the PIPELINE: Style on Tap

• August 20, 2008 5:28 PM
• News

L.A. Fashion Week Loses Its Sugardaddy?

By Tina Malred

All those be-dazzled denim lines and belly-baring models might not have the impact of a Proenza show, but L.A. Fashion Week has been known to host some credible West Coast talent (Eduardo, we love ya!). And, as Racked reported today, now that runway powerhouse IMG is said to be pulling out, the future of the west-coast showings are up in the air. Will Smashbox brothers Dean and Davis Factor save the day and take it over themselves, or, even more interesting, could it turn into a "festival of fashion, music, film, and art organized by stylist Steven Gerstein (we know, who??). We're hoping for the latter—who doesn't love a "festival"? (Racked)

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• August 20, 2008 4:55 PM
• Link Love

Doggie Bag: Bike Suits, Rampling Style, and Save the Garment District

By Gabriel Bell

The holiday season of 1986 was a good time to be a man. (Jezebel)

Now that's fast fashion. (Wired)

We think Japanese people should be more open too. (Hypebeast)

Louis Vuitton wins in the highly coveted "Most Ripped Off" category. (Gawker)

If you can't catch the Colette pop-up store, there's always Target. (NYMag)

We're already getting "WWCRW" shirts made. (Style.com)

A t-shirt to save the Garment District, where $20 track suits rule the streets. (Racked)

Attention Fashion Week, pixie blogger Verena Von Pfetten needs more caffeine in her runway shows—stat! (Huffington Post)

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• August 20, 2008 4:09 PM
• News

Update: Your Guesses on the 'Hipster Hooker'

By Gabriel Bell

Well, like we said when we first covered Jessica Pilot's Radar story featuring a professional escort who goes by the nom de hookie "Heather" and is, ""a 28-year-old who has a coveted job in fashion media," we aren't in the gossip business. Our lack of facility with the finer points of tabloid journalism were confirmed by our subsequent investigations and, most particularly, your responses to our calls for information. Nonetheless, one intrepid tipster had a hot nugget of scuttlebutt we couldn't help but report.

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• August 20, 2008 3:51 PM
• On The Verge

Table Tennis Anyone?: Uniforms for the Dedicated Menswear

By Allison Sparkuhl

Leave it to the Swedes to produce yet another award-winning team (alas, one without baby-faced Michael Phelps…sigh.) New to our eyes, menswear artist collective Uniforms for the Dedicated has combined the flavor of Steven Alan's casuals with Whyred's sharp shapes for their debut collection, Underground Loop.

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• August 20, 2008 2:29 PM
• The Goods

March of the Penguins: CRICAaccessories' Antarctic Necklaces

By Gabriel Bell

When we first spied these necklaces by CRICAaccessories designer Chrintina Hora, we were impressed by the cut and etched acrylic, the colors, and the unique shapes. Then we looked closer at the pattern of her large, lace-like pieces. Omigod—Penguins! Instant love.

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• August 20, 2008 1:59 PM
• Street Seen

Front and Center: The Latest Scarf Styles Get Tied Up

By Kelley Hoffman

We've seen keffiyehs wrapped in casually calculated poses, bandannas low slung for a cowboy-meets-anarchist feel, and petite neckerchiefs tied in perky knots. The latest scarf shape, however, takes a more dignified approach. Worn over the shoulders and tied neatly in front, the classic preppy look has been resurrected by the street scene crowd. The look first got our attention when in José Ramon Reyes' fall 2008 show. Inspired by Whit Stillman's Last Days of Disco the show and the look captures the chic hipness of the recent Hampshire grad mixing her publishing day job workwear and Studio 54 diggs while stealing pieces from her uptown mom's closet. But you aren't limited to Hermés: We caught the look in Berlin with bright yellow tights, in Los Angeles with questionably authentic Chanel, and in Melbourne with a creatively-styled button-up managing to mimic a ladylike silhouette.

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