Air Jordan has a new designer at its healm and WWD had a moment to chat with Jason Mayden. It’s a quick read, that’s truly inspiring - a great lesson in following your dream, never giving up and going after what you want. Read the full story for a re-print of the interview from WWD.
Ever wonder what goes into compiling those hundreds of pages? All the hours, joy and pain in putting together that one issue a year that could double as a deadly weapon - you know how heavy “that” issue is!! Well set to debut this weekend at the Sundance film festival is “The September Issue”. WWD reports that filmmaker R.J. Cutler documented 300 hours of Anna Wintour and her team as they prepared for the September 2007 issue, Vogue’s biggest issue ever. Not only does the film explore the process to creating this massive issue but dives into the the intimate details of Wintour’s personal life relationships with her late father, legendary British newspaper editor Charles Wintour, and daughter Bee Shaffer, as well as with creative director Grace Coddington.
There are said to be guest appearances by Oscar de la Renta, Patrick Demarchelier, Karl Lagerfeld, Nicolas Ghesquière, Jean Paul Gaultier, Stefano Pilati, Phillip Lim and Isabel Toledo. A star studded cast to say the least! How many times have you thought “if I could only know what goes on in the inside” . . . well now we just might get to know!
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The highly anticipated arrival of the Topshop SoHo flagship is now expected to fall somewhere around mid-November—instead of mid-October as originally hoped—but just in time for Holiday shopping!
If you’re getting antsy, the U.K.-based chain will launch a U.S.-dollar version of its website tomorrow, September 9th. The site debut will also be the global launch of Topshop’s fall Kate Moss collection, her seventh for the store.
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Veteran Chanel designer, Karl Lagerfeld, turns DJ in his latest career move. He will be featured in the popular game, Grand Theft Auto, as a virtual DJ. This goes to show that being labeled as a veteran, doesn’t stop Karl from being on top of his game, whether it’s trends or technology.
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It seems like there have been a bunch of movies about the fashion industry and fashion designers coming into play. It all started with The Devil Wears Prada, Karl Confidential, Coco Chanel. Next on the big screen? Gucci. The project is on pause right now because of the writer’s strike but it will happen . . . eventually. The film is supposed to cover the Sixties to the Nineties and will include “original period pieces from Gucci’s archives.” Oooh! I’d go just for that. We’ll keep our ears to the street for more info.
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Johnathan Saunders is on fire.
Not only has he moved his show from London to New York, but he has also inked a deal with Gola for a line of shoes - and now comes word that he will be partnering up with Target for a limited edition collection for Target’s GO International.
Sources tell WWD that the young Scotsmen is in talks with the mass retailer for a capsule collection that will probably follow the highly-anticipated Jovovich-Hawk line.
We really hope this rumor is true. If not, the very busy designer’s Topshop collection hits stores later this month. It will feature “jersey dresses printed with bold, primary color shapes.�
Wow, those would look great with our Gryson for Target distressed leather bags. Yes, we totally have our fingers crossed for this one!
“Maybe he isn’t that crazy after all?�
Was my initial thought after seeing the first ad for the Marc Jacobs Collection. It features Victoria Beckham’s super-tanned legs wearing a pair of funky day-glo heels that are hanging over of a Marc Jacobs shopping bag. Yes, you heard correctly; Mrs. Beckham’s trademark haircut and pout were no where to be found.
Brilliant, no? The hotly contested, detested, sometimes loved, but overwhelmingly hated thought of Victoria being in Marc’s spring ads made the designer refocus his campaign. According to WWD:
“There was a lot of discussion about Victoria being in our ads and tons of blogs on the Internet about ‘Should she or shouldn’t she?,’ ‘What’s going on with Marc Jacobs?,’ and ‘Has he lost his mind?’,� Jacobs explained. “We thought the funniest thing would be to show the Victoria Beckham ads that don’t show Victoria Beckham, but just to see those legs coming out of the bag.�
The pairing couldn’t be more genius and hilarious. This really shouldn’t have come as a surprise considering the ass-backwards (literally) spring ‘08 runway collection. Beckham is the anti-Marc girl - very glamorous and over-the-top. The complete opposite of hist past indie/quirky muses like Sophia Coppola and Meg White.
However, what’s most shocking is this:
Marc Jacobs actually reads blogs? And if so, should we be looking for a shout in the near future? See, we have jokes too…
After taking a break from Hollywood’s young starlets last season, Miuccia Prada, has nabbed Kirsten Dunst for Miu Miu’s next spring campaign. WWD reports the actress finished the shoot over the past week in Los Angeles with photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.Although WWD thinks, “Dunst’s stardom in the United States should give the fast-growing brand a boost as it expands in America, opening boutiques on 57th Street in New York and Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles early next year.â€?I’m going to have to disagree.First. NOBODY went to see her in Marie Anoinette and am I the only one who is so sick of Mary Jane’s whining ass. I mean, when is she going to figure out that boy is Spider-Man. Also, and I hate to admit it, La Lohan’s ads for Miu Miu were pretty good and I don’t see Miss Dunst upstaging “oh it was the black guyâ€? this Spring.Plus, with Victoria Beckham (an actual fashion icon) fronting the Marc Jacobs campaign next season, no one will be paying attention to Kirsten and her two toned lips for Miu Miu…SourceÂ
A rendering of Topshop’s first U.S. store, to open in Manhattan in September.Topshop has announced its first news to step foot into the US back in 2006 and there has been continuous rumors on where the first location will land. According to WWD, Topshop’s first Manhattan store will be at 478 Broadway in SoHo, which is currently Yellow Rat Bastard. Topshop’s owner, Sir Philip Green has an option to take a 9,500-square-foot space on the building’s top floor to use as his U.S. office and said further store openings in America are likely to come sooner rather than later. Expect the first Topshop/Topman unit in September, he is planning two more Manhattan stores, as well as flagships on the West Coast, and other units in cities including Las Vegas, Miami and Boston.
The new Topshop stores in the U.S. will be a minimum of 20,000 square feet and they all will be flagships. “I don’t want hundreds of little stores in the U.S. They all have to make economic sense,� he said.The Broadway flagship will cover 40,000 square feet over three floors — basement, ground floor and first floor — and Green said he’s hoping to preserve the “spirit� of the brand’s iconic Oxford Circus flagship. Green said he and his team are mulling the design for the Broadway store, but there likely will be a spiral staircase in addition to escalators, and customers in the basement will be able to view the two upper floors.He also has no plans to advertise in the U.S. as of yet, although there likely will be two or three events next year to mark the flagship’s opening.
Every true sneaker-head has had this dream at one point in time:
You know, the one where Phil Knight calls you and asks if you would be interested in creating a shoe for Nike because of your superior knowledge on sneaker colorways and complimentary materials that will make the shoe an instant classic, and well, FIYYAA!! (Yes, I did have to capitilize like so).
Well, somebody just saw this very dream come into fruition!
According to WWD: Chris Bryant, a 22-year old bus boy from Akron, Ohio, “is taking his unusual talent of jumping over cars, hurdle-style, straight into a Nike commercial.�
After being featured as a guest on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,� where he showed off his jumping ability, the host was so impressed that she personally called Nike chief executive officer Mark Parker to tell him about Bryant’s unique talent.
Consequently, Nike now plans to fly Bryant out to California to shoot a commercial for the brand’s legendary Just Do It campaign and he has been tapped to design his own signature shoe. “I’ve never heard of anything like this before at Nike,� said the spokesman. “He’s been inspirational to a lot of people.�
Can you say jealous much?
