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TAYLOR SWIFT HAS PLANS FOR BRITTANY MAHOMES

Not only is Taylor Swift helping the Kansas City Chiefs get higher TV ratings, but she’s also helping the quarterback Patrick Mahomes‘ wife Brittany up her fashion game. Taylor’s romance with the Chief’s tight end, Travis Kelce, is going strong and she really likes Brittany and has taken her under her wing. My source tells me that Taylor has reached out to her numerous fashion and style contacts and is hooking Brittany up with a makeover. For years, Gisele Bundchen was the only football wife who got attention or perks from top name designers, makeup artists and hairstylists. For example, although Brittany and Patrick Mahomes were guests at this years Met Gala honoring Karl Lagerfeld, her “prom dress” style gown and unremarkable hair didn’t win any rave reviews. Designers haven’t embraced Brittany YET, but Taylor is out to change that.

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HARRY AND MEGHAN’S MOTTO: BE PREPARED

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle haven’t publicly RSVP’D to the upcoming May coronation of King Charles, but that’s not stopping her from PREPARING just in case they attend. While the “will they or won’t they?”  remains to be answered, Meghan has already ordered custom outfits for the royal festivities. A fashion insider revealed that Meg has quietly had fittings at home in Montecito with representatives from her favorite designers, including Givenchy, Ralph Lauren and Carolina Herrera. She ordered day suits, gowns and various dresses with swatches of the fabrics already sent to her favorite hatmaker in London.

(Isn’t it about time the Royals dropped that stiff 1950’s rule that women MUST wear hats to all events?)

 

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DON’T ASK EDDIE REDMAYNE TO MODEL

We all know that designers give celebrities expensive dresses and suits to flaunt on red carpets and at big PR events in hopes that it will stimulate interest in their fashions and increase sales. Celebrities often mention their designers names whether the press ask about it or not. Designers might think twice before dressing actor Eddie Redmayne because his red carpet “flaunting” expertise is minimal at best. He’s wearing a perfectly nice but unremarkable blue suit at the Motion Picture Museum gala, but he looks excruciatingly uncomfortable posing in it. Can’t figure out what to do with his hands OR his feet. (Or his FACE!) Posing provocatively is NOT his thing…

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JW ANDERSON WANTS MEN TO LOOK LIKE THIS

Okay, now we’re on to Paris Fashion Week and it is evident that men have lot to look forward to! JW Anderson is an established designer who has already earned Designer of the Year awards for both his men’s and women’s fashions in the UK. The label is a favorite of rappers, but we cannot picture Travis Scott or ASAP Rocky in THIS outfit. What was JW thinking?

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HALSTON MAKES A COMEBACK WITH EWAN MCGREGOR

If he were still alive, designer Halston would be THRILLED by the fact that handsome Ewan McGregor is playing him in the 5 episode Netflix biography Simply Halston. The production just started up again in New York after Covid issues and it’s a fascinating story. Young Halston was a hatmaker in 1961 when he made the pink hat Jackie Kennedy wore at her husband’s inauguration. When the 60’s started to loosen up, hats went OUT, and Halston started designing clothes- offering us a peek into the fashion world at that time. By the 70’s, he was a huge success and adored by celebrities such as Liza Minnelli, Liz Taylor, Lauren Bacall and Bianca Jagger, with plenty of partying at Studio 54. Halston’s life story is described as “a cautionary tale of fame, drugs, and sex” so you know there’s a lesson to be learned…

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IS KANYE WEST STILL A FASHION DESIGNER?

Kanye West oozes self confidence when it comes to his “artistic talents,” but we haven’t seen any new fashion collections lately. Kanye’s monochromatic collections a few years ago were met with considerable interest and admiration, although they had more than a passing resemblance to the designs of Givenchy’s Riccardo Tischi and Off White’s Virgil Abloh. Maybe those “comparisons” discouraged Kanye, because for the past few years he’s been concentrating on Adidas sneakers. We WERE surprised to see Kanye’s label on a collection of high heels (?) – they looked a LOT like what Kim Kardashian already has in her closet. Meanwhile, self-proclaimed designer Kanye is only seen in hoodies and baggy sweats these days – whatever the weather or the occasion. (Above, Kanye arrived for a party at Craig’s restaurant)

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ANNE HATHAWAY KNOWS HOW TO MAXIMIZE POTENTIAL

The Hollywood Reporter did a staggering breakdown on what A-list celebrities are PAID for wearing certain items on the red carpet at events like The Golden Globes. A young attractive actress (especially a nominee) could not only get a free designer gown, but a cash payment of at least $50,000, up to $200,000, if she appears on a best dressed list! If she shows off a designer handbag on the red carpet, that’s another $10,000 to $15,000. Shoe designers pay up to $10,000 for an actress to make her shoes visible. Anne Hathaway knows how to make the best of a red carpet – she’s showing dress, shoes, handbag, AND earrings ($125,000)- that’s a potentially NICE payout!

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Above, Anne Hathaway and husband Adam Shulman at The Golden Globes

KANYE WEST IS ATTRACTED TO LARGE SHINY OBJECTS

Kanye West couldn’t resist taking a moment to admire the rear view of his wife Kim Kardashian last night. For a self-proclaimed designer, Kanye doesn’t seem to care that much about what HE wears. He wore the same cargo pants and t-shirt all day: he appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, then he joined the family for dinner at Craig’s. Afterward they all went to Kylie Jenner’s birthday party at Delilah – everybody was dressed to kill – except Kanye…

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WHOOPS! SOMEBODY TELL JESSICA SIMPSON THAT STILETTOS DON’T MAKE YOU LOOK THINNER

Jessica Simpson came thisclose to falling on her face while lurching into a New York restaurant. Climbing up the curb in seven inch stilettos can be a challenge and her friends found it amusing. We’re guessing Jessica wears these ridiculous shoes in the daytime because they make her feel taller and thinner. Why doesn’t she wear shoes from her own Jessica Simpson collection of manageable heels? The ones she’s wearing probably cost fifteen times what the ones she designs cost…

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