Fashion News

THAT'S ZOOOOE STYLISH

Celeb stylist, Rachel Zoe, will be the latest fashionista with a reality TV show. Her Bravo debut, titled "The Rachel Zoe Project", will premier on Sept. 9 at 11 pm. My friend caught an episode the other night. Bravo must have been giving us all a little sneak peak of what it's going to be like so we can decide if we want to squeeze it into our already-brimming fall TV schedule.

Fashion Animal of the Week

FASHION CAT!!

This week's fashion animal is a sleek, chocolate-colored Burmese named Che Radio. He's fast and fashion savvy. In this photo, he sports a yellow, pink, and blue striped tie and collar by CatOnAHotTinRoof Fashions. The tie offsets his eyes beautifully. In addition, Che maintains his sleek coat with Katestasse Conditioner. When he isn't turning himself or his household furnishings upside down, he likes long stretches on the couch and twirling his tail at his equally fashionable owner,Cat! (And yes, that really is her name.)

If you have an animal that you would like to be Fashion Animal of the Week, please forward me a photo and I'll include him/her in GlitterChase!

Fashion News

MACY'S BIG BIRTHDAY SNAP

Who's 150 years old? Macy's is! To celebrate their big birthday, the famous department store has hired famed Rolling Stone photographer, Mark Seliger to do a commemorative shoot. The ad campaign will showcase five celebrities including Christina Aguilera, Martha Stewart, Donald Trump, Calvin Klein, and Tommy Hilfiger.

"This is an incredible milestone for Macy's," said Peter Sachse, president of Macy's
Corporate Marketing. "There will be big celebrations and moments throughout the
remainder of 2008, but what better way to kick off our 150th birthday festivities than
with some of today's most popular stars and designers paying tribute to Macy's most
revered and long-standing icons - all shot through the extraordinary lens of one of
America's most talented photographers." [blockquote from Reuters]

The photos will appear in magazines and in in-store advertisements in October 08.

Vintage Photo of the Week

Cat love from Harper's Bazaar, 1950s.

Make It Work

MAKE IT WORK, CARRY ON, HOLLA AT CHA BOY

This week the designers were taken atop a double decker tour bus for a tour of The Big Apple. They each were given a camera and an hour to capture a bit of inspiration from the city for a "night out on the town" look.

What they came up with was interesting to say the least. A lot of surprises in the mix, including the winning dress by Kenley. To me, it looked like a retarded tulip. The judges (which including very-bored looking Sandra Bernhardt) said that it reminded them of an 80s Dynasty Joan Collins look. Big shoulder pads and a weird puff of tulle popping out of the right hip. The judges said it would be great to hide a ... It was a surprise because Kenley says she's so inspired by the 40s and 50s but this was straight out of the 80s. In a bad way. The print on the fabric was absolutely hideous, and I don't think anyone but a model could pull off the look. As Joe so aptly put it, it was a bit "Fort Lauderdale lawn cushiony."

Tanlicious Blayne came up with a neon getup that I thought was the worst of the bunch. The fact that he picked flourescent colors was not a surprise considering his hot pink dress last week and the neon pink sweatshirt he had on during this episode. He taught Tim a new catch phrase: "Holla at cha, boy." It was funny watching Tim try to say it. He said, "Hollar at your boy? Hollar? Hello?" Classic Tim.

No surprise that Blayne had to make his presence known to the camera by visually stalking Kenley while she was working on her dress. He kept saying to her, "I'm gonna eeeat you" and giving her a look like he was a demented bobble head. He's probably hoping Bravo will start selling a Blayne bobble head on their website. Organic Leanne decided to scale back her hyper-creativity and organic-ness and wound up making a gorgeous black layered skirt. I didn't like the finished look all that much because I wasn't crazy about the top, but the skirt was so pretty. Heidi loved it and said she'd wear it in a heartbeat.

