Elizabeth Taylor, a goddess of style, passes at the age of 79, Tavi teams with Jane Pratt, Marc Jacobs defends Kate Moss, Jason Wu’s advice to Kate Middleton’s future designers, and Sessilee Lopez’s mother speaks up about model eating disorders. Also, fashion bloggers model for MANGO, Capulet makes leather iPad2 cases and more!
1. Elizabeth Taylor, the Queen of Glamor, dies at age 79. You will be missed. [GuestofaGuest]
2. Tavi Gevinson is in cahoots with Jane Pratt to launch a Web site and magazine. [WWD]
3. Marc Jacobs defends Kate Moss, her smoking, and her cellulite [DailyMail]
4. Sessilee Lopez‘s mom reveals in her self-published book about models eating cotton balls to stay thin. [TheCut]
“I’ve seen some life-threatening measures models have gone through to lose weight. Luckily my daughter has never had a weight problem that kick-boxing couldn’t solve. I personally know of one model who dipped cotton balls in orange juice and consumed it to feel full. Later it came out that she had anorexia.”
5. ShopSquad has secured $1.25 million in early-stage funding. Backers include Josh Silverman (former CEO of Skype and Shopping.com), David Sacks (former COO of PayPal, CEO of Yammer), Jeff Fluhr (founder and former CEO of StubHub), Selina Tocawala (founder of Evite.com) and Charles Carmel (VP Corporate Development at Cisco). [TechCrunch]
6. Jason Wu offers advice to Kate Middleton’s future designers. [StyleCaster]
7. Alexander McQueen‘s less expensive line, McQ, gets Americanized, and Twilight-ized. [StyleCaster]
8. Who wore it best? The Man Repeller or the fish? We thank you for your humor Man Repeller. [ManRepeller]
9. Playing dress up with Marc Jacobs! [StyleCaster]
10. Be a beach babe, before the beach! [StyleCaster]
11. Anna Sui lacey shorts, a must have for summer! [knightcat]
13. Kristian Laliberte gives us a shopping guide for guys. [StyleCaster]
14. Gorman‘s Fall 2011 look book is AMAZING! So fun! I want everything! [GirlObsessed]
15. The Kate Middleton Look Book. Preppy, fresh, and British. [TheCut]
16. Spring has sprung. [Jak&Jill]
17. A look into the aged sartorial Queens by Guest of a Guest veteran Ari Seth Cohen and Lina Plioplyte [Nowness]
18. Vogue April 2011, easy traveler. [StuddedHearts]
19. Senso shoes, for the senso-ble girl. [BleachBlack]
20. Nike’s ongoing collaboration with Liberty of London releases perfect spring time sneakers. [Fashionista]
21. Fashion blogger Olivia Lopez for Mary Kate and Ashley‘s Olsenboye at JCPenny [YouTube]
22. Capulet leather iPad2 cases, for the fashionable techie. [CapuletLondon]
23. Abbey Lee Kershaw for April issue of Vogue Russia [FashionGoneRogue]
24. Fashion bloggers model for MANGO. [NatalieOffDuty]
25. People are waiting 2 hours in this horrible New York rain for $1,577 Hermes bags! Now THAT’S fashion dedication. [Racked]
