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The Last Lady Philanthropist

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:23:55 -0400

It was Monday, Oct. 12, 8:30 a.m., and on the set of CBS’s Early Show in midtown, the socialite eminence Evelyn Lauder and the actress Elizabeth Hurley were sitting in the green room, getting their hair sprayed, their lips painted and their faces dabbed with foundation.

They were there to talk about the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign of Estee Lauder Companies, where Mrs. Lauder is the senior corporate vice president and Ms. Hurley...

Something Is Getting Between Him and His Calvins

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:44:35 -0400

Size matters. But if you don’t have it, just trick people into thinking you do with a little cleverly constructed fabric. That’s the promise of the new Body by Calvin Klein Jeans—retail price, $79.50—with their “body-defining fit for an enhanced profile.” With some padded-fly trickery, Body Jeans presumably gives guys the optical illusion of more horsepower underneath their hood.

As a loyal wearer of androgynous skinny jeans for five years now, I’m almost insulted...

Barbie Brawl Breaks Out at Jonathan Adler's Soho Store

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:15:42 -0400

Bright pink was the color scheme at a “Barbie Loves Jonathan Adler” fete at Mr. Adler’s Soho boutique Wednesday night. The 43-year-old interior designer and former judge of Bravo’s short-lived Top Design was recently chosen to create a new Malibu Dream House in honor of the doll’s 50th anniversary. “The funnest part for me was liberating my inner kitten. My inner design kitten,” Mr. Adler said. “And being able to just be frivolous and...

Black Is Back—but It Makes Us Go Ack!

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:33:00 -0400

"Wear green, and you will be wearing black soon!”

I vividly recall a neighborhood laundress named Mrs. Murnain hurling this warning at my mother, Betty, back in the 1950s. Every time this good-hearted–but–toothless lady clocked my mum wearing a certain olive green sweater-set, out would pop this sinister adage. The implications were clear: If you wear green, the unluckiest color in the rainbow, then you will somehow cause the death of your Aunt Mavis,...

Minimalists Mob SoHo, Seeking Jil Sander's New Line at Uniqlo

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:04:08 -0400

Minimalist clothing designer Jil Sander’s +J collection for Uniqlo debuted this morning and the line stretched down Broadway from Spring to Prince Street, and stayed that way, with people waiting as much as an hour and a half to get first dibs.

“I obviously can’t afford the real stuff,” said one customer, Stephanie Judge—who added she was at Uniqlo doing “research” for work but refused to explain what that...

First Lady Michelle—not That One—Rocked Rachel Roy at Gal-Pow-Wow

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:49:28 -0400

Last week, New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams hosted a ladies’ luncheon at her Upper East Side apartment in honor of New York’s first lady, Michelle Paterson. This was the same luncheon at which Ms. Paterson told Ms. Adams that her husband was “hurt” about the White House wanting to muscle him out of office.

Ms. Paterson wore a cream skirt and blazer by the designer Rachel Roy, in a fabric...

Designer Wife Rory Tahari Wants to Be Your List Mistress

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:30:58 -0400

A decade ago, Rory Heather Green, a driven 26-year-old television producer from Atlanta with a broadcast journalism degree from Boston University, attended the 46th birthday party of Elie Tahari—a fashion designer known for his tailored lady suits, and a noted bachelor—and fell in love. But before she could marry Tahari the person, she had to agree to work for Tahari the brand.

“He said, ‘My business is my life and my life is my...

Grace Notes: Is Coddington's $700 Coffee-Table Book Headed for Reprint?

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:58:46 -0400

In the aftermath of the press parade for The September Issue, during which creative director Grace Coddington emerged as the true talent behind Vogue, it is difficult not to speculate how long before she gets a book deal.

Turns out she already did a 400-page illustrated tome titled Grace: Thirty Years of Fashion at Vogue, published in 2002 by Edition 7L, an imprint, co-owned by Karl Lagerfeld, of the London-based publisher Steidl books, featuring...

The No Spinning Zone

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:41:06 -0400

Yoga makes you fat.

