Archive for February 2010

Fall 2010 Milan

Our Five Hopes For Today’s Prada Show

Yesterday we learned that the cast for the Prada show was being kept secret, so we had to make a list of what we hope to see. 1. Hologram models. Sure Burberry was in 3D, but imagine a runway consisting of nothing but colored light.It would be extremely cool, but it would make the clothes [...]

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Fashion Month Madness

See you in Milan!

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Fashion Week

Diane von Furstenberg Gets the Most Bang for Her Buck Out of the Runway

Maybe runway shows are really worth the six figures it costs to produce them. The Wall Street Journal teamed up with NetProspex, a sales and marketing database to find out. In the days following the shows, NetProspex tracked the number of sales inquiries for designers who presented at New York Fashion Week. Most designers saw [...]

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Shopping

When I Found a $400 Alaïa at the Barneys Warehouse Sale

When New York Fashion Week ended, Britt jetted to London and Lauren and I wanted to collapse in our beds. But before we could allow ourselves to fully catch up on sleep, we had to go to the Barneys Warehouse sale. So Saturday morning we tiredly traipsed to Chelsea and entered the long cement hallway. [...]

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Fashion Week

Good Girls vs. Bad Girls: The Black Backlash

FW09 was the season of the Bad Girl, epitomized by Balmain’s super-short mini dresses and edgy shoulders. Nowadays, the masses are sporting studs, metal hardware, chunky black boots, etc. It’s an overall hardcore look that’s available to purchase everywhere from Barneys to Forever 21. So naturally it’s time for a black backlash. Technically the backlash [...]

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Beauty

Best of Fashion Week Beauty, So Far

1. The red-meets-black lips at Proenza Schouler evoke the mean girl look we’re lusting after for fall. 2. Liner just on the outside of the eye adds a moodiness to Marc Jacob’s wallflower. 3. Long, tousled, wavy hair at DvF is just what I wish I had…. All I need is at least six more [...]

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Oak’s Buyers Talk Trade Shows and Trends at Capsule’s Latest Salon

Coming from the editorial side of things, I never really “got” trade shows. At least trade shows in the sense of Magic or Bread and Butter. My thoughts were: Why do buyers pay to attend a big fair packed with a gazillion vendors if you can see them individually on the runway for free and–if [...]

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Claudia Schiffer Talks Career, Buy Burberry Now & Get Up Close and Personal with Lady Gaga’s Grammy Dress

Model Behavior: Fashionair sits down with supermodel Claudia Schiffer. She talks about how she was discovered, Guess, Chanel and Patrick Demarchelier. {Fashionair} Shopping Spree: Burberry Prorsum AW10 outerwear and accessories are available to pre-order online at Burberry’s Web site; orders ship in 6-8 weeks. They’re only available for a few more days, so purchase quickly! [...]

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Fashion Week

Weird Trend Alert: Jail Stripes and Orange Jumpsuits

Here’s a little nugget of trend wisdom we culled from New York Fashion Week: A few designers–from Yohji to Betsey–have shown jail stripes on the runways. Obviously it’s an extension of the Breton shirt craze, mixed with a sudden obsession with the Wild West. But what about the long coat dress Charlotte Ronson showed? Doesn’t [...]

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Fall 2010 London

At London Fashion Week, Designers Play Outside Their Comfort Zone

What’s the one thread running through London Fashion Week? Young designers, who are known for one thing, are trying to prove that they can work beyond and outside of their comfort zone. Aside from Christopher Kane, who, though he makes dresses, makes very different dresses for very different girls each season, a handful of young [...]

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Fall 2010 London

An Ode To COS

Either I got too old for Topshop or the novelty wore off once it opened in New York. Now, a trip to London means a trip to COS. It’s H&M’s sleek, but still semi-trendy big sister and I can’t stop myself from going nuts once inside; Lauren feels the same, I think it’s what we [...]

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People Are Talking

Love is Blind. We Are Not. No Pictures, Please.

Which Brit starlet–an actual starlet, not a daughter of–is prone to show up at everything London Fashion Week-related? The only problem being she throws a fit when asked to pose for pictures. Rule #1, if you’re famous and pretty and go to fashion week parties, your picture will be taken.

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