Where do we start?
Both Andre Leon Talley and Pat Field were spotted looking like a hot mess express after the Ralph Lauren fashion show.
Vogue's editor at large wore a high fashion version of those tacky bikini and 6 pack ab t-shirts that tourists pick up while vacationing at the beach.
You're not fooling anyone with those painted on abs of steel, Andre. We all know what's going on underneath that tent.
And then there's Pat. It's hard to imagine that this is the person responsible for styling the ladies of Sex and the City.
Maybe she should take her own advice!
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Looks like an intern is about to get fired!
The people over at Ralph Lauren sent out a mass rejection email the other day to tell those who tried to pry their way into the designer's fashion show at Bryant Park they aren't invited.
The only problem is they didn't blind copy who the email was getting sent to!
Oops!
Now the 100+ people who got the email knows everyone else who got denied from their exposed email which included reps from Macy's, Fox News, Hearst and Reuters.
At least they know they're not alone.
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Ralph Lauren isn't the only designer dressing Olympians for the upcoming Vancouver games. Wedding dress maker Vera Wang is lending her creativity and eye for fashion to future medal contenders by making their performance costumes.
Although this may come as a surprise, it's nothing new because she's been doing it for years!
Vera, now 60 years old, once competed as a figure skater back in her youth and even tried out for the national championships in 1968. Unfortunately for the figure skating world, she traded in her ice skates for a sketch pad to become a household name in fashion.
But she didn't leave the sport completely behind. Now that she designs for figure skaters, she says there "is more pressure than an Oscar dress in a strange way."
She explains that music plays a large part in what she'll how she creates a skin tight piece: "I have to have the music for a skating costume and that's not the way I normally work."
And while there may be more pressure, it seems to have paid off. Vera Wang has a spot in the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame thanks to her costumes.
That's some achievement!
We're excited to see what Miz Wang will decorate the ice with this year!
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Despite all the controversy the designer saw at the end of last year, he's still landing mayjah jobs.
It has been announced that Ralph Lauren will be the official Olympic "parade outfitter" for all the United States athletes for next month's winter games.
The choice makes sense. The brand is what many would consider patriotic and all-American.
Just leave the photoshop out of this, Ralph.
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Very interesting!
The Luxury Institute surveyed 300 men in China with minimum household incomes of $147,000 to determine the leading luxury men's brands in China for its 2009 Luxury Brand Status Index survey.
Milton Pedraza, CEO of The Luxury Institute, said "China is the highest growth market and greatest opportunity that luxury has in the next 10 to 20 years."
The men were asked to rate brands on a scale of 1 to 10 in four categories: superior quality, uniqueness and exclusivity, making the customer feel special and whether the brand is worn by peers and people admired by those surveyed.
The results are pretty interesting, with Gucci, Marc Jacobs, and Ralph Lauren all falling short of the top ten. Here are the top brands:
1. Giorgio Armani, with a score of 8.74
2. Louis Vuitton, with a score of 8.68
3. Dior Homme, 8.54
4. Paul Smith, 8.54
5. Versace, 8.52
6. Yves Saint Laurent, 8.46
7. Prada, 8.45
8. Alexander McQueen, 8.43
9. Ermenegildo Zegna, 8.43
10. Brooks Brothers, 8.42
All very close scores!
Pedraza said the success of Armani and Vuitton was probably because "Armani is well-established, and it's all about who gets to China earliest. It's also about the personality of the founder. There is a halo effect on the brand," while "Louis Vuitton is considered a pioneer in China."
Who would you rank as the best men's luxury brand? Women's?
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