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VMA 2011 Fashion: The Hits and Misses | BLOG ENTRY
Last night's MTV Video Music Awards brought the usual share of highs and lows, including on the red carpet, where Beyoncé sizzled, Nicki Minaj perplexed, and Lady Gaga showed up as a dude. As...
August 29, 2011 1:45 PM ET -
Audio Aesthetics: Radio Soulwax World Premiere 'Axe Attack' Video | BLOG ENTRY
The best design ideas often come from Belgium (see: Martin Margiela, Ann Demeulemeester, Olivier Theyskens), but as bands like Front 242 and rave trailblazers Lords of Acid proved in industrial's formative years, so do...
August 26, 2011 2:30 PM ET -
Marc Jacobs Is Moving to Dior - What Does It Mean For Musical Style? | BLOG ENTRY
After the sensationalism of John Galliano's scandalous departure from Dior earlier this year, one question remained: Which designer will finally step up as the new creative director of the legacy brand? After months of...
August 26, 2011 9:45 AM ET -
Hot off the Press: Lady Gaga May Co-Design Sister's Clothing Line; Madonna Is Fashionable for Fall; Lykke Li to Perform at Fashion Week | BLOG ENTRY
• Swedish singer Lykke Li will perform at New York Fashion Week, American Express announced this morning. On September 15th, she'll perform at a Cardmember-Only DKNY 2012 Resort Collection show at Lincoln Center as part of...
August 25, 2011 2:55 PM ET -
Meet Dev: Stylish "Like a G6" Singer Flies Solo | BLOG ENTRY
As Rob Sheffield duly noted in his yearly pop single roundup, emergent L.A. electro star Dev was the best thing about 2010's titanically popular Far East Movement track, "Like A G6." Sure, the spooky...
August 24, 2011 3:45 PM ET -
Legendary British DJ Mary Anne Hobbs' Brave New Frontier: Primetime | BLOG ENTRY
Iconic British DJ, journalist, and radio broadcaster Mary Anne Hobbs treats every day like a new crusade. A heroine of and for the underground, she's arguably been more instrumental in cluing in musical thrill seekers...
August 23, 2011 5:50 PM ET -
Matt & Kim, Soulja Boy, and Andrew W.K. Get Bloody for Converse | BLOG ENTRY
Some things are so crazily conceived, they just have to work. Such is the case with Converse's unlikely, perverse, motley triangulation of Matt & Kim, Soulja Boy, and Andrew W.K. on a new track,...
August 22, 2011 5:25 PM ET -
Lady Gaga's Little Sister to Design Costumes for Off-Broadway Show | BLOG ENTRY
Lady Gaga is an inevitable mainstay on fashion's radar, but she may have to get used to sharing the style spotlight. WWD recently announced that Natali Germanotta, a.k.a. "Baby Gaga," will create costumes for...
August 22, 2011 1:55 PM ET -
Nike's New Wave: Surf, Style & Sound | BLOG ENTRY
The past few weeks have been a creative whirlwind for the Nike empire. They just wrapped up collaborative action sports initiatives on two coasts — one at the US Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach, California, and...
August 19, 2011 5:35 PM ET -
Behind the Video: Zana Bayne's Leather in Lady Gaga's 'Yoü and I' | BLOG ENTRY
Even by Lady Gaga's meteoric standards for strangeness, the harnesses that adorn the singer in her new "Yoü and I" video are mind-bogglingly complex. Like many of her most vivid looks, they seem like S&M contraptions...
August 19, 2011 3:35 PM ET -
Grammy Winner Esperanza Spalding Will Grace This Weekend's New York Times Style Magazine | BLOG ENTRY
Remember Esperanza Spalding? The little-known wildcard of a jazz singer who upstaged Florence & The Machine, Drake, Justin Bieber, and Mumford and Sons to win Best New Artist at the Grammys — the same year...
August 18, 2011 4:00 PM ET -
Frances Bean Cobain: Fashion's Timely New Muse | BLOG ENTRY
It was bound to happen: her DNA demanded it. Frances Bean Cobain, who turns 19 today, has traversed the path of other rock star progeny to become a bona fide muse to the fashion world. The scion...
August 18, 2011 9:15 AM ET -
Audio Aesthetics: RZA x WeSC Headphones | BLOG ENTRY
Musicians dabbling in design has facilitated new opportunities for performers to eschew the clothing concept and bring it back to audio aesthetics. Designer headphones have stormed into popularity, with Dr. Dre's buzzed-about Beats by...
August 16, 2011 5:30 PM ET -
Morrissey Candle Creator Reveals Inspiration, Process | BLOG ENTRY
Designer Derrick Cruz, the mastermind behind cult New York accessories label Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons and affiliated curated emporium Occulter, has always created slightly esoteric objets d'art: scrimshaw amulets, horse hair jewelry and...
August 16, 2011 9:00 AM ET -
Hot Off the Press: Lady Gaga Partners With Barneys, 'Glee' Cast Announces David Bowie Cover and More | BLOG ENTRY
• Lady Gaga will be the face of the Holiday 2011 Barney's campaign. With the help of artists Eli Sudbrack and Christophe Hamaide Pierson and personal guru/stylist Nicola Formichetti, she will also reinvent the men's floor...
August 15, 2011 2:30 PM ET -
Doc Martens' Fall 2011 'Firsts' Campaign Premieres Alongside Iconic Neil Young Images | BLOG ENTRY
In the back of every concertgoer's closet is likely a well-worn, well-loved pair of Doc Martens. For this group, few other clothing items will ever be ever charged with the same level of sentimental value...
August 15, 2011 11:40 AM ET -
Sky Ferreira: Meet the CK One Vixen Out To Save Pop | BLOG ENTRY
At eighteen, singer Sky Ferreira holds all the markings of a modern household name pop star: she's written for Britney, inspired an epic major label bidding war, cameoed on remixes for the Virgins and Justice,...
August 13, 2011 10:30 AM ET -
View From the Throne: A Look At Kanye West's Style Evolution | BLOG ENTRY
With the arrival of Watch The Throne, Kanye West's collaboration with Jay-Z, it's an ideal time to survey just how much the rapper has evolved over the past decade – not only as a...
August 11, 2011 5:30 PM ET -
Madonna's Daughter Shares Fashion Tips Upon Launch of Her Makeup Line | BLOG ENTRY
Madonna's daughter, Lourdes (more commonly known as "Lola") is — aside from being the most self-possessed and innately stylish 14-year-old on Earth — already a brand unto herself. This week, as she launches a makeup line...
August 11, 2011 4:50 PM ET -
Steven Tyler Inspires New Clothing Line From Tommy Hilfiger's Brother | BLOG ENTRY
With another season as an American Idol judge confirmed and a new Aerosmith album in the works, tireless rock veteran Steven Tyler's star is in no danger of fading any time soon. As proof his...
August 11, 2011 3:20 PM ET
