André Leon Talley’s Turban FetishOur favorite ‘Vogue’ editor has worn turbans twice in recent weeks. It turns out he’s taking lessons on how to wrap them.
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Truncated: London Fashion WeekAmerican designers don’t want to show on Labor Day next year, so they’re shaking up the schedule well in advance, which means London only gets four days to show!
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CFDA Panel on Skinny Models: Coco Rocha on Her StruggleDiane Von Furstenberg, Michael Kors, and Coco Rocha joined forces last night to talk candidly about eating disorders. And strangely, the fashion world paid attention.
In Which We Unnerve Francisco CostaCalvin Klein’s creative director is normally a very cool cucumber, but he didn’t really know what to say about the other night’s disastrous fragrance-launch party.
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Peter Som Explains What the CFDA Really Does All DayPeter Som likens the CFDA to Hogwarts and says he wants his models to walk on the ceiling for his next fashion show. (He’s kidding, but this Q&A is still hilarious.)
Video: Getting to Know Candy Pratts PriceStyle.com has a video tribute to its very own Candy Pratts Price, shown at the CFDA awards, where she was honored Monday. And we gotta say, it’s amazing.
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Victoria Beckham: David Too Busy for DiddyEarlier this week P. Diddy said he’d love to design clothes with David Beckham. But Victoria says her hubby doesn’t have time for something like that.
Robert Lee Morris Is Making Jewelry With the Olsens?The award-winning jewelry designer has worked with Calvin Klein and Karl Lagerfeld, and rumor has it he’s working with the Olsens on dagger necklaces and knuckle rings.
Giorgio Armani’s Favorite Dress; Victoria Beckham Gets AwkwardGiorgio Armani’s favorite part of the new Costume Institute exhibit is Gareth Pugh’s dress, Victoria Beckham shared an awkward four-way hug on the red carpet at the Met gala last night, and Stacey Bendet is preggers!
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Designer Bradley Bayou Calls Out CFDA for Too-Thin ModelsThe skinny-model debate persists today thanks to designer Bradley Bayou. He stopped using size-0 and size-2 models after his daughter battled anorexia. She collapsed from the disease after years of struggling to fit into his sample sizes.
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CFDA’s Anti-Knockoff Bill Hits a Major SnagHigh-end designers have been moaning about copyright protection and the proliferation of knockoffs for years, but after working with the American Apparel and Footwear Association to iron out a fashion copyright bill called the Design Piracy Prohibition Act, the CFDA just received some bad news:
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CFDA’s Stephen Kolb Touched Eliot Spitzer the Morning AfterFashion and politics go hand in hand. Literally. Last night at the cocktail party for CFDA Awards nominees we caught up with CFDA executive director Stephen Kolb, who reminisced about the time he met — and touched — Governor Eliot Spitzer in Washington, D.C.
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Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, and Tory Burch Nab CFDA NomsLast night the Council of Fashion Designers of America unveiled the nominees for their 2008 awards, the Oscars of the fashion world. You’ll never guess who got nominated for womenswear — Marc Jacobs. Surprise! He’s in the running with Calvin Klein head designer Francisco Costa and the boys of Proenza Schouler, Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough.
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Mr. Rodriguez Goes to Washington (for Copyright Protection)The wheels of clothing-copyright protection are slowly moving along: Narciso Rodriguez went to Congress yesterday to make his case for protecting designer clothing, as the Design Piracy Prohibition Act has been stuck in committee, unable to reach House and Senate floors because the fashion industry can’t agree on its language.
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Who’s Ready to Talk Fall Collections?Designers also reveled in the memory of the days they got off between their shows and starting in on fall collections.