Keith Richards Talks Sperm at Liv Tyler’s PartyWe spotted Keith Richards holding court among some younger women last night at Liv Tyler’s cocktail party for the Hearts on Fire jewelry line at the Rose Bar.
ByBlythe Sheldon
crime and punishment
Kanye West Arrested!He allegedly smashed paparazzi cameras at LAX airport this morning.
ByAmy Odell
douchebag diary
How Not to Hit On Models: A PrimerWhat happens when you send a cute but clueless guy out to go hit on models? Hint: The wrong kind of sparks go a-flying.
ByNeel Shah
loose threads
Banana Republic Goes Monogram; More Murakami FussBanana Republic’s monogram adventure opens in the West Village today, Gwen Stefani makes even pricier handbags, and John Galliano’s minions do manual labor.
Baby Phat Invents ‘Understated Bling’Only at Baby Phat could black-on-black nails embellished with black crystals be considered low-key. But as Creative Nail Design co-founder Jan Arnold explained backstage before the show, Kimora Lee Simmons decided to go with an “understated bling” look this year. Now there’s a contradiction. New York Magazine Beauty Editor Aja Mangum also caught up with MAC’s Nadine Luke, who expanded further on the show’s makeup theme — “it’s 1920s but a modern 1920s, so instead of a flapper girl, she’s a flippin’ girl.” Watch the video to see the nails and the makeup close up.
Max Azria Solves Your Economic WoesIn yesterday’s Reuters article about Fashion Week trend forecasts, Max Azria suggested designing for a crappy economy was important:
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Cognac Wellerlane Loves Fur, Poodles, and Fake EyelashesFashion Week is as much about the characters outside the tents as the models and designers inside. On Friday, Amy Larocca found “TV personality” Cognac Wellerlane, who showed off her fur coat — “Real fur! I don’t care” — and gave a quick tutorial in how to apply inch-long fake eyelashes.
party lines
Rag & Bone Sets the Box on FireWe’re not sure which was the bigger crisis at the Rag & Bone after-party last night at the Box: The fact that a fire alarm went off around 11p.m., prompting a visit from the FDNY, or the fact that the D.J. followed said fire scare by playing “Burning Down the House,” prompting the already jumpy Box management to stomp through the balcony, proclaiming, “That’s it! We’re clearing out the floor!”
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Elsa Sylvan Is Friday’s Top ModelThough our number one girl to watch, Ali Stephens, has just been confirmed as a Calvin exclusive, there was still plenty of eye candy on day one. Hilary Rhoda strutted the catwalk at Rag & Bone as Gisele Bündchen watched from the front row. Tanya Dziahileva filled in for an MIA Sasha Pivovarova to open the show. But yesterday’s winner was Elsa Sylvan, who came off a smoking-hot couture week (where she walked Vava, Chanel, Givenchy, and Lacroix), to open Yigal with a bang.
loose threads
Fashion Faces the Super Bowl; Halston Faces Resuscitation• The scheduling conflict between Super Bowl Sunday and Fashion Week isn’t a huge problem, since the two fan bases are relatively separate. Or they were, until this one quarterback started dating a certain model… Now even Bryan Bradley understands if you want to skip his Tuleh show to catch the first quarter.
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Tyra Thrills, Kimora Dolls Give Chills at Baby PhatThere’s nothing like bookending day one with a pair of genuine national treasures: Liza Minnelli at breakfast time, and come supper, that deeply understated legend of Lycra-blend we call Kimora Lee Simmons. Tonight’s Baby Phat show was everything we’ve come to expect from the exceedingly subtle model turned designer, right down to the feathered hot pants, visible garter belts, and getups that felt inspired by Atonement via a few head injuries and maybe a martini.
show & tell
Nicole Miller Makes Sure We Get Our AlcoholFew designers like to admit that a lot goes awry before a show, but after her show this evening, Nicole Miller didn’t think twice about confessing the earlier snags: One model dropped out today, three models arrived late, panty hose wasn’t died dark enough, one parka didn’t arrive until late yesterday afternoon, and she only had four weeks to create the whole collection. No stress there or anything.
the fab life
Video: Yigal AzrouëlIt’s that time of year again — well, yes, Fashion Week, we’ve established that. But it’s also the time when our roving video reporter Fabiola Beracasa takes to the streets! Er, runways. Today Fab braved the torrential downpour for the Yigal Azrouël’s show.
new york fugging city
Fugs: Frenchwoman Wears Turban, Christina Milian’s Hair Just Looks Like OneIt’s not often that you see a turban out in the wilds, especially not on the head of someone who (a) isn’t Melania Trump — in which case it would be made of fur — or (b) sporting it for religious reasons. So unless Julia Reston-Roitfeld has just joined the Church of Dynasty, she might well be the first person since the eighties that we’ve seen flaunting this very special headgear as though it were no more unusual than a bun.