Forum Buzz We’re in Love with Harper’s Bazaar Spain’s Minimal May Cover Featuring Liya Kebede (Forum Buzz)Harper’s Bazaar Spain is a favorite among Fashion Spot forum members for its clean, graphically interesting covers, and it’s easy to see why. The striking May cover featuring model Liya Kebede boasts clean lines and minimal text that make it stand out among all the other busy-looking covers on the newsstand. “I must sound like […] Read more Altuzarra for J.Crew Falls Flat in the Forums (Forum Buzz)CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winner Joseph Altuzarra and retailer J.Crew seem like an odd pair for a collaboration collection, and it turns out they are. Fashionista provided a first look at the entire capsule collection, and other than the holes in the striped mariniere sweaters, Altuzarra’s design aesthetic seems entirely absent. The pieces look like run-of-the-mill […] Read more Heidi Klum is Already Seeing Someone NewWhen longtime couple Heidi Klum and Seal announced they were splitting up earlier this year, many people on the Internet responded like this: Noooooooooooooooooooo! Every time a seemingly happy celebrity relationship bites the dust, it casts suspicion on the entire idea of love. If even the gods can't love each other, what will become of mere […] Read more Follow Your Favorite Fashion Personalities on Twitter (Forum Buzz)Fashion Spot forum members love to compile lists about anything and everything fashion-related, so if you’re looking to follow your favorite model or English-speaking fashion designer on twitter, we’ve got you covered. Members have compiled the lists and each account has been vetted so you know where to look for the real deal, and if […] Read more Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen Grace the Cover of W’s May Issue (Forum Buzz)In theory, a Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen W cover photographed by Emma Summerton sounds like a good idea, but in reality the resulting image falls a bit short. The cover isn’t terrible or even bad by any means, but as Northern Star pointed out, something is a bit awry if Nicole Kidman “looks like […] Read more Fashion Television Comes to an End (Forum Buzz)News broke via tweet this week that Fashion Television, which has been on the air for 27 years, has ceased production. Fashion Television host Jeanne Beker tweeted: “This dream is over: After 27 glorious years, FT production ceased today. So sad to see some of my closest colleagues move on.” Hold on to some hope […] Read more Laetitia Casta Covers Vogue Paris’ Fresh May Issue (Forum Buzz)Let me just preface this post by admitting I may be totally biased here because I kind of love Laetitia Casta. She used to appear in Guess ads back in the late 90s when it was the cool thing to do, and there was something so accessible about her as far as fashion and models […] Read more Maryna Linchuck in Louis Vuitton Makes the Cover of Vogue Russia (Forum Buzz)Alexi Lubomirski photographed model Maryna Linchuck for the cover of Vogue Russia’s May 2012 issue. Ekaterina Mukhina styled the model in Louis Vuitton for the cover shot, and whether they liked the dress or not, forum members admired the attitude Maryna displayed in front of the camera. “This is so beautiful!” TREVOFASHIONISTO exclaimed. “Maryna looks […] Read more Céline Bags Get Boring for Fall 2012? (Forum Buzz)Céline’s new selection of bags for Fall 2012 hasn’t been met with the usual adoration in the Handbags section of the Fashion Spot forums. Posters seemed to come to the conclusion that there was nothing really special, new, original, or covetable about the upcoming crop of bags. “The metallic box is quite cool but the […] Read more Vena Cava Lives On! Partners with LF USA (Forum Buzz)Rumors have been swirling for months that Vena Cava designers Sophie Buhai and Lisa Mayock might be forced to shutter their clothing line due to lack of financial backing, but it looks like our furtive pleas for someone to invest and save the brand have been answered! It was announced yesterday that Vena Cava entered […] Read more Vogue Thailand in 2013? (Forum Buzz)Will Vogue Thailand be hitting newsstands in 2013? According to a translation from a Thai newspaper by Fashion Spot forum member AnemonefisH, it’s a distinct possibility. He reported that Elle Thailand’s Editor-in-Chief, Kullawit Laosuksri is working with Condé Nast to put the magazine together, and that he will likely shift from Elle to become Editor-in-Chief […] Read more Victoria Beckham Covers Harper’s Bazaar China (Forum Buzz)Chen Man created an impressive anime-style Final Fantasy-esque cover featuring Victoria Beckham for the May 2012 issue of Harper’s Bazaar China. Forum members were thrilled by Victoria’s dramatic transformation. Psylocke posted: “OMG I love this, that's a completely amazing and fun cover. Victoria pulls that theme off perfectly, who would have thought. She looks stunning […] Read more No Surprises in the Marc Jacobs ‘Dot’ Fragrance Ads (Forum Buzz)Marc Jacobs stuck with his usual formula to promote Dot, his new fragrance for women. The circular crop of the images, a tribute to the fragrance’s name and bottle, may be a minor change from the norm, but Juergen Teller once again photographed an unconventional beauty – this time it’s Codie Young – to represent […] Read more Chloe Sevigny’s Hair is Still Kind of Weird (Forum Buzz)Ever since Chloe Sevigny dyed her hair dark last year, it’s gone through several transformations, and all of them have been a little bit… off. She’s made the transition back to blonde, but forum members are not feeling the shaggy bob she’s currently sporting. “Oh my God, Chloe,” atlantis wrote after seeing pictures of Chloe […] Read more Charlize Theron Covers Vogue UK in Versace (Forum Buzz)Patrick Demarchelier photographed Charlize Theron for the May cover of Vogue UK, producing an image that once again exemplifies why editors love putting her on the covers of their magazines. Wearing a powder blue Versace gown, Charlize exudes Old Hollywood elegance reminiscent of Grace Kelly. Needless to say, forum members are enamored with the cover […] Read more The Webster Comes to Target (Forum Buzz)Even if you can’t get down to The Webster in Miami, Target is making it so that you can take home “a piece of Miami sunshine” no matter where you live when their collaboration with The Webster hits stores on May 6. According to style.com, The Webster CEO and co-founder Laure Heriard Bubreuil has created […] Read more Mert & Marcus Photograph Keira Knightley for the April Cover of Interview (Forum Buzz)Photographed and styled in a manner reminiscent of the late 70s and early 80s, Keira Knightley appears on Interview’s April cover in a shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. The cover was so reminiscent of that era in fact, that iluvjeisa likened it to Diane von Furstenberg’s March 1977 cover for the magazine. Despite […] Read more Tatler Achieves the Impossible: Creates a Bad Christy Turlington Cover (Forum Buzz)Christy Turlington is my favorite model of all time. Hands down. Forever. Always. So, it’s more than a little disappointing to see that Tatler has done their best to botch the May 2012 cover of their magazine with Christy on the cover. When I saw the thread title, my thoughts were “YES, YES, YES!” Then the […] Read more Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Covers the April Issue of Vogue Brazil (Forum Buzz)Rosie Hintington-Whiteley graces Vogue Brazil’s autumnal April cover wearing a look by Animale. Some forum members weren’t too thrilled with the reverse pumpkin color scheme of the cover, but as blueorchid pointed out, it’s important to remember that it’s fall in Brazil right now. Though some forum members still couldn’t get over the cover colors […] Read more It Looks Like H&M Won’t Be Launching a Luxury BrandBecause the traditional fashion industry does a lot of patronizing head-shaking where gossipy new media (blogs, Twitters, forums, all of us) are concerned, it always feels like something of a holiday when a WWD-born rumors proves false. Fashion bible or no, WWD is a little overeager where hearsay is concerned: recent speculation that Raf Simons […] Read more |