Tag: Fashion
Dries Van Noten Loved and Adored…
It was to be quite precise a who’s who of who not only exists in the fashion world but ultimately who really counts. Watching the honorary guests who had come to pay their respects to this year’s winner of...
Alexander Michael Snyder; ‘…because women deserve to be more beautiful.’
Welcome to the world where the first, second, and third row are all discerning. The world where the first row gets a bow on their gift bags, the second row gets a bowless gift bag, and the third row...
The top ten things we don’t want to see you wear this week at Bryant Park, ever.
When looking good is a matter of life and death.
If there is a time in your life you are obliged to look the part this week is it. That said we decided to provide you with a fail proof...
Skrapper: A fashion line that still fights in Spunk and the Downtrodden.
It’s some time way past noon and I’m looking for the offices of Skrapper deep in Soho. Out of nowhere William Quigley, the designer and current art world fixture since the 80’s comes running out of his loft in...
Steve Conte and the Crazy Truth star at John Varvatos.
There’s nothing cooler than free whiskey and an indy rock concert in the east village New York City. John Varvatos plays host to Steve Conte and the Crazy Truth, as Conte announced that this would be their last performance...
Sabina Les: The etiquette of the Scarf.
After honing her craft by designing for top retailers such as Gap, Guess, and J-Lo, Sabina Les has launched a line of printed silk scarves that have already received an extraordinary amount of attention, including placement on the Today...
A ride on the wild side- Fashion Island.
Nostradamus predicted that in the year 2010 Fashion Island will become one of the most predominately ‘chic’ shopping centers in all of America. It will become bigger, better, brighter and more decadent than any other shopping center south of...
‘SWAGGER’ : The real truth Behind Fashion Week.
There is an interesting perception that next weeks upcoming fashion collections are all about velvet ropes, hot parties, skinny models, Anna Wintour and a bunch of clothes. In a way that's true but really that couldn't be further from...
Figaro’s Imaginary Interview with Anna Wintour.
'Some things one shouldn’t be allowed to imagine, that said we let our cloaked writer Figaro have his way. Proceed with caution all you die hards.' – Scallywag, Editor in Chief.
If one could accord the idea that fashion is...
Fashion, Celebrity, and Death of the Supermodel.
There's no question that the culture of celebrity worship has changed dramatically over the last twenty years. It's nearly impossible to imagine Audrey Hepburn being told to "Go Fxxx Yourself," or Gene Kelly being savaged by a Cold War-era...
When billions become involved the knives come out…
When befriending French aristocrats comes with a price tag.
It’s a tale worthy of intrigue, jealousy, high society and how one goes about grooming that love of high society at either great reward or in this instance great...
Sachika at ‘Jack and Jill.’
Last night the SACHIKA twins, To-Nya and To-Tam To-Nu, hosted a charity fashion event at ‘One’ in support of ‘Jack and Jill of America.’ The theme of the night was duality, and there was definitely a lot of yin...
Loris Diran in Translation.
Functional luxury. What do you think when you hear those words, spoken together, in definition of New York fashion? Have I inadvertently fallen upon an oxymoron? In one respect, I would say “yes.” Every woman has owned a pair...
Trudy Miller headlines the Art of Fashion.
Mid-runway outfit changes and exhibits of high-quality photography and fashion illustration comprised the August 14, 2009, Art of Fashion in Webster Hall’s Marlin Room. That alongside with pirouetting models and surreal depictions of vixens and heroines lent a sense...
Notes on a Dandy: Grounded on the principles of leisure, performance, and good taste rather than mere lineage
Elegant, fashion-forward, and constantly in the know about the latest designer, Kimball Hastings is averse to the term ‘dandy’. At 28, Hastings is the wunderkind editor of Teen Vogue ; homosexual and effortlessly chic, Hastings is nonetheless utterly against...
