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Alexander Wang Partners With Nars For New York Fashion Week

Heidi Klum Aug 08, 2012

Alexander Wang's New Makeup, Pour La Victoire's First Campaign, and Stella McCartney's Uniform Envy

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

by Justin Fenner

Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.

After seasons of working with MAC Cosmetics, Alexander Wang will partner with Nars on his Spring 2013 show during New York Fashion Week. [Style.com]
For its debut ad campaign, accessories line Pour La Victoire enlisted Terry Richardson to photograph model Jessica Hart at a club in New York City. [WWD]
Just like her ready-to-wear, Stella McCartney's Olympic uniforms for Team Great Britain are the subject of envy and desire. "Everyone in the Olympic Village wants to trade with us," said gold medalist rower Pete Reed. "Lots of other nations look so plain and flat. Our kit is really something to be proud of." [Vogue UK]
ICB — the brand revived by Prabal Gurung — will debut its first American ad campaign in the September issue of Vogue. [The Cut]
Love Magazine partnered with artist Yayoi Kusama (who herself recently partnered with Louis Vuitton) on an iPad app that allows users to employ Kusama's favorite decoration: the dot. [Refinery29]
Heidi Klum has reprised her role as the face of Jordache Jeans. She first partnered with the brand in 2007 and designed a capsule collection for it in 2008. [Styleite]

Photo: Gisele Bundchen does her makeup backstage before Alexander Wang's Fall 2012 show.

Louis Vuitton Yayoi Kusama Collaboration Pictures

Louis Vuitton's Collab With Yayoi Kusama Hits Tuesday

Marc Jacobs will continue his series of artist collaborations by working with Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist known for her whimsical dot motif.

by Justin Fenner

Marc Jacobs will continue his series of artist collaborations by working with Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist known for her whimsical dot motif.

On Tuesday, two days before a retrospective of Kusama's work opens at the Whitney Museum in New York, Louis Vuitton will deliver a collection informed by her signature decoration to its stores in the United States. It will be in stores around the world on July 19. Kusama's signature dots will appear on everything from trench coats to pajamas and jewelry. Another assortment of products, combining Vuitton's monogram leather goods and Kusama's "nerves" design, will arrive in October.

Jacobs met Kusama in Tokyo in 2006. Their relationship led to Louis Vuitton providing financial backing for a retrospective of her work at London's Tate Modern museum earlier this year. Jacobs called the collaboration an extension of that support.

"Her energy is just endless," Jacobs said. "For many people who don't look at art or go to galleries, or maybe they're not aware of Kusama's work, there will be a new venue, a new place to see this work and to come to appreciate it through the eyes of Louis Vuitton."

The last time Jacobs worked with an artist for Louis Vuitton was his collaboration with Takashi Murakami in 2003. He also worked with Stephen Sprouse in 2001.

Kusama's influence can already be seen in Jacobs's work — his newest fragrance, after all, is called Dot. Take a look at his collaboration with Kusama — and Kusama's own work — here in the gallery.

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Lancome May 18, 2011

Hey, Honey: Lancôme Gets Whimsical With Limited-Edition Juicy Tubes

Japanese visual designer Yayoi Kusama is known for her playful, botanically-inspired aesthetic, and Lancôme has joined forces with the artist to create these cute new limited-edition collection of Juicy Tubes glosses ($15 each).

by Brittney Stephens

Japanese visual designer Yayoi Kusama is known for her playful, botanically-inspired aesthetic, and Lancôme has joined forces with the artist to create these cute new limited-edition collection of Juicy Tubes glosses ($15 each). Each gloss (available in Pop Art Hazelnut, Happy Honey, Rose Blossom, Dot Apricot, Crazy Raspberry, and Swing Pink) features honey as the main ingredient, and is formulated with its own unique fragrance. In addition, these sheer-finish, preservative-free lip colors are packaged in tubes certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, which helps reduce the exploitation of forests. Between the sweet scent and whimsical design, these are a guaranteed summertime treat.

Art Sep 26, 2007

Casa Shops: Cerealart

I'd love to be an art collector, but sometimes the pennies just don't add up.

by POPSUGAR Home

I'd love to be an art collector, but sometimes the pennies just don't add up. That's why I'm a huge fan of Cerealart, which has made the work of critically-acclaimed, internationally-recognized, contemporary artists more accessible to a penny-pinching audience. Cerealart is a sort of artist collective, which develops, produces, and distributes three-dimensional artwork in multiples.

Most of the designs are limited editions, and distributed through Cerealart, and through museums and galleries around the world. The thought behind it is that reasonably priced, three-dimensional artwork is a great vehicle for distributing ideas. Some of the noted idea-makers include Marcel Dzama, Takashi Murakami (of Louis Vuitton fame), Allan McCollum, Yayoi Kusama, and Laurie Simmons. To see some of my favorite Cerealart items, just click the photos below.