Outnet is offering a big honking sale on items from Alex Wang, including his famous Rocco bags, for as much as 60 percent off. Video above provides details on available offerings. It’s supposed to take place some time today so if you’re interested, register at the site and stay tuned! Via Popbee.
Creative Recreation for women used to be a sneaker line, but when ladies took a step back from the kicks trend, the brand went back to the drawing board and decided to relaunch it as Creative Recreation Select for a more grown customer. We’ve been seeing it at our various visits to the independent trade shows and liked a lot of what we saw so it’s nice to see it finally make it to retail. The above 3-in-1 boot is called the “Morentina Hi” and you can find it at Endless. Othere styles are being sold at 80spurple and Shopnastygal.
Howard Stern conducts a fascinating, hour-long interview with Jay-Z, in which he discusses his upbringing, choosing Alicia Keyes over Mary Blige for “Empire State Of Mind,” meeting Rhianna for the first time and his views on the Kanye/Taylor Swift dust up, plus tons more, all in the name of promoting his book, “Decoded” (cover image above), which went on sale today. –Youraudiofix
The recession recedes to the rear view mirror with Urban Outfitters and Burberry, among others, reporting kick-ass quarters.–CNBC
Like it or not, it’s that time of year again and Refinery does its part by putting together a great list of 40 holiday gifts under $100. –Refinery
WAH nails and Abu Dhabi Grand Prix are a bit of an odd combo, but the resulting Formula 1 nail art designs are totally fly.–WAHnails
Australian label Black Milk got its start with the leggings trend, but lately the brand has been hit by a tidal wave of demand for its graphic print swimsuits. The image on this page is from a Black Milk customer posing in her “Artoo” (a la “Star Wars”) swimsuit, which is now back ordered. Check out more styles on the next page and visit the Black Milk store here. Yes, they ship internationally.
Entertainer 50 Cent reveals a softer side when he joins YouTube sensation Kennan Cahill in a lip synch performance (above) of the song ”Down On Me.” –Justjared
What’s the No. 1 luxury item purchased by Chinese folks? Hint: it’s not handbags! –WSJ
Everyone’s fave, Andre Leon Talle, has become the official style counselor at Manolo Blahnik’s invite-only sample sale.–Nypost
Vogue’s Suzy Menkes interviews the ever charming Alber Elbaz, who speaks about the importance of relying upon his own intuition and getting his greatest inspiration mostly by lounging on his couch. –Thefashionspot
The ladies at Hellz gives rave reviews on Cherry Vanilla’s “Lick It” book event at erotic luxury shop, Coco de Mar, and share some great photos.–Whatthehellz
Denmark-born designer Peter Jensen, who has created the PJ by Peter Jensen line (image above) for Urban Outfitters was recently interviewed by the company. In the interview he talks about his signature bunny rabbit, his feelings on Christmas and why he doesn’t live in Denmark fulltime. Here’s his response to a question on his favorite holiday traditions:
“I always go back to Denmark for Christmas and I love all the traditions. We all have Christmas trees with real candles on there, not these rubbish electric ones they have in London. We sing songs and dance around the tree and we have dinner and presents on the 24th, roast duck and then rice pudding with cherry sauce. Yum. I once stayed in England for Christmas and it was just not the same—I really missed all the Danish traditions.”
French department store Printemps Hausmann this year has called on Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz to handle holiday windows for French department store Printemps Hausmann. Titled “Noel Au Chateau,” (Christmas at the castle), the windows will feature two dolls, Mr. and Miss Lanvin, who are shown in various holiday settings. The windows were revealed last week, with Elbaz in attendance, along with actress Kristin Scott Thomas. Via French Vogue.
WWD threw a 100th anniversary party attended by fashion heavy hitters including Ana Wintour, Diane Von Furstenberg, Michael Kors, Iman and the fur-clad Olsen twins. –Justjared
Club Monaco is furthering its online presence with a Tumblr-esque blog, whose latest entry is an interview with Pamela Love. –Popbee
Hermes is already sick of LVMH’s pushy ways, specifically according to the CEO, “There is nothing friendly about this move. It was neither desired nor solicited. It is very probable that he will increase his stake, I don’t know his intentions.” –WWD
All the ad images tied to the H&M Lanvin collaboration are now available, and the theme remains the same–either high-end espionage or prostitution, playing out in the shadowy rooms and hallways of some swank hotel. Shot by David Sims, it features Natasha Poly, Hannelore Knuts and Tati Cotliar. Via Fashiongonerogue.
Since our prior post, H&M has released additional product images from its collaboration with Lanvin, including accessories, shoes (three styles featured above), gloves, tees and lipstick, along with the tops, skirts and dresses we’ve been getting sneak peeks of. For those of you who are reveling in this collection, see every iota of it after the flip, including menswear.
