Nicki Minaj performed at a environmental charity event held by auction house Christie’s last night (which, Minaj informs us via Tweet, she was asked to do so by by Anna Wintour herself), and on the red carpet was interviewed by Vogue. Here is the response to her outfit question:
What are you wearing tonight? Is it one of your favorite designers?
Yes, it is—it’s Alexander Wang. It’s all black, of course, and I knew I needed to get my green on, so that’s how I came up with the green-and-white hair. I have a lot of designers I like right now; I really like Donatella Versace. She sent me a few beautiful things recently to consider wearing to the Grammys and, even though I ended up wearing Givenchy, I believe in supporting women. I’m all about the girl power.
Which is cute because Alexander Wang stated in a recent interview that Minaj is an artist he’s listening to a lot lately (“I’m really into Nicki [Minaj] right now, of course, who isn’t?”), so…..together at last!
See a few more images, plus her response to her makeup essentials on the next page. And on another note, first Lady Gaga, then Rihanna, now Nicki?? What the heck is going on at Vogue or maybe more accurately with Wintour??
Superga looks to Alexa Chung to sprink her magic fairy fashion dust on the brand, which has struggled to make headway in the U.S. market (not sure how it’s held up in Europe–probably better as it’s Italy-based). Whether or not she succeeds in upping the brand’s profile on our side of the pond, it’s nice to see a woman known for trend-setting speak to the appeal of sneakers. We’ve always found it odd that fashion mags more or less ignore the casual side of women’s wardrobes as though we only care about style as it applies to work or eveningwear.
Lady Gaga is set to begin a monthly column for V magazine, and as part of the deal she requested that it be accomanpanied by an illustration of her as drawn by the winner of a contest, held for each edition. For the first issue, the deadline is April 3rd. Art should be sent to drawnthisway@vmagazine.com. Of course we encourage you to try–good luck if you do!
Stripes are ever present this Spring and as much as we love Prada’s lovely interpretation, these Tabitha Simmons sandals can definitely stand on their on as simply fabulous. Available at Matchesfashion.
All hail to Calvin Klein’s advertising team–given that folks are staring at their CK One billboards long enough to conjure up subliminal messages (the table is the F and Lara Stone’s panties or bra are the U), the campaign is an official win. Either that or we’ve underestimated the power of Stone’s boobs to send people off into imaginary land. Via Gothamist.
Based in Germany, we are swooning over illustrator turned nail artist Susa of Supa Nails . On the next page a look at her stripey tribal African disco and colorful gold manicures(above). Enjoy!
Recently launched by Linh Thi Do and Christine Rhee, Eleven Objects is collection of chic collars adorned with Snobette fave gold spikes, leopard prints, crystals and sleek fabrics. Highly covetable, providing a fun option to accessorizing. Think we need them all! Enjoy a look at more styles on the next page via Lesmads. Available for purchase here.
Devoted to creating fashion that asks the big questions, Samia Malik launches her latest Ihtgw collection titled “Collection :1 Female Islamic dress code & Intergration.” The capsule collection of separates is presented as an observation of women’s islamic apparel conception, controversies and traditions.
”..By 2011 it appears that Muslim women choose to wear the Hijab to show their respect for God, others may wear it because it’s ‘trendy’ without adhering the initial purpose of the Hijab, i.e some women make the Hijab look glamorous. Others yet may wear Hijab for cultural reasons, rather than religious reasons. However I am not making any judgments about why people choose to wear Hijab, I am only stating a few obvious observations.”
A closer look at collection 1 on the next page, available here.
Now available at Dover Street Market in 13- and 15 inches are the legendary Cambridge Satchel Co. bags in neon leather, orange, green, pink and yellow. Picking a favorite color is a challenge, view them all on the flip.
Spotted on the amazing Ahalife, a capsule collection of handmade accesories by the Cojanos of Mexico designed by Regina Barrios:
When Ishi designer Regina Barrios first started working with artisans in the Sierra de Oaxaca, Mexico, she envisioned an embroidered leather jewelry collection. The region’s indigenous Zapotec population –located in Cajonos, which is also the name of the collection- have an ancient tradition of cultivating silk worms and spinning and dying their own lustrous threads. “The production of the threads is extremely painstaking,” says Barrios, “Everything is homegrown. For example, the red and pinks hues are made from cochinilla, a bug that plagues cactus plants.”
However, while cutting the threads, Barrios discovered that the short tufts created a lush, jewel-toned texture. “We then said aha!” says Barrios, “We had made our own Indian “velvet’”.
The resulting pieces are richly embellished necklaces and bracelets that look like little art collages. Barrios has mixed the precious silk fibers with handmade silver and brass beads in whimsical patterns and hand stitched them on sustainably dyed leather pieces.
