Female stars were celebrated at last night's Elle Women in Television event in LA. Famous small-screen actors including Cougar Town's Busy Philipps, wearing Hatch, Revenge's Madeleine Stowe, So You Think You Can Dance's Cat Deeley, and Fashion Star's Nicole Richie turned up for the fashionable event at SoHo House.
Inside, Busy chatted with Joel McHale. The duo took a photo with Joel resting a hand on Busy's growing baby bump. Madeleine mingled with her Revenge costars Margarita Levieva and Christa B. Allen, while Busy met up with Cat Deeley and Sarah Chalke, who guest-starred on Busy's Cougar Town before it moved to TBS. Nicole looked stunning in a white Alaïa dress, which she ditched for a chic black number when she attended a Ferragamo fashion event later in the evening.
Those stories and more in our daily news roundup.
If our Twitter feed proved anything today, it's that Anna Wintour and André Leon Talley aren't the only politicos in the fashion world. Terry Richardson, Kelly Mittendorf, Jeremy Scott, and Joe Zee were among those who not only hit the polls but also used their social media pull to get out the vote. While we'll leave it up to you to figure out who the majority of industry folk probably voted for, we will say this: patriotism is always in style.
It's, like, freezing and long lines and people are way pushy. That's the bad news about voting. The good news? America is the best country!
— Derek Blasberg (@DerekBlasberg) November 6, 2012
Julianne Hough, Fergie, and Hailee Steinfeld, in a Mary Katrantzou skirt, stepped out in LA last night for Elle magazine and the Sundance Channel's premiere of editor Joe Zee's show, All on the Line With Joe Zee, at Soho House. The bash gave Julianne a chance to catch up with her Safe Haven costar Josh Duhamel, who attended with wife Fergie. Joe's new show is the latest stylish reality show. In each episode, he acts as a mentor to a designer struggling to get their line off the ground.
We spoke with Joe Zee to talk All on the Line well before the program's debut on the Sundance Channel — the first episode actually airs tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET. He said, "It's not the typical portrayal of fashion; it's something that feels real, genuine, and authentic. I was so moved emotionally. There were times when I was on the floor with [the designers], jacket off, sleeves rolled up trying to help. There were also times when I was so mad at the designers, and there were other times when I wanted to hug them. I was so invested in their final outcome."
>> For the first time in over eight years, Elle has placed a model on its cover. Not just one model, in fact, but rather four: “We felt it was time to show the sexy side of fashion again, enlisting four of the runway’s super seductive models – Miranda Kerr, Chanel Iman, Adriana Lima, and Doutzen Kroes," says editor Robbie Myers. "These covers harken to what made Elle Elle: Shot outside, drenched in sunlight, color, and of course accessories, the women look right back at you with all the personal and sexual confidence in the world.” The four models, who appear on the cover of Elle's October 2011 issue — on newsstands Sept. 20 — were styled by Joe Zee and shot by Alexei Hay. Erin Wasson was the last model to cover Elle, for the magazine's September 2003 issue.
Watch a behind-the-scenes video from the shoot, below.
This week on Twitter, we caught a glimpse of celebrity Memorial Day celebrations — lounging poolside, traveling, and checking out the sights. We saw Olivia Wilde's charity work in Haiti, Rihanna touching up her hair, mermaid-style, and Victoria Beckham's little one taking a much-needed pool dip. Click through to see all of the fashionable moments!
>> Joe Zee's Sundance Channel reality show, All on the Line, has been picked up for a second season on the eve of the premiere season's finale episode, airing tonight. The second cycle will debut in November.
And it sounds like another editor is working towards his own reality project. Andre Leon Talley, who has put in time as a judge on the past three seasons of America's Next Top Model, was spotted with camera crews trailing behind him this past weekend while he was in Savannah for SCAD's annual senior fashion show. Although the crew told onlookers they were filming for Top Model, it's rumored to be be for a reality show focusing on Talley, instead.
UPDATE: Talley has responded to the rumors: "There is no truth to this rumor about a reality television pilot." [The Cut]
In the past couple of years, we've witnessed a number of talented designers forced to fold their business due to the ever-changing fashion industry and economic hardships. In times like these, it's always good to get some advice from someone who has been in the business for a while now — someone like Joe Zee. We recently chatted with the creative director of Elle Magazine and star/mentor of reality fashion show, All on the Line, about what to do, what not to do, and everything else in between. Listen up to what he has to say:
FabSugar: What has your experience been like on All on the Line and mentoring struggling fashion designers?
JZ: It's not the typical portrayal of fashion, it's something that feels real, genuine, and authentic. I was so moved emotionally. There were times when I was on the floor with them, jacket off, sleeves rolled up trying to help. There were also times when I was so mad at the designers, and there were other times when I wanted to hug them. I was so invested in their final outcome.
FS: Tell us why you think it's so important for designers to understand the business aspect, the balance between creativity and commerce, in the fashion industry.
JZ: People have to live in today, you can't just be an artist for art's sake, because you might as well live upstate with the doors locked with no computer, no phone, and just paint your heart out. Otherwise, if you want to do this for business, you have to start appealing to other people, that's the important thing.
More from Joe on why designers should take business classes, successful and unsuccessful characteristics, and more after the jump
