On September 7, Fashion’s Night Out is hosting what they claim will be the biggest fashion show ever staged in New York City. By biggest, they mean over 200 models on the runway and 1500 seats for onlookers. We can’t even fathom a fashion show with 200 models, and 200 looks, but it sounds like Read more →
These images of a single Louboutin floating through Alice in Wonderland-like space have surfaced. We’ve never seen a Christian Louboutin ad before—the beloved shoe designer doesn’t need them—it’s like of a sudden we woke up one morning and everyone’s soles were red. But these images must’ve been produced for advertising purposes; no other product is Read more →
Which American designer used to dress like a girl in high school, complete with ponytail & knee highs? Eventually his parents got fed up with the whole thing and marched him to his favorite store to buy a boy’s wardrobe.
“While I’ve been recovering, I’ve decided to bring back IOC in its most basic incarnation: easy-to-wear staples with an edge. I’m calling this line just “Imitation.” I’m inspired by Coco Chanel and her use of jersey. I’d like to do that with Imitation. I want something effortless as a T-shirt, but in dress, trench, and Read more →
Gap’s new pant initiative is featured in this morning’s WWD, but we’re more interested in the barely mentioned Pierre Hardy shoes. There appear to be two for fall, so far. A black laced-up bootie has a wedge heel and either two types of leather or plain leather trim on top of suede. The other, a Read more →
Jo Wood, ex-wife of Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood, is launching a line with Harold Tillman, chairman of the British Fashion Council, and Los Angeles based fashion designer Christopher Wicks. Wood’s already launched an organic skincare line, and she’s taken a couple of turns down Vivienne Westwood’s Red Label runway, but we’re not sure about her Read more →
It’s impossible to ignore the stellar names listed in bold on Theory’s store window’s right now: Andrea Lieberman, Tina Chai, Leslie Fremar, Kate Young, Annabel Tollman, etc. They’re part of Theory’s “Fashion Insider” initiative, in which they’ve hired 17 stylists (including, inexplicably, Derek Blasberg) to take their classic SS10 collection and make it look both Read more →
The Met’s Costume Ball is little more than a month away, and rumors have finally started to swirl. It’s the first ball under Sylvana Soto-Ward’s reign as Vogue‘s Director of Special Events, Oprah’s hosting and Gap is sponsoring. Gap’s sponsorship means money, but if it were any other brand it’d also mean serious red carpet Read more →
I was scrolling through sandals on Shopbop and thought, “Wow! When did they start carrying Miu Miu?” I clicked through (to the same wedges I’ve been clicking on for a month) and thought, “Wow! When did Miu Miu shoes start costing $168?” Well they didn’t, and they’re not Miu Miu. They’re by a brand called Read more →