With its dotted line to the marijuana munchies, the yoga lifestyle is a one-way ticket to the Salon Z plus-size boutique at Saks.

O.K., so I’m exaggerating a bit. Not every yoga devotee is a raging pothead. But here’s the truth: If you want to be part of the new super-skinny, toothpick elite, you are not going to get there via downward dog alone.

You gotta spin to...

Wintour Whips Through Tommy Hilfiger's Fifth Avenue Flagship

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:28:51 -0400

On Thursday, Sept. 17, designer Tommy Hilfiger celebrated the grand opening of his global flagship store on Fifth Avenue with a luxurious soirée preceding his runway show at Bryant Park.

Mr. Hilfiger attended the party in a navy blazer over a striped dress shirt and tie, white pants, and brown loafers; no socks. Six male models stood in formation outside the entrance in matching blazers, stoically gazing across Fifth Avenue.

On...

Fashion Week Hangover

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:22:09 -0400

This September, American designers showed their spring collections just as the recession celebrated its first birthday. The big question: would the economy change Fashion Week? Yes, Anna Wintour tried to save retail with Fashion’s Night Out—but even Marie Antoinette didn’t say “let them BUY cake,” and the evening’s effects were small, if any.

As for the clothes themselves, it was hard to say. Mostly, the economy informed the spin.

Modest? Luxury would...

MAC, Milk and Menkes: Fashion Week Ends With Somewhat Perplexing Panel

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:40:26 -0400

On the final day of Fashion Week, students from Parsons and FIT gathered at Milk Studios for a panel discussion about the industry’s future co-sponsored by MAC Cosmetics. Moderated by the International Herald Tribune’s fashion editor, Suzy Menkes, the discussion was mostly lighthearted, and filled with a lot of unanswered questions.

The panel—which included Milk’s creative director, Mazdack Rassi; Open Ceremony co-founders Carol Lim and Humberto Leon; Proenza Schouler designers Jack McCullough and...

Evalicious! Slick Looks at Calvin Klein

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:31:04 -0400

The VIP row at the Calvin Klein show on Thursday, Sept. 17 included actresses Kerry Washington, Rose Byrne, Thandie Newton and the brand's current poster girl, Eva Mendes.

Designer Francisco Costa sent out his models looking like futuristic newborns: wet hair in minimalist ponytails, bodies glistening with baby oil. They wore neutral-colored dresses in high-textured fabrics that had a predisposed shape entirely different from that of a woman's figure.

Afterwards, reporters surrounded Ms. Mendes to find...

Fashion Designers Are Gaga For Lady Gaga

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:17:29 -0400

On Wednesday, while at the Michael Kors show, we saw a few curious things.

Stylist Rachel Zoe was playing with a Barbie doll in a sparkly dress; actor Michael Douglas showed up in a leather blazer and created such a mob scene that socialite editor Lauren Santo Domingo almost went toppling off the runway while just trying to get to her seat; socialite and now Marie Claire associate market director Amanda Hearst's seat...

I'm Gonna Get Me Som: Cruise Prints and Antique Photographs Inspire Peter's Collection

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:09:19 -0400

In lieu of a traditional catwalk at designer Peter Som’s 3:30 P.M. showing at Milk Studios on Wednesday, Sept. 16, viewers including Anna Wintour and Lynn Yaeger were pleasantly surprised with a much more relaxed and informal presentation of his Spring collection

The especially young models, perched in shiny chrome or deep-blue pumps, posed in groups of three on white pedestals while the crowd milled below them.

Ms. Jackson, If You're Preppy: Janet and Dylan Lauren Make Friends at Papa Ralph's Show

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:53:59 -0400

The front rows of the Ralph Lauren show on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 17 were, as usual, separated by magazine: From Vogue, there was Anna, Grace, Sally, Tonne; from Elle, there was Robbie Myers and Kate Lanphear; from New York, there was Adam Moss, Harriet Mays Powell, and Observer alumna Amy Larocca; from Marie Claire, there was Joanna Coles, Nina Garcia, and Zanna Roberts; and from Vanity Fair, Graydon Carter and Amy Fine...

