Coke Head: Karl Lagerfeld Coca Cola Light

kinny is as skinny does. Soda pop culture. The Diet Coke of chic.

We could go on and on but let's get to it. Karl Lagerfeld is lending his slender silhouette to Coca Cola Light for a limited edition run at Colette. Available individually or in a light box with a matching bottle opener, pre-orders are being taken now.

Boxed set $80, individual bottle, $ 4.71 at Colette

[via Racked]

NY Fashion Week in Pictures: Adam

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Things that Make You Go Hmm... The D-bag

For spring, Tods is heavily advertising its new D-bag. And since people won't be carrying around little Spencer Pratts, it begs the question, really Tods? The D-bag?

MJ's $35 Valentine

ark Jacobs has love to give. Lots of it. And he's sharing it in the form of super affordable, super fun accessories at his Marc by Marc Jacobs Stores. Available for a limited time (read: get 'em while you can) the above PVC Heart Mirror bag costs a mere $35 while the wallet will set you back just $16. What's not to love about that! 

At Marc by Marc Jacobs stores only. [via Racked]

Sonia Rykiel pour H&M

ast week we headed down to the subterranean West Village spot Bobo to fete the upcoming launch of Sonia Rykiel pour H&M's upcoming knitware line, hitting 20 stores on February 20th. Today we got a peek at the entire line and we are trés excited.

Prices range from $5.95 for  socks to $59.95 for a sweater dress.

On McQueen: Love, Loss, And What They Wore

Remembering McQueen

t's a shocking day in the fashion world. Amidst the glamour and glitter of fashion week, Alexander McQueen commit suicide,  devastating the fashion community. WWD has compiled reactions from friends and fellow designers:

Marc Jacobs
"He was such a great guy and such an amazing talent that it is so devastating to know he is gone. We have a lot of mutual friends and some of them are working here, and everybody is walking around crying today.
"I will miss him, and I will certainly miss the beauty that he created, and his vision and his world. You just ask yourself 'Why?' and then really the answer to that question is so unnecessary in a way, since knowing 'why' doesn't change anything. Death is always horrible."

Naomi Campbell
"I am truly devastated to lose my close friend. His talent had no boundaries, and he was an inspiration to everyone who worked with him and knew him. This is a sad day for all who loved him around the world and my condolences are with his family. I will miss him so much, he will never be forgotten."

Katie Grand
"I remember going to Lee's first show at the Bluebird Garage; It was one of those 90s happenings where no one quite knew what we were going to see, but there was a huge amount of curiosity about it. There was no seating, and it was all incredibly cool. The girls came out covered in terracotta make up and that weird proportion with the bumster, which is now so famous. There were so many beautiful things in that show - it was just relentless.
"I met him afterwards with Issy Blow, and shot him for a very early issue of Dazed & Confused together with new, happening designers. Some of my favorite shows ever have been by Lee, and early on it was always such a bloody drama getting in - that was half of the fun. The one in the church on Shoreditch High Street which was lit by candles, the water one at the Royal Horticultural Halls, the only New York show at the end of a pier during massive floods and thunderstorms. The last time I saw him was at the end of his men's wear shows a couple of weeks ago, I ran backstage to congratulate him but he had already left the building to go skiing, what a shame I'll never see him again."

Daphne Guinness
"He was an aristocrat in the true sense of the word. He had a natural grace, natural patrician instincts. And he had so much compassion and a big heart ­ he was such a friend. We would go to his studio and do simple things ­ sit and have a cup of tea ­ and just have fun. We'd play around like kids and imagine that we were in a world that wasn't so cynical and money-driven." Guinness said she first met him years ago: "He spotted me across Leicester Square. I was wearing his Givenchy kimono with the dragon on the back. We became good friends. He was the kindest, shyest, funniest person. And when the chips were down he was there. He wasn't a flake. You could count on him. I will miss him."

Domenico de Sole
"I loved him. He used to come to the house for dinner; ­ he knew Eleanor and my girls well. At the last McQueen show I went to, the fall 2004 collection, he came up to me and hugged me, and he was crying. He was very upset that I was leaving. He was shy, but once you got to know him he was very open and he had a great sense of humor ­ he used to make fun of people. He was also a very decent man: He was unbelievably nice to all of the seamstresses in the factory in Novara (Italy) who made his collection. He treated them well and they loved him. He was just a fabulous person."

