Fashion News: Is Jennifer Lawrence too fat for ‘Hunger Games’?
Is Jennifer Lawrence too fat to play Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games?” This is a thought that never would have crossed my mind– she looks pretty, um, normal in the sleek, belted golden gown she’s wearing in this photo with her cast-mates. But The Cut and Slate note that some of the film’s reviewers — including Manohla Dargis at the New York Times — seem disappointed that she doesn’t look emaciated. Not hungry enough, so to speak. [The Cut] [Slate]
Retailers reportedly have noted a high rate of returns of clothing ordered by Mexican consumers. The problem is the clothes just don’t fit. So the country’s apparel industry undertook a survey to see what the proportions are of the average man and woman in Mexico. The results will be used to create a new “Mexican molde” designed to ensure clothes that fit and are flattering. [WWD] [The Cut]
Kenneth Cole is launching new higher-priced men’s and women’s lines ($400 dresses, $598 coats), called the Kenneth Cole Collection. The launch coincides with the brand’s 30th anniversary. [WWD] (Subscription required.)
Super-model Claudia Schiffer stars in Guess’ 30th anniversary ad campaign, 23 years after shooting her first ads for the label. [The Cut]
Etta Froio, senior contributing editor at WWD, is retiring Friday after 40 years with the publication. [WWD]
Style.com/Print is slated to hit newsstands Monday, spotlighting looks from designers’ fall-winter 2012 ready-to-wear collections, only a few weeks after the end of Paris Fashion Week. The theme is “Fashion Behind Closed Doors,” and among other things it features behind-the-scenes looks at designers Alber Elbaz, Joseph Altuzarra, Giorgio Armani and Hollywood’s Georgina Chapman as she helps get Stacy Kiebler ready for the Oscars — and then attends herself. [Style.com]
Altuzarra, by the way, confirms he has a collaboration with J Crew that should come out in a few weeks. [Fashionista]
Fashion blogger Lindsay Scruggs, who lost an eye and a hand when she walked into a plane propeller in December, is suing the airplane’s insurer rather than settle for the $200,000 they’ve offered. [Styleite]
Dorino Della Valle, founder of Tod’s, died Tuesday in Casette d’Ete, Italy. He was 87. [WWD] (Subscription required.)
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Photo: From left, “The Hunger Games” co-stars Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson attend the film’s European premiere on March 14 in London. Credit: Dave Hogan / Getty Images
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