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Fashion Roundup: Carla Bruni Documentary Coming Soon; The Sartorialist Shops American Apparel; Thakoon for Target Reviewed

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:52:21 -0500

A new documentary about Carla Bruni, which includes footage of the beginning of the ex-model's relationship with the then-still-married President Sarkozy, will premiere in France on New Years Day. [Telegraph via Style.com]

High-end LA boutique Tracey Ross, which carried lines like Derek Lam and Thakoon, has shut down. [P6]

Spotted: Scott Schuman, also known as the Sartorialist, shopping at American Apparel. [Racked]

French designer Ted Lapidus died at the age of 79 on Monday. [WWD]

Some...

Fashion Roundup: Miu Miu Signs Up Katie Holmes; Anna Wintour Strikes Back; Designers Imagine a Tux for Barack Obama

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:19:23 -0500

Katie Holmes has been asked to be the new face of Miu Miu, following predecessors like Kirsten Dunst and Vanessa Paradis. [Vogue UK]

With shoppers deserting Madison Avenue, the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District has set up a by-invitation-only shopping suite at the Hotel Plaza Athénée next weekend, where the selected retailers' most important clients can come shop in private. [WWD]

Perhaps in an effort to dispel rumors of Anna Wintour's departure, "industry sources"...

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy and Sarah Palin Picked the Wrong Week to Visit New York

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:09:43 -0400

Any other week, the arrival in New York of the Republican vice presidential nominee, Sarah Palin, and France’s first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, would have been huge news. The pair—possibly the two most-watched women in the world right now—certainly did get their share of headlines, but their trip was overshadowed by the bad news coming out of Wall Street. Still, they attended fancy parties, met world leaders, and even double-dated! (O.K., we made the last...

The Sarkozys Arrive In New York; Will They Meet the Palins?

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:11:47 -0400

First lady of France Carla Bruni-Sarkozy arrived in New York Monday morning with her husband, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, for the opening session of the UN General Assembly.

Being a pair of regular old tourists in the big city, the two went for a morning jog in Midtown--"Bruni turned heads in a skintight sports top that bared her washboard belly as the seemingly winded president struggled to keep up in an oversized soccer...

Fashion Roundup: Burberry's Waiting List; Erin Wasson Gives Props to Homeless People; What Carla Bruni Wore to Meet the Pope

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:42:14 -0400

Burberry has launched a web-only waiting list for its metal spike clutch. [Vogue UK]

Ralph Lauren's show last Friday was the first Fashion Week show ever for LeBron James. [WWD, previously]

Erin Wasson tells Cory Kennedy that homeless people have the best sense of style. [Nylon TV via The Cut]

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy wore Christian Dior last week when her husband, French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, greeted Pope Benedict XVI on his first visit to France....

Carla Bruni on The Clash

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:38:23 -0400

In April, we told you why New Yorkers care about Carla Bruni, 40-year-old model-turned-pop-star-turned-first lady of France. Now the "21st-century amalgam of Jackie O, Lady Di and J-Lo" is coming out with her third album, Comme si de rien n'était this week. The title translates to ''As if Nothing Happened,'' and it refers to the under-the-radar manner in which Bruni recorded the album over three weeks last winter, according to an article in Entertainment...

Karl Lagerfeld Says Carla Bruni is an Enviable First Lady

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:07:58 -0400

The September issue of Vanity Fair features French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy on the cover and yet again poses the question, Is she the new Jackie O.? In the piece, written by Maureen Orth, Ms. Bruni is painted as a modern sort of woman who values her independence, remains friends with her many lovers (and their wives!), and prefers a president who wears blue jeans.

Read on as Ms. Bruni's explains herself and...

Teen Chic is Tired; Women Are Back!

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:02:38 -0400

Women’s bodies are revolting! I don’t mean that the way it sounds. The girls of the world have simply had enough. They are mad as hell and they are not going to take it anymore. Anarchy and change are in the air.

But what exactly is going on? Is the super-skinny trend coming to an end? Are real women—remember back when being naturally curvaceous was good thing?—about to make a giant comeback? Are Michelle...

Morning Memo: Guiness Heiress in Fashion Scorcher; Toddler Time at Brasserie Cognac!

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:22:01 -0400

Brasserie Cognac's owner Vittorio Assaf is having to introduce a children's menu because neighborhood couples like Brooke Shields and husband Chris Henchy; Jeff Gordon and wife, Belgian model Ingrid; and designer Eric Villency and wife Kimberly Guilfoyle keep bringing in their toddlers. [P6]

Michelle Williams is reportedly making a film about Heath Ledger for daughter Matilda starring his friends and co-workers, who will share anecdotes of the late actor. [NY Daily News] ...

Carla Bruni Understands If You Don't Want to Listen to Her Album

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:33:53 -0400

French first lady Carla Bruni reportedly is of two minds about her marriage to the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and its effect on her pop music career.

"If people don't listen because I married the president of the republic, I understand," she said of her new album, Comme Si De Rien N'Etait (As If Nothing Happened), in a pre-release interview in Paris this morning. "If they do listen because I married the president of...

