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Inspirations From Mary Katrantzou
February 20, 2013 - 2:16pm
Mary Katrantzou has been revolutionizing fashion one pixel at a time, using digital printing on silks that's as much her mark as her clever cut and construction of architectural clothes that depict strange, graphic worlds. This season she's printed infrared landscape photographs on her signature duchess satin and organza silk, ... More »
Two Pair! Houston Couple Wins Reproductive Poker
February 20, 2013 - 1:15pm
Texas couple Tressa and Manuel Montalvo gave birth to two sets of twins on Thursday — no fertility treatments required! Rarer than quadruplets, the odds of two pairs of identical twins is about one in 70 million, reports the New York Daily News. For simplicity’s sake, the couple gave the ... More »
The Best Pocket-Size Primers to Smooth Your Face
February 20, 2013 - 1:07pm
During the winter, when skin is dry and flaky, beauty aficionados rely on primers to keep the surface of our complexion Formica smooth. Yesterday, the Cut introduced you to By Terry's Hyaluronic Hydra Primer, a favorite of makeup artist Pati Dubroff. But there are also a number of purse-friendly, pocket-size versions that ... More »
Lindsay Lohan Gave Her Borrowed Gown an Impromptu Mullet Hem
February 20, 2013 - 1:02pm
You may recall Lindsay Lohan's white-fur-hooded appearance at the amfAR Gala during New York Fashion Week, which became the source of much Internet debate. Did she crash? Did she look bad? No, she looked good! But wait, was she invited? Was that fur real?Most of those mysteries went unresolved, except ... More »
The Making of a Collection, Part 3: Sandy Stalls Ohne Titel’s First Fittings, But Playing Catch-up Fuels Creativity
February 20, 2013 - 12:25pm
Today's installment of our five-part video series following Ohne Titel through the making of their 2013 collection finds designers Flora Gill and Alexa Adams stalled in their design process by Hurricane Sandy. The building where their studio is located was flooded and without power for weeks, meaning the Ohne Titel ... More »
Still Confused About Sex Surrogacy? This Metaphor Might Help
February 20, 2013 - 11:50am
If you haven’t gotten around to seeing The Sessions yet, you might be a little bit confused by all this Oscar-season buzz about sex surrogacy, the not-prostitution form of sexual therapy conducted onscreen by Best Actress nominee Helen Hunt. Allow Cheryl Cohen Greene, the sex surrogate who inspired Hunt’s character, ... More »
U.S. Postal Service to Launch Clothing Line, Open Garment District Showroom
February 20, 2013 - 11:46am
Acclaimed fashion designer the U.S. Postal Service is working on a collection of apparel and accessories called "Rain Heat & Snow," according to a press release. The moniker comes from the group's unofficial motto, "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stay these couriers from the swift ... More »
Michelle Obama’s Second Official Portrait, Bangs Edition
February 20, 2013 - 11:41am
The White House has posted Michelle Obama's second official portrait, complete with those "midlife crisis" bangs that'll make it wonderfully easy for historians to identify whether a photo was taken during the first or second term. Shot by Chuck Kennedy on February 12, the FLOTUS wears pearls and a cool asymmetrical dress ... More »
The 22 Best Moments From London Fashion Week
February 20, 2013 - 11:25am
This season’s fashion circus freshly arrived in Milan — ready and raring for Italian tailoring … and espresso. And with that, the London scene is done, collectively enjoying foot rubs and a large relaxing cup of Earl Grey. If you haven’t kept up with all the shows, parties, awards, and ... More »
Photos: Downton’s Mary and Edith Halt Period of Mourning to Hit Up London Fashion Week
February 20, 2013 - 11:00am
As we enter day three of Downton Abbey mourning, the curtains are still drawn, the wardrobe choices are all-black, and our hearts are too broken to even contemplate going outside and enjoying the many pleasures of modern life. You would assume that Lady Mary and Lady Edith are doing the ... More »
Thakoon’s Next Show Might Be White-Trash-Themed
February 20, 2013 - 10:42am
Even before the last remnants of boob tape and mink eyelashes are swept out of Lincoln Center, Thakoon Panichgul is already dreaming up his next collection. When we caught up with him at Barneys for the launch of Sharon Socol’s book, Plus One, he told us he’s already become inspired ... More »
In the Pits: How Fashion Week Gets Photographed
February 20, 2013 - 10:36am
It starts with claiming your spot on the riser. Then you need something to stand on to make sure you have a perfectly clear view; something for the photographer behind you to stand on, so that he can aim his camera above your head. Then you wait in position as ... More »
Reports: Selita Ebanks and Terrence J Broke Up
February 20, 2013 - 10:28am
Happy birthday to model Selita Ebanks, who turned 30 over the weekend! In other news, she's reportedly single now: The Post says she broke up with her boyfriend, BET host Terrence J, due to "scheduling conflicts" — in other words, they're too busy to hang out with each other. Which is sad, ... More »
Street Style: Mad Dash at the End of London
February 20, 2013 - 10:25am
Editors and showgoers are busy, running to and fro from show to show, but not too fast for Cut photographer YoungJun Koo to catch their heavily considered styling details. Sophia Webster's fun shoes cut a colorful path over the gray London cobblestones, and every shade of clutch livened up otherwise ... More »
Michelle Williams Growing Out Her Hair
February 20, 2013 - 10:06am
Michelle Williams says she’s growing out her hair. “I think I’m ready,” she told E! while promoting Oz the Great and Powerful, “It’s on its way, slowly but surely.” It sounds a bit dramatic for hair talk, but then, when Michelle Williams refers to her much-adored pixie, it’s never just ... More »
Marchesa Got Their Perfume Oscar-Ready, Too
February 20, 2013 - 9:49am
Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig, the designers behind Marchesa, are known for having their frothy, beaded floor-length dresses bedazzling the butts and bosoms of Hollywood's elite on the red carpet. So to celebrate this weekend's Oscars ceremony, obviously, they've dressed up their Parfum D'Extase (a blend of jasmine and musk) ... More »
Zoom on This: Futuristic Details From London
February 20, 2013 - 9:45am
Meadham Kirchhoff is known for whimsical details, and this fall collection did not disappoint, with models walking in black and white ruffles, velvet, and what even looks like rubberized horsehair braid. We especially loved the tea-party-like tiara jauntily worn over a lace veil in the last look. At Emilio de la ... More »
Rihanna’s Newest Relationship Is With MAC Cosmetics
February 20, 2013 - 9:31am
Announced in today's WWD in an article which might be the newspaper's longest article ever published, we got word that Rihanna can now add creative partner of MAC Cosmetics to her growing list of Creative Things Rihanna Rules At, like singing and dancing and skimpy jumpsuit designing. Unlike other collaborations in ... More »
Moncler Publicist Allegedly Pulls a Thomas Crown
February 20, 2013 - 9:12am
Twenty-nine-year-old Phivos Lampros Istavrioglou, a publicist for the French fashion label Moncler, was arrested on Saturday for stealing a $150,000 Salvador Dalí painting from an Upper East Side gallery last year. Glamorous! Perhaps he did so in a bowler hat and smuggled it off the roof in a helicopter, with Rene ... More »
Big Brother Knows You’re Googling ‘Michael Kors Handbags’
February 20, 2013 - 8:48am
In a recent report, Digital Luxury Group, the first international company to provide industry market intelligence for luxury brands (according to its website), determined Michael Kors is the most-searched-for American brand online. WWD writes that for the first half of 2012, "Kors captured 19.6 percent of the more than 31 ... More »

