The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Lala Anthony Talks Vogue Feature and New Website, Nicki Minaj is Getting A Fragrance, and Jessica White is Recording

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Rihanna to Perform at Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Cathy Horyn Banned from Hedi Slimane's Saint Laurent Show, and valuable fashion brand, according to a report ranking companies by their annual value. Vuitton came in 17th on the list, amassing $23.5 million in value every year. The next most valuable fashion brand is H&M, which earned the 23rd spot with $16.5 million, and Zara came in at #37 with 9.5...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Solange Knowles Talks to Vogue Italia, Kimora Lee Simmons's New Skincare Line, and Target's New Approach to• Solange Knowles sat down with Vogue Italia's Black Blog to talk black women in fashion and of course, her unique sense of style. The new aunt might have her big sis Beyoncé to buy her 25 pairs of designer shoes for her birthday, but just like the rest of us, she can't afford cop all the...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Kim Kardashian Finally Admits She Dresses for Kanye, London's Gucci Flagship Gets Robbed, and A$AP Rocky Covers Will she ever not be adorable? (Styleite) • A$AP Rocky covers the March 2013 issue of L'Uomo Vogue, lensed by Francesco Carrozini. Are you feeling this? (Fashion Bomb Inbox) ~Jihan

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Vogue's Coachella Street Style, Behind The Scenes of Fashion Week With Pat McGrath, Justin Timberlake to Launch Check out Vogue's snaps of the festival's most stylish attendees, in duds from Dolce and Gabbana to Isabel Marant. (Vogue) • What's fashion week like for famed makeup artist Pat McGrath? Vogue follows her through her (very) busy Fashion month, in a Polaroid photo diary (Vogue) • Justin...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Nicki Minaj Covers Vibe's March Issue, J.Crew Collaborates with Manolo Blahnik, And Viola Davis Sits Next to Anna I wager is a welcome alternative to last season's most buzzed about coupling with Nicki Minaj. Seated to Ms. Davis's right were her husband, Julius Tennon and our beloved André Leon Talley. It has happened on quite a few occasions that Ms. Wintour's Fashion Week front row neighbors have gone...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Bronx Street Fashion, Rent The Runway To Sell Makeup, and Naomi Campbell for Givenchy Fall 2011 (NYDN) • Rent the Runway, a Fashion Bomb favorite, is partnering with Lancôme to sell select makeup products on their website. So after you rent that Stella McCartney gown, you can add a complimentary lipstick to your cart. And no, you will not be able to rent makeup... because that's just...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Vogue Editors Take A Photo Together, Nicki Minaj Films Video with Willow Smith, and Chanel Iman and Kanye West are First Nicki Minaj uses their stuffed animals as a purse for the VMA's, and now, the lady has gone back for more, decapitating all their favorite toys to make a dress she's only going to wear once. The Harajuku Barbie and Willow Smith were spotted this weekend filming a music video for Smith's...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Janelle Monae Talks Tuxedos in Glamour's August 2011 issue, Carmelo Anthony in L'Uomo Vogue, and Maybelline Features We'll see if they continue in this pattern of featuring fashion journalists and neo-journalists only. In which case, you plebes have no chance! The Fashion Bomb contributors are next! (Beauty High) • Calling all fashion activists! If you were looking for something to boycott, take a cue...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: June Ambrose Talks Styled by June, Jason Wu for Target Sells as Expected, and Peep Lanvin's Spring 2012 Campaign Mier Ai, managing director for Hearst China says this new approach will, "provide stylish Chinese women with the pleasure of a glamorous and fashionable reading experience twice as often as before." Indeed, print publications need to find new and exciting ways to present their content,...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Vivienne Westwood Calls First Lady Michelle Obama's Style 'Dreadful', Skira Rizzoli Set To Publish Stephen Burrows: Burrows: When Fashion Danced. Both the book and show document Burrows's rise to fame in the 1970′s, along with his New York art, music, and dance culture inspirations. The exhibit runs from March 22nd to July 28th. Sounds intriguing. Will you be picking up a copy/attending the exhibit? (The...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Hedi Slimane Taunts Cathy Horyn From Twitter, is Kanye West Styling Kim Kardashian Like Vogue Australia Editor (Styleite) • Ever wonder why Kanye West insists on dressing girlfriend Kim Kardashian the way he does? Fashion Bomb reader and Instagrammer @Iam_Ideal may have stumbled upon the reason. The answer might lie with Vogue Australia editor and Yeezy's personal style consultant Christine...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: André Leon Talley's Financial Advice, Happy Holidays– Lisa Frank is Selling Clothes, and the Boxing Kitten Sample • Nicki Minaj is dressed to host children's programming in this teaser for Willow Smith's upcoming music video, Fireball. (Necole Bitchie) ~Jihan

