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March 8, 2011 12:01 AM
Fashion, Media, Men's
Ben Minkoff Launches Blog, Tumblr
June 28, 2010 8:14 PM
Fashion, Men's
A Reeducation
I think I’m getting into men’s wear.
May 13, 2010 7:13 PM
Eye, Fashion, Men's
Kellan Lutz: Ab Fab
On Saturday, actor Kellan Lutz will be at Macy's Herald Square to promote his provocative Calvin Klein Underwear campaign. And where the "Twilight" heartthrob goes, lots of braced-faced, elbow-swinging tweens, clamoring for a peek at the hunk's now famous abs, will follow.
WWD spoke with the rookie sex symbol about superstardom and what it's like to be photographed in your skivvies.
WWD: So the next Twilight installment, "Eclipse," comes out next month, how do you prepare for all the craziness that comes with that?
Kellan Lutz: I really look at it as going to Six Flags or an amusement park. The first time, you don't realize what that long line of people waiting there is for, so when you get out of the car and everyone is screaming your name it's like, 'Oh my god.' It's surreal. But after the second time around, you realize you can't really prepare for it. You just know it's going to be one of the biggest moments and best memories of your life.
WWD spoke with the rookie sex symbol about superstardom and what it's like to be photographed in your skivvies.
WWD: So the next Twilight installment, "Eclipse," comes out next month, how do you prepare for all the craziness that comes with that?
Kellan Lutz: I really look at it as going to Six Flags or an amusement park. The first time, you don't realize what that long line of people waiting there is for, so when you get out of the car and everyone is screaming your name it's like, 'Oh my god.' It's surreal. But after the second time around, you realize you can't really prepare for it. You just know it's going to be one of the biggest moments and best memories of your life.
May 3, 2010 4:24 PM
Eye, Men's
Michael Kors' San Francisco
Michael Kors at the Golden Gate Bridge
April 8, 2010 7:10 PM
Men's
Race, Politics and Saggy Jeans
From the studs, piercings and Mohawks of the punk
movement to the tie-dye and long hair of the hippies, young people have long
used fashion as a mode of rebellion against the status quo and polite
society. Teenagers create both self-identities and group identities through
style, whether it's a varsity jacket, a Goth black ensemble or a polo shirt
with a popped collar. And for as long as kids have been picking out their
own clothes, adults have been disapproving of some of their choices.
That's the essence of the saggy pants debate that's come to New York, following State Senator Eric Adams' initiative to put up six billboards in Brooklyn that encourage young males to "Stop the Sag" and wear their pants in a conventional manner -- i.e., without most of their underwear flapping in the breeze.
That's the essence of the saggy pants debate that's come to New York, following State Senator Eric Adams' initiative to put up six billboards in Brooklyn that encourage young males to "Stop the Sag" and wear their pants in a conventional manner -- i.e., without most of their underwear flapping in the breeze.
April 2, 2010 4:52 PM
Fashion, Men's
Yohji Yamamoto's Arena Rock
If there was any doubt about Yohji Yamamoto's fan base in his home country of Japan, it was definitely eradicated Thursday night. More than 3,000 people packed into a former Olympic stadium in Tokyo to take in his celebrity-studded men's show.
The show proved to be a reciprocal act of admiration between an iconic designer and his legion of followers, which ran the gamut from businessmen in suits to avant-garde artist types.
Backstage, Yamamoto said he wanted to pay tribute to his home country because he hadn't staged a fashion show there in almost 20 years. In turn, his fans showed their support for the 66-year-old designer just months after his company filed for bankruptcy protection. (Japanese private equity fund Integral Corp. has since taken over the business to restructure it.)
"Well Yohji's back, very simply," Yoshihiro Hemmi, the chairman of the fashion house, told me.
He said the show actually accomplished two things: It demonstrated how many people of all ages still identify with the designer and it also helped boost employee morale -- not a bad thing for a company emerging from financial collapse.
The show proved to be a reciprocal act of admiration between an iconic designer and his legion of followers, which ran the gamut from businessmen in suits to avant-garde artist types.
Backstage, Yamamoto said he wanted to pay tribute to his home country because he hadn't staged a fashion show there in almost 20 years. In turn, his fans showed their support for the 66-year-old designer just months after his company filed for bankruptcy protection. (Japanese private equity fund Integral Corp. has since taken over the business to restructure it.)
