>> INSIDER WIRE —Like mother, like daughter: Anna Wintour's been known to reuse dresses and shoes for events, and now Bee Shaffer's done the same. She donned a minidress and chunky yellow shoes to Fashion Rocks last night — both the same as she wore to the Costume Institute Ball after party in May. Speaking of daughterly similarities, Bee was also caught making the patented Anna grimace on the Fashion Rocks red carpet (left). [FWD]
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Justin's on the cover, and there's lots more where that came from. The Fashion Rocks supplement, to get us all excited for the show Sept. 9, is packed with the freshest names in music and fashion. Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Usher, Mark Ronson, Andre 3000, Pharrell, the Black Eyed Peas, and many more will visually fuse the two arts.
One of my favorite snaps thus far is this one Steven Meisel captured of Sasha Pivovarova and Dhani Harrison, son of Beatle George Harrison. I love their forlorn looks emerging from a pool wearing furs, bohemian layers, and floppy toques. “Sasha’s clothes have an Anita Pallenberg vibe, which I love. Anita is so cool. She’s actually mum of one of my best friends,” said Harrison. Like what you see? There are 10 more pages of this to look forward to.
Your issue is surely on its way — in the meantime, to see pictures of The Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, Andre 3000, Chris Brown, and cover boy Justin Timberlake, read more
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»Brian Reyes was well-repped at The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 premiere last night [Chic Report]
»Nick Knight joins Naomi Campbell in taking a stand [The Cut]
»Julia Restoin-Roitfeld met boyfriend Magnus Berger at Fabien Baron's Baron & Baron, where he still works [FWD]
»Project Runway's Austin Scarlett: Like a poor man's Yves Saint Laurent [FabSugar]
»A preview of Sasha Pivovarova in Fashion Rocks [The Cut]
Music and fashion collided again at last night's Swarovski Fashion Rocks concert in London. September's NY Fashion Rocks was a different affair, but last night's party was just as star studded. This one played host for quite the group — from movie stars like Naomi, Liev and Uma to supermodels like Naomi (in her crazy unnecessarily see through dress) and bang-y Kate to musicians like Joss Stone and Iggy Pop. Um, I just hope Uma knew how sheer her dress was when she left the house. The musical invitees performed as couture showed on the runway and the rest of the room enjoyed the show. Must have been an incredible party inside. Talk about the most glamorous of rock star lives. Oh to be a fly on that wall, right?
To see more from the party including Joss, Alicia Keys, Beth Ditto, Donatella Versace and lots more just read more
It looks like backstage was the place where Fashion Rocks' hot performers met up with their spouses like Jennifer with Marc, Usher with Tameka, Mary with Kendu. Pregnant and gorgeous Nicole stayed off her feet while the rest of the lucky backstage pass holders mingled and mixed. That would definitely be a fun group to spend an evening with - though I think I would like to be a fly on the wall of the Tyra/Carrie Underwood conversation most of all (or really anything with Ty-Ty's crazy). Check out the show tonight on CBS to see all the hotness and fun for yourself.
To see more pics from the party from Tyra to Luda to Piven just read more
The stars looked g-l-a-m on the red carpet, but it all got a little more rock 'n' roll when they hit the stage last night at the Fashion Rocks concert (remember the magazine supplement with J Lo on the cover?), part of NY Fashion Week. The annual event is thrown by Conde Nast and accompanied by an online charity auction. At the show, Jeremy Piven was MC to, as usual, some awesome on stage combinations - Fergie performed with both Ludacris and Aerosmith while Usher sang alongside Mary J. Blige and so many more. You guys were pretty split on your opinions of Jennifer Lopez's new video for Do It Well, but it looks like she killed it last night. Definitely the highlight judging from the pictures. Don't let these be all you see - check out the show tonight on CBS!
To see a ton of pics from the show including Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood, Ludacris, Maroon 5, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson, Santana and more hotness just read more
Last night the ladies continued the black and white trend on the red carpet for Conde Nast's Fashion Rocks concert. Poor Fergie looked a bit jet-lagged while Ashlee looked t-i-n-y in her hot tight gray dress. We can't help but wonder though, where was her sister Jess who is currently in NYC? Jennifer Lopez looked tough but her performance later that evening looked more intense. Jessica Alba wore a dress that hit her in all the right spots but it was Nicole Richie who stole the spotlight with her growing belly and very flattering dress that showed off her new curves. Overall, I may definitely want to learn how to recreate the messy updo but I voted for sure that I was not a fan of Tyra's fierce curled updo. Don't forget to vote on Fab's Love it or hate it polls.
To see ton of everyone like Adam Levine, Carmen Electra, Carrie Underwood, Ciara, Tyra, Jennifer Hudson, all the ladies above and lots lots more, just read more
If you subscribe to any Conde Nast magazines, chances are you came across a copy — or, as was the case with me, numerous copies — of the Fashion Rocks supplement, a magazine published annually by the company where pretty outfits and music collide. Tonight, the clothes and the performers come together again at 9 p.m. for a CBS TV special celebrating New York Fashion Week.
Jeremy Piven is hosting the fourth annual installment of the show, which mixes fashion segments with musical performances. Among those scheduled to appear: Aerosmith, Fergie, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez, Maroon 5, Martina McBride and Carrie Underwood. For a sneak preview of the show, check out this video. And for a full list of performers and presenters, read more
Y'know, usually when I think of rock stars, I think of long hair flying around stage. But at tonight's Fashion Rocks event, most of the revelers had their hair pulled up. Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Esposito and Mischa Barton were among the women who went with a messy, imperfect updo—which is exactly the kind of stylish but unfussy look you'd want to wear at a music-meets-fashion event.
There's something really sexy about this, too, because it isn't as buttoned-up as more formal updos can be. And best of all, it's easy to create a variation on this look in just a few minutes. For my tips, read more