Morning Memo: No Emmy Nom for Heigl; Carla Bruni's 'Junk'

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:48:32 -0400

Josh Schwartz has denied rumors of a Taylor Momsen-headlined Gossip Girl spin-off. [E!]

Grey's Anatomy's Katherine Heigl says she withdrew her name from the Emmy nomination list because she was not given Emmy-worthy material by the show's writers. [LA Times]

Madonna's brother, Christopher Ciccone, has written an unauthorized tell-all book for Simon & Shuster. [P6]

Carla Bruni is coming out with a new album which includes a track with the Fergie-esque...

Morning Memo: When Nicholas Met Carla; Tom Ford's Unkindest Cuts

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:19:14 -0400

Carla Bruni says she was seduced by Nicolas Sarkozy's "physique and intelligence" in a new book, Carla and Nicolas, The True Story. [P6]

Ethan Hawke can't get out of jury duty. [P6]

Gabriel Byrne studied Charlie Rose, Bill Moyers, and Dick Cavett to prepare for his role as a therapist on In Treatment. [Daily Intel]

Tom Ford is upset that Britain's GQ Style censored all the carefully...

Sacre Bruni!

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:03:24 -0400

Until last Thursday, when a nude photograph of Carla Bruni, the 40-year-old model-turned-pop-star-turned-first lady of France, sold at Christie’s for $91,000, more than 20 times its expected price, Ms. Bruni hadn’t been the subject of much conversation among New Yorkers. But over the last week, her name popped out of pursed lips at cocktail lounges and long lunches across the city, as men and women started to catch on that a new icon of...

Morning Memo: Nude Carla Bruni Rakes in $91K; 'Jack Mack' Attack!

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:48:09 -0400

Carla Bruni's nude photo taken by Michel Comte sold for $91,000 at Christie's yesterday. [NY Daily News]

The ex-wives of Jason Kidd, Patrick Ewing, and Eddie Murphy were overheard discussing a "First Wives Club" type reality show over drinks at the Gansevoort Hotel. [P6]

Whoopi Goldberg suggested that John McCain call himself "Jack Mack" to appeal to America's youth when he visited The View yesterday. [Gawker]

Robert De Niro and his Tribeca Productions partner...

Morning Memo: The House on Jungle Road; Elton John's Love for Hillary Tainted?

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:58:02 -0400

Elton John's fund-raising concert for Hillary might be a federal violation of campaign rules. [Washington Times via Radar]

Ashley "Kristen" Dupre used to man the reception desk at Corcoran Sunshine in Chelsea and often got reprimanded for dressing like, well, a prostitute and coming on to clients. [P6]

Summer in the Hamptons will not be the same this year as the popular Hampton Social concerts that have featured artists like Billy Joel, Prince and Dave Matthews...

Morning Memo: Obama and Pitt, Jolie and Clinton, Cousins; Tinsley and Topper Not Talking?

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:04:11 -0400

Having broken up with Jason Preston, Marc Jacobs is on the prowl and a drama queen. [P6]

France's first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy's nude portrait taken by Michel Comte in 1993 will be auctioned at Christie's on April 10th. [NY Daily News]

Is there discord in the Mortimer home? Tinsley and Topper arrive separately to the Young Fellows of the Frick Collection midnight breakfast after party last night and avoided each other while there. [P6]

Lowbrow MTV reality...

The Week in Music: Steve Aoki, Cat Power, Carla Bruni, Black Mountain, the Whigs

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:17:14 -0500

Steve Aoki, DJ to the LA hipster-elite, releases his first mix album today, the obliquely named Pillowface and His Airplane Chronicles, a Cobrasnake soundtrack populated by the Pitchfork-crowned Justice, Klaxons, Bloc Party, MSTRKRFT, Peaches, and the like. Released in part by his own label, Dim Mak, the album will answer that long-held question, what does ironic '80's glam thrift chic sound like? Judge for yourself. Here's a taste, part of a live performance where...

A Source Close to a Witness Tells a French Newspaper: President Sarkozy Has Already Wed Carla Bruni

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:20:59 -0500

The future Mrs. Sarkozy may no longer have anything “future” about her. Carla Bruni, the 40-year-old former supermodel who has been dating recently-divorced French President Nicolas Sarkozy, reportedly married the politico last week. A French newspaper, L’Est Republicain, apparently “had good reason” to publish reports today that the doting duo have already tied the knot during a small ceremony at the Élysée Palace in Paris.

L'après-midi d'un Président: Nicolas Sarkozy's Magical Escape From Reporters

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:37:49 -0500

French President Nicolas Sarkozy wiggled out of answering questions about his reported new flame, a singer and former model named Carla Bruni. While visiting a museum in the south of France today, Mr. Sarkozy, 52, who divorced his second wife last October, spoke to journalists about the area’s natural environs. In a move both bold and clever, a reporter jumped on the topical opportunity to squeeze fresh news from the imposing...