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Re the Famous Louis Vuitton Garbage Bag: Is Marc Jacobs “Trashing” Fashion Victims?

by Ella Meade on March 2nd, 2010, 2pm EST
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Right when this buzzworthy Louis Vuitton bag hit the ‘net, I was scrambling to fit in coverage of the late Alexander McQueen and what of NY Fashion Week I could, so my usual dissing of bad design had to wait. And wait past my flu. But I love critiquing design and publishing fug fashion more than runway shows, so without further ado…

In probable social commentary, Marc Jacobs has finally “done it”? with a possible reply to the Chanel hobo that resembled a trash bag.

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You too can wear a trash bag for only $1960!

Two thoughts:

  1. Is the worse part the tell-tale orange cinch-tie, or the “Louis Vuitton” wording for the logo-addicted?

  2. Buyer beware! We think this bag is an intended insult to those who’ll carry anything with LVs – regardless of style. This “purse”  will signal any carrier as a fashion victim. Easily.

Unless you’re an Olsen Twin. Ah, yes – it’s so perfect for them, it might have been made for them to finally solidify their fashion status as hobos. We still think even they won’t take that bait. ;-)

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New York Fashion Week AW2010 Videos – Thursday/Final Day

by Ella Meade on February 19th, 2010, 4pm EST
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Isaac Mizrahi

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New York Fashion Week AW2010 Videos – Wednesday

by Ella Meade on February 17th, 2010, 10pm EST
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*Updated to Add Proenza Schouler*

Tory Burch

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Michael Kors

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New York Fashion Week AW2010 Videos – Tuesday

by Ella Meade on February 17th, 2010, 6pm EST
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Marc Jacobs


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New York Fashion Week AW2010 Videos – Monday

by Ella Meade on February 16th, 2010, 7am EST
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See the videos before this day.

Zac Posen

No video. See the pictures.

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Carolina Herrera

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Hear Hear, (or See See) Get Your Own Belated Front-Row Virtual-Passes to Fashion Week Here

by Ella Meade on February 15th, 2010, 7pm EST
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*Update* After wondering how MB Fashion Week was mostly big-nameless, we finally realized the official list is incomplete. We’re trying to find more videos for you. As always, more photos are on style.com.

So even though it may be exciting that some designers this season have live streams of their fashion shows on their respective websites – like I, you might find the stalking of those times and domains a little troubling to fit into your life.

Also like I, you may have noticed on Friday, two days into New York Fashion Week, mbfashionweek.com’s YouTube channel they promote still only showcased … cars. Like—ew!!! Even today, where are all the designer videos?

(They’re actually at their other YouTube account. Mmkk so why not link to it?)

Internet searches are sometimes no help in finding what we need. No thanks to some web designers slyly hinting at their most awesome content with mere image links – bah.

So to make it super easy on anyone visiting here, we’re embedding all the runway show official videos from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week so far, and after this Monday moves on, more quickly relaying them. Hopefully we’ll be able to find you/us all of the other cities’ weeks as well.

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RIP Lee Alexander McQueen – Statement on Alexander McQueen’s Legacy

by Ella Meade on February 12th, 2010, 12am EST
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Originally published on 01/11 at 8:00 pm. Re-published at 1 am on 1/12.

Alexander McQueen's final runway wave

Lee Alexander McQueen's final runway wave

Lee Alexander McQueen, the founder and designer of Alexander McQueen, was found dead earlier today of an apparent suicide. Read an in-depth story by the source that broke the news, Britain’s Daily Mail.

My farewell message:

McQueen’s designs were ground-breakingly unusual, like the famed “Armadillo” pumps adored and adorned by Lady GaGa, displaying soft beauty in even darkness or pain – something interestingly ironic in my eyes. Beyond that his different pieces were so versatile from even each other – McQueen was not to be pigeonholed and would have never had “one hit”. This is a designer who could have forged our future and remained a huge part of the face of current fashion throughout his natural lifespan – but the truth is he already started to do so and he shall remain beyond his body. He leaves a celebrity-celebrated and fashionista-famous legacy in style’s history—and the still present, not to be forgotten.

Below is my hand-picked collection of some of McQueen’s designs from select seasons, from his infamous Armadillo pumps that evoke fears of torturous pain yet hint at the graces and dreams of ballet and goth terrific fantasies to classic even medieval inspiration to coveted skull scarves, IT bags,  and his Scottish influenced plaids and European-style knits.

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Quick Link Love: Pre-Fashion Week Designers’ Sketches

by Ella Meade on February 9th, 2010, 1pm EST
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Be Chic Mag got a hold of some big designers’ sketches for the collections about to debut at Fashion Week. Luckies! Previewed here is Milly.  Visit BeChicMag for more.

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*Bitch Alert* Olsen Twins act more as Outfit Stylists than Designers for New Clothing Line

by Ella Meade on February 4th, 2010, 11am EST
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Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen with "Olsenboye"

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen with "Olsenboye"

I watched Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen debut “their” new clothing line, Olsenboye, on Good Morning America yesterday, underwhelmed and over-annoyed. The young adult twin stars proudly, although it was inexplicable pride, described the pairings of pieces sounding much more like dressup players or perhaps even wardrobe stylists, which is to be kind, as instead of showing true design (which can not be faked) they didn’t even try when announcing clothes with phrases something like “we paired that with…” and “blazers are great“. Seriously. Seriously? What?! … If a blazer is great, buy one. *scoff*

That is not design. They cannot force whole outfits on people to get a unique look – girls (only some and not masses of true collection fans vs. Olsen fans) would buy individual pieces and these singular items are just so regular. They fall into the category of this word I’ve sort of invented and now love to use: undesigned, or they are … undesigns.

Love in the City tee - OlsenboyeTo boot, what makes blazers so great to so many – the flattering waist-giving shape – is absent in the depicted floaty jacket.

Oh and, of course, a graphic tee with a phrase (not even a great, funny or terribly unique phrase) in a few fonts obviously does not a design make. DUH!

Stick to being fashion plates, girls. You like fashion, you like trends, but you really just like dressing yourselves. If you want to dress others, call yourselves what you are apparently attempting to be – stylists. However that is kind of a career step down, for even Rachel Zoe is making it much bigger by starring in her own TV show.

Oy.

Watch the full video clip while it’s available via Hulu, below.

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Cindy Crawford, “One Kiss”, Jewelry at JC Penney – Another Undesigner Celeb Line or More?

by Ella Meade on February 4th, 2010, 9am EST
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Preview of One Kiss by Cindy Crawford at JC Penney, coming in April

Cindy Crawford has an upcoming (April 2010) jewelry collection for JC Penney. She already has a home line for the chain mart and another furniture range at Rooms to Go, a discount furniture-collection store you may or may not even live near, and hence may not know. However in my being able to have viewed some of those RTG pieces, I’d critique them as usual albeit nice with fun colors.

Ella, I, was ready to pass judgment and pass this off as the usual boring, but I’m actually not so sure that is my opinion. The pieces are said to be inspired by Henna, and I do see that, in addition to an actual certain specialness. But what do you think?

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