Fashion news: The ballad of Yves Saint Laurent, life advice from Olivier Theyskens and smize has some competition
Put on your earphones and listen to the biographical ballads of Yves Saint Laurent. French singer and composer Alain Chamfort has recorded an album, Une Vie Saint Laurent with songs about the designer’s life. [W]
Editors shouldn’t get too disgruntled over people who aren’t them sitting in the front row at Fashion Week. Apparently it doesn’t mean much anymore anyway. [The Cut]
The CFDA Health Initiative panel met yesterday to discuss “The Beauty of Health: Resizing the Sample Size,” touching upon the premature age of models and health issues that continue to go hand-in-hand with the fashion industry. [Vogue UK]
Like someone with a new toy, Marc Jacobs president Robert Duffy continues his almost non-stop stream of tweets, even tweeting about how many hours he spends tweeting. [Robert Duffy Twitter]
Tyra already set the bar high with ‘smize,’ but expect some verbal drama onscreen between André Leon Tally and Miss J on ANTM this season; Miss J admits that the two try to one-up each other’s fashion slang. [Coco Perez]
Olivier Theyskens is enjoying his life outside of a fashion house and offers some philosophical advice: “I’m doing a lot of things. I’m not somebody who absolutely needs to draw and create . . . I would not say I am rushing to go back to working for a fashion house. Rushing is not very good. You have to temper yourself a little bit.” [Fashionologie]
Hermès opened it’s first menswear-only store this week in Manhattan, and Coach has announced plans to launch a men’s boutique in May. With women turning to menswear for their wardrobes, and men wearing leggings (believe it: we saw said meggings just yesterday at the H&M showroom), we wonder who exactly will end up shopping at the stores. [WSJ]
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