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Photography: Patrick McMullan
There were plenty of young bucks in the fashion biz sporting ‘creative’ black tie at the CFDA/Vogue 7th on Sale gala the other night. But Ralph Lauren left ‘em all in the dust. His ensemble consisted of an unbuttoned double-breasted dinner jacket over a black cashmere turtleneck, black velvet jodhpurs, black leather riding boots and a black calfskin equestrian-style belt with a silver clasp and buckles. The effect was pure Errol Flynn. More on Ralph…
Photography: Patrick McMullan
Photographed by our fearless lensman, Patrick McMullan
This marks the first, but by no means the last, MOTH appearance for Hamish Bowles, the dashing Brit writer, editor and style guru who’s one of the best dressed men in the world. His impeccable bespoke suits—some day we hope to wrest from him the name of his tailor—are always accompanied by eye-popping shirt and tie combinations, offset by the ever-present insouciant forelock and bold tortoiseshell eyeglasses.
Photographed by our fearless lensman, Patrick McMullan.
One thing we always look forward to during Fashion Week is the daily appearance of Hamish Bowles, Vogue’s European editor-at-large — not to mention an impeccably-plumed peacock who was one of our original MOTHs.
LeBron Shoots: King James takes his career—and Tom Brady’s girl—in his hands by posing next to Gisele “Game Killer” Bundchen on the cover of Vogue. [NYMag]
Land War: Join the fight as Diesel and Tommy Hilfiger battle for control of Manhattan in a Fifth Avenue cage match to the death. [Antara and DNRNews]
Girls Dressing Boys: Liz Claiborne and Donna Karen International are teaming up on a new DKNY line. Neither Donna or Liz will be involved as they are retired and dead - respectively of course. [Reuters]
Fashion Capital: The fashion industry is already chasing after New York’s awesomely non-disgraced new Governor. [DNRNews]
Spank Rock: An Irish “Sperm for Tickets” scheme gets way out of hand. Sorry about that. [NME via Radar]
Paris, je t’aime: Next time you’re strolling by the Seine, pop into the stunning April 77 store. [Refinery 29]
Since fashion magazines exist mostly to be talked about, it’s hard to know what counts as a controversy.
For instance, what should we make of the squabble over Vogue’s April cover? Various blogs took Annie Liebowitz’s Lebron-Gisele pairing as a racially-inappropriate King Kong reference. (For the record, we were more concerned with the effect on Lebron’s shot at the championship.)
But making the press rounds, there haven’t been many folks willing to weigh in. The NAACP has gone on record saying it prefers to deal with “weightier issues,” a back-handed way of saying, “don’t call here again.” LeBron himself seems to think the playoffs count as a weightier issue.
And he’s probably right.
If you’ve been watching hockey at all this season - and given that you’re reading a men’s fashion website, there’s only about a 20% chance of that - you might have noticed that Sean Avery, forward for the surging New York Rangers is a little bit of an odd bird. But WWD tapped us into a whole new level of the left wing’s oddness.
Golden Goddess: Charlize Theron makes our Friday. [Celebrity Smack]
Avery Gets Nasty: Teen Vogue staffers swoon and sigh as our favorite metrosexual jackass arrives at 4 Times Square. [Gawker]
End Zone: In other sporting news, Tony Romo ensures a NFC championship berth by dumping Jessica Simpson. [Celebitchy]
Shopping Spree: The Moment’s favorite five new stores. [The Moment]
The New Boss: Dior CEO Claus-Dietrich Lahrs takes the helm at Hugo Boss to refresh (translation, “save”) the brand. [AFP]
Fit is the Thing: Permanent Style dresses down the label whores of the myriad style forums. [Permanent Style]
Félicitations, Giorgio: President Sarkozy to make Armani a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. [WWD, 4th item]
Photographed by our fearless lensman, Patrick McMullan.
When someone shows up to an A-list fashion clusterfuck—in this case, the other night’s CFDA Awards—dressed like a metrosexual maharajah on meth—in this case, Vogue editor-at-extra-large André Leon Talley—you should of course avoid having your picture taken with said person at all costs. For one thing, clownishness of costume on such a grand scale is highly contagious, and will more than likely rub off on anyone who touches it.