Arad Chic: Fashion Flock Unwinds With Sculpture at MoMa

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:59:19 -0400

Last night at a private viewing of the Ron Arad: No Discipline exhibit at MoMA, guests received a much-needed break from clothes and runways. No Discipline is the first major U.S. retrospective of this influential artist and it was a fantastic introduction to Mr. Arad’s work.

Mr. Arad’s asymetrical sculptures with Modernist lines made use of the natural light and shadows of the gallery, appearing different depending on which...

Frockin' it Up with Tom Florio: He Does Not Want to Talk About McKinsey

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:50:04 -0400

At Oscar de la Renta's noon show today, attended by designer Zac Posen, photographer Patrick Demarchelier, and Mr. and Mrs. Graydon Carter, the Transom spotted Vogue's publisher, Tom Florio, a few rows behind his editor, Anna Wintour, and her now superstar creative director Grace Coddington. The Transom thought Mr. Florio could use some much-needed attention.

"Hi, Mr. Florio! Can we have a minute of your time for the Observer?" we asked.

He looked up nervously and...

Betsey Johnson Goes Predictably Bonkers at Plaza

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:39:03 -0400

At the entrance to the Plaza Hotel last night, two girls—definitely models—stood guard wearing black and gold poofy skirts, t-shirts that said “Betsey’s One Night Stand,” and doorman hats.

“I’m just the bellhop,” one of them shrugged as someone chose to forego the rapidly forming line outside.

Betsey Johnson, as expected, threw herself a party last night instead of just a regular runway show. The models stood on a stage in strapless...

Reyes for the Weary: Designer Brian Invigorates in Seventh-Inning Stretch

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:39:46 -0400

Tuesday was Fashion Week’s seventh-inning stretch. In the tent at Bryant Park, waiting in line for seat assignments, a group of girls talked loudly—and seriously—about the possibility of using Botox on their feet “because you don’t feel pain.”

It was like the exhausted audience had stood up and began singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game.”

So people were getting a little burned out, that’s to be expected, but Brian Reyes’s...

Coco Bonjour! Movie About Chanel's Early Years Premieres, 'Nothing to Do About Fashion'

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:50:40 -0400

The director of Coco Avant Chanel (Coco Before Chanel) Anne Fontaine and its star Audrey Tautou wanted to set one thing straight before the film's premiere Tuesday night at the Paris Theatre: This movie is not haute couture.

"I really hope that you will enjoy it because it has nothing to do with fashion," Ms. Tatou rather sheepishly told the audience, which was well-stocked with members of...

We Just Flew Through Fashion Week, and Boy Are Our Arms Tired!

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:42:43 -0400

“What are we, farmers?” demanded a weary Fran Lebowitz. She was seated front row at Carolina Herrera’s 10 a.m. Monday morning show. It was, Ms. Lebowitz announced, not her favorite time of day.

We feel ya, Fran. Fashion “Week” is a long, hard slog in service of the superficial, and it ain’t over yet. Some highlights from the past few days:

Ms. Herrera’s “Japanese basket” theme may have been a touch overwrought,...

Fashion Week: No Rest for the Weary

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:22:31 -0400

“What are we, farmers?” demanded a weary Fran Lebowitz. She was seated front row at Carolina Herrera’s 10 AM. show. It was, she announced, not her favorite time of day.

We feel ya, Fran. Fashion “Week” is a long, hard slog, and there are still two and a half more days to go. Some highlights from the Transom’s adventures thus far:

Bee Shaffer filled her mother’s shoes at Thakoon; Bill...

Shaffer Subs For Mother at Thakoon

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:02:07 -0400

Thakoon’s most famous client, First Lady Michelle Obama, didn’t shut down any avenues to make an appearance at his Monday afternoon show at Eyebeam. But the packed house made it look as if she had.

Many in the standing-room-only crowd nodded appreciatively at the Thai-born, Omaha-raised designer’s draped fabrics and eye-popping prints, worn by models sporting samurai-inspired hair (more Lucy Liu in Kill Bill than Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai, thankfully.)

