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Hedi Slimane Shoots Daft Punk For Saint Laurent Music Project

Posted 4/15/13 5:02 pm EST by Maud Deitch in Designers, Dudes

Daft Punk shot by Hedi Slimane.
Photo: Dazed Digital

Many of us have been having summertime shimmying fantasies since the release of a new teaser for Daft Punk's new song "Get Lucky" with Pharrell and Nile Rodgers this weekend, and just today Dazed Digital posted two new images from Hedi Slimane's Saint Laurent Paris musicians project. The photo series, which you may recall also features Marilyn Manson, Courtney Love, Kim Gordon, and Ariel Pink, depicts musicians self-styled in new and iconic Saint Laurent looks. Like Kim Gordon, the robots of Daft Punk chose to go with perhaps the most iconic of Yves' creations: Le Smoking. The tuxedo jacket was originally designed as an androgynous alternative for an evening dress, making menswear oh-so-very-sexy for women, but overtime it has become such a classic example of exquisite tailoring that it's no longer entirely gender specific.

Tags Daft Punk, Hedi Slimane, Pharrell, Saint Laurent Paris

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Nicola Formichetti Leaves Mugler Possibly Landing At Diesel [UPDATED]

Posted 4/3/13 5:00 pm EST by Mary H.K. Choi in Designers

Nicola Formichetti's work with Mugler, Lady Gaga, and others.
Photo: Nicola Formichetti's Tumblr

Whoa. Big news in fashion as Nicola Formichetti parts ways with Mugler after two years as creative designer. According to the hot fashion goss, the Gaga collaborator and Kim K stylist may be landing at Diesel, in either a creative director capacity or for a "major collaboration." In any case, we've covered Nico's tenure at Mugler over the seasons and while I'm a huge fan of his fluid, elongated silhouettes and exoskeletons-in-outerspace aesthetic, it's his continued dedication to social-media stalking the exact the same musicians we do (ahem, Azealia Banks and G-Dragon) that keeps him on our radar. Plus, the new music that's debuted at his shows as a result of these Internet unions, ranging from Lady Gaga's "Government Hooker" at A/W 2011, to his collaboration with aforementioned K-pop star, G-Dragon, for A/W 2013 mens, is also major.

Tags Diesel, Lady Gaga, Mugler, Nicola Formichetti

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Hedi Slimane Shoots Courtney Love, Kim Gordon, And More For Saint Laurent Paris Portrait Series

Posted 4/2/13 1:32 pm EST by Maud Deitch in Campaigns, Designers

Courtney Love for Saint Laurent Paris.
Photo: Hedi Slimane/Dazed Digital

As far as fashion rock stars are concerned, Hedi Slimane is the top of the heap, so it's only natural that he would enlist the help of some actual rock stars for his latest Saint Laurent Paris portrait series. We already shared the first glorious image, of Marilyn Manson, with you last week, and now we have not one but THREE more images from the campaign for you to feast your eyes upon. Slimane recruited Courtney Love, Kim Gordon, and Ariel Pink to style themselves in looks from past and present collections, and the results are austere, brooding portraits that function almost as a branded extension of Slimane's ongoing Rock Diary project. Initially we thought this was Slimane's latest SLP campaign, but further info courtesy of Dazed has revealed that like with all of his endeavors the boundary pushing designer-slash-photographer isn't doing anything the traditional way.

Tags Ariel Pink, Courtney Love, Hedi Slimane, Kim Gordon, Marilyn Manson, Saint Laurent Paris

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Karl Lagerfeld Gives Lady Gaga Hand-Drawn Card For Her Birthday

Posted 4/1/13 1:00 pm EST by Liza Darwin in Designers

Karl Lagerfeld with his hand-drawn birthday card for Lady Gaga.
Photo: Via @LadyGaga's Twitter

Ever since they first met back in 2011, Lady Gaga and Karl Lagerfeld have been two peas in a pod, closerthanclose, and total BFFs. Some people might even go so far as to call them soul mates. After all, the elusive Chanel designer is a notoriously tough nut to crack, but if ANYONE can do it—and pick up an award and tons of haute couture dresses along the way—it's Mother Monster. Given their tight relationship, it's not that shocking that the Kaiser would give the pop star a shout-out for her 27th birthday last week. But instead of showering her in free clothes, he did something unexpected (to us, anyway) and sketched Gaga a handmade birthday card!

