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MAKING A LIST: Before the lights went down at Naeem Khan Tuesday morning, “Jessie” and “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” actress Peyton List talked about her own coming attractions.
She’s about to start shooting Sepia Films’ “Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet” based on Joanne Proulx’s young-adult book. “I’m excited to play some other things besides Disney. I always try my hardest to play different characters. I think it will be cool for people to see me in this different light, more of a mature role,” she said. “I always end up breaking down the character’s back story so I have that in mind even though no one gets to see those parts of the character. It’s just good to have that in mind.”
Another plus is getting to know her costar Cameron Monaghan and hanging out with him. The 18-year-old also enthused about the coming-of-age film’s director Robin Hays’ “amazing vision” and shooting two hours outside of Vancouver. “Something else about this movie is it is very natural and will show my real side. Everyone is more used to seeing me like this — more glammed up,” she said, tossing her side braid for effect. “So how good will it be just

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TORY TIME: Diane Kruger, Li Bingbing and Camilla Belle were seated front row at Tory Burch’s show Tuesday morning at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Kruger was not doing interviews, but Bingbing and Belle were more than happy to talk about their latest projects. Belle said she has a movie coming out soon called “The Mad Whale,” with James Franco, in which she plays a woman thrown into an insane asylum in the late 1800s. Bingbing just finished filming a movie called “Meg,” which she said “is a little bit of a thriller.”
Dressed head to toe in a spring Burch look, Belle pointed to the “richness and colors” of the designer’s fall collection, citing the velvets and the boots.

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NO MORE BRICKS IN THE WALL: Diesel launched its ad campaign for spring with a timely message, comprising images and a short film by David LaChapelle that pay tribute to inclusion, love, diversity and fraternity.
“At Diesel, we have a strong position against hate and more than ever we want the world to know that,” explained artistic director Nicola Formichetti. “Love and togetherness are crucial in creating a society we all want to live in, and the future we all deserve. We started working on this campaign last summer. We took a look at the world and we thought: The world doesn’t look very good right now, it doesn’t look very Diesel at the moment and at Diesel, we have a strong position against hate and for positivity and inclusivity and diversity, and more than ever we want the world to know that love and togetherness are crucial in creating a society we all want to live in, and the future we all deserve. And it’s nothing new for us at Diesel; the brand has been commenting on society and culture since the early Nineties.”

 
In the video, flowers are thrown from one side to the other of a wall lined with barbed

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Liketoknow.it, the service created by influencer network Reward Style that helps fashion bloggers and brands monetize content from Instagram posts, is releasing a stand-alone app.
The Liketoknow.it app is slated to go live in March, letting influencer-created images seen on the mobile web become shoppable. Any image that is in the rewardStyle network, whether found on Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram, Google, Weebo or other mobile or social services worldwide, is shoppable and links back to the original content-creator and the brands pictured in the image.
The app uses a proprietary technology that is exclusive to the company.
According to Reward Style founder Amber Venz Box, the app has been in the works since Liketoknow.it was created in 2014. Venz Box said consumer behaviors on social media have changed and that the new app seeks to take advantage of the latest trends by “connecting the dots for consumers” and attracting shoppers who want to buy, providing more value to brands.
Specifics about the functionality and technology will not become public until the app goes live next month.
Thus far, there have been one million pieces of content published to Liketoknow.it alone, Venz Box said. There are 4,000 merchants, one million brands and 150 million products on the platform, and this year

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NO RUNWAY: Yang Li and Aganovich will skip the catwalk during Paris Fashion Week, as both brands opt for a different approach this season.
Beijing-born and London-based designer Li — who has showed in Paris since 2013 — has teamed with German industrial rocker Blixa Bargeld to create a 40-minute show called “Fall,” to be performed at Palais de Tokyo the evening of March 7. The event, combining music, art and fashion, will include Li’s creations as well as the debut of Bargeld’s upcoming EP.
The show is “a physical and sonic mood board, to show the influences and inspirations behind my work,” said Li.
Aganovich, the label founded in 2005 by husband-and-wife design duo Nana Aganovich and Brooke Taylor, is taking a break from the runway, and will instead reveal their fall collection in what they are describing as an “enigmatic” look book of the brand’s inspirations on Feb. 28. In addition to their women’s wear offer, the Aganovich will also include images of a new capsule collection for men.

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Your front row view, no ticket required.

Their Palm Beach looks are almost identical.

“I find out later Simon Miller is not a person.”

Pretty sure Bey is one of the only people in the world who could pull this off.

Zac Posen’s little sister Zac Zac Posen is slowing growing up. The secondary line tends to skew youthful, with bright colors, casual separates, lively prints, et al., but this season it began gravitating toward a moodier offering of occasionwear. A brocade from the late 1800s inspired an overarching Victorian theme that Posen updated with sportswear elements.
It’s hard to imagine takes on Victorian not feeling overplayed. Stylistically, there are blouson sleeves, sheer layers, volume, jacquard and embellishments, all of which are literal draws from Victorian fashion; they all factor into Posen’s collection. But where he differentiates himself successfully is when he takes the idea of dark romanticism and applies it to a street context.
He maximized evening offerings because they sell and, along with other occasion attire separates, put together a sophisticated collection that will appeal to a vast age range. Styles ranged from a sleek black gown featuring a spliced spacing technique to pantsuits featuring the same, paired with bow-adorned bustier tops. A pinstripe capsule is worth noting for its versatility — a floor-length coat could be worn as a dress, as could an elongated blazer with plunging neckline. Floral threadwork, daisy prints, silk jacquards and tulle were offered in diverse dress silhouettes.

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