Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen / Designer Masterclass

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen did a Designer Masterclass for Net-a-Porter.com where they go through all fifteen pieces of their collection The Row. In true Olsen style, they can hardly contain their excitement. Giddily laughing and shrieking like the two über-famous twins that they are, they talk about biker girl pants that are stretchy (read: comfortable) and a cape (which is, apparently, key for a wardrobe). Citing even Fantastic Mr. Fox as an inspiration for their mustard pieces, they play off of each other, making sure not to miss a beat with the brown python (go luxe!) and the still-stretchy-still-comfortable leather stretchies (opt for wide-leg pants). Also included in the series are quotes like “That was pretty beyond”, from Behind the Seams, where we get a sneak peek at their super-secret offices so you can view the entire two t-shirt archive. “It started with a t-shirt”. And it ended… with ordering a pizza.

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Alexander Beck + Alessandro Dal Buoni / Hero Magazine

Alexander Beck shines in this editorial and video by Alessandro Dal Buoni for the new issue of Hero magazine. Since it’s inception in 2009, Hero has managed to hold its own. I’ll be honest, I was wary as to whether or not a magazine completely dedicated to models—and male models at that—would be able to survive more than two issues. A magazine “all about the guys that are destined to become the faces of tomorrow’s fashion” has turned out to satisfy a niche market I didn’t think existed. Men’s magazines are extremely difficult, because advertisers know that the men who read them are most likely men who can afford the products being marketed. Therefore, there isn’t very much room for a men’s magazine geared toward a younger market. Why try to sell to kids you know can’t buy what’s being offered? This conundrum means, and I hate to say it, that there can possibly never be a men’s magazine geared towards a late-teens, early-twenties type market. And who wants to subscribe to Port? Fantastic Man? Esquire? Not me, that’s who. I’m really trying to support these magazines that dare to target young men as its audience—magazines like Ten Men and Hero. The new issue of Hero is available now.

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Objectivism + Ayn Rand

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Tavi on CBS News

So don’t know how many of you have been following Rookie Mag since its début, but apparently Tavi is into TV spots and stuff these days. The shitty part is that since she is still “finding herself” and can’t really give straight answers this interview completely sucks. It doesn’t really help at all that the interviewers are the stereotypical mom and dad that you don’t want at your birthday party and can’t even pronounce your name properly. I mean, really CBS News? Did you not watch the video that was part of your whole introductory segment where Tavi pronounces her name and then think, “Oh, maybe that’s how you say it”. Somebody should be fired, and I’ll give you a clue, THE TWO DUNCES BEHIND THE DESK. I’m mostly just perplexed as to why Tavi never mentioned the Everybody Farts post on national television. Crop dusting as I type while listening to Everybody Hurts but replacing “hurts” with “farts”. I just can’t wait until Tavi graduates and decides to let her ghostwriters go wild so she can re-enter the fashion kingdom as the new Anna Dello Russo, except the smart version. You thought I was gonna say Anna Wintour, didn’t you? Gotcha there, didn’t I? Everyboooddyyy farrrrrts, sometimes.

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Miu Miu / Bruce Weber + Hailee Steinfeld

You may remember her as the outspoken cowgirl from that No Country For Old Men sequel. However, Hailee Steinfeld stars in this Bruce Weber biopic that’s more of a drawn out behind-the-scenes video for one of The Selby’s shoots. She frolicks with the clothes, and then, spoiler alert, waves goodbye as she eloquently exits with an armful of expensive Miu Miu product. It’s like the concluding stab after having watched her surrounded by goodies for four minutes. The appropriate Jean Cocteau reference at the beginning is aimed at telling you that you can have it all if you’re sensible and your small fire is contained and portable. Even the soundtrack is bloody awful. It’s like a throwback to the opening of Little House On The Prairie, which was the time most people left their cosy armchairs to brew a pot of tea and prepare snacks for a family of ten, to be back in time for when the show actually started. And we all wonder why she was snubbed for the Supporting Actress oscar…

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