Jil Sander had a press day in London yesterday and Penny Martin of Showstudio loved it to bits. She says, and I quote:

…we came away positively effusing about the palette…the finest neoprenes, crinkly graph paper from which tents are usually made, coated cottons, irridescent sequins, felted cashmeres - all rendered in eye watering primaries…

Maybe Mr. Simons is back…

…as if he ever left

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of the makeup artist who shapes it. Witness this amazing model transformation:

Now let me comment on this if I may. When we have our Papierdoll photoshoots, models come in looking like girl on the street you would not notice but for her height. Then our hairstylist and makeup artist spend about an hour and a half (most times more) and voila, you have a beauty.

Think what you will about the Dove campaign, but if there ever was a case for truth in advertising, this is it.

via: Boing Boing

Pardon me for acting girlish a moment,

I’m torn between this:

and this:

I say torn because if I select the latter, I am afraid I won’t look anywhere near as good as this:

Bluefly, why do you do these things to me?

But this is ridiculous. The Ethical Fashion Show that took place this past weekend in Paris highlighted the works of over 60 designers who’s focus is to make the world a better place through environmentally safe clothing. For example, Les Racines du Ciel, a clothing manufacturer in France, uses a sweet potato dye to make silk waterproof, and thus, perspiration proof.

via AFP/Yahoo

sex. It’s Marc Jacobs at Net-a-Porter and they’re having free shipping (everywhere) until tomorrow.