Tuesday, 12 June 2012

Meet Caillianne, Samantha & Chloe From Beckerman Bite Plate - StyleList

Chloe in Lanvin for H&M; Caillianne mixing Prada, vintage and Beckerman designs; and Samantha's "'Where the Wild Things Are' + Chanel Fall 2010" look. Photos: Beckerman Bite Plate.StyleList is about all kinds of fashion for all kinds of women. So we're teaming up with some of the best fashion bloggers and sites. Look for feather extension more profiles of our favorite fashion bloggers and stories featuring their amazing photos, style inspiration ideas and the things they love on StyleList. Blog: Beckerman Bite PlateBloggers: Caillianne, Samantha and Chloe BeckermanWhere they're from: Grew up in TorontoTheir thing: These three blond sisters are obsessed with anything and everything vintage. They describe their style as "an eclectic hodgepodge of color and happiness." They list every single item in their ensembles, along with a description called "The Look" -- when we published this story, Samantha's latest was "Holiday Cheer + Zebra" and Caillianne's was "Coney Island + Black Magic" -- plus a "Fun Fact" that typically traces the lives of assorted garments.The girls have collaborated on H&M's style guide, Uniqlo's makeup monster shirt and Aldo's Let's Dance campaign, meaning the girls are bringing their unpredictable style to the mainstream.Befitting Feather hair such worldly style ambassadors, the fashion blog chronicles the Beckermans' adventures on planet Earth and their mix-and-match styles, which are totally original yet accessible.Their current style obsession: Prada's knitted headband, vintage chunky pom-pom knitwear jackets, printed painter pants, cat-eyed sunglasses, high-waisted '60s pants, red lipstick and anything camouflage.Their style advice: Have no regrets about anything you've worn: "Because you gotta try everything once!"When they're not blogging: They fuse their infinite ideas into a womenswear, jewelry and handbag collection, available at Beckermans.com. And it's no surprise that stylish celebs like Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Paris Hilton, Rachel Bilson, Sienna Miller, Kelly Osbourne and Agyness Deyn have all worn their unique designs.Their fashion fact: "We met Stella McCartney at a trunk show when we were 17 years old, and we totally hit it off and became pen pals with her! This is when she was in charge of the Chloé house. We would write each other letters back and forth, and she would send us cute letters with encouraging words. She would even send us care packages when we were Hair extensions studying at Fashion Institute of Technology, wishing us good luck on exams and sending us the videos to her latest collections... Stella really inspired us to become fashion designers!"Where else to find them:Twitter: @BeckermanBlogFacebook: Beckerman Bite Plate

Thursday, 7 June 2012

RuPaul’s Christmas Card (& A Fashion Forward Drag Race Surprise)

The poster for RuPaul's third season of Drag Race.Always one to keep a bulk hair well-manicured finger on the pulse of pop culture (and channel the zeitgeist), RuPaul takes on the divas of Burlesque for his third annual holiday card. Luckily, he put ELLE first on his mailing list—we’re tight. Rulesque, the drag star’s take on Cher and Xtina’s film poster, follows last year’s RuPalin card and 2008′s RuBama spoof.The third season of RuPaul’s  Drag Race—the hit Logo series in which aspiring queens go wig-to-wig in ANTM-style challenges and lipsynch for their lives—premieres in late hair bulk January. This season, RuPaul’s evidently stepping up his show’s fashion quotient, with guest judges like ChloĆ« Sevigny (plus a camptastic crew including LaToya Jackson, Sharon Osbourne, Johnny Weir, and Lily Tomlin).ELLE sat down with RuPaul a few days before his 50th birthday to dish about Drag Race, the fashion industry (he’s not a fan), and chinese remi the state of cross dressing culture today.  Click here to watch!Photo: RuPaul