Fashion. File. Here we go: Zombie Boy makes Mugler ads, Galliano gets pulled from Saks, the answer to how Anna Dello Russo affords all that headgear, Tyra Banks ivy league lies, Manic Panics inexplicable comeback, a song about jeans in auto-tune and so much more.
1. How to take the runway to real life. [TeenVogue]
2. Thirty years ago, Yohji Yamamoto presented his first collection in Paris. To commemorate the anniversary, Abrams Books and V & A Publishing collaborated on a hefty eponymous book, Yohji Yamamoto, which corresponds with the designer’s first solo exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (March 12 through July 10). Here’s a sneak peek. [The Cut]
3. Galliano has been pulled from Saks! [PageSix]
A Saks spokesperson tells “Page Six” that while the store will continue selling Dior, “John Galliano’s men’s collection, of which we had a small presentation, is no longer on the floor of our New York store.”
4. Julian Louie for Aldo shoe collection drops in just 1 day! [Refinery29]
5. Or you could just by these hoof boots. Centaur is the new stiletto. [TodayTumblr]
6. Tyra Banks, SHOCKER, is a big ‘ol liar. [Racked]
She’s publicly stated she is a student at Harvard Business School. However, she is actually enrolled in the Owner/President Management Program at Harvard’s Executive School—”a three-week-per-year course that’s spread over three years where admissions criteria does not involve submitting college transcripts or taking the GMAT.”
7. Kelly Rutherford, Michelle Trachtenberg and Chelsea Clinton attended the School of American Ballet’s Winter Ball. [WWD]
[It's all adorable until Vincent Cassel tells you to masturbate]
When asked if she danced as a child, Kelly told WWD: “My mother tried,” the “Gossip Girl” actress said earlier in the evening when asked if she had danced ballet. “I have very large feet. She tried, but to no avail. Tumbling was good. The arts were very good… Wrestling and tumbling possibly, but the ballet: No.”
8. Vena Cava have just launched the brand’s first-ever e-commerce site. It’s cute, it’s quirky, it’s Viva Vena. [Racked]
9. Sienna and Savannah Miller hit Selfridges yesterday to launch their new pop-up shop for Twenty8Twelve. [Catwalk Queen]
10. Hey why not? The Nicole Miller reality show.
The first episode is up on YouTube.
11. Where does Anna Dello Russo get all the cash for her clothes and crazy hats? [Grazia]
Grazia investigates. Hint for the time crunched: Press discounts and freebies.
12. Speaking of ADL. Girl has gotta be jealous. Johnny Depp was FINALLY recognized for his hats. [People]
Captain Jack Sparrow was awarded “Hat Person of the Year” by the Headwear Association. I’m sure he’s overjoyed. It will go right next to his Oscar for 21 Jump Street.
13. Zombie Boy, who you may recognize from Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way,” video has yet another connection with the popstar. He’s the new face/body in the Mugler ads. [Nicola Formichetti]
14. A 13-year-old Ohio boy has launched his own line of scented candles meant for men, with fragrances that include bacon, New York-style pizza, sawdust and the smell of a fresh leather baseball mitt. Yum??? [AP]
15. Early ’80′s pre-fame Madonna. [Out]
16. Plenty of brands are jumping on board to help Japan. Here’s a list of things you can buy to help with disaster relief. [Refinery29]
17. Show Uniqlo some love too. They have donated $17 million. [The Cut]
“Tadashi Yanai, founder and president of Fast Retailing, which owns Uniqlo, will give $12.2 million from his own pocket, while Uniqlo will give $4.9 million. “Uniqlo will also distribute coats, jeans, towels and 300,000 pairs of its Heattech thermal underwear to victims, representing an additional $8.6 million of aid.”
18. Japan Fashion Week organizers canceled Tuesday the fall-winter 2011 edition of the event, which was slated to take place next week. [WWD]
19. I almost never wear bags that you carry in your hand or sling on one shoulder. The cross body is so much easier! Here are some good choices. [Refinery29]
20. Ouch. This snake but a models breast and later died of silicone poisoning. [WPIX]
21. Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez is all “I told you so.” He is not a fan of plastic surgery. [Jezebel]
22. How to make your own maxi skirt. Tips for selling on Etsy not included. [Stylelist]
23. Dennis Crowley’s Gap Ads have gone wild at suburban malls and have taken to riding the escalators at all hours..or something. [DennisCrowleysBigNightOut]
24. According to a national poll released by Shop Smart magazine, the average woman owns (only) 17 pairs of shoes. That’s it? [Fashionista]
25. Just when we thought it was time to put down the Manic Panic for good, Technicolor hair resurfaced on the fall runways, including Fendi, Yohji Yamamoto,Theyskens’ Theory, Jeremy Scott, Tracy Reese and Prabal Gurung — not to mention the gray beehives at Gaultier. [T Magazine]
26. Mulberry’s spring addition to its enviable handbag collection, the Jeweled Lily, rings in at $5,250. See how it’s made. [Fashionista]
27. Here is a hilarious bad video of a child singing about jeans that is weirdly addictive. [Styleite]
