Illustration by Lewis Mirrett
Word: Tannervention
Meaning: Tan + ervention. You do the math, guys.
Usage: “Hollywood needs a tannervention stop the madness it’s January folks #GoldenGlobes” — @Bevansburg
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NYFW backstage beauty: The Chinese military meets ’40s Hollywood at Jason Wu
NYFW style snaps: We’re at Peter Som and Jason Wu, and so are Grace Coddington, Kate Lanphear, and Olivia Palermo
NYFW diary: The dispatch from day one including Jason Wu’s updated Mao jacket, Rag & Bone’s granny mishmash, and Suno’s sweet, sweet garden print
They said/We said: Kate Moss battles good and evil (like, really evil!) in a new W photoshoot
NYFW style snaps: We spy many fur coats, lots of studded leather, and is that Waris Ahluwalia?
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SNP’s word of the day: Tannervention
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Snooki keeps trying to make the duckbill nail happen. Vote now to stop it!
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It’s a trend we’ve been trying to ignore for a while, but Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi keeps trying to make it happen—the duckbill nail. Dubbed as such because of the way the nail gets wider at the ends, it takes a long afternoon at the salon to achieve this extremely fake nail look. Seen as recently as yesterday, at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards, we’re hoping the duckbill trend doesn’t have wings and will stay in the Jersey Shore forever. But red carpet after red carpet (who, exactly, keeps inviting her?) Snooki is there, showing off her bedazzled, duckbill’d tips. There are about a thousand adjectives to describe why we hate this look, with “artificial” and “acrylic” topping the list. Actually, we’d maybe even like the airbrushed art she’s wearing (in a Katy Perry sort of way) if it was paired with a more naturally shaped nail.
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They said/We said: We weigh in on Abercrombie & Fitch paying The Situation to stop wearing their clothes. And then we laugh
Remember when Abercrombie & Fitch was selling graphic tees that read “The Fitchuation”? Well, apparently, neither do they. In fact, they have recently offered pay Jersey Shore’s Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino to stop wearing their clothes. Seriously.
The official statement voiced the company’s concern that by wearing A&F clothing, Sitch was undeniably hurting their image. They even went as far as saying that this association with the label is contrary to the nature of their brand. We don’t understand how they forgot about every single shirtless-boy-in-jeans-with-an-eight-pack ad campaign they’ve ever released. The best part? The statement was titled “A Win-Win Situation.”
We understand the concern of being associated with Jersey Shore–esque behaviour, but there’s something fishy about A&F’s request. It came just in time for the company to report a 64.4 per cent rise in second-quarter net income during their quarterly earnings call this morning. It sure doesn’t seem like the Sitch is actually that bad for business!
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They said/We said: We’re a tad horrified that Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino has a six-figure tuxedo deal
Photography by Bobby Bank/WireImage
As we eagerly await tonight’s premiere of Jersey Shore’s fourth season, reports are flying that Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino will be fronting a line of tuxedos. The reality star seems to be following the example of fellow cast members JWoww, Pauly D, and Snooki by expanding his brand to include clothing.
The deal, a line also called “The Situation,” (natch!) comes courtesy of a New York–based manufacturer called FLOW Formal, a company hoping to reach a younger demographic. What’s more is that Sitch is supposedly raking in a whopping six figures for a role that still seems sketchy. It’s still unclear whether he’ll only serve to promote the collection or actually have some design input.
The scheduled launch of February 2012 and the emphasis on a younger customer base bring one thing to mind: prom season. For the sake of 2012’s graduating classes, we’re keeping our fingers crossed that things are kept classic. Thinking about the product of a Jersey Shore star’s venture into formalwear is a bit terrifying: rhinestones on lapels, backs printed like tattoos, shirts purposefully left undone indecently low… We could go on, but we won’t.
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Simon Doonan’s Halloween costumes for Target inspired by Jersey Shore, pasta
Witch, please. Photo via WWD
Now that the “I’m a mouse, duh” Halloween tactic has gotten a little old, Target has raked in costume master Simon Doonan, creative director at Barneys New York to design a line of costumes. Doonan, whose birthday falls on Halloween, says he’s a natural fit for the gig, “The holiday is huge and it’s growing. That’s why [Target] yodeled in yours truly.” Read more »
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Fashion news: Lara Stone sues French Playboy, Mad Men nail polish and Olivier Zahm’s broken heart
image via Purple Diary
Purple mag editor Olivier Zahm has been dumped by his main lady love, Natacha Ramsay, for another man. Zahm wrote a post on Purple Diary, which was accompanied by an image of a shattered frame of an image of the two during happier times. An excerpt: “She called me to tell me that she loves him, that we are finished. I asked her to come back two times and she said no two times [...] Right now I’m just a mess.” [Purple Diary]
Angela Missoni, who has been the creative director of her clothing line and family biz since 1996, is thinking of stepping down within the next two years and plans to hand the reigns over to her daughter Margherita. [Vogue UK]
Lara Stone is suing French Playboy for publishing nude shots of her without her permission. Stone maintains: “It’s not the kind of publication I would ever choose to appear in. I feel I have no option but to take steps to protect my reputation.” [The Cut] Read more »
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Fashion news: Marc and Lorenzo split, Valentino wins a 16-year legal battle and Snooki is the new Liz Taylor
Marc and Lorenzo in happier times. *sniff*
Marc Jacobs and Lorenzo Martone are no longer an item. While there may be “break-up rumours were false!” updates–and the inevitable “rumours that the break-up was false, were false!” updates–Martone maintains, via Twitter, that they’ve been split for about two months. So maybe this time it’s for real. Boo. [The Cut]
The much cackled about Snooki, gossip fodder and star of Jersey Shore, has just been compared to Elizabeth Taylor by fashion writer Cathy Horyn. Why? Images of Liz, recently published in Vanity Fair, “confirm a short, busty woman with high hair, big jewelry, garish taste in clothes and a complete indifference to the cyclonic effect that all that produced.” [NYTimes] Read more »
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Fashion news: Marc Jacobs’ guilty pleasure, fashion’s Farmville and Rodarte and M.A.C. apologize for their controversial line
Photo by Peter Stigter
Rodarte and M.A.C Cosmetics have sparked quite the controversy with their recent makeup collaboration, where a nail lacquer shade was named after Juárez, a Mexican town that happens to be notorious for its high rape and murder rates. The Rodarte designers have already apologized, “We never intended to make light of this serious issue and we are truly sorry,” and M.A.C sent an email to editors saying they will be changing the name of the shade. [Vogue UK and The Cut]
Just because he designs for some of the world’s biggest luxury hounds, doesn’t mean Marc Jacobs doesn’t have time for the other side of the spectrum: “OK, recently I watched every episode of Jersey Shore‘s first season. I don’t know if it was any good and I certainly didn’t learn anything, but it was definitely hypnotic and it gave my brain a vacation.” [The Cut] Read more »
