July 17, 2009 Beauty Event. MAC’s Make-Up Art Cosmetics: Fall Colour Collections Inspired by Illustrator Marilyn Minter and Richard Phillips

Long after girls stop drawing and painting on paper, they continue to dip their fingers in colors, playing and creating and expressing themselves with make-up. No company understands make-up-as-artistic-outlet better than MAC, and last night they united art and cosmetics—literally—with the a preview launch of three collections inspired by artists.     Marilyn Minter, a …

WTF Was She Thinking? The Week That Was In Bad Celebrity Style.

Jaslene Gonzalez at the Billy the Artist for Swatch Launch Party in New York Comment: Leave it up to a former America's Next Top Model to push the envelope on something like the exposed nipple trend. Here, Gonzalez abandons all pretense and chooses to morph the commonly seen nipple into a full on topless show. …

Beauty Event. MAC’s Make-Up Art Cosmetics: Fall Colour Collection Inspired by Illustrator Maira Kalman

James Gager, Maira Kalman & Isaac Mizrahi Last night, enthusiastic MAC and Maira Kalman fans gathered in the illustrator's warm (literally) studio for a sneak peek at one of MAC's Fall Colour Collections, MAKE-UP ART COSMETICS, inspired by Kalman. Pomegranate mojito's were toasted, Isaac Mizrahi was present, and Kalman's winsome illustrations framed the vivid pots …

Crocs Have Become "Toast" During Recession but Company Heads Still in Denial

Hooray! The word on the street is that foamy shoe creator Crocs are nearing the end of their brightly-colored reign of terror. The Washington Post reported that the shoe company, having debuted during an economic boom in 2002, are failing to stay afloat amidst the current recession. Last year the company experienced $185.1 million in …

After Unsuccessful Relaunch, Ossie Clark Is Closing Its Doors.

Ossie Clark fall 2009 After only a year into its much anticipated relaunch, British label Ossie Clark has announced its plans to close. Clothing business veteran Marc Worth had picked up the struggling company in 2007 from former owner since the sixties, Alfred Radley. Worth was intending to revitalize the brand into a global enterprise …