Seating Hysteria at Charlotte Ronson, But No Sign of Lindsay Lohan

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:32:57 -0400

In the middle of the Charlotte Ronson runway show last Friday, a model rounded the corner of the runway to a roar of applause. No, it was not Gisele Bundchen; it was Annabelle Dexter-Jones, the half-sister of the designer.

The modest Ms. Dexter-Jones covered her face with her hands as she burst into laughter from the attention and headed down the long, white, floor-level runway.

That wasn't the only thing...

Rucci Rucci Roo! At Ralph's Show, Sweatin' With Andre, Martha and...Steve Harvey?

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:08:51 -0400

When Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley arrived at the Chado Ralph Rucci show last Friday, he was, as is typical, dressed to impress. He wore a long white kimono with a stripe across the top.

The air outside was extremely humid--more so inside a tent overfilled by about fifty people.

When the Transom asked Mr. Talley if he was warm, he quickly replied, “Of course not, I’m freezing.” (As beads of sweat...

Friday's Slip'n'Slide Style: Jason Wu, Cushnie et Ochs

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:01:41 -0400

A fashion show at the St. Regis Hotel might have seemed like a comfortable respite from Friday’s rain, but the Jason Wu show was not without peril.

The runway, a mirrored walkway snaking through five rooms, took out at least one audience member. After a dramatic fall, she had to be helped to her front-row seat, where she received a bag of frozen peas to hold against her knee. The clipboard girls manning the...

Gossip Girls, Geldof, Graydon Converge at Gypsy-Inspired DVF Show

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:22:51 -0400

Diane von Furstenberg's afternoon show yesterday drew the usual glamorous crowd--though several audience members were spotted drinking Peroni beers right from the bottle, tac-ky!

Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter sat next Valentino's Giancarlo Giammetti who sat next to actress Candice Bergen and her daughter, Chloe. Daily Beast editor Tina Brown was right across the aisle. Francesco Clemente arrived with daughter, Chiara, and sat next to hotelier Andre Balazs. There were Gossip Girls (Michelle Trachtenberg, Blake...

Seven-Inch Heels at Christian Siriano; Press Tramples Gunn, Suvari

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:10:41 -0400

Misshapes DJ Leigh Lezark and Victoria’s Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio probably don’t run into this problem often, but at Saturday’s Christian Siriano show they wore the same thing: burgundy platform pumps from the designer’s Payless collection.

In fact, many of the show’s front-row guests sported Siriano footwear. Actress Tori Spelling was overheard insisting to a second-row companion that her seven-inch heels were comfortable.

But the afternoon’s biggest star was Project...

Break Out the Band-Aids: Actress Thiessen Injured at Luca Luca Show

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:20:10 -0400

The wind howled and sheets of rain fell from the sky on Friday, Sept. 11, but that didn’t stop people from coming out to the Luca Luca show at the Altman Building.
“If you’re a fashion buff, you come out no matter what the weather’s like,” the singer Estelle said, sitting in the front row.
She looked the part in five-inch stilettos and big gold earrings. This was her first show of...

Is Short Back? We're Talkin' Hair, Not Hems

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:53:52 -0400

Irina Lazareanu, elder statesmodel and sometime Kate Moss buddy/Pete Doherty fiancée, closed the Ruffian show at Exit Art on Tenth Avenue. Although long hair and a heavy curtain of bangs have been her signature, she seems to have moved on to a new iteration of sixties hair.

Ms. Lazareanu was one of several models with short boyish crops, a trend arguably started by Agyness Deyn.

Not Much to See (If You're Us!) at Bergdorf Goodman on Fashion's Night Out

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:11:03 -0400

If you were one of the hundreds of people stuck on the corner of 59th Street and 5th Avenue trying to get into Bergdorf Goodman last night, don’t worry: the people inside the store didn’t see much more than you did.

The department store had a series of events scheduled throughout the night. Unfortunately, only a lucky handful of people were actually able to partake in them.

