Alexander McQueen writes music through Gaga from the grave, a basketball star turns fashion designer, neon toe nails make headlines, Jo Ann’s fabrics is jockin’ Coach’s style and its only Wednesday!
1. Lady Gaga told Harpers Bazaar that after the loss of her friend and fashion icon Alexander McQueen she wrote her hit ‘Born this way‘. When her label decided to release the song exactly one year after McQeen’s suicide, it only confirmed her belief that the icon was working through her from the grave. [Yahoo]
2. You may know Amar’e Stoudemire as center and power forward for the New York Knicks, but this fall he will take on a new title… a fashion designer! Amar’e is collaborating with Rachel Roy on her secondary line for this upcoming fall. [WWD]
3. Gaga forced to talk about her facial prosthetics.
“Gaga emerged from makeup at our shoot with pointy shoulders and sharp protrusions on her forehead and cheekbones. After meeting ‘Mother Monster,’ we decided to go with it, bumps and all,” the magazine’s special projects editor Laura Brown tells us. [thecut]
4. Giorgio Armani launches his Spring/Summer Collection, La Femme Bleue. [Interview]
5. Mickey Drexler suggests at Jenna Lyons being his successor at J. Crew, but what is making headlines today is Jenna’s son’s neon pink toes. [huffington post]
6. Patricia Field has got some big plans for the future. [the cut]
7. Jo Ann Fabrics getting sued because they jocked Coach’s style. [thecut]
8. Matthew Williamson does Macy’s again, we love and save! Known for his use of color, and prints this could not have happened at a better time! [WWD]
9. Chic and smart an Eco-Fashion pop-up shop at Bloomingdale’s in SoHo! The EcoLux boutique will feature a bunch of eco-friendly designers, and will be running April 20th through the 23rd. [ecouterre]
10. Numb “down there” for a painless bikini wax…. yeah. [fashionista]
11. Totally Tweeting:
@Fashionista tweets: Update: Prada’s Spring Collection Lands 47 Covers (Way More Than We Originally Counted) Which is your fave? http://t.co/u0oC6Ea
12. How to wear your spring stripes…tis’ the season [Fashionising]
13. Dita Von Teese is coming to a lingerie store near you! Even better, the line is set to feature sexy pieces ranging from size XS to plus sizes. [cocoperez]
14. Butter makes a nail polish in honor of Kate Middleton, called “no-more-waity-katie.” [NYpost]
15. Cupcakes, Champagne and clothes…too good to be true? Stop by the Dylan & Rose spring 2011 collection pop up store, and recieve a 20 percent discount! The pop-up shop is at Georgia Boutique & Salon, 89A East Houseton Street (near Bowery). [TheCut]
