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Thursday, June 7, 2012

THE KARDASHIANS ARE LAUNCHING BEAUTY

by TOMMYE FITZPATRICK / Courtesy of elle mag

Fresh off the heels of Kim Kardashian’s latest fragrance launch, she’s just announced a new beauty venture—this time, with her sisters. Together, they’re launching a cosmetic line called Khroma Beauty.

“Makeup has been an essential part of our lives for so long,” the sisters told E!. “Like fashion, it’s always changing and evolving just as we do and we can’t wait to share this new venture with our fans!”

According to the release, the products—think a “Million Dollar Mask” made with 24k gold dust, a lipgloss holster meant to be worn like a garter on the thigh, as well as eyelashes, mascaras, and compacts—aim to help “emulate the eyes, lips and complexion looks for which Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe are famous.”

A special holiday assortment hits Ulta stores in December, with a larger array launching in early 2013. A preview of the products, after the cut.

GUCCI NOW HAS A HORSE

by TOMMYE FITZPATRICK / Courtesy of Elle mag

Karl Lagerfeld may have a new cat—with its own Twitter handle, no less—but Gucci has also acquired a new animal: a horse. The house, which has long been associated with equestrian chic, renamed the stallion Guccio after house founder Guccio Gucci, WWD reports. Unlike Karl’s cat Choupette, Guccio is not so much a pet. He may make an appearance at the Olympics—or at least, that is the hope: he’s currently residing in Holland, at the stables of Edwina Alexander, currently the world’s top female horse-jumper.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

HESTER STREET FAIR HEADS WEST BY ELLE

In just two short years, the Hester Street Fair has become a warm-weather institution in Manhattan, attracting hordes of stylish browsers on the prowl for the sorts of things you’d never find stocked at Barneys. Having conquered the discerning New Yorker, founders SuChin Pak, Ron Castellano, Adam Zeller, and Suhyun Pak are bringing the street fair west, setting up a sister market in Hollywood for the summer. Local business owners—and savvy shoppers—get ready. “At the heart of what we do, we’re a launching pad for young entrepreneurs,” explains SuChin. “We see everywhere from Etsy to eBay people doing really amazing things on the side, so we’ve given them a platform to hopefully quit their day jobsand do what they’re passionate about in life.” The passions vary from dip-dyed dresses to Peruvian-Japanese food, but the sentiment—handmade, small batches, artisanal ingredients—runs throughout. “We try to make sure that the vendors that we pick are truly unique, that they’re committed to what they’re doing, because our vendors are our best advertisers,” SuChin says. There are a few minor differences, as is often the case with New York versus LA: the fair on the West Coast has space on its side, and for the 2012 season it will run just four times. But perhaps most exciting is the diverse array of stalls: in advance of its kickoff tomorrow, SuChin gave ELLE.com her picks for the most stylish Hester Street Fair Hollywood vendors, after the cut.

ROJAS
“It’s like tribal-meets-Coachella-meets-Ibiza. I know it’s a strange combo, but it works and it’s very ‘summertime in LA.’ Each piece is completely original and they even customize your Chucks.”

CLOUD CLOUD
“Claudia Zhao is a local designer, by way of Brooklyn. I met her in NY and was thrilled to see her in LA creating this incredible line of bags. They’re really simple, inspired by geometric shapes, and made of the softest leathers. I have the messenger bag, which is the perfect-size bag for summer, but have been eyeing her clutch—which could be my favorite piece!”

FLEA MARKET GIRL
“I think she’s going to be one of the busiest vendors on June 2. They create each piece by hand using wood, brass, and bronze. It’s all bad-ass and quirky, very rock’n’roll. I would recommend wearing their stuff layered by the dozens, [and] the price point is really great, so picking up lots of pieces is going to be easy.”

STANDARD GOODS
“I just spoke with [owner] Garrett Colton, and he’s going with a ‘California Summer’ theme with his booth. He wanted to celebrate our first outing west and, of course, the summer season. I’ve got my eye on the vintage fashion books he’ll be bringing from Lisa Eisner’s early days.”

FAIR SEASON
“One of my favorite vintage vendors for opening day. Her stuff is how I like it—special and affordable! She’s really good at picking vintage items that are just that perfect worn-in without any fussiness. She’s bringing a lot of stuff that will be perfect for summer.”

JILL AIKO YEE
“I’ve been wearing her stuff ever since I moved to LA. It’s all handmade and inspired by very simple linens cut in a way that fits almost any body type. I love her mix of patterns, but also that her materials are so high-end; it’s all cut from the most incredible silks and cottons.”

Courtesy of Elle.com/ article by Rebeca Willa

BANANA REPUBLIC & TRINA TURK GO TO THE (RESCUE) DOGS

It may not be the dog days of summer quite yet, but Banana Republic is getting a head start. To celebrate its upcoming collaboration with Trina Turk, the retailer partnered with The American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). The resultant video features rescue dogs with names like Da Vinci and Harry Truman jumping (literally) for brightly-printed bikini tops and wagging their tails for Palm Springs-inspired scarves. The collection launches June 7, but Banana Republic fans on Facebook will be able to shop it a day early.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

LOUIS VUITTON GETS DOTTY WITH JAPANESE ARTIST YAYOI KUSAMA

Louis Vuitton has a long history of iconic artist collaborations under Marc Jacobs’s direction: there were Stephen Sprouse’s graffiti bags in 2001, Takashi Murakami’s colorful monogram bags in 2003, and Richard Prince’s joke-printed bags in 2007. Now, the brand is pairing up with a new artist: Yayoi Kusama.

Jacobs first met Kusama in 2006, when she presented him with a monogrammed Vuitton bag painted all over with her signature polka dots. Now that the two are teaming up in a bigger way, those same dots will be covering everything from trenchcoats to silk pajamas to watches and hitting Vuitton stores on July 10—just in time for the Whitney Museum’s Kusama retrospective which opens two days later. A second installment of the collaboration—monogrammed leather goods covered in Kusama’s tentaclelike “nerves” motif—will hit in October.

“Her energy is just endless,” Jacobs said of the Japanese artist. “Through the painstaking sort of obsession in each of her canvasses and installations that she’s created, you see this world that never ends. I guess that’s what I admire and that’s what I respond to in terms of feeling for her and for her work… For many people who don’t look at art or go to galleries, or maybe they’re not aware of Kusama’s work, there will be a new venue, a new place to see this work and to come to appreciate it through the eyes of Louis Vuitton.”

See one more image of the collection after the jump.