YSL, one of the greats died. Let us remember and say farewell.

One of the greatest french fashion designers dies, Yves Saint Laurent, at the age of 71.

Yves Saint Laurent, one of the most influential and enduring designers of the 20th century, empowered women by reinventing pants as a sleek, elegant staple of the female wardrobe. Saint Laurent had long been rumored to be ill, and Berge said on RTL radio Monday that he had been afflicted with brain cancer for the past year "He no longer liked the world of today's fashion ... he said it didn't understand him," Berge said."He had a great, immense love affair with fashion. It's true that he left the profession, but in a couple you can split up because you must do so ... and still be very unhappy," he said. "That was his case."

Details of Yves Saint Laurent's death last night are emerging. WWD reports the designer died of brain cancer.

The legendary couturier passed away in the presence of [business partner Pierre] Berge and longtime friend and muse Betty Catroux. Catherine Deneuve arrived shortly after he died, at 11:10 p.m. Paris time, Berge noted.

Saint Laurent's funeral is scheduled for Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in Paris at the Eglise Saint-Roch at 296 Rue Saint Honoré. French president Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to attend. After the funeral, Saint Laurent's ashes will be sent to his famous Majorelle Garden in Marrakech.

via. associated press
via. wwd
via. times online uk

Sex Sex Sex and the City Movie!

Click your heels 3 times and you'll be in New York at the Sex and the City premiere!!

If only that was true, sorry chicas! At the very least the much anticipated movie release of Sex and the City will be this Friday at theaters all across America. Oooohh La La, what will be in store for us is exciting! Now I have stayed away from all the hoopla--the spoilers, the clips, the interviews, etc. I didnt want to taint my experience and I dont want to do that to you either. So for the next few days iDR will be posting Sex and the City stuff, but no spoilers here. We will be recapping and covering content about our favorite Sex and the City moments, city specific stuff, characters, fashion, etc. We've been waiting for this day to happen for so long. I hope Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda (and BIG too!) dont disappoint us! Atleast we get to see our four favorite girls in our favorite fashion forward city, New York! Sigh, its like falling in love all over again.... Can't wait to see it in theaters this May 30th! eeeeeeeeeek!

Nike 1/1 Art Prize, The Art of Football

Nike 1/1 film, by AKQA. Creatives: Davor Krvavac, Greg Mullen, Nick Bailey

Art and football become unlikely bedfellows in a new competition launched by Nike, which offers the chance for artists to exhibit during the Basel Art Fair and design a limited edition series of Nike Dunks.

Devised by AKQA, 1/1 invites artists to submit work to the brief ‘The Art of Football’. Works entered will be displayed in an online gallery where they will be judged by SHOWstudio’s Nick Knight - winning entrants will then see their work exhibited in a show held in Basel (coinciding with the contemporary art fair held in the city in June), alongside the work of 11 established creative talents.

One overall winner will then be chosen to have their work immortalised on a limited edition series of Nike Dunks, and the best work from the exhibition will also be included in a 1/1 book.

All work can be entered online at nike1-1.com. Submissions close on May 18.

via. creative review

Woody Allen sues American Apparel over billboard ad

Filmmaker Woody Allen has filed a federal lawsuit seeking at least $10 million in damages against American Apparel for allegedly using his image without his permission on billboards in New York and Hollywood, as well as its Web site. The ads from last May reportedly included an image of Allen dressed as Hasidic Jew from his Oscar-winning film, "Annie Hall." American Apparel did not comment for this article.

via. International Herald Tribune/Associated Press