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London Fashion Week. Brands Back to Britain.
LONDON, U.K. Hooray for London Fashion Week! In the face of all this adversity, doom, gloom and downright depressing state of affairs London Fashion Week is stepping up its game. It's no secret that the industry generally regards London...
London Fashion Week: Fat is a Fast issue…a Mark Fast issue
As confirmed by Mark Jacobs and the runways of New York Eighties styling details will be key come Spring/Summer – with a 2010 twist of course! On this side of the pond another Mark; Mark Fast, known for his...
Untapped Fashion and Music turn Up at the Time Hotel.
Late one recent Saturday night in the dimly lit INC LOUNGE at the TIME HOTEL, (Times Square NYC) an untapped resource for fashion and music made new friends. Honoring Mercedes Benz Fashion week '09 with emerging and talented artists,...
To Worship Fashion or not to worship?
The late, great, and oft-profound David Foster Wallace articulated the following idea in his 2005 commencement speech to Kenyon College (please indulge the long quotation)
“Because here's something else that's weird but true: in the day-to-day trenches of adult...
The Fashion Idol: Trying to Understand what happened to it?
Fashion at its base level is the choosing and wearing of clothes and accessories as a way to communicate a particular sensibility. What you wear and how you wear it ostensibly serves to define not so much your tastes...
Temperley London: Circus Glam.
Temperley London, favorite of diminutive celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe, has taken a theatrical turn for Spring/Summer 2010. The theme du jour was old world circus glam, accomplished with emphasis on heavy beading, revealing sheers, and lace-up drawstring detailing.
There...
Stephen BURROWS: Running the GAMUT.
Fashion legend Stephen Burrows debuted his Spring/Summer 2010 RTW collection to a small gathering of devoted fans this week, and somehow was one of the few designers this September to seem to actually be thinking about what people want...
ISAAC MIZRAHI PUTS ON ONE HELL OF A SHOW- OH THE PIZZAZ!
Coming to Isaac Mizrahi’s show one didn’t know what at first quite to make of things but given the lothario’s reputation for audacity, glamour, fun and simple kitsch one soon gave up their inhibitions and basked in the brilliance...
Skrapper: Take One Step Beyond who you Are.
Turning up to William Quigley’s and Katie Theofilis collection of SKRAPPER was an exercise in attitude, down town verve and the kind of stunts that you kind of only expect to see in movies. To be sure it was...
Nolcha Collections star at the Czech Consulate.
The columns of the Bohemian National Home are immediately discernable on the avenue. The polished façade juts into the street with an elegant assertiveness; it is a constant reminder of the Upper East Side’s rich Czech heritage and this...
ORAL B Showcase- a stark pleaser.
As the Oral-B Pulsonic collective gets underway, a hush falls over the crowd as the runway is illuminated and a bare-footed beauty emerges in a simple rose cami and rose tie-dye stripe pant by Maxey. When the next model, also...
Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion.
For 15 years, Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion show has presented young, up-and-coming designers with ground-breaking ideas. The show has helped launched the careers of fashion majors such as Zack Posen, Derek Lam and Rebecca Taylor, to name...
TIBI: Icy pastels and minimalist Chic.
No matter how many shows one may attend, the thrill of backstage entry is consistently potent. One enters this veritable fashion frenzy in the hopes of leaving with elucidation, a complete comprehension of the designer’s intended vision. As I...
TONI FRANCESC: Like Water For Runway.
TONI FRANCESC Spring/Summer 2010 collection specializing in fresh urban clothing for the young, sophisticated woman.
As the lights dimmed around the Salon at Bryant Park, celebrities such as Project Runway winner Leanne Marshall and Real Housewives of New York star...
JILL STUART. Modern Day Seductress. Sleek and Hot.
There must have been something subconsciously synonymous with Jill Stuart having her girls strut the long winding corridors of the NY Public library yesterday lunchtime. Both are long, sleek, well maintained, and a tad too risqué. And to be...
