We still miss Florent, the 24-hour bistro run by the brilliant Florent Morellet, featured in the 2008 Out 100, where it wasn't unusual to see supermodels and trans-hookers mingling in the early hours over a few glasses of wine and Florent's much-missed French onion soup.
HIV positive Morellet, who kept score of his T-Count cell on a board above the register, is currently working on plans for a new 24-hour Florent in 2011, but in the meantime fans and foodies can bide their time by watching David Sigal's new documentary, Florent: Queen of the Meat Market, which debuts at the New York City Food Film Festival June 23-27. Tickets available here.
Angelina Jolie is in talks to play Maurizio Gucci's ex-wife Patrizia Reggiano in Ridley Scott's Gucci movie, about the fashion label's extravagant glory days of seventies and eighties. [Vulture]
Designers rallied yesterday to save the garment center in NYC. The marched with signs that read "It's Sew New York." At least wit never dies. [Racked]
Vogue editor Hamish Bowles thinks Anna Wintour would fend for herself quite well in a similar camping experience as his for the November "environment" issue. [The Cut]
If Grace Coddington is worried about how thin models are, should the rest of us? [The Cut]
Well this is just good clean indulgence: celebrity wedding registries. [The Daily Beast]
Christian Siriano is partnering with Starbucks for God knows what. They're pretty tight-lipped about the whole ordeal, which is either good or very bad news. [The Cut]
The CFDA just announced 31 new members, including Alexander Wang, The Olsen Twins and Chris Benz. [WWD]
Anna Wintour is hosting the premiere of the Vogue documentary, The September Issue, on August 19th in the Hamptons. What a guest list that will be. [FWD]
With their clothing labels now sent to pasture, what's a designer to do now? [The Cut]
Any New Yorker who loves (as you should) Richard Haine's sketch-book blog What I Saw Today should stop by his exhibit opening tomorrow night. He'll be "live drawing" guest from 4 to 6 and there will be a party to follow. [What I Saw Today]
What's this? Yet another fashion-meets-film venture? There's no guy running around in underwear (Mr. McQueen) or a creepy 11-year old shelling YSL, but Jonathan Kelsey's teaser trailer for his film, "High," does have bloody noses and, naturally, puffs of smoke! The full film debuts today. Cue munchies?
There is nothing more that we love than a fierce fashion diva. Some people may think that we are referring to some waifish barely 18-year-old model with cigarette ash for brains, but they'd be wrong. And "it" girls? What does that even mean? No, we are referring to working gals who live for fashion. Case in point? The internationally feared and respected Anna Wintour.
Filmmaker R.J. Cutler must have read our mind since he filmed a documentary about the making of US Vogue's September 2007 issue. In the immortal words of Rachel Zoe, we die. This is just too good to be true. The film, aptly named The September Issue, premiered at Sundance last month and has been picked up for distribution and will debut in theaters in (you guessed it!) September this year.
The only thing we can think of that would be better than Meryl Streep channeling the polarizing EIC is watching the real thing in action. We're already sharpening our nails to get ready for this doc which we hope will feature as many cat fights as it does catwalks.
We were as giddy as fairies when we read Shana's write up and Popnography blog post about Tom Gustafson's delightful new gay movie musical, Were the World Mine. Centering around a bullied gay high school teen who, in rehearsals for his all-boy school's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, concocts a magic potion that he uses to turn not only his unrequited love but the whole town gay, it's a fantasy straight from our in-the-closet teenage years that we were happy to get lost in. And the story wasn't the only thing that made us swoon -- lead Tanner Cohen, who plays the outcasted Timothy, is a tall drink of what we can only assume is delicious water.
Having finally seen the movie, we immediately fell in love with Tanner's big beautiful eyes, his voice and, most importantly, his wardrobe! Beyond the scenes of sexy daydreams that have boys covered in glitter and wearing lamé shorts, the way he punks up his school uniform with pale skinny jeans, dirty Converse sneakers and a disheveled cardigan under his blazer is the queer take on the Gossip Girl look we keep waiting to see on the CW. And when he's not at school, we've hardly seen any young hottie who can rock a hooded sweatshirt and an I ♥ NY shirt -- all while shaking his thang to Mika no less -- like Cohen.
