Archive for March 2009

Fall 2009 Paris

A.F. Vandevorst, or Would You Wear a Blanket?

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Fall 2009 Paris

Nina Ricci, “So Long Olivier.”

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Trivia

But don’t change that channel! More from Paris, tres soon…

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Fall 2009 Paris

First Look: Rick Owens

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Fall 2009 Paris

Balenciaga Sets Tone for Paris?

After disappointingly monochromatic line-ups in Milan last week, Paris may be the ticket to a more colorful Fall 09. Balenciaga showed this morning, on the first big day of shows at Paris Fashion Week, with Ethiopian-born Liya Kebede opening the show, the first black model on a Balenciaga runway in years (Chanel Iman also walked). [...]

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Fall 2009 New York

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Quote of the Day

“It’s only slightly less dangerous than covering wars. In Milan, it was about the same as covering Vietnam.” – Morley Safer, on his first encounter with Fashion Week, to the Times.

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Adventures in Copyright

Adventures in Copyrights:

To: Tips@ Fashionista.com From: HotShopper @Clicksforlunch.com Do you covet Alexander Wang (left)? …Enough to wear these (right – from Forever 21)? Inspiration or copy cat? Y’all be the judge! xo br

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Fall 2009 Paris

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Shopping

What Are You Buying?

Even though we hear/read the r-word a jillion times a day, we also read stuff like this: Mulberry just reported that their recent holiday and January sales beat last year’s by 30%, without even having to put their bags on sale til after December. And we’re pretty sure you know all about the $2,165 ripped, [...]

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Even More On Pugh

This just in via WWD: Gareth Pugh‘s been busy at work on accessories lines, including shoes and makeup. Obviously, the shoes will be a hit – while not everyone has the courage to dress like a life-size Lego girl, almost everyone has the guts to tack on some serious shoes at the end of an [...]

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Models

Cuteness Confirmed for HOS

Early reports naming Chanel Iman as Bar Rafaeli‘s co-host for MTV’s revival of House of Style appear to be true. We can’t imagine how she’s had the time between walking back-to-back shows in New York, London, Milan, and probably now Paris. (We bet Coco‘s been giving her tips.) Unless, of course, the first House of [...]

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