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FLASH FASHION: Clothes For Real People At Rodarte
Allow us to be blunt: Kate and Laura Mulleavy are great designers, but frequently we find their collections to be so good they’re intimidating and even look hard to wear. Their Rodarte collection for spring 2011 is proves they can do commercial clothes just as well as they can do what could pass for couture.
PHOTO: Kanye West Replaces Row Of Teeth With Diamonds
Like most other fashion shows, yesterday’s Rodarte presentation was littered with celebrity guests, Kanye West among them. WWD caught up with the musician backstage and found that, in addition to a warmer, cuddlier more respectful attitude toward award-winning teenage singing sensations, he also had a sparkly new smile.
Is LVMH Eyeing Rodarte Again?
At Rodarte’s Fall 2010 show last February, attendees saw distressed bridal-looking gowns walk down an aisle covered with dripping candles. But even the gorgeousness and eccentricity of the Rodarte show couldn’t keep onlookers from noticing a certain CEO in the front row — Pierre-Yves Roussel, head of LVMH’s fashion division.
MAC Cancels Controversial Rodarte Makeup Collection
Exactly one month ago, after MAC and Rodarte discovered that their Mexican-inspired and inappropriately named makeup collaboration was offending potential customers, they decided to donate all of the proceeds from the collection to families of young women in dangerous areas like Juarez. But today, they announced that the makeup won’t even be shipped to stores.
PHOTOS: The World’s Most Lethal Heels
We recently stumbled upon a news story on a drunken fight-turned-accident involving a woman, her heels, and the left eye of her boyfriend. Cringing and yet oddly inspired, we tried to imagine what pair of heels would be capable of screw driving themselves into someone’s brain. While we don’t encourage violence, the following shoes are weapons unto themselves.
MAC To Donate 100% Of Profits From Rodarte Line
Ever since details of the collaboration were revealed, the Rodarte for MAC make-up collection has sparked controversy among fashion writers with its thoughtless product names and lack of skintone variety. After a letter of apology, a promise to change the product names, MAC revealed plans to donate a portion of the proceeds to those in need in Juarez. And now they’ve taken things one step further. On Friday, MAC executives announced that they had made arrangements for 100% of the collection’s global profits to be donated to initiatives benefitting the women and girls of Juarez.
The Week in Review: July 19 to 23
Missed any fashion news this week? Our five-day retrospective should have you covered on everything from transgender model Lea T‘s spread in French Vogue to why the Mulleavy sisters stood up Michelle Obama.
Michelle Obama Gets Stood Up By The Mulleavy Sisters
Pop quiz! What do you do when you get a personal invite to the White House? While the right answer is obvious — show up — the wrong answer, which will from here on out be known as the Rodarte response, is to make like the Mulleavy sisters and no show.
Rodarte Wears Their Love Of Movies On Their T-Shirt Sleeves
Kate and Laura Mulleavy are at it again, this time designing a line of tees in collaboration with Rialto Pictures to celebrate the 50th anniversary and rerelease of the French film Breathless. (Don’t worry. We’d never heard of it either.)
Gala’s Worst Gowns Now Up For Auction At The Gap
Itching to get your paws on that dowdy lavender ode to the Wild West that actress Vera Farmiga donned for last night’s Met Gala? Or perhaps you’ve just been dying to get stood up at the altar and think Kirsten Dunst’s matronly white frock and matching lace-up boots would be perfect to add sartorial shame to public scorn. Well, ladies, fret not. In fact thanks to the big event’s retail-minded co-host, last night’s trash (for a sincere lack of a better word) can be your designer treasure because starting today all the Gala-approved “x Gap” garbs go up on the auction blocks.
How Will Met Costume Gala Guests Wear Gap On The Red Carpet?
The theme for this year’s Met Costume Institute Gala is “American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity” and, appropriately, Gap is the sponsor. Though unarguably one of America’s most quintessential brands, Gap is hardly known for its evening wear. So what will the attendees be wearing?
Selfridges Opens Biggest Shoe Salon In The World
In September, architect Jamie Forbert will unveil what shoe lovers across the world could only dream of: a shoe salon that will apparently be larger than the first floor of the Tate Modern in London. Talk about a shoe-gasm.
Faux Tattoos Go From Trashy To Trendy
Trends come and go, but some things stick around long after the hangover wears off. We’re talking about tats. Of course, body art of the permanent variety has been around much longer than Britney Spears‘ tramp stamp, but it wasn’t until last spring that they truly went haute — making bold statements on the runways at Chanel, Rodarte and Gautier.
When Is It Okay To Buy A $250 T-Shirt?
Exactly one week ago today, I spent $167 (that’s including tax) on a sweatshirt. This was no ordinary sweatshirt, mind you; this was a feathery soft, heathery grey, fashionably cut top from Rodarte, which as far as I’m concerned, just so happened to be made out of sweatshirt cotton. Since then, I’ve worn it almost daily. But I still feel the need to excuse and explain the purchase because, well, $167 on a sweatshirt is absurd.
Rodarte Designs Costumes For Kirsten Dunst’s New Movie
Last month, Laura and Kate Mulleavy of Rodarte announced they’d be designing the costume for a ballet in Darren Aronofsky’s new film Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis. It turns out this wasn’t their first foray into cinematic fashion — Daily Front Row reports that the Mulleavy’s designed the costumes for Bastard, a short film written and directed by Kirsten Dunst.
Happy Birthday! Tavi Turns Two
Wednesday marked the 2nd anniversary of Tavi Gevinson’s blog StyleRookie. Since then, Tavi has taken the Internet and the fashion industry by storm, earning her front row tickets to Chanel’s Paris Couture Show and friends like Kate and Laura Mulleavy.
Rodarte Sisters Go To The (Horror) Movies
Laura and Kate Mulleavy, the sisters behind the brilliant Rodarte line, have always expressed their interest and love of films, particularly those in the horror genre. According to WWD, their movie dreams are finally coming true.
Deep In The Heart: 7 Reasons We Love Texas
From Rodarte to teen blogger Jane Aldridge, if we can’t get to South by Southwest, at least we can count the many ways in which we loveth all things Lone Star.
CFDA Awards: McQueen Honored, Wang Nominated
To be inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America is like winning an Oscar. And just like the nominations for the Academy Awards, the fashion community waits breathlessly to discover who is to be honored and, more importantly, who is to be recognized as the latest and greatest in fashion.
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