Designer & Fashion Insiders Behavior (PLEASE READ POST #1 BEFORE POSTING)

[tapenerd]

Leandra has never been relevant to me. Her brand has always screamed “White Rich Fashion Lady” so why would I expect anything else from here? Does that make it right, no not at all. I do think it was pointless for her to announce that she was stepping down only to announce a few moths later that she’ll be returning. My guess is that she never actually “stepped down” and it was all a ploy to make her appear like she cares.

 

[avonlea002]

'We Must Go On,' Says Lebanese Designer Elie Saab After Blast
The explosion badly damaged the designer's main office and headquarters, and devastated his home.

Backstage at the Elie Saab Autumn/Winter 2017 Ready-to-Wear show | Source: Courtesy

BEIRUT, Lebanon — It felt like an eternity rather than just a few minutes as haute couture fashion designer Elie Saab scrambled to make sure his 200 staff members, including his son, were safe when this month's massive explosion shook Beirut.

Like many Lebanese on August 4 when chemicals at the port detonated, the 56-year-old felt the blast was on his doorstep.

"I saw my son covered in blood, I could not believe it. I said okay, he is wounded, but it was okay, it was just cuts to his head and arms," Saab said.

"But it was 15 minutes that felt like two days long. It was not just because it is a father and son thing, it was because we all work together like one family under one roof."

The explosion killed 178, injured 6,000 and damaged whole neighbourhoods.

Saab said his main office and headquarters were badly damaged. His home a few hundred metres from the port, was gutted.

The blast destroyed the shops and ateliers of at least two other designers, Zuhair Murad and Rabih Keyrouz, himself badly injured.

Saab is no stranger to devastation. He started his label in 1982, at the height of Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war.

The August 4 blast revived those memories.

"It was the same smell, the same dust, the broken glass. Honestly, we did not want to relive this and it was not necessary," he said.

"This is a huge setback but we have to be like Beirut — every time dusting itself off and returning to the way it was," Saab said.

Saab's team plan to go back to their offices from August 20 to meet a deadline for the September Paris couture show.

He also plans to rebuild his residence, with its high ceilings and arches, marble columns and Arabesque tiles. For now, rubble and dust were everywhere.

"We must go on ... It does not become us as Lebanese to give up," Saab said. "That is the doable part. But the biggest loss is the people you can't bring back."

On a table lay a record by singer Fairouz, "Lebanon Forever." It was broken in two.

By Ayat Basma and Charlotte Bruneau; editor: Giles Elgood.

businessoffashion

 

[Benn98]

They've since deleted the post



Twitter

 

[eugenius]

Admit it: you’re the one who Liked that tweet.

 

[Benn98]

Admit it: you’re the one who Liked that tweet.

Shut up!
Of course I didn't, why would I?

 

[eugenius]

You tell me..

 

[Benn98]

You tell me..

That's not my screenshot, lol. Listen, I actually like Hot Girl Meg.

 

[billiejbob]

Looks like Diet Prada is getting torn to shreds by its own followers for this post:



Considering the account is meant to be about calling out fashion copycats and discrimination within the fashion industry, this post is incredibly distasteful regardless of what end of the political spectrum you're on.

 

[Cute]

^ Getting dragged as they should be.
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On the topic of Diet Prada, this was from a while ago when Diet Prada was covering the GAP/Kanye west deal. The apology has since been deleted from their Twitter and they never formally made a statement on Instagram like they said they would on a GQ interview.

twitter/diet_prada

 

[Benn98]

To be fair, people never separated Hillary or Michelle from their respective husbands exploits or public profile. They had to work way more harder than putting out flowery speeches to come into their own, to build their own bio. Four years later and I'm not sure what even is her legacy?
This woman has shown her true colours with that Zara jacket (also in a literal sense, because she's clearly fond of olive green.) She is a foil, a sort of distraction from what her husband stands for that's why I can't even get myself to engage with something superficial as her fashion. The risk of getting blinded by the smoke and mirrors is too dear.

 

[SRank]

Things at Brazilian Vogue aren't looking that great...

Former Vogue Brazil Employees Describe Culture Of Abuse

 

[avonlea002]

Considering the account is meant to be about calling out fashion copycats and discrimination within the fashion industry, this post is incredibly distasteful regardless of what end of the political spectrum you're on.

I completely agree with you. One may not support her husband's policies but that does not excuse such disgusting behavior. It is interesting that these types of posts are made by people who speak so much about women's rights. On the other hand we all know DP is just a pair of hypocritical attention whores so I am not surprised.

 

[mathiaskatz]

Apparently Simon is releasing a photobook, and it's apparently already his second?


Had a chuckle when MDC called him a master marketer.

Simon Porte Jacquemus to Release Photo Book
Master marketer Simon Porte Jacquemus will release his second photo book for his eponymous line Jacquemus next week on September 1st. The book titled Images will feature eye-catching inspiration iPhone photos representative of how he views colors and composition.

cr: MDC

 

[susseinmcswanny]

These trees really being chopped down for that

 

[Benn98]

Wow, Daniela Falcao sounds like Hulk Hogan on roid rage! I hate it when people make excuses for narcissistic abuse with 'oh, but she's just a perfectionist with a strong work ethic'.

“She said, ‘You brat! Who do you think you are to do this to me? How dare you not turn in this article?!’ Then she bent over my desk and said, ‘Look me in the eye and tell me you’re not going to turn it in!’”

It couldn't have been me! I'd look her dead in the eye and tell her 'I won't!'.

 

[Cute]

 

[Benn98]

Fran (Summers) probably thought 'sod it, I've got a Givenchy deal'.

 

[Serend1pity]

Sorry but hedi’s obsession with scary skinny women and men needs calling out

 

[GivenchyAddict]

It is so easy for everyone to have Hedi as the scapegoat but let me tell you all something. Celine is not the worst... Alexander McQueen is. The struggle to dress both men and women models is crazy but it is not a secret. That's why when you do casting, you check models' measurements as you know that you will request some specific brands who have samples even smaller than the usuals.

The whole idea to have several ranges of size for the samples is for me something good but I prefer a collective effort and discussion than this kind of Instagram post from someone who cast the same type of skinny girls her whole career. She has the nerve to talk about inclusivity and body positivity.

 

[Benn98]

It is so easy for everyone to have Hedi as the scapegoat but let me tell you all something. Celine is not the worst... Alexander McQueen is.

Not all-inclusive, pro-women Sarah, who brought a 'softer, more feminine element' to McQueen?!?