They say you can’t buy style, but with the right connections to Christie’s auction house you never know. The wardrobe of the late fashion icon Isabella Blow will be auctioned off this September. Up for grabs are over 90 Alexander McQueen pieces, hats by Philip Treacy and Manolo Blahnik shoes. [Racked]
Those who always secretly rooted for the Snow White‘s evil Queen, Cinderella‘s jealous stepmother or the Little Mermaid‘s squid lady will be enlightened to know that MAC Cosmetics is teaming up with Disney to launch a colour collection inspired by the bad guys. Venomous Villains launches this September. [WWD via Fashionista]
Sex and the City 2 writer-director-producer Michael Patrick King was recently quoted saying he wanted to make the over-hyped sequel “a big, extravagant vacation,” and do for the recession what 1930’s Hollywood glam did for the depression. Nothing like making people want what they can’t have during an economic downturn. [WWD]
After a very pregnant Claudia Schiffer graced the cover of German Vogue (à la Demi Moore), the German supermodel became a third-time mom with the arrival of a baby girl last Friday. [The Cut]
A 12-minute David Lynch short, featuring Marion Cotillard, helped lend the Dior Cruise 2011 Shanghai presentation a, how you say, French new wave vibe. If only Chanel hadn’t done something similar last week. [Fashionologie]
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