New York, before the recession, was a breeding ground for young designers, overrun with labels that became overnight sensations merely because the industry willed them to be so, a phenomenon that can largely be traced to the example of Zac Posen. Young and connected, he had the attention of important fashion people while he was still a teenager, working as an intern for the designer Nicole Miller and building a network of friends that would include the children of famous artists, magazine editors, actors and PresidentGeorge W. Bush. When Naomi Campbell wore a dress he made — while he was still a student at a London arts college — it seemed as if it was his destiny to become a famous fashion designer. Now young designers think good looks plus diploma equals business plan.

As Mr. Posen put it: “The variables have become pretty clear. Do you feel comfortable having your photo taken? And can you talk, and get sponsorship? I mean, it’s really that crude.”

This is an excerpt of a great article over at the New York Times.

Ironically, I was talking about this last night with my flat-mates… Fashion, showmanship, photographers, fame and sponsorship from backers who may end up owning your name. Then fashion. How much do you want it?

Read article HERE.

You need to buy it when it comes out (Feb 5), this book will give you the necessary life tips your mom forgot to share, or maybe she didn’t know, because maybe your mom was not a pr genius uber fashionista, like Kelly Curtone. Maybe she wasn’t on a fake reality tv show, and not really, actually, really, working very hard in fashion pr at all… Maybe you want to be on your own reality show? Maybe you understand what Kelly really means when she demands you have a passion for fashion.

Ultimately, you need this book…

The Awakening. Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance – Will Durant.

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NYMag recently published their decade issue. I’m mostly a huge fan of the magazine, and was suprised to see that apart from completely agreeing one hundred and a million percent that Eternal Sunshine was the best movie of the decade, everything else on their very heavy list is flawed. Massively flawed. Fashion wise, they published a list of what they consider to be the ‘Thirty Five ‘Short-Lived Trends of the Decade’ and well, it’s childs play, and I shall deconstruct it (well it’s a long list, so just the ones I can be bothered to have an opinion on).

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This is not a real twitter feed. Unfortunately.
This is an editorial from the December issue of Italian Vogue, in which uber photographer Steven Meisel makes fun of me, you and everyone we know… And our obsession with online social media, our inevitable overexposure.
Ironically, most of the models used in this spread are all over the internet, they run blogs, tweet, rant etc… Is that why it’s funny? Does Abby Lee really find climbing into fridges amusing… Can she fit into her fridge? OMG! How hilarious! Is Stevies tweet the highlight of the whole spread?

Starting with queen Naomi Campbell & Sasha Pivovarova, I’ll share the whole spread under the jump!

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