Fashion News: Pink becomes latest CoverGirl
Singer Pink is the latest CoverGirl celebrity brand ambassador. Her “appointment” to the post was announced Monday in Santa Monica. [WWD] (Subscription required.)
New details are out about the dress Natalie Portman wore when she married choreographer Benjamin Millepied on Saturday. The 1950s-reminiscent tea-length dress reportedly was designed by Rodarte. Not a surprise, because the label’s design team, Kate and Laura Mulleavy, designed some of the costumes for “Black Swan,” upon whose set the couple met and fell in love. [Just Jared]
Fashion writer Anna Piaggi, a staple of Vogue Italia, has died at age 81. [The Cut]
Solange Knowles is the new face of Madewell’s fall ad campaign. [The Cut]
For “Hunger Games” fans, Target is cranking things up a notch with an assortment of collectibles that reportedly will be released around the same time that the DVD of the first movie in the series goes on sale Aug. 20. But these are not your usual Target items. There’s a 14-carat Mockingjay pin, for instance, priced at $999; a leather replica of heroine Katniss’ hunting jacket for $349; plus an assortment of other things such as lunch boxes, pillowcases and backpacks that one can only imagine will be priced more in line with Target’s usual value-consciousness. [Racked]
Later this month, Lucky magazine plans to launch a shopping site, myluckymag.com, which will allow consumers to shop for recommended items at a variety of retailers, including Macy’s and Sephora, without leaving the Lucky site. Shoppers will also be able to ask Lucky editors for their opinions on what they’ve put in their shopping baskets. [New York Times]
Also in the digital realm, Ferragamo is hosting its first online trunk show, starting Tuesday. Shoppers will be able to view pieces from the label’s fall-winter collection, modeled by Lily Kwong, and place orders. [The Cut]
Taschen has a new calendar out that includes 365 fashion ads of the 20th century along with related quotes from fashion insiders such as Brooke Shields, Stella McCartney and Simon Doonan. [The Cut]
Tavi Gevinson, the 16-year-old all-star fashion blogger and entrepreneur, is making it to the big screen. She’s already done a voice role for an animated feature. Now she’s been cast in an as-yet untitled film by writer-director Nicole Holofcener. Her fellow cast members reportedly include acting heavyweights Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener and Toni Collette. [Hollywood Reporter]
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