So this happened—famed shoe designer Christian Louboutin filed a lawsuit against YSL in April for trademark infringement, claiming that red-soled shoes are a signature that is associated with his brand name. Louboutin lost it when YSL’s Cruise 2011 collection showed four styles of shoes with red bottoms, and the designer wanted them to be discontinued immediately. Not shockingly, the court ruled that “the color red” on the soles of shoes could not be granted trademark protection, and when this case ran on national news outlets like Huffington Post, MSNBC, and CNN, the world shared a good laugh.
11. Kate Moss’ wedding:
It’s obvious that no wedding in the UK could top that of Kate Middleton and Prince William in 2011, but one came pretty damn close: Kate Moss and Jamie Hince tied the knot on July 1 with a celebration that was fondly referred to as “Mosstock.” The bride wore a bohemian, intricately embroidered gown by John Galliano, who made a controversial appearance in Moss’ Mario Testino-shot wedding portraits that ran as an exclusive in the September issue of Vogue. With guests like Daphne Guinness, Carine Roitfeld, Marc Jacobs, and Lara Stone, and an angelic group of flower girls that included Moss’ daughter Lila Grace and supermodel-to-be little sister Lottie, the three-day event was a fashion fairy tale.
This was the year of the “It” girls that are actuallygirls, and little Elle Fanning started it all. After becoming an industry darling after starring in the 2010 Sofia Coppola flick Somewhere, she’s been featured in a Rodarte short film for Nowness, shared a Vogue spread with Natalia Vodianova, landed the covers of LOVE and W, and scored the Marc by Marc Jacobs Fall 2011 ad campaign. When she’s not making movies, she’s busy promoting them, and her red carpet choices range from sweet frocks by Marc Jacobs and Marchesa to more mature pieces from Valentino and Chanel—yes, she already has the Karl Lagerfeld seal of approval. Mark our words: This was just the first of many amazing years ahead for the 13-year-old. Good thing she has teen dynamo editor Tavi Gevinson and her new site Rookie to chronicle her life.
13. The rise and fall of @CondeElevator:
On August 6th, an anonymous tweeter who claimed that he or she was a Condé Nast employee, started sharing gossipy tidbits overheard in the elevators of the famed 4 Times Square. The conversations that occurred were almost too juicy to be true—vapid, snooty, catty, eating disorder-oriented—and the Twitter account amassed a whopping 60,000 followers in less than a week. The corporate folks at Condé Nast were not amused by the stunt, and a widely publicized witch hunt to find the culprit began. @CondeElevator was shut down a mere six days after it appeared, but the industry will likely remember this genius attempt at rebellion for a long time—not unlike @NoBtotheS who rose to fashion PR fame in 2010.
Carine Roitfeld found herself in some hot water for a sultry spread featuring very young girls in the Tom Ford-edited December/January 2011 issue of VogueParis. One of the models was 10-year-old French stunner Thylane Blondeau, and it came to our attention shortly after that there was a Tumblr solely dedicated to pictures of her. While the majority of the photos were tasteful, age-appropriate, and showed off Thylane’s incredible beauty, the inevitable backlash came—and fast. Not only did this story hitGood Morning America, Thylane’s own mother got involved, posting an open letter on her Facebook page before shutting it down for good.
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