Givenchy Likes ‘Em Full and Angry

At Givenchy’s couture show this week, designer Riccardo Tisci posted the above sign backstage. I sorta wish there was an asterisk with the fine print: *And by “before” we mean at some point in your lifetime. And here are the recently-released images for Givenchy’s Fall ‘09 campaign, too. Those broads are gorgeous, flawless and…angry?

Final Bow

This week, couturier Christian Lacroix staged what is likely to be his last runway show. Amid reports that the company filed for bankruptcy protection and that every employee had to be let go, bar 12, Lacroix walked onto the runway in tears after his collection was shown. “I didn’t want to cry,” said Lacroix, amid a standing ovation. “I want to continue, maybe in a different way, with a small atelier. What I really care about is the women who do this work.”

Nailing it

M.A.C, that makeup outpost of Canadian cool, is introducing six new nail polish shades by Jin Soon Choi (of the renowned Jin Soon Natural Hand & Foot Spas). These fashion-forward colors have beauty editors’ hearts aflutter and are a perfect palette for Fall ‘09. Buh-bye coral and blush. Hellooo dark and delicious! Set to hit stores August 27th, they’ll retail for $12 at all M.A.C locations.

Top row: Cool Reserve, Rich, Dark, Delicious, and Beyond Jealous. Bottom row: Dance All Night, Dry Martini, and For Fun

J’aime Marion

Oh, how I love Marion Cotillard! Here she is looking ferocious at the UK premiere of Public Enemies. She looks dazzling. She’s dazzling the crowd at the premiere. She’s even dazzling you as you look at these photos. Could someone like Blake Lively pull off this look? Or, ew, Scarlett Johansson? Hell, no. It takes a real, authentic, genuine star to bend the beauty rules and still get it right. Bravo, Marion!

Brit’s New Do

Britney Spears debuted a new brown weave this week while out and about with her agent (and boyfriend) Jason Trawick. I’m scared. Bad things happen to Brit Brit when she’s a brunette. It’s like she’s going against nature or something. Remember shaved-head Britney? Of course you remember. She was a brunette then. See? Bad. Things. Happen.

Best Beauty of the Week

I (along with like, every man from 18 to 60) fell in love with Audrey Tautou in the film Amélie. Her blunt bob and mischievous personality made me swoon. Lately, she’s been peddling her new film Coco avant Chanel and looking lovelier than ever. Here, she’s wearing Chanel SS09 at a press event. That hair, the dress, and her cute smile. J’adore!

Summer Lovin’

Remember when you were little and one of the first signs of summer was lacing up your Keds?

Check out these grown-up kicks by Keep that have the same sorta care-free summer vibe. Now get out there and climb a tree or go for a dip down at Ol’ Man Martin’s swimming hole.

Brit “it” Nitwits

You all know how much I love Cindy Sherman, so I can’t help but point out how much Steven Meisel’s Law and Order shoot for W’s March issue reminds me of her shots. I love the 1950s vibe and the dirty/chic makeup. What I’m not a fan of is the constant attraction to Brit babes that seemingly have done nothing in their lives short of being born to someone famous. Daisy lowe, daughter of rocker Gavin Rossdale, and Peaches Geldof, Bob’s daughter, both model in the spread. Them being featured in the tabloids is one thing, but promoting their lives of partying and alcoholism in a major fashion mag is boring for readers that aspire to be more that that.

See the rest of the spread and read a mind-shatteringly uninteresting article with Daisy Lowe here.

“Bump, Bumpit up a little more…”

I spoke with Gossip Girl’s head hairstylist, Jennifer Johnson, last year about how to score Leighton Meister’s incredible do. Back then, Jennifer raved about Phyto 7 Daily Hydrating Botanical Cream and Enzo Milano curling irons. Now Jennifer has a new trick up her sleeve—Bumpits. What’s a Bumpit you say? (And you wouldn’t be the first.) Basically, it’s a plastic dome you fit under your hair for extra oomph. Here’s hoping the beehive comes back for summer ’09!

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The Sunday Times recently published an interesting interview with designer Giles Deacon. For you darlings, the Coles Notes: Deacon is one of London’s hottest designers (tell us something we don’t know), he isn’t the stereotypical “pouting” male designer (i.e. he’s hetero), he worked for Bottega Veneta, then didn’t and on his near-death bed he decided to start his own company. The End.
The highlight of the interview? This classic Deacon quote: “There are few commentators I take seriously,” he says. “Despite often ridiculously grand titles, most of the front row are ignorant: they can’t tell a print from a jacquard. What can anyone learn from what they have to say?”
If I haven’t ruined the whole article for you, read the rest here.