"Well Yohji's back, very simply," Yoshihiro Hemmi, the chairman of the fashion house, told me.
He said the show actually accomplished two things: It demonstrated how many people of all ages still identify with the designer and it also helped boost employee morale -- not a bad thing for a company emerging from financial collapse.
March 24, 2010 6:45 PM
Fashion, Men's
Marc Jacobs on Fashion and Francophilia
On Monday night, Marc Jacobs sat down with Patricia Mears, the deputy director for The Museum at FIT, for a Q&A session at the French Institute Alliance Français. Here, excerpts from that session.
On his early interest in fashion:
I [always] had a love for fashion. I recognized it when my grandmother took me shopping for back-to-school clothes. I mean, I didn't know I wanted to be a fashion designer at that point, but I knew I was interested in clothing. I loved the idea of getting dressed and putting together clothes at a very early age. And then, I guess maybe when I was 12 or 13, I decided I wanted to be a fashion designer. I just really loved fashion. I had no real dreams of anything else. I think once I wanted to be a veterinarian [because] my cat was sick. I was, like, eight and that was a passing moment.
On his early interest in fashion:
I [always] had a love for fashion. I recognized it when my grandmother took me shopping for back-to-school clothes. I mean, I didn't know I wanted to be a fashion designer at that point, but I knew I was interested in clothing. I loved the idea of getting dressed and putting together clothes at a very early age. And then, I guess maybe when I was 12 or 13, I decided I wanted to be a fashion designer. I just really loved fashion. I had no real dreams of anything else. I think once I wanted to be a veterinarian [because] my cat was sick. I was, like, eight and that was a passing moment.
October 22, 2009 11:22 AM
Men's, Retail
Pink Collar: A Woman Wades Into the Manly World of Men's Shirts
Emma Willis
Photo by Colin Thomas
Photo by Colin Thomas
September 18, 2009 6:51 PM
Eye, Fashion, Men's
Stones Style: Q&A With Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger and L'Wren Scott
Photo by Kristen Somody Whalen
Photo by Kristen Somody Whalen
Though he's been dating designer L'Wren Scott for just a few years, Mick Jagger
is certainly no newbie to the fashion world. As a Rolling Stone, he worked with
"loads of stylists, millions of them," he told me at the dinner he threw during
New York Fashion Week for his girlfriend. But lately he's become particularly
interested in the production side of things. Here's a snippet of our
conversation about style -- men's, women's and his great-grandfather's.
June 19, 2009 4:29 PM
Eye, Fashion, Men's
Dapper Depp
Actresses have lots of options when it comes to red carpet dressing--sequins à la Balmain, vampy satins, minidresses, gowns, even leather pants like Angelina Jolie. Their male counterparts, not so much. It's usually just a suit, though "Year One" star Michael Cera didn't even bother with that, instead opting for worn jeans, sneakers, a plaid shirt and a green sweater at his premiere.
So thank god for Johnny Depp, who literally stopped traffic in his sharply tailored Ralph Lauren Purple Label three-piece suit at last night's Chicago premiere of "Public Enemies." The actor paid homage to his onscreen alter-ego, Thirties bank robber John Dillinger, with wide pinstripes and a Neil Lane watch chain. He added a bit of movie star glam with mirrored aviators and a few undone buttons.
The only quibble fans might have with the look is that Depp's Mickey Rourke-esque 'do covered his famous face.
PHOTO: Johnny Depp in Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Neil Lane and his own Cartier watch. CREDIT: Getty Images
So thank god for Johnny Depp, who literally stopped traffic in his sharply tailored Ralph Lauren Purple Label three-piece suit at last night's Chicago premiere of "Public Enemies." The actor paid homage to his onscreen alter-ego, Thirties bank robber John Dillinger, with wide pinstripes and a Neil Lane watch chain. He added a bit of movie star glam with mirrored aviators and a few undone buttons.
The only quibble fans might have with the look is that Depp's Mickey Rourke-esque 'do covered his famous face.
PHOTO: Johnny Depp in Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Neil Lane and his own Cartier watch. CREDIT: Getty Images
