Archive for February 2010

Which blond model threw a temper tantrum post-Marc by Marc yesterday?  She stood in the middle of Park Ave, stomping her sample shoe and screaming into her phone, “Where the fuck are you?!” while everyone from top-tier editors to stunned businessmen stopped and stared.

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Faran: Apparently, the theme is Jungle Book. Britt: This grape soda’s delicious. Faran: Ready for London? Britt: No, are you? Faran: No. We’re officially the peanut gallery of the Mulberry show. PR: The dog in the show is mine. Faran: These clothes are fantastic. Britt: I think Carine may be singing The Bear Necessities. Faran: [...]

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1. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Doc Martens–it feels like yesterday I bought my first pair, wore them with floral dresses and fancied myself the next Drew Barrymore–and in honor of their birthday they’ll throw a massive bash in New York City with a band, or two, or five. 2. Jeremy Kost shot [...]

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Five Things We Loved About Timo’s AW10 Presentation: 1. The clothes. Impeccable construction and beautiful design—especially those teardrop coats and cardigans. The boys have come a long way from bow ties. 2. The colors. The shading from reds to blues to greens was like looking through a kaleidoscope; It was so pretty. 3. The space. [...]

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The Scene: Capitale—an old bank turned event space on Bowery. We entered into the show area—a grand ballroom with coffered ceilings and massive columns lining the walls. Beautiful. The Front Row: Anna Dello Russo (dressed in neon pink and bum-high leather boots), Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington and Amy Astley. André was there, but not in [...]

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We may be loathe to embrace runway collections that never make it to stores, but last night’s Perry Ellis show at Bryant Park looked a little too off-the-rack. Goatskin trenches were a standout, but they mingled with merino and wool “blends” (read: acrylic and poly). And we definitely spotted some pleats. Still, Perry Ellis International [...]

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Halston’s had a hell of a time, but the minute I heard Marios Schwab was on board I thought, “Finally, this is going to work.” Sure enough, last night, Marios debuted a stunning collection for the legendary label. The presentation was held in a giant studio on the far west side–the models sprawled out on [...]

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So, Madonna is reportedly in talks to design two collections for Macy’s. WWD says that one name being considered for the apparel line is Material Girl, while the lingerie collection might be labeled Truth or Dare. We really, really doubt Madonna would be okay with these kitschy names, but then again, we’re shocked she’s even [...]

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Which socialite snagged a seat between Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington at Vera Wang’s show this morning? Another top of the masthead Vogue-ette stepped in and politely mentioned the seat was reserved, but the socialite refused to budge, until a PR was summoned and pulled her away to the proper seat.

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The last time I fully embraced forest green–heck, the last time I wore forest green–had to be in 7th grade. My favorite outfit that year was a green cable knit sweater with navy trim at the v-neck, paired with a green and navy kilt from Kaufman’s (a now defunct department store in my hometown of [...]

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Backstage at Karen Walker, Karen explains her inspirations for the collection and her outlook on FW10.

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