As male model Tyson Beckford put it in the opening episode of In Vogue: The 90s, it was “a great time to be alive.” Especially if you were young, famous, and beautiful. Beckford spent the decade staring imperiously at ordinary mortals from giant Ralph Lauren billboards in glossy advertising campaigns. Like Christ the Redeemer over… Read More »
Punks used to say that anyone could be a musician, but to prove that wasn’t true, just play Kim Kardashian’s 2011 single Jam (Turn It Up), a pop-EDM track that’s somehow numb, alienating, and overstimulating at the same time. Of course, you can’t blame Kardashian for trying her hand at pop. Music history is littered… Read More »
In the 1400s, God sent a litany of locusts, swarms of frogs, and lice to punish the people, known today as the Plagues of Egypt. In the 21st century, we’ve had some plagues of our own. The first was celebrity perfume. You might recall Beyoncé’s Heat, Sarah Jessica Parker’s Lovely, Britney Spears’ Fantasy, or one… Read More »
A TRENDING diet destroys ‘friendly’ gut bacteria, increasing the risk of a silent deadly disease that increases the risk of heart attack, scientists say. Ketogenic diets, beloved by Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, are better known as ‘keto’ and involve increasing your protein intake while reducing carbs. 3 Keto diets aim to force the body into… Read More »
PARIS — Paris Fashion Week always produces big celebrity moments. Over the years, the event has featured A-list actors, musicians and cultural icons front row, catwalk and after-parties. Below, WWD takes a look at some of the most notable celebrity moments that have defined Paris Fashion Week throughout its history: from “Zoolander’s” stars Ben Stiller… Read More »
We’re used to seeing wild debates erupt online about just about anything, whether it’s serious world events or a culturally provocative act like an American brewing tea in the microwave. But in 2015, the debate over whether a dress was white-gold or blue-black was one of the first to break the internet, with global celebrities… Read More »
Last year’s Met Ball cost around £6 million to stage and raised £22 million. The profits belong to the Metropolitan Museum’s Costume Institute, once a somewhat dusty institution that even its then-curator Harold Korda described as a “benign tumor” so ignored by the Met’s loftier, “purer” art departments. what went? Then, in 1995, Anna Wintour… Read More »
The biggest fashion night of the year, the Met Gala, just took place; There was a moment of frenzied anticipation during the behind-the-scenes deliberations over which designer would have the honor of dressing and which celebrity would finally come to fruition (each pairing and outfit was individually designed when the hallowed Anna Wintour seal of… Read More »
Jennifer Lopez’s Hermès Birkin is worth $30,000 – GC Images When Jennifer Lopez was photographed arriving at a dance studio earlier this month, she looked like any off-duty performer, with her gym outfit and hair slicked back in a neat ballerina bun. Except for the duffel bag, that is, a Hermès Birkin worth an estimated… Read More »
Nadia Lee Cohen was speechless for a moment. “Whoa, whoa, whoa,” she stammers. She’s just returned to Los Angeles after a three-month stint in London and has been distracted by photos on her Instagram feed showing a heavily pregnant Rihanna rocking underwear in a vampy black lace babydoll dress as outerwear. “This is very nice,”… Read More »