thing You'll See All Day
Yoko Ono's delightful men's wear collection for the boutique Opening Ceremony is the retail collaboration that keeps on giving. Here, the artist gives makeup advice to men. Ono recommends one daytime...
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Chanel Iman Still Hears the Following Words: 'We Already Have One Black Girl,...
Chanel Iman, one of the most successful models working today, says she still gets the "sorry, we already have one black girl" treatment from certain designers and casting agents. Iman, who has been on...
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Esquire Editor Says he Publishes Photos of Women the Same Way he Publishes...
At a panel discussion on advertising, Esquire U.K. editor Alex Bilmes let fly with a whole spiel about how his magazine treats women as "ornamental." And he would like a cookie now, please, for his...
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Will Beyoncé's H&M Collection Be Made in Sweatshops?
As rumored back in January, Beyoncé is the face of H&M for spring. She was shot by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. According to the company, Bey also "had input into the design" of some of...
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i-D Spoofs Sassy's Dopey Fashion Poses With Cara Delevingne
i-D magazine is taking a leaf from the pages of Sassy and bringing you the many poses of British it-model Cara Delevingne. The Victoria's Secret Special is now the Sexy Cockroach and the Head Vice is...
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Kate Upton Cannot Specifically Recall Doing A Vogue Cover Shoot Recently
Kate Upton swears she has "no idea" if she's going to be on the cover of American Vogue in June, as rumored. "I have no idea what's happening," she says. "I feel like it's easier to deal with my...
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Lululemon Is Asking Customers To Bend Over To Prove Their Yoga Pants Are...
Lululemon aficionados say that the much-publicized recall of some of the company's black luon (a proprietary nylon/Lycra blend) yoga pants — which could cost the company $20 million in lost sales — is...
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Indie Designer Claims Yoko Ono Stole Her Ideas
Brooklyn-based independent designer Haleh Nematzadeh is suing Yoko Ono and the boutique Opening Ceremony for allegedly copying her clothing designs. Nematzadeh says that Opening Ceremony photographers...
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Here Is An Hermès T-Shirt That Costs $91,500
Here is an Hermès "T-shirt" made of crocodile and chiffon. It costs $91,500, and it's for sale at the luxury brand's Madison Avenue flagship store. Hurry — they probably don't have very many of these...
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Oscar de la Renta Disses Michelle Obama's Style
Oscar de la Renta shared some more passive-aggressive words about Michelle Obama with the press. "It is a relation that began poorly and I think it will end the same way," said the designer of the...
View ArticleThe 'Dirty Girls' Turned Out Just Fine
Everyone likes to remember the alternative side of the 1990s now that nostalgia for the decade is a force in fashion, music, and culture. But for actual alternative kids, the '90s were not always a...
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Kate Middleton Wearing This Dress Almost Sank the Company That Made It
Much has been written about the positive effect Kate Middleton can have on a label by being photographed wearing its clothes, but little light has been shed on the potential downsides, especially for...
View ArticleA Woman Is Burned Alive in the New Yeah Yeah Yeahs Video
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs new video is here and it is...intentionally disturbing. The storyline plays out in reverse chronology, ending/beginning with supermodel Lily Cole being burned alive with her...
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Bow Down To Beyoncé's New Vogue Cover
Beyoncé apparently bagged another Vogue cover. Right on the heels of her second American Vogue cover, she appears on British Vogue's May cover wearing Jonathan Saunders. At least according to this...
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The Right-Wing Disinformation Campaign Against Victoria's Secret
Maybe you have heard recently that Victoria's Secret is under fire for starting a line of sexy lingerie for pre-teens. Maybe you were one of the nearly 40,000 people to sign a petition against this...
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Helena Christensen Writes Rant in Defense of Pregnant Kim Kardashian
Helena Christensen is mad as hell about the tabloid bodysnarking of Kim Kardashian and she just won't take it anymore. The supermodel wrote in an open letter: It is disgusting and despicable the way...
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Karen Elson Thinks Fashion Needs More Feminism
Supermodel and musician Karen Elson popped up over at Rookie to answer advice questions from teen readers. Elson offered reassurance to one teen who was feeling self-conscious about her tooth gap, gave...
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Marilyn Manson Is the New Face of Saint Laurent
Marilyn Manson is in the spring Saint Laurent campaign. There he is, staring out at you from the pages of a magazine and everything. Casting the 90s star in an ad is just one of the many things Hedi...
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Juicy Couture Is Cutting Worker Hours To Avoid Paying For Employee Health Care
Recently, Juicy Couture had a problem. Under the terms of the Affordable Care Act, any company with more than 50 employees who work 30+ hours per week has to provide those workers with health insurance...
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Louis Vuitton to Finally Stop Making Those Awkward Ads With Celebrities
Louis Vuitton is apparently planning to "wind down" its "core values" ad campaign — that long-running series of ads wherein famous people like Mikhail Gorbachev, Michael Phelps, or Catherine Deneuve...
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Your Favorite Beauty Products Might Be Carcinogenic, Still
A consumer group called Que Choisir — basically the European Consumer Reports — commissioned and published a study that found elevated concentrations of endocrine disruptors in 66 common personal-care...
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Macy's Accidentally Sells $1500 Diamond Necklace For $47
Macy's most recent catalog contained a pretty jaw-dropping deal: a diamond necklace with an original price of $1500 was advertised on sale for $47. The only problem? The sale price was a typo. The...
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Lululemon Fires Exec Responsible For Those See-Through Pants
Lululemon has fired its Chief Product Officer, Sheree Waterson, in the wake of the costly recall of the company's transparent yoga pants. Since the recall began — and since other examples of...
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72,000 People Sign Petition Asking Reebok to Drop Rick Ross Over Rape...
Thursday afternoon, protesters from the National Organization for Women and a new activist group called UltraViolet attempted to deliver a petition, signed by over 72,000 people, to the Reebok flagship...
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How to Make a Belt From Scratch
Welcome back to Friday DIY, where we spend hours making everyday things, because shopping in stores is for quitters. This week's project is a leather belt, and I was lucky enough to be schooled in the...
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