Were the World Mine is enjoying a limited release after a slew of good reviews and awards on the festival circuit. If you're looking for your chance to see Cohen and his merry-band of 'mos, click here for release dates.
> Casting Chanel: Alessandro Nivola (above) has been confirmed to play a dashing Arthur "Boy" Capel to Audrey Tatou's Coco Chanel in the upcoming big screen biopic.
> Steven Alan opens in Brooklyn: For anyone in search of perfectly tailored basics, when price is no option.
> Will the Pope go naked rather than wear fur? The Italian Association for Defense of Animals and the Environment has launched an online petition appealing to Pope Benedict XVI, as an animal lover, to stop wearing robes trimmed with ermine.
> Artist Ryan McGinley's animalistic Wrangler ads:Banned in the US for appearing to glorify the murder and rape of young women, but still seen all over Europe (and online). Mission accomplished?
> The map to Barneys men's section: Some useful details to navigate the warehouse sale.
> See Jake run: Photos from the set Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time -- based on the popular computer game about a sixth century
prince -- show off Gyllenhaal's newly upgraded guns.
> Make grilled cheese sandwiches in your toaster: Feed your sandwich into reusable bags. All the gooey goodness, half the mess that might end up on your shirt.
> Lutz & Patmos team with West Elm: Knitwear designers collaborate with affordable chic homemakers West Elm on luxe line of pillows and throws.
> Invisibility cloak?: Scientists say they are a step closer to developing materials that
could render people and objects invisible.
> Project Runway sneak peek: Bravo hosts icon Brooke Shields as a guest judge, and our guess is the designers' challenge will relate to her character on sister station NBC's Lipstick Jungle.
Famed Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai is dabbling in the fashion business. To celebrate the release of My Blueberry Nights, the director is selling a limited edition line of t-shirts, posters and postcards at also-famed NYC boutique Opening Ceremony. [FWD]
George Clooney denies rumors that he is starting his own fashion line, claiming he has been the victim of an early April Fool's joke. We would have laughed louder if the rumor was actually true. [Vogue UK]
Frédéric Fekkai, the world's last straight hairdresser and king of his own beauty empire, will be bought by Procter & Gamble, which owns absolutely everything. [FWD]
H&M hands over the design reigns to Ann-Sofie Johansson who was named creative director for the company. The clothes will remain cheap, expendable and overly trend-obsessed. [WWD]
Ray-Ban celebrates its 70th Anniversary with a limited-edition collection of Aviators and Outdoorsman—the styles that brought the brand iconic status. According to WWD, "Each of the 25,000 pairs is made of titanium, beta-titanium and pure
gold, and will feature an engraved serial number on the inner side." [WWD]
The Sundance Channel acquired the rights to Loïc Prigent's documentary Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton, which grants a never-before-seen insiders look into the workrooms at Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs. The documentary is slated to air in February. Ready the Tivos boys! [Fashion Week Daily]
You know you've made it as a young designer when your brand gets name-checked in a Kanye West song. Count Trovata among the fashion elite. But do people still care what Kanye has to say? [Fashionista]
Mika gets a makeover and tames his mop of curls. For his next trick, he'll shave his head and start dating Cameron Diaz. Oh, wait, wrong pop star. [Fashion Week Daily]
Gay men love fashion, and fashion loves gay men. Is it something in our jeans? Celebrating this long tradition, Truman Says exists to offer advice, tips, and the occasional catty observation on celebrity style coups and faux pas.
Having finally seen the movie, we immediately fell in love with Tanner's big beautiful eyes, his voice and, most importantly, his wardrobe! Beyond the scenes of sexy daydreams that have boys covered in glitter and wearing lamé shorts, the way he punks up his school uniform with pale skinny jeans, dirty Converse sneakers and a disheveled cardigan under his blazer is the queer take on the Gossip Girl look we keep waiting to see on the CW. And when he's not at school, we've hardly seen any young hottie who can rock a hooded sweatshirt and an I ♥ NY shirt -- all while shaking his thang to Mika no less -- like Cohen.
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