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Joan Smalls and Candice Swanepoel Cover V Magazine #48, A Sneak Peek at The Mary Katrantzou x Topshop Collaboration, (Fashionista) • If the popularity of our Fashion Bombshell of The Day posts indicate anything, it's that Fashion Bomb readers love to show off their style. Well, here's another opportunity to do so! Huffington Post contributor Wendy Brandes is looking for stylistas to feature in her...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Designer 'in Tears' After Seeing Nicki Minaj in A Knockoff of Her Design, Robin Givhan Is Cool With Corporate, and• It seems Nicki Minaj's stylists have committed the ultimate affront towards a designer. Jessica Rodgers, famous for her use of "puff balls," (a term she coined) in her designs says the rapstress' outfit at the Carolina Herrera show was a copy of one of her designs. "When I saw the photos, I...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Beyoncé Gives Birth, Nicki Minaj Eyes Vogue Cover, and Amina Warsuma's A Black Model in Paris Documentary (NYPost) • The New York Times Sunday Styles section published a very interesting piece on Nicki Minaj's growing influence in fashion. While her wacky Harajuki Barbie looks are often met with muchvitriol here, it is clear she is indeed a fashion icon and a source of inspiration and...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Jennifer Hudson is A Size 0?, The Kardashians for Sears Kollection Ad Campaign Surfaces, and Betsey Johnson Debuts I checked out the scene for The Fashion Bomb! Guests were treated to dance performances, lovely fruit, muffin, and scone platters, as well as chocolate and vanilla cupcakes. Only at a Betsey Johnson event is it appropriate to serve cupcakes before noon. The fragrance will be available in...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Nicki Minaj and David Guetta's 'Turn Me On' Teaser Video, Mitch Winehouse Is Not A Fan of Gaultier's Couture Show,• Nicki Minaj and house music king David Guetta are set to release their music video for "Turn Me On" this Tuesday, but for now, the two give us a little amuse bouche of sorts with this sneak peek. In the clip, Minaj brandishes a hatchet, and Guetta sports some strange head contraption....