Tags Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Lady Gaga

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Marilyn Manson's Saint Laurent Paris Ad Is Glorious

Posted 3/29/13 5:56 pm EST by Chrissy Mahlmeister in Campaigns, Designers

Marilyn Manson for Saint Laurent Paris.
Photo: Via Nicola Formichetti's Instagram

You know, we're starting to get used to this whole Saint Laurent Paris thing. Sure, we miss the ol' YSL days, but ever since former Dior Homme creative director Hedi Slimane took over the fashion brand, we've been loving his black and white ads that feature moody portraits of our favorite musicians. Earlier this year, Beck was front and center in his campaigns and Grimes even collaborated on a capsule collection with the designer. But you'd never guess who Hedi picked as the face of his newest ad—Marilyn Manson! I mean, yeah, you probably knew from the headline and photo above because y'all can read, but, guys, this is uh-mazing.

Tags Campaigns, Designers, Hedi Slimane, Marilyn Manson, Saint Laurent, Saint Laurent Paris

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2NE1's CL Flaunts Jeremy Scott Fluorescents And Fur In 'i-D' Magazine

Posted 3/28/13 10:00 am EST by Chrissy Mahlmeister in Designers, K Pop, Magazines

CL in 'i-D' magazine.
Photo: Via 'i-D' magazine

Just when we think the bond between Jeremy Scott and 2NE1's CL can't get any stronger, the fashion designer and K-pop star collab once again to make our stone cold fashion hearts melt--this time for i-D magazine! The oh-so-cool twosome have been extremely open about their BFFness (yeah, that's a word), and CL even explained how they partnered up in i-D's latest issue. "When our first album came out, Jeremy saw the video, and I was wearing his shoe collaboration with Adidas. [...] You know when you meet someone and you just know you’re going to be good friends? We had that connection and since then we’ve been like best friends." Awwwww! Well, we couldn't be more happy the two besties linked up because the results we get when they are together are PHENOM. See: The photo above. JS decked out CL in his finest (and most fluorescent!) duds for their latest i-D shoot, and we're obsessed with her hot pink and yellow street wear-meets-raver Jeremy Scott for Adidas puffy coat, hoodie, bustier, and sweatpants ensemble. WERK.

Tags 2NE1, CL, I-D, Jeremy Scott, Magazines

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Wait, Did Kanye West And Giuseppe Zanotti Collaborate On These Men's Sneakers?

Posted 3/26/13 4:03 pm EST by Gaby Wilson in Celebrity Designers, Designers, Dudes, Kanye West Fashion, Shoes

Did Kanye West and Giuseppe Zanotti collab on these sneakers?
Photo: Getty Images/Shoebaloo

Welp, I guess it's about time we own up. We need to apologize, to you and to ourselves, for being selfish over here at MTV Style. Sure, we tune in to dude fashion news every now and then, but that happens almost exclusively when ogling is involved. If this latest Kanye West x Giuseppe Zanotti question is any indication of the kinds of things we miss by keeping tunnel vision locked on women's fashion, though, it's high time we start paying closer attention to the wonderful world of menswear. You see, somehow in all our excitement about this duo's collaborative lady shoes, we completely overlooked that these two might have/probably/MAYBE teamed up for some men's sneakers!

Tags Celebrity Designers, Collaborations, Giuseppe Zanotti, Kanye West, Kanye West Fashion, Shoes, Sneakers, Yeezi

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Rita Ora Dons Custom Karl Lagerfeld Gown For Monaco Performance

Posted 3/25/13 11:14 am EST by Liza Darwin in Designers, Ladies, Performance Outfits

Rita Ora and Karl Lagerfeld in Monaco.
Photo: Getty Images

Sure, you can hang out backstage at the Chanel show all you want (in our dreams!) but how do you know you're REALLY tight with Mr. Karl Lagerfeld? Well, if you happen to Rita Ora, that would mean winning bragging rights to a dress designed by the Kaiser himself! NBD, right? Rita performed at the suuuuuuper fancy Bal De La Rose Du Rocher event in Monte-Carlo this weekend, decked out in a burlesque-inspired dress custom-made by the Chanel designer and making a serious statement at the sold-out event. She tweeted an image of the sketch a couple of days ago, saying "Tonight's attire. Designed by Karl Lagerfeld called the The Ora. Fashion it does the craziest things sometimes. #wow #Chanel #fukwatevaitisyourdoing Hehehe #werowdy." Rita, we hope you've saved the sketches in a gold-plated frame for all of posterity, because THIS.IS.MAJOR. Also, the fact that Karl dubbed the dress "The Ora"?! Here's another hashtag for ya... #Jealous.