Justin Timberlake Was Tardy to Shopping Night at Saks

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:58:45 -0400

Fashion’s Night Out drew a big crowd at Saks Fifth Avenue. People scurried about on the first floor: getting their make-up done, being sprayed with perfume and hand lotion, and, presumably, buying things.

On the second floor, designer Chris Benz stood awkwardly in front of a television with a sign next to it that read “Play Wii with Chris Benz.” He had a considerable amount of scruff and a boyish smile. “I thought of it...

Baaa! 80s Reign at L.A.M.B., Rocker Gwen Stefani's Line

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:34:03 -0400

Gwen Stefani, 39, has kept busy in the last year. First, there was the birth of her second child, Zuma, followed by a huge tour with her recently reunited band, No Doubt. In between she managed to design the Spring ’10 collection for her clothing line, L.A.M.B., named after her first solo album, Love. Angel. Music. Baby.

The show started fifteen minutes late and everyone looked pretty stressed by the time they were let up...

We Love Ya, Tahari: Designer Says Magic Word of Season is 'Short'

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:58:20 -0400

Spirits were high at designer Elie Tahari’s show on the first day of Fashion Week, in the Israeli-born designer’s showroom kitty corner to Bryant Park.
“We’re expecting excitement,” Mr. Tahari said of the week to come. “We’re expecting the stores to cheer up from this tough year, and,” he paused, “for the press to also start to be more optimistic about the future.”
Well, maybe. Let’s see how this week shapes up, O.K.?
Mr....

At Duckie Brown, The Man-Models Came Out in Something That Resembled...Depends

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:36:01 -0400

Fashion Week is a time to take ridiculous things very seriously and not feel silly doing so. Fine, O.K. But at the Duckie Brown runway show this afternoon at Bryant Park, a few snickers slipped out when a male model walked out in what was probably a bathing suit (but may have been underwear) that was high-waisted and white and well, looked a lot like a diaper.

Most guests caught themselves once they realized how...

Vena Cava Confuses: Was That a 'Presentation' or a Runway Show?

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:12:04 -0400

The invitation for this morning's Vena Cava show indicated that it was a "presentation." But when guests arrived on the second floor of Milk Studios, bleachers were set up with marked sections around a runway. The show's coordinators instructed arriving guests that there would be no seat assignments."It's a presentation," they said.

At 12:10 p.m., the lights went down as they do before a runway show, a band began playing and models began walking. But...

'Hors D'Oeuvres May Be Passed': An Introduction to Fashion's Night Out

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:33:33 -0400

It has finally arrived: The Greatest Night of Your Life.

Sept. 10, 2009, a date sure to be inscribed in history’s hallowed yellowed pages as the most gloriously resplendent festival of commerce that e’er we did see, a date to be celebrated with reverent heavenward gazes and open wallets by our children’s children. Fashion’s Night Out!

(We assume, of course, that when you imagine the Greatest Night of Your Life,...

Ballet Inspires Designer Rachel Antonoff

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:19:00 -0400

"My design rule of thumb is to make things I want to wear," said the petite designer Rachel Antonoff at her presentation last night, set up on the stage of the The Henry Street Playhouse on the Lower East Side.

The models were posed on stage in tutus and ballet slippers, floral rompers, and pretty party dresses nipped at the waist.

Ms. Antonoff, previously of the Mooka Kinney label favored by actress Zooey Deschanel, was inspired...

Fashion Week Spring 2010

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:50:35 -0400

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Bises for Dries Van Noten: Belgian Designer Honored by Maggie Gyllenhaal and Iman

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:50:36 -0400

On the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 9, right on the heels of getting the CFDA's International Designer of the Year award last year, the Belgian designer Dries van Noten received FIT's Couture Council Award for the Artistry of Fashion at Cipriani 42nd Street. His presenter was the actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, who arrived in a lovely violet skirt and blouse in a myriad of floral and leopard prints (typical for Mr. van Noten).

Ms. Gyllenhaal was...

