Gaga’s new deal with Target

‘Jenkins says Target is now committed to being more ‘thoughtful’ – she used the word 11 times in a half-hour interview – about the issue of political donations’

A messy backdoor subject, über-design-supporter Target’s support of pro-business, Republican causes were taken to task with Lady Gaga’s decision to release an exclusive Deluxe Edition of her upcoming album thru Target.

Details here.

update
Tho as of News reports March 8, all this is moot. Gaga has reportedly ended her relationship with Target. Article here.

Original photo by Nick Knight; info found via Jeanne Mehallo

Hermès, Knight

Spring 2011 campaign: Jacquelyn Jablonski photographed by Nick Knight for Hermès.

Found via Fashion Gone Rogue

‘A new kind of love’

‘On|Off announces a collaboration with creative director Tuuli, photographer Rankin, stylist Scott Robert Clark and W Hotels to produce a fashion film exploring the concepts and inspiration behind select On|Off designer’s AW11 collections’

Above and below, photos from the On|Off editorial preview; more here.

Watch the Tuuli fashion film here.

Flávia, time goes by

Self portrait, Flávia Desgranges van der Linden.

Found via Fashion Coolture

Lenka, Heart Skips

Video for Lenka’s Heart Skips a Beat.

Gwen, Fall 2011

Thursday night, Gwen Stefani’s Fall 2011 L.A.M.B. Collection closed out NY Fashion Week.

Pictured: Twitpics from backstage. Video below. More NY Fashion Week video here.

Fashion trends 2011

‘No need to gaze into a crystal ball, just watch the New York Fashion Week runways to find out what you will be wearing next Fall and Winter’

Read more here and here.

Of course, there’s more to come. London is hitting now, also Milan, Paris and (starts Thursday) Sacramento.

Irina, Fall 2011

Project Runway season 6 winner Irina Shabayeva is still out to prove something. And she’s doing a damn good job of it.

Here’s her incredible Fall/Winter 2011 collection – from this past week’s NY Fashion Week.

Found via Divas & Dorks

Tavi, hats

‘decades worth of the milliner’s designs and to get inside the head behind the hats.’

Fashion blogger Tavi headed to Antwerp in September to review Stephen Jones’ career retrospective exhibition, Accent of Fashion.

Review (with more photos) here. Monograph available here.

Shadows, diamonds, black salt

The work of Justin M. Maller.



Found via Cretique

‘Report to the dance floor’

BoA (보아) performs Energetic.


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