Karl Lagerfeld's dress sketch for Rita Ora.
Photo: @RitaOra Instagram

Tags Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Performance Outfits, Rita Ora, Theophilus London

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Derek Erdman: The Artist Behind Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' Custom Jean Jackets [Interview]

Posted 3/22/13 12:00 pm EST by Gaby Wilson in Designers, Dudes, Interviews

Derek Erdman, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Nardwuar

Derek Erdman painted a custom Nardwuar jacket for Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
Photo: Courtesy of @DerekErdman's Instagram

Ever since we were first blown away by their fashion-centric "Thrift Shop" music video (and track, let's be honest) late last year, we've kept our eyes squarely locked on Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' every sartorial move. When they make it rain on the Jimmy Fallon studio audience with a box of second-hand clothes, we notice. When Mack guest edits for a sneaker blog, we write about it. And when the dudes show up to The Ellen DeGeneres Show bearing gifts, specifically a thrifted jean jacket with Ellen's bust painted on the back, we remember it forever. THUS, you can imagine our collective ish-flipping when, at the end of their SXSW interview with Canadian research oracle Nardwuar, the Seattle-based duo handed The Human Serviette his OWN bananas unreal custom jean jacket.

The one-two punch of these poppy Ellen and Nardwuar toppers was too much to ignore, so we made it our mission to track down their artist Derek Erdman. (Actually, we're dramatizing. It was a really easy Google because Macklemore already ID'ed him during the interview.) In keeping with Mack's M.O. of repping for The Emerald City, Erdman is a Seattle, Washingtonian (though he's moved there only recently by way of Chicago). A quick scan through his most recent paintings and we catapulted from casual fans to full-blown obsession, pouring over hilariously irreverent pieces like Phoebe Cats (a reimagining of Phoebe Cates's iconic Fast Times with CATS) and a LeBron James bench brought to life for the sole purpose of pissing off jilted Cleveland Cavaliers fans. We caught up with Derek Erdman (hot on the heels of a LOL-worthy Sub Pop Records scandal [kind of, but not really]) via a very glamorous email chain to chat about his art, working with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and other stuff like uniforms and sausage hands. ENJOY!

Tags Art, Denim Jackets, Derek Erdman, Ellen Degeneres, Jackets, Macklemore, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Nardwuar, Ryan Lewis

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Designer Katie Eary Talks Dressing 2 Chainz And The Connection Between Fashion And Hip Hop [Interview]

Posted 3/19/13 12:06 pm EST by Liza Darwin in Designers, Interviews

Katie Eary
Photo: Courtesy of Katie Eary

If we've learned anything from Fashion Weeks past, performance outfits, and the lyrics themselves, it's that Kanye West, 2 Chainz, and A$AP Mob have their ears to the ground in the fashion scene. Seriously, these guys are CLUED IN, and now, we owe them a huge "thank you" for tipping us off to our newest style obsession, Katie Eary. This London-based designer may only be a few years out of school, but already, she's beloved by rap stars and fashion kids alike. Shortly after graduating from the Royal College of Art, Eary has racked up an insane resume—creating custom pieces for Kate Moss (her first gig!), gaining critical acclaim for her womenswear and menswear lines, and winning a fan base that reads like MTV's Hottest MCs VIII List. The hip hop world is fawning over Eary's decadent designer-meets-streetwear creations, from her gilded skate decks to her graphic separates splashed with digital prints of octopus, goldfish, and screaming cheetahs (which are entirely as awesome as they sound). Want proof of Katie's closerthanclose connection to music? Just this week, 2 Chainz rocked one of her Spring/Summer looks in his new "Crack" music video, she dropped a new fashion film soundtracked by none other than the A$AP Mob, and that's only the beginning. Get the lowdown from the designer herself below!

Tags 2Chainz, A$AP Mob, A$AP Rocky, Designers, Kanye West, Katie Eary

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