Calendar Girls: Terry Richardson’s Vuitton-sponsored French Vogue calendar is as delightfully pervy as we knew it would be. [Fashionologie]
A Bad, Bad Thing: Esquire’s runs down the worst gifts of the year, inexplicably skipping the new T-Pain album. [Esquire]
Future’s So Bright: Oliver Peoples’ new sunglasses will come in handy when Daylight Savings Time ends and we start seeing the sun again. [acquire]
Every Part of the Buffalo: The Jezebel girls fry up some balls. Normally we’d joke about it, but we’re still recovering from the video. [Jezebel]
Going East: Kanye starts lobbying for a spot at French Vogue. We hear French Playboy has a few spots too…[Men.Style]
Ad Rock: None of the most irritating tv ads of the year come close to HeadOn. [Gawker]
No Quarter: Barneys clears the 75% mark on holiday markdowns. Watch your head. [Racked]
The Rise of the Machines: Honda unleashes a 50-foot robot to rampage/parade down Pasadena’s main drag. [Mediabistro]
In Vogue: Blake Lively makes the magazine rounds, but it’s still not enough to get us to watch Gossip Girl. [Vogue]
Not a Number: Zack Handlen weighs in with the definitive Patrick McGoohan appreciation. [A.V. Club]
Rosie the Riveting: The female mechanics calendar is fascinating in ways we cannot fully describe. [BoingBoing]
Mecha Mecha: Japanese style comes into its own. Our theory? It’s all the robots. [The Moment]
The New Girl: French editrix and Wintour-to-be Carine Roitfeld is getting the bio treatment from CBS. Revelations include her youthful foxiness. [FashionIndie]
All in Knots: A new multimedia path to the perfect knot. [NotCouture]
Nice Corpus: Our friends at Corpus get the interview treatment via New York Magazine, and reveal their secret Ralph Lauren obsession. [The Cut]
High/Low: Uniqlo and Opening Ceremony deliver on the perfect cheap linen suit. [The Moment]
God Save the Queen: Vogue UK has run across some very fashion-forward pirates. [Refinery29]
Cave Diving: Nick Cave’s Gladiator sequel looks like the best movie to never, ever be made. [Vulture]
Kind of Blue: Alan Flusser’s wisdom on the all-blue suit. [A Suitable Wardrobe]
The Big Time: Louis Vuitton gets back to basics with bespoke steamer trunks…possibly including televisions. [Luxist]
Glamor Shots: Vogue Italia introduces us to Ms. Viktoriya Sasonkina. [Cyana Trendland]
The Man in the Mirror: MJ gets an appreciation from the gray lady. [NYTimes]
Public Enemy #1: The style wisdom of Mr. John Dillinger. [WSJ]
The Urge to Merge: The owner of Uniqlo may take over the Gap, resulting in a resurgence of avant-garde crew necks. [The Cut]
Shalom: Shalom Harlow blips onto our radar via Vogue Nippon. [Refinery29]
Being Blunt: The ten finer points of cigar etiquette. We’d suggest, as an addendum, “Don’t ash on her cat.” [Luxist]
Mill Work: Woolrich Woolen Mills collections are always worth a look. [Selectism]
Going Quantum: Scientists build the world’s first quantum computer, potentially unleashing infinite processor power and breaking the codes that protect internet finance. But it still won’t run Vista. [Gizmodo]
Siren, Anyone?: Paris Vogue seems to have a thing for Roxy Music covers. [Refinery29]
It’s a Gift: We know we just complained about gift guides, but this is one of the good ones. There’s flash animation and everything. [Valet]
Don’t Call it a Comeback: Jewish girls…so hot right now…you heard it here first. [Details]
Maybe One of the Beastie Boys: Ladies and gentlemen, the world’s first diamond-encrusted dreidel. If you buy it, please rap about how awesome it is. [Luxist]
