Archive for February, 2009

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I wish I could just embed it on this post, but it’s an exclusive for Yahoo! Movies.

Sequels are notorious for being bad, except for the Dark Knight of course, but I’m feeling optimistic about this movie.

I’m not sure if our readers have seen Man On The Moon, which is about the comedian Andy Kaufman, but this reminds me very much of that movie. Fully committed to a public persona to create controversy all for the end goal of some ingenious practical joke.

Reuters ran an article yesterday about how designers at this seasons New York Fashion Week are adjusting their shows to save money. Additionally, designers are trying to entice penny-pinching buyers and consumers to boost their spending.

Famous designer and head chair person of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Diane von Furstenberg said that one of their solutions is “to make clothes highly appealing.” Wow, what a comment.

“You need to show clothes that are real friends to women, so that ‘friend’ will make you feel good when you open your closet,” said von Furstenberg.

Many designers are doing low-cost presentations, rather than a full runway show.

Some design houses opting for presentations over shows are Betsey Johnson, Nary Manivong, Reem Acra, Luca Luca, Joanna Mastroianni, Temperley and Generra.

Others are throwing runway shows at smaller venues and Marc Jacobs is cutting his attendance to just 500 guests from his usual 2,000.

Here is my personal rant and hopefully not many people in the fashion industry will read this because they will probably boycott this website. I’m not sure how many readers have actually met people in the luxury goods industry, but I find that many of them are fairly elitist. In a way, how can they not be. They are designing dresses that cost $500+ dollars. For many aged 18-30, that is close to half of their rent. In a certain way, these designers are saying that their clothes are only meant to be worn by those who have at least $500 in disposable income. In Europe, not so much the UK, it’s actually more common that people save up, buy expensive clothing, and only wear those limited pieces. Of course, in the USA, it’s actually a little taboo to be seen in the same outfit all the time. Therefore, Americans usually do not spend as much money per item of clothing. Hence, Forever 21. Of course, we like to promote a healthy balance. Clothing that are not too expensive, but that can be worn over and over again. Nonetheless, I still do not believe many Europeans spend $250+ on a top.

There is no doubt that that designers who showcase at New York Fashion Week create the trends that are adapted to those designs you see in your local Target store, but if they want to survive in this tough economy then they may want to consider making clothing that are accessible to the rest of the 95% of the world.

Anyway, our store is planning to carry a lot of affordable items, but also a little less affordable items that will still only peak at $75-$100.

Michelle Obama is on the cover of the March issue of Vogue.

She is wearing another dress by Jason Wu, whose design she wore for her inauguration ball gown.

Mrs. Obama said she is aware of how her wardrobe is being scrutinized, but she makes no apologies for her choices — even the Election Night combination of ripped-from-the-runway, fashion-forward dress and plain-Jane cardigan.

“I’m not going to pretend that I don’t care about it,” she said. “But I also have to be very practical. In the end, someone will always not like what you wear — people just have different tastes.”

Obama chose her own outfits for her Vogue photo shoot and she wore more of the same that she has been seen in: Wu, who made her inaugural gown; Narcisco Rodriguez, the designer of that Election Night dress; and J. Crew, which she and her children have famously worn.

“She doesn’t need any help. She loves fashion and knows what works for her,” Talley said. “She’s never had a conversation with me about, `What do you think?’ or `How did this look?’ And I’m glad for that.”

Chris Brown, 19, was arrested last Sunday and charged with felony criminal threats.

A source told Access Hollywood that Brown allegedly hit girlfriend Rihanna with his fists and bit her during the incident, which took place around 12:30 AM on Sunday.

Authorities released information stating that Brown and a woman were arguing in a car in the Hancock Park area of Los Angeles just after midnight on Sunday. Brown reportedly stopped the car, he and the woman got out and the argument escalated. LAPD reports the woman suffered visible injuries.

Following the incident, Brown reportedly left, leaving Rihanna at the scene.

A source inside Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where Rihanna was reportedly taken following the incident, said the singer became emotional when two female “assistants” went to visit her at the facility.

” Rihanna was clearly very upset by what had happened and I could hear her screaming,” the source said. ” Rihanna was trying to get her point across about something, she sounded like she was crying as she tried to get… her point across.”

A rep for Rihanna said that the singer was “well.”

” Rihanna is well. Thank you for concern and support,” the rep said.