We now come to Stella. Oh, Stella. You make me laugh the way Christian made me laugh. Your comments are quickly becoming classics. This week as you banged grommets into your leathah with a hammah, annoying the other desingers, you said, "What a gay little grommet" to the uncooperative remnant and I nearly spit out my dinner. You then followed up with a warning to the other nearly-deaf designers, "If you don't like it, get the fuck outta heeya." But not before you said, "I am rock and roll and I'm gonna die rock and roll." Your finished look was impressive. As someone who knows a little about sewing, I know how hard it is to make a pair of pants, especially ones out of leathah.

I absolutely loved Terri's outfit. She was inspired by graffitti and stret culture, and made a gorgeous open-back dress with black pants underneath. I wasn't crazy about the print of the dress, but overall the look worked beautifuly.

Keith was inspired by a delapitated magazine he found on the ground and made something that Michael Korrs referred to as looking like "toilet paper caught in a wind storm." If it had been more fitted and accentuated his model's shape, I believe he could have made something really pretty. Emily's dress got her awffed. She said she was inspired by "the movement and energy" of New York but she made, as Tim put it, "a black dress with a great big oversized corsage." Tim warned her, but she didn't listen and let her big rainbow-brite prom dress go down the runway. She kept saying how underground she is, but this is something that could be easily sold as a prom dress in JCPenny circa 1989. I also thought it looked a lot like Blayne's blinding dress.


As far as everyone else goes, I loved Daniel's dress (again), and Suede "rocked it" as usual.

Next week we get to see the designers go on a big field trip that will cause what looks like fabric stealing, Beatles-inspired fashion, and slurs against the gay community. Carry on. . .

Hump Day Fashion Icon

HEIDI KLUM

Heidi Klum has been modeling for sixteen years. The German-born model has graced the covers of most big-time fashion mags, including Vogue, Elle, and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She is also well-known for her extensive work with Victoria Secret.

These days, the thirty-five year old beauty and mother of three (which she's raising with hubby, Seal) is the face of Project Runway. She also has launched a gorgeous jewelry line as well as a skin care line. I recently saw her on a TV show and realized why I like her so much. She has beauty that radiates from within. When she smiles, she means it. She's a genuinely beautiful person. She also has the best legs on the planet. As Tim Gunn would say, she "make[s] it work."

Online Shopping

OH BABY, STRUT YOUR STUFF!

Baby girls don't have to wait to put their tiny feet in their mother's high heels. A new website called Heelarious sells high heels for babies. They're "high-heeled crib shoes" made of soft fabric and are used for looks rather than actually walking. Apparently Nicole Richie is one of the many celeb mothers who have been buying them for her new daughter. To me, they look too pointy like little witch shoes.

Best-Of Beauty

CEW NAMES BEST BEAUTY PRODUCTS

An beauty insider industry group called Cosmetic Executive Women has come up with their beauty product best-of list. Chicago's Sun Journal has published their list, which looks like this:

Body treatment: Olay Thermal Pedicure (drugstore) and Dr. Andrew Weil for Origins The Way of the Bath Matcha Tea Body Scrub (prestige)


Hair: Garnier Fructis Style Sleek & Shine Anti-Humidity Hairspray (drugstore) and Frederic Fekkai Coiff Controle Ironless Straightening Balm (prestige)

Mascara: CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara (drugstore) and Dior's DiorShow Blackout (prestige)


Fragrance: Marc Jacobs Fragrances' Daisy (women) and Bond No. 9 New York Andy Warhol Silver Factory (men)

Fashion News

OH MY GOTH!!

It may soon be ILLEGAL to sport black lips and nails in Muthah Russia. Apparently legislation in the country is being formulated to monitor anything emo, including web sites and fashion worn in government buildings. The scare has come about due to what Russian government officials see as a "dangerous teen trend" , which they believe glorifies depression and suicide.

If they could have only seen me and my friends when we were teenagers - - we could have been responsible for preventing the downfall of the Soviet Union.

Oh my goth! We could have wound up in a gulag. . .