Simon Doonan, Barneys New York
"He is a uniquely British kind of phenomenon, a working class lad who bootstrapped it. He had enormous innate creative passion that ultimately gave him an incredibly broad frame of reference, from art to obscure movies to history, this spongelike passion and amazing imagination that in the end informed his design. He became within a very short period of time a very cultivated person that's sort of a function of the English class system, which makes people so tenacious and aggressively curious." Comparing him to John Galliano and Vivienne Westwood, Doonan characterized McQueen as "a provocateur, almost like a highwire act, an exercise in daring creativity. He raised the bar so high on what was even possible with clothing."

Philip Treacy
"In a world where every man and his dog is a designer, Alexander McQueen was the real deal. He was the greatest and most genuinely talented designer I have ever worked with. His talent was supersonic. As with true talent, it comes from nowhere and reaches everywhere. His originality and exceptional talent always impressed me. He was a very kind and loving friend to me."

And from New York: Anna Wintour
"We are devastated to learn of the death of Alexander McQueen, one of the greatest talents of his generation. He brought a uniquely British sense of daring and aesthetic fearlessness to the global stage of fashion. In such a short career, Alexander McQueen’s influence was astonishing — from street style, to music culture and the world’s museums. His passing marks an insurmountable loss."

Be Mine

 

Romance is in the air!

Valentino rosette metallic peep-toe pumps, $700, Net-a-Porter.com

Stamp of Approval

We may have Simpsons stamps, but over in France the mail just got a whole lot more fashionable. In celebration of Lanvin’s 120th anniversary, creative director Alber Elbaz has designed two stamps for La Poste, France's postal service. Doodled by Elbaz himself, the stamps will be part of a collection that also includes pencils, paper presses and notebooks.

Available at French post offices and online early next year.

Anna Wintour on Letterman

Anna Wintour, was on Letterman last evening to promote the upcoming documentary "The September Issue" as well as Fashion's Night Out. Quick witted and showing a slightly warmer side, she was willing to poke fun at herself despite a visible wince when the "Devil Wears Prada" was mentioned. Watch the full interview here.

That Bitch Has Everything

As if it wasn't bad enough that she has legs down to there, a nonexistent waist, a never-ending list of couturiers wanting to design for her and basically the best career ever (for someone with ADD anyway), Barbie now has Jonathan Adler on the pay roll.

Available come Fashion Week, the $50 doll comes with a night table, lamp and of course, 3 mini-vases.

Must be nice. Must be nice.

[Racked]

STEAMY! Leighton Meester & Ed Westwick Set Elle Afire

How do we love them, let us count thee ways!!!

[Elle]

Graff Burgled: $65 Million Stolen

We're just saying: If we, say, were the purveyors of a luxury boutique with a shop in London or Paris, here's what we're doing - closing up shop for awhile! What the heck is going on in those towns? Graff's New Bond Street location was raided on Thursday with $65 million worth of jewels seized in a heist that goes down in Britain's record books. The armed robbers made off with 43 items of jewelry including rings, bracelets, necklaces and watches before firing a shot on the street (no one was injured) and jumping into a getaway car.

This is only the latest in a series of jewelry heists across Europe, following in the wake of Cartier (July), Chopard (May) and Harry Winston (December), not to mention the slate of luxury robberies by the "Pink Panthers" a group of luxury burglers that have plagued London since 2003.

[WWD]

The Zoe Report Launches

Rachel Zoe's "The Zoe Report," a daily newsletter of the stylist's fashion and beauty finds launches today with a love letter to Brian Atwood's Lola Platforms Pumps:

"A striking leopard print, sexy elastic detailing and high platform—I DIE."

While we do miss Zoe-isms something awful, the newsletter is a bit dry. Nothing of course that a little Tay or Brad couldn't fix.

Read more here

Amazon.com Aquires Zappos.com

Amazon.com is set to acquire Zappos in a cash and stock deal valued at $927 million. The deal is expected to close in the fall with Zappos's s CEO Tony Hsieh staying on to run the company.

Stating the Obvious?

Project Runway's Leanne Marshall's Collection Hits Bluefly

Project Runway winner Leanne Marshall's long awaited collection bows today at Bluefly and as expected it is comPLEAT with her signature folds and flaps. The 9 piece, eco-friendly collection ranges in price from $98 for a tanktop to a $990 ball gown. Top pieces include:

$990

$248

$98

$275

Also, don't miss Kelly Cutrone's interview with the designer:

Collection available exclusively at Bluefly.com

Grr baby, very grrrrrr

Despite appearances, we are not a shoe blog, but lately, we clearly have shoes on the brain. Case in point? These meow-rrific Charlotte Olympia platforms we spotted at TheOutnet this morning.


Originally $825. Now, $412.50