LEE ALEXANDER MCQUEEN'S FUNERAL.

I was told of his death at about midnight when people start texting and calling. Some mourn his death by flooding newsfeed and twitters with love declaration etc, which I find really unnecessary. If you love him then respect him enough to let his soul rest in peace.

That morning I was just thinking about the industry in general (about Daul, Tavi and the people who bully her) and how pressuring it has become. I wrote in my notebook (yeah sometimes I write on a notebook before I blog): “When are we going to stop the negativity? Must McQueen stuff armadillo heels down his throat and die to realize we’re doing harm to our own industry?” My heart like really stopped when I heard about his death. I didn’t know him but I had tears in my eyes. I liked McQueen because he was a great designer and coincidentally, my current project revolves partly around his creation.

I’ll end this post with a quote by a friend of mine, “Who will design out dreams now?”

Dinie.

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MEET REMY RENZULLO & BECCA SHUMLIN.

My hi-fasheen best friend forever needs no introduction unless you’re not the intellectual kind.

I’ve said it a million times and I’m going to say it again. If you want to break into the industry (like literally), do it with a pair of Yves Saint Laurent metallic cage bootie, in size 9.

Meet my new best-friend-forever (allegedly), Becca Shumlin and her sidekick, Remy Renzullo. Becca aka my best-friend-forever is the daughter of Vermont State Senate president and Remy, my best-friend-forever’s sidekick are both seniors at Putney. (They study livestock care and all those non-fashion stuff.)

There are so many rich kids but why them, you may ask. Get this, “Two high school seniors from Vermont might have hacked into the database of PR company BPCM to get themselves on the list for Fashion Week shows.”

And Remy wrote this:

Hi [redacted],

This is Remy Renzullo, requesting an invitation for Alexandre Herchcovitch's Fall/Winter 2010 show. I work as a freelance stylist, currently working with the future first lady, Deborah Shumlin, of Vermont for the campaign trail and hopefully elected office. More information can be found here: http://www.shumlinforgovernor.com. In addition I have been signed on to contribute to a new fashion magazine, FUTURE. I would love to have seats or standing if available for myself and Rebecca Shumlin, the magazine's editor-in-chief and daughter of the future governor and, myself. Please let me know if this will be possible.

Thanks so much for your time,

Remy Renzullo

Remy and Becca is a genius. Even smarter that the person who invented the Internet. (Was it Billgates?)

Dinie

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SAY HI TO FOREVER.

In loving memory of Daul Kim.
1989- 2009.

Model Daul Kim was found dead in Paris this morning, her agents at Next confirm. "She was a top model and a great friend to all of us at Next. Please respect her family’s privacy at this time of sadness. We will all miss her very much," they said in a statement. The cause of death remains unknown at this time, but a source tells the Cut the 20-year-old committed suicide. She will be missed.

Dinie.

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