Archive for January 2010

Magazines

GQ’s Most Stylish Men

GQ’s devoting their February issue to the most stylish men. They’ve put Johnny Depp on the cover, and are asking you to vote for the man you think has the most style on GQ.com. Your options include Ryan Gosling, Ed Westwick, and Daniel Day Lewis who are all hot, or handsome or dreamy or whatever, [...]

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Fashion Is Fun

Is the New: Disney & Royalty

Kensington Palace is about to become the new Haunted House, except its ghosts get to wear Vivienne Westwood. One of Britain’s independent charities, Historic Royal Palaces, has pledged ¬£12 million to transform the palace into The Enchanted Palace by June of 2012. They’ve enlisted a theatre company, Wildworks, to stage performances throughout the residence. Meanwhile, [...]

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People Are Talking

Is the End of the Americana Fashion Trend Nigh?

Last week, it was Michael Bastian’s lacrosse-inspired collection for Gant, as well as the opening of yet another old-timey barber shop in Brooklyn. Then Jessica Biel popped up on the cover of Vogue, looking fresh faced and yes, All American, in a denim vest and blazer. Which got us thinking…when is this Americana bubble going [...]

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Quote of the Day

“Most of the dresses last night offered little more than a paper-doll variation on styles of the past few years. A preponderance of blush pink or one-shouldered styles doesn’t point to a trend so much as reveal an ongoing problem with mediocre design. Maybe the best designers now prefer to stay away from the awards [...]

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The Business

Burberry Can’t Be Beat: Retail Sales are Up 16% this Quarter

It’s time to add another point to Burberry’s score in the race for luxury industry dominance. In the second quarter of Burberry’s fiscal year, the company’s retail sales were up 5%. Pretty good. This quarter was even better. Burberry reported an impressive 16% jump in retail sales. Stores that have been open at least one [...]

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Mid-Day Snack

Mid-Day Snack

Dear Daria: Your February French Vogue cover is spectacular (thanks Inez & Vinoodh). Won’t you please come out of runway retirement and walk next month? {FashionGoneRogue} Don’t Mess With Chanel: Nylon spotted a kid with hot pink spray paint terrorizing Soho. It looks like he was trying to replicate the Chanel logo on their Spring [...]

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Fashion Week

What’s The Formula For A Successful Runway Show?

When I was putting together my picks from pre-fall, I noticed that my favorite looks from both shows happened to be the same numbers: 1, 10 and 12. If my picks line up exactly, does that mean there is a formula behind the presentation of every collection? And if so, what is the formula? Exactly [...]

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The Row to New York Fashion Week

Vogue UK‘s thrilled with Ashley Olsen’s Golden Globes dress choice, a royal blue Erdem mini (which managed to escape the cameras all night), but we’re more excited for the news tucked into the end – the Olsens will show The Row’s AW10 collection at New York Fashion Week next month. The girls have held market [...]

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Gucci Partners With Christie’s: A Step Toward Better Control of Its Secondary Market

Today marks the launch of “Gucci Collector: Presented by Christie’s,” the first Gucci-certified online destination for appraising vintage Gucci products. The micro-site, which lives on the Christie’s auction house Web site, gives owners of vintage Gucci handbags and luggage the chance to have their items appraised by Patricia Frost, Christie’s Director of Fashion and Textiles. [...]

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Alexa Chung for Madewell

When MTV cancelled It’s on With Alexa Chung, everyone wondered: Will the British TV personality stay in New York? And what will she do? Since then, she’s hosted a party for Louis Vuitton and lent her face to Pepe jeans, but her new project will keep her here through the fall, at least. She’s signed [...]

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Best Dressed

Best Dressed: Golden Globes

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Slideshows

Prada Continues Online Onslaught with SS10 Campaigns and Short Film

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