Tonight during a very intense Real Housewives of Beverly Hills tweet-a-thon, @MarcJacobsInt let a little nugget of social media goodness drop. Could the brand be bringing back their elusive Fashion Victim Foursquare badge back for another campaign? If you happen to be in one of the fashion capitals for Fashion Week, pop into a Marc Jacobs store to claim your digital prize.
Are you on Foursquare? How many badges do you have? Are you a collector?
Marc Jacobs Pomegranate Splash
$68.00 by Marc Jacobs at Neiman Marcus
Summertime brings about an array of beauty challenges. From the sweat destroying your hairstyle and your makeup to the need for layers upon layers of SPF, it feels like a gal can never catch a break. The worst summertime offense? How the heat and humidty affects your fragrance.
At first, you want to layer on the scent so you can be delicious all day, but when combined with the heat and humidity, the scent can very easily overpower your neighbor on the subway and then vanish before you can make it into the office. Who wants to waste $85 bottles of fragrance when you don't even get to enjoy it?
Fortunately, Marc Jacobs understands where I'm coming from. The signature splashes, released every year in beautiful, oversized glass bottles are the perfect remedy. Plus, the sheer volume (10 oz) of the fragrance gives you a reason to buy one of those beautiful atomizers you've always dreamed about, but have never had an excuse to purchase.
This season's collection is based on one's experience at a patisserie and "enjoying the rich and beautifully displayed sweets". (I love how the inspiration doesn't say anything about consuming them). The collection includes Marc Jacobs Apple, Marc Jacobs Biscotti and my personal favorite, Marc Jacobs Pomegranate.
Pomegranate scents can tend to lean a bit sweet, however Marc Jacbos Pomegranate is the perefect combination of sweet and fresh, with madarin flowers, bergamont, lemon chiffon, rhubarb, violet and a vanilla musk to compliment the pomegranate.
After reading the notes, is anyone else dying for baked goods?
SHOW: Marc Jacobs
LEAD ARTIST: François Nars, Founder and Creative Director of NARS Cosmetics
TREND: Night clubbing – theatrical makeup – strong eyes, porcelain skin
Inspiration: The Marc Jacobs Fall 2009 collection paid homage to the New York night club scene of the 1970s and ‘80s. Drawing inspiration from these decades and the works of Sprouse, St. Laurent, and Halston, François Nars took into consideration each model’s individual beauty before creating a separate edgy look, reminiscent of the past but still very modern. "We are doing quite an eclectic look," he said. The inspiration for diversity came from Nars’ book XRAY. “[Marc] wanted to keep that feeling,” said Nars, “the variety of looks, the same way we do the campaigns for NARS.” Overall, it was important that each girl look beautiful, even with strong theatrical looks. Much like the fashion, Nars emphasized having fun with makeup for the coming year, despite the times we live in- “It’s a good antidote.”
Look: Focusing on an edgy, night clubbing look, strong eyes and bold color were a major theme. Black shadow laid the foundation for creating the dramatic eye, to which the artists added cobalt blues, deep greens, bright purples, reds, fuchsias, and glitter. “There is a wide variety of color,” said Nars, “it’s whatever looks good on the girl.” For many of the models, porcelain skin was a key component, allowing the black eyes and bright colors to pop. “You want to play with makeup,” says Nars, “makeup is a great accessory - that is the message.”
We've all heard the rumors - Madonna for Louis Vuitton? Could it be true? After her..interesting ad campaign for Versace in 2005, many people questioned how effective the ads will be. Check out the photos shot by Steven Meisel and judge for yourself. Personally, I find the photos dark for a Spring campaign and the theme to be slightly reminiscent of Britney's Circus, but maybe that's because I'm currently Britney obsessed. What do you think?
Conde Nast developed the Point of Passion campaign to promote their 27 print & online publications. Famous faces include Christina Ricci, Marc Jacobs, Eva Longoria, Molly Sims, Diane Von Furstenburg, and Natalia Vodianova. See the entire campaign after the jump.
Source: JustJared & Style IT
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If you sat back and dreamed up the most luxurious confection possible, where would you sell it? Target & H&M believe they're making luxury goods available to the masses, but are they really? One could argue they are simply dangling the notion of luxury, without providing actual luxury products.
Regardless of your feelings on the topic, be sure to check out Coutorture's interview with Milton Pedraza, the CEO of the Luxury Institute.
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According to the NY Post, Oscar de la Renta is getting serious about who is invited to his show. Cutting the guest list in half, Oscar (and publicist) have sent invites only to those who truly deserve to be at the show. "None of the girls who just show up to places to get their pictures taken were invited," our insider said. "Oscar thinks they are tacky and is only interested in the women who actually support his work and, you know, buy the clothes." Another source said "The list was cut in half - the new space for the show is on Park Avenue and there wasn't room to accommodate everyone." Fortunately for us, Julie Fredrickson of Coutorture happens to be one of the chosen few.
In other odd news, rumors are flying that Marc Jacobs has asked our favorite Laguna Beach girl/Teen Vogue intern to walk in his show. While the real models are upset, they'll have to sign release forms if they want to be on tv. "They are very put out that Marc succumbed to putting on one of 'those shows' - you know, the publicity shows."
While you may be bummed out you're not attending New York Fashion Week, you can find comfort in the fact that you're not one of the half starved fashionistas towering in heels too high and loaded full of caffeine. The truth of the matter is, these days if you don't need to be at Fashion Week it's not worth the hassle. Don't get us wrong, Fashion Week is well deserving of the hype, and if you can attend we highly recommend it.
Don't let the fact you're not attending Fashion Week bum you out. Style IT is once again going to be working with Coutorture Media to bring you photo & video updates as soon as possible.
Check out this week's schedule, sign up for Style IT updates by email so you won't miss a show, and relax -- we've got all your fashion needs covered.
The pages of September's Vogue become interactive with ShopVogue.TV. Go behind the scenes of the Roberto Coin ad with Christy Turlington, or purchase items directly from the latest Gucci ad.
Warning: ShopVogue has the potential to become very, very addictive.
Yet more Scarlett Johansson for Louis Vuitton. Remember her first set of LV ads? We're still bored. Same bags, same poses, same campaigns dripping with glamour, same pretty pretty starlett. Mix it up LV! Whether it be Giselle, Uma, or any other PYT, it always ends up being exactly the same. Next please.