Shalom Harlow's Reading Roth, and Other Things We Learned at Fallon Fenton Boutique Opening

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:12:27 -0400

The mood was extremely relaxed last night at the opening of the Fallon Fenton store, buried in the back of the pleasantly secluded Freeman Alley on The Lower East Side. It was a mellow preface to the inevitable chaos of Spring ’10 Fashion Week.There was a courtyard full of people wordlessly communicating with Blackberries, iPhones and whatever else industry types use to avoid talking to one another in person, but the store itself...

How to Experience New York Fashion Week Online

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:00:29 -0400

For those who will be chained to their desks during the fashion shows this week, take heart! You can still see what's on the runway, and get on-the-scene reporting and photos directly from the events.

Along with the Observer's stellar team of reporters, bringing you reports from the top designer shows, here are a few online destinations to get your fix:

- Fashion Week Daily will have video of runway shows and interviews from backstage.

- New...

She's Mayoress of Tent City!

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:57:38 -0400

Examining the Spring 2010 Fashion Weekschedule—and how futuristic that date seems; why are we not walking around in plastic spacesuits as Courrèges forecast?—one is struck by how designerly the whole affair has become—not about Cindys and Lindas and Naomis but Doo.Ri and Charlotte Ronson and Tory Burch.

This is partly thanks to idiot shows like Project Runway, of course (now anyone, from Alabama to Antwerp, can make clothes). But a symbolic debt is also...

Shop Till You Drop Off!

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:57:28 -0400

Andy Warhol said: “I like to be the right thing in the wrong place and the wrong thing in the right place. Being the right thing in the wrong place and the wrong thing in the right place is worth it because something interesting always happens.”

When Anna Wintour arrives at the Queens Center Shopping Mall this coming Thursday night for the kick-off of Fashion’s Night Out, will she be the right thing in...

Why You All Look Like Blair Waldorf

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:57:16 -0400

"It's really amazing that I am this relaxed,” said the fashion designer Abigail Lorick, sucking down a monstrous iced coffee on the sixth floor of a nondescript building on Pearl Street the other morning. “I should be freaking out by now.” She bent down to pet her adopted Brussel Griffon, Bill (a girl), who was pawing at her ankles.

It was exactly a week before Ms. Lorick’s spring ’10 presentation, which will take place...

Trad Men

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:57:04 -0400

For everyday New York men who strive to be reasonably well dressed, it can be a daunting experience shopping for clothes that won’t make you look like an ass.

Simply traverse the labyrinthine corridors of Barneys, Bergdorf and Bloomingdale’s, where the all-over-the-place mess hanging from the men’s racks is enough to induce migraines: Are pink ties metro or macho this week? Should slim-fit jeans really be this tight? Why do these scruffy flannel lumberjack...

Style.com Readers Can Now Shop Runway Looks Online

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:39:29 -0400

For those who want to grab the latest frocks and trends straight from strutting runway models next week, Condé Nast is giving fashion fiends instant gratification. SHOP THE LOOKS, a new e-commerce section of Vogue's online home, will allow users to browse and buy items in more than 30 editor- (and advertiser-) curated trend sections directly from the site—with Fashion Week styles as inspiration.

Runway photos from shows will be "tagged" with...

Hearst's Real Beauty Queen

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:11:13 -0400

"Hair is really a big motivator for women," said Nicole Stagg, a curly-haired brunette and Hearst Digital Media's director of content strategy. She was on the phone with the Observer after Hearst Corp's Monday announcement that the publisher of Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and Harper's Bazaar would launch a new digital venture called RealBeauty.com.

An early version of the site, meant to be a one-stop destination for women looking for hair, makeup and beauty recommendations...

Fashionair Blows in From London, With Help From Simon Fuller (!); "We're The Aggregator of Aggregators," Says Founder

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:24:54 -0400

For the past two years, Sojin Lee, who was previously the head of retail and buying at Net-a-Porter, has been working on a Website called Fashionair with the help of American Idol's Simon Fuller. It will go live on Thursday, September 3.

"I felt there was a huge hole in the marketplace when it came to an immersive fashion web experience," said Ms. Lee by phone from London, where the company is based. "You either...