Sean Duffy is being sued for making employee pole dance, Miu Miu makes mini bags, Barbie kills Ken, Calvin Klein debuts Fall Collection, Victoria’s Secret model gets way too thin, Karl Lagerfeld talks shit on Courtney Love and more! Today’s fashion Files are violent!
1. Ex–Marc Jacobs COO Patrice Lataillade is suing Robert Duffy for forcing him to pole dance. What?!?!? [TheCut]
“Ex–Marc Jacobs COO Patrice Lataillade began working at the label in May of 1996. In a lawsuit filed against company president Robert Duffy in Manhattan Supreme Court, Lataillade alleges that he was fired after complaining last year about some awkward and naughty things that went on in the office under Duffy’s supervision. Lataillade claims that gay porn and photos of nude employees were hung (no pun intended) around the office, and that Duffy made employees look at his personal porn and also pole dance.”
2. Tonight at 8 p.m the Anna Wintour doc will air on Bloomberg. Here’s a preview:
3. The online home of Vogue pushes bold pants for the new season. Leather jackets are making their usual comeback, this time with a kick of brightly colored leather, sequined, and denim pants. Check out their slide show on looks to try! [style.com]
4. Calvin Klein gives a sneak peek at his Fall Collection. [TheCut]
5. The beloved Miu Miu handbag is now in an even more adorable size. They come in their established pastel palette of cuteness, and are available in Miu Miu stores worldwide.
6. Try a color combination you usually wouldn’t and open yourself up to Spring. Royal blue with crimson, a statement Marc Jacobs pushed this past season, start the list. Others include beige with burnt sienna, orange and fuchsia, pink and green, and other fun medleys. [Refinery29]
7. The 10 poses that will get you into Vogue. I like the Editorial Jump. [FashionIndie]
8. Kate Moss looks gorgeous in the new Dior ads. [Racked]
9. Espirit has launched a new fragrance to go with their jeans, because apparently denim goes with everything except for most scents. [DesignScene]
10. The UK press is all abuzz this morning about shocking photos that have emerged from an LA Victoria’s Secret photoshoot that show once-skinny-but-curvy model Candice Swanepoel looking near-emaciated and far too thin. [Racked]
11. Here’s a video from the Terry Richardson’s Spring 2011 campaign shoot for Aldo, which stars models Lily Donaldson and Sean Opry.
12. Mariel Clayton has created scenes in which Barbie has gone mental and murdered Ken that are pretty freaking amazing. [FlavorWire]
13. The tale of Kate Middleton and Prince William’s love has been turned into a comic book. [DailyMail]
14. Karl Lagerfeld is known for saying some pretty outrageous, sometimes offensive, things. This time he may be right! Apparently The Kaiser almost gave Courtney Love a nervous breakdown in Paris. His famous words were:
“What are you wearing? A tutu? I see a tutu. You’re never going to get laid in a tutu.” [Styleite]
15. Poor Brit Brit can’t catch a break. Britney Spears and her father, Jamie, are being sued for allegedly violating their contract with Brand Sense, the brand-marketing company that brokered a deal between Spears and Elizabeth Arden back in 2004. [The Cut]
16. Brad Goreski, the former assistant to star stylist Rachel Zoe, is getting his own docu-series “It’s A Brad Brad World” on Bravo! [Refinery29]
17. Possibly the most fashionable kid ever. Suck it Kingston Rossdale.[ModernDistinction]
18. Ryan O’Connell lists the stores that make you feel fat. “When entering these places, make sure to wear your self-esteem vest: Size XXL.” [
