The director of the 1995 documentary about Isaac Mizrahi, Unzipped, created an Internet documentary series that seeks to answer this question: Are $200 jeans actually overpriced? And what is that about, anyway? Apparently, the designer denim business is “cutthroat,” all because of the dye houses, which are a veritable denim battlefield...

Legal correspondent Dan Abrams is expanding his web portfolio of sites ending in “ite” with Styleite, which launched today with a nice hot-pink logo. Verena von Pfetten, who worked at Air America Media and the Huffington Post, is editor-in-chief, and Abrams’s ex-assistant Ruthie Friedlander is senior editor. In addition to news a...

Gisele’s perfection is inexplicably fascinating. No matter what she’s doing — giving birth in a bathtub, exercising, breast-feeding, living in Boston — she makes it glam and graceful. She appears on the cover of Vogue’s annual “shape” issue, presumably because her shape, now that she’s had a baby, is...

Last week reports surfaced that Prada Japan allegedly terminated workers they found unattractive, after ex-senior retail manager Rina Bovrisse filed a complaint against the label. On Saturday, after failing to reach a settlement with Prada Japan, Bovrisse told the Japan Times she had planned to collect more witnesses and file a lawsuit. Prada just...

Victoria’s Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio recently did a swim shoot on St. Barts with Brooklyn Decker and plus-size model Crystal Renn for Glamour’s cover. After shots of Ambrosio posing next to plus models surfaced, [....rest of the story....]...

Last week when the spring look book for Lauren Conrad’s Kohl’s line came out, we noticed the clothes were remarkably well designed. Suddenly the girl had ginned up something more than scoop-neck jersey halter dresses with groundbreaking A-line silhouettes. Now we have prints and shapes and trims and interesting (interesting!) details! ...

Nonprofit group Make the Road filed a complaint with the attorney general’s office against J.Crew, whom they accuse of discriminating against transgender job applicants. In a test, a transgender person applying at the Fifth Avenue store “was treated brusquely, told to fill out an application, and was never called.” His testing pa...

Alexander McQueen: “We don’t all want to dress like soldiers, wearing the same uniform for the same price. There is a viewpoint that people should play safe because they can’t afford to frighten their customer but, in fact, the opposite is true. You have to push forward and realise the power of fantasy and escapism. I remember wh...

Last summer, rumors surfaced that Karl Lagerfeld did not renew his contract at Chanel and that Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz would take his place. Both Chanel and Lanvin ...

Madonna’s new fashion venture, MG Icon, enables her to put her name on, and face to, all sorts of fashion products both new and existing. The latest MG Icon press release to receive top billing in WWD is a deal with Dolce & Gabbana to make sunglasses. Domenico Dolce told WWD that Madonna had wanted to “get involved [....rest of the...

On average, New York designers saw a 500 percent increase in sales inquiries the week after their New York Fashion Week shows. By comparison, designers who showed in Milan Fashion Week only saw a 22 percent average increase in sales inquiries. Among those faring the best in Italy were Gucci, with a 90 percent increase, and Ferragamo, with an 80 per...

This Zap Sandal by Jimmy Choo is $2,495, with a five-inch heel that lights up when you dance. But how well can one dance on a five-inch spike? And does that make the shoes more overpriced than they already seem? [HuffPo] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: dreams come shoe, ...

Once the sexy Brazilians ruled the modeling world, with their breasts and butts and tans and remarkable compatibility with body grease. Then the thinner, pale Russians rose to prominence with their blonde hair and sallow cheeks. Now modeling seems to be having a Dutch moment, with models such as Lara Stone, Patricia Van Der Vliet, and Lisanne de J...

Last night Lady Gaga and Beyoncé’s “Telephone” video premiered to much fanfare. Earlier we shared our ten favorite fashion moments from the video, but we also broke down the looks individually for closer examination, which a diva collaboration of this magnitude only deserves. See them all in the slideshow. Earlier: The Ten B...

Adam Lambert told us at the Blonds’ show during Fashion Week that he was interested in launching a clothing or cosmetics line. Now he’s reportedly in talks to launch a makeup line consisting of everything a guy could need, including foundation, concealer, shadow, mascara, lip gloss, nail polish, and eyeliner, though it is unclear wheth...

Rina Bovrisse, a senior retail manager for Prada Japan, is suing the label for allegedly discriminating against store employees they found visually unappealing. She claims Prada Japan CEO Davide Sesia, after touring 40 stores, told her to “eliminate” about fifteen staff members he called “old, fat, ugly, disgusting,” or lac...

JWOWW is working hard on her forthcoming clothing line. She tweeted the other day that she picked up 50 fabrics, but did not specify how much consists of polyester. The ladies’ stuff includes “15 shirts, 4 pairs of jeans, 6 dresses, hoodies, 2 corsets, a pair of blazers, jewelry and purses.” The guys won’t get any novelty i...

The full look book for Lauren Conrad’s spring line for Kohl’s is now available. The line is noticeably better than the overpriced namesake line she used to sell at stores like Kitson, which suggests Kohl’s employs some talented designers. [Nitrolicious] Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: ...

Terry Richardson shoots everything from Jimmy Choo ads to Pirelli calendars to Harper’s Bazaar editorials. He also shot the lady-orgy spread for the fall issue of Purple in which Abbey Lee Kershaw, Eniko Mihalik, ...

Lady Gaga and Beyoncé’s much-hyped video for “Telephone” is finally out. After a delayed release and weeks of teasing by slowly rolling out stills, Lady Gaga and Beyoncé have given the world diva power at its very best — and acting and clothes that quite simply boggle the mind. This is Gaga’s video, but Beyo...

Karl Lagerfeld: “I buy computers because they are beautiful objects. Personally, I don’t use them that much, but I don’t use cell phones and Blackberries and all that. It’s not because I want to be cut off from the world, but because I have different priorities. I like to do everything myself. I know pretty well about dress...

Over a dress in the exact same material. She sure is on-trend for next fall with the matchy-matchiness. See the full look in the Michelle Obama Look Book. Read more posts by Amy Odell Filed Under: mobama watch, michelle obama ...