The Red Army Faction considered kidnapped designer Karl Lagerfeld during the 1970's. The Red Army Faction (RAF) is described as "one of post war West Germany's most active and prominent left wing groups". RAF targeted Lagerfeld due to his family's wealth and prominent fashion industry standing.

During the 1970's, Lagerfeld was associating with Anna Piaggi, and designing for Pierre Balmain and Jean Patou. It wasn't until 1982 that Karl moved to Chanel. RAF is suspected of killing over 30 people in the 1970's, and while Lagerfeld wasn't the groups only fashion target, sources failed to reveal why the plan never went into action.

Among Lagerfeld's latest projects is K Karl Lagerfeld, a collection of jeans and tees available in July 2007.

One of four pairs of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard Of Oz have been stolen! Apparently, the sequined heels have been missing since mid 2005, and no thief has yet to be apprehended. The shoes, while insured for $1 million, were valued only at $666,000 based on the last known sale of a pair in 2000. Snarky media doctrinaires, Gawker, had to weigh in on the subject. Who do they think is behind the heist? The gays.

"There are people all over the country obsessed with these slippers, an underground world more than I ever imagined," said police officer Gene Bennet. In fact, there are people so obsessed, they've formed the Ruby Slippers Fan Club.

Oh dear. This seems like it's getting out of hand. Why not just buy a pair of knock offs and get over it? Three clicks isn't going to bring the slippers (or the thief) home this time!

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If I didn't love fashion as much as I do, I'd hate the fashion machine. It's a harsh business, and breaking in is likely to damper spirits at least once. People can work for years as interns, hoping and praying to become an assistant (Whitney from The Hills is a prime example). Even if a coveted assistant position is reached, after potentially years of struggling with little or no pay, a typical position pays less than $30,000 a year. The hours are long, extreme demands are made, and there are unwritten rules to follow.

In order to get a well pedicured foot in the door to further a career beyond retail manager, potential interns should come armed with a Connecticut pedigree, a trust fund, and a closet even Anna Wintour would admire. What does that mean for "normal" girls interested in fashion? Does that mean the "normals" should be battered against the shore of the fashion machine because they lack a privileged background? And what do the "haves" possess that the "have nots" lack?

The truth of the matter is, with a little drive & determination, it's not that difficult to sneak in the backdoor. The truth of the matter is when fashion collided with Web 2.0, it created vast amounts of opportunity for normal, everyday individuals to contribute to the fashion aggregate. By becoming an opinionated group of tastemakers, online fashionistas cannot be pushed aside or ignored. The internet has changed the game, but has yet to fully impact the machine.

My advice? Create your own destiny.

Celebrity magazine, US Weekly, has named Jennifer Lopez their Style Icon Of The Year, and we're inclined to agree. Us Weekly is taking the honor seriously, holding an awards ceremony on April 26. However, they can't be taking it too seriously, as Rose McGowan, Lindsay Lohan and odd couple Ashlee Simpson & Pete Wentz were also on the list.

Actress Christina Ricci, who previously received public backlash for wearing Reindeer fur for a W photo shoot, has been chastised by management.  It would seem Ricci has a bit of a shopping problem, has admitted to using bookshelves for shoes instead of literature, and has spent a significant amount of money on fashion.

"I was told by my business manager that I have to stop buying clothes.  I'm not allowed to buy any more fur, no more jewellery. I spent a lot of money." said Ricci.  The actress vowed to stop wearing fur after a long standing fan website shut down and she was named by PETA as a Worst Dressed offender.  Perhaps the message wasn't clear or loud enough from her fans, it took management to intercede.

Rumor has it that cosmetics giant Estee Lauder is eyeing Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon as the next face of their brand. Witherspoon has already proved loyal to other brands, such as agreeing to exclusively wear Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry and Nina Ricci by Olivier Theyskens for formal outings.

If the partnership is confirmed, Witherspoon would join Lauder's stable of respected and talent women, including Hilary Rhoda, Gwenyth Paltrow, Liya Kebede, Carolyn Murphy and Elizabeth Hurley.

--Source: The Daily

As previously mentioned, Gap teamed up with Thakoon, Doo.Ri, and the gals from Rodarte to create collections based entirely on the white shirt.  The shirts will debut today, April 17 in larger Gap stores across the US.  Gap approached the young designers as an extension of the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund.  "Vogue has a long tradition of supporting young talent — in particular, our local talent — to secure a brilliant future for American fashion. And Gap's Design Editions project…will give a boost to the three CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund winners, and bring their wonderful designs to a much bigger audience." said Vogue's Editor In Chief Anna Wintour.

All shirts are now available online.  Will this save the Gap?

 

Source: ONTD

Celebrating both the launch of the first H&M store opening in an Asian marketplace, plus the launch of H&M's latest swimwear collection inspired by herself, Kylie Minogue performed a medley at the H&M store opening in Shanghai, China.

--Source:  Kevipod Music