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Nicolas Ghesquière Leaves Balenciaga, Lana Del Rey Will Not Be The New Face of Versace, and Ralph Lauren Bids Adieu Fashion Bomb Daily reached out to the fashion house for confirmation. A public relations representative said, "As much as we love Ms. Del Rey and appreciate her talent, we do not confirm her to front our upcoming campaigns." There goes that. • The solemn news continues. Ralph Lauren will...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Solange Knowles Covers The FADER, Rihanna Gets in A Bathtub for 'Stay' Video, and What Riccardo Tisci Won't Wear to (Fashion Bomb Inbox) • The Metropolitan Museum of Art had a preview for its upcoming Costume Institute exhibit, Punk: Chaos to Couture yesterday. The mini-show featured punk-inspired garments from designers like Vivienne Westwood and Chanel. In attendance was none other than RiccardoTisci,...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Jennifer Lopez Covers Vogue's April 2012 Issue, Peep Rihanna's Armani Jeans Ad, and Are These The New Nike Air Yeezy She was just featured on the cover of V magazine's sports issue (guess there weren't any athletes available?), and now she's gracing the cover of Vogue's shape issue, photographed by Mario Testino. The American Idol judge is wearing what appears to be a gown by BottegaVeneta. (Beauty is...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Rihanna to Cover Vogue A Second Time, Denzel Washington Covers GQ's Ocober Isuse, and Chanel Pays Knitwear Supplier no phone, and you can't talk, and you just....' She inhales deeply. 'At the same time... breathing with the baby." Ugh, can I just get pregnant right now? (Grazia) • In an opposite day-style turn of events, a storied fashion house is paying dues for copyright infringement. World Tricot,...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Lala Vazquez Anthony to Launch Cosmetics Line, André Leon Talley is a Fashion Innovator, and a Kardashian Magazine• Lala Vazquez-Anthony is positioning herself to make more money than she already does by launching a cosmetics line in collaboration with Motives makeup. The line, set to debut on the Motives website in February, will cater to women of color, although Ms. Vazquez-Anthony will offer shades...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Jourdan Dunn Talks Appearing on House of Style , Marc Jacobs Takes Bookmarc to London, and First Look at Nicki Minaj" Guys, I'm really excited! (Grazia) • Hold on to your multi-hued wigs, Barbz! It's official, Nicki Minaj WILL be a judge on American Idol, and this snap of her, Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson,Keith Urban, and Ryan Seacrest, gives you a taste of what's to come. Soak it all in for a minute,...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Solange Knowles Makes Vogue's Best Dressed List Again, Kim Kardashian Says She Gets 'Confidence Boost' From Kanye" Who doesn't love a wrap dress? (Vogue UK) • Naomi Campbell threw an extravagant and lavish 50th birthday celebration for her billionaire boyfriend, Vladimir Doronin. The model hired out the entire 15th century Mehrangarh Fort in Jodpur, all to cater to her A-list friends including Kate...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Tyra Banks Talks Top Model Firings, The Met Gala To Be LiveStreamed, and A Sneak Peek At Rihanna and Coldplay's The stream will go from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on May 7th, which you can catch on Vogue.com, Amazon.com, and Metmuseum.org. (WWD) • For Disney's Blu-ray release of Cinderella, ChristianLouboutin will design a glass slipper. (WWD) • Helmut Lang has launched a new diffusion line, HELMUT, which...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Rye Rye for Prabal Gurung, Plus Sized Flash Sales, Beyonce's Pulse Fragrance, and Eddie Borgo for J. CrewWelcome to the Fashion Bomb News Breakdown, where you get all the fashion news fit to read in a snap! • In celebration of his first-ever Resort 2012 collection, designer Prabal Gurung has enlisted the talents of M.I.A-backed musician Rye Rye to introduce it with a music video titled "New...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Nicki Minaj is Blue in Vogue, Behind the Scenes at the Prada Workshop, and President Barack Obama Sings the Blues• Nicki Minaj goes Smurfette blue for a profile in Vouge. The "Stupid Hoe" rapper sat down with the Fashion Bible to talk her sartorial proclivities (she wears "costumes, not outfits,") and her future plans to start "an enormous foundation to nurture girls." (hopefully not by calling them...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: June Ambrose Talks Style with the New York Times, A Look at Gareth Pugh x M.A.C., and the Decline of Couture The Bronx native wasn't always lauded for her fab personal style: "As a teenager in the '80s, she dressed in elaborate get-ups to glamour-flage her severe acne. She was often teased as the odd duck. 'I'd wear a ponytail with watches in my hair or mismatched tights,' she said. 'They didn't...

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: CFDA Designers Talk Neiman Marcus/ Target Collab, Which Lanvin Fall 2012 Model Still Hasn't Seen Ad She Posed For?, (Vogue UK) • Ever wonder how much those fabulous-looking Condé Nast staffers really make? FashionEtc spills the tea. (FashionEtc) ~Jihan

The Fashion Bomb News Breakdown: Frank Ocean Poses for Band of Outsiders Men's Spring 2013, Justin Timberlake May be Leaving William Rast, and Stephen Thoughts on the shoot? (Fashion Bomb Inbox) • Nanette Lepore's inked a deal with Peking Handicraft Inc. on a range of bedding set to debut this fall. The collection promises "really cozy bedroom elements" (everything from duvet covers to area rugs,) with prices ranging from $100 to $299....