Standout Looks from the Parsons Student Fashion Show
We already gave you a sneak peak at Parsons’s Designer of the Year candidates (more on the winner later!). Now, check out some of the best looks from yesterday’s student fashion show.
Tyler McCall
Thursday May 23rd, 2013
Wednesday May 22nd, 2013
CFDA Award Nominated Designers Cover Cacti, Knives with Swarovski Crystals for Charity
Before they gather together at the June 3 CFDA Award ceremony, the nine 2013 CFDA Swarovski Award Nominees partied last night at New York boutique Fivestory to celebrate their noms and unveil one of a kind works of art.
Now the Story of a Beloved TV Show, and the Costume Designer Who Brings It All Together
It’s the final countdown to the premiere of Arrested Development season four–May 26 on Netflix, in case you didn’t already have it circled on your calendar–and we here at Fashionista understand your excitement… more than you’ll never know.
Since a lot of the humor comes from the characters’ costumes (who can forget Tobias dressed as a pirate, or Lindsay’s “Slut” tank top?) we hopped on the phone with the series’ costume designer, Katie Sparks. We asked her for all the details about working with the cast–and we think we may have gotten a tiny hint or two out of her about the new season.
Oh, and we definitely asked her about those denim cutoffs–you know the ones.
We just blue ourselves in excitement.
Suzy Menkes Gets a Fancy New Title at the International New York Times
When Suzy Menkes spoke with Fern Mallis during her “Fashion Icons” series just a few weeks ago, Mallis asked her if she planned on staying with the International Herald Tribune when it’s rebranded as the International New York Times this fall.
“Who knows?” was her glib response.
Well, not only will she be staying on, she’ll be getting an impressive new title.
Tuesday May 21st, 2013
Take a First Look at Parsons ‘Designer of the Year’ Candidate Collections
Parsons has given us an exclusive first look at this year’s Designer of the Year candidates in women’s wear–and considering that past winners have included Marc Jacobs and Proenza Schouler, you’ll definitely want to get a sneak peek at these designs–and hear from these young designers themselves
Paco Rabanne Parts Ways with Creative Director Lydia Maurer
Not quite one full year after being promoted to creative director, Lydia Maurer is out at Paco Rabanne.
Victoria’s Secret Won’t Make Mastectomy Bras After All
Back in January, 27 year old Allana Maiden started a Change.org petition for Victoria’s Secret to carry a line of mastectomy bras, inspired by the struggle her mom Debbie Barrett faced finding bras after her own surgery.
The petition gained steam fast–over 120,000 signatures in under a month–and Victoria’s Secret agreed to meet with Maiden and her mother. By all accounts, the meeting went well; the most consumer-recognized American brand agreed to fly the pair to their Columbus, Ohio headquarters and start research in producing mastectomy bra.
Now that the research has been completed, the decision has come down.
Monday May 20th, 2013
Want to Know How Designers Like Daniel Vosovic, Katie Ermilio, and More Are Making It? Come to Our First-Ever Conference!
As anyone who has tried to become a fashion designer will tell you, the years you spend building your brand can be hard. There’s so many decisions to make–do you want to branch out on your own right away or spend a few years working for an established name? Do you want to be conceptual or commercial? And of course, where are you going to get the money?
So what’s a brand new designer to do? Get advice from our “How I’m Making It” panel at our first-ever conference. We’re gathering together some of the coolest new designers in the business to tell us, well, how they’re making it.
Who’s on deck?
Karolina Kurkova Covers Vogue Ukraine, the Barclays Center Smells Like Calvin Klein, and Cannes Gets Robbed Again
Sofia Coppola says that her new movie The Bling Ring doesn’t exactly portray luxury brands in a great light–so why did the likes of Chanel and Louis Vuitton agree to appear in the film? {WWD}
Sharp-nosed fans are noticing that the Barclays Center in Brooklyn smells an awful lot like Calvin Klein stores–which, coincidentally, sponsors an exclusive lounge in the arena. {DNA Info}
Karolina Kurkova is a knitted mermaid for the June cover of Vogue Ukraine. {Fashion Gone Rogue}
Christina Aguilera hit the stage at last night’s Billboard Music Awards looking like she’s been putting in extra time at the gym. Lookin’ good, Xtina! {US Weekly}
Friday May 17th, 2013
Swimwear Inspired by the Spring Collections
About this time every year, we find ourselves spending an inordinate amount of time day-dreaming about our summer vacations–and even more time fantasizing about what we’ll wear on them. Somehow dressing for vacation is just always more fun than dressing for real life. That being said, it’s often hard to find exactly the right of Read more →
Updated: $1 Million Worth of Chopard Jewels Stolen at Cannes
Now here’s an ironic twist: On the same night that Sofia Coppola’s new film The Bling Ring premiered at Cannes Film Festival, starring Emma Watson as part of a Hollywood-targeting teen crime gang, $1 million worth of Chopard jewels was stolen from a Cannes hotel room.
Thursday May 16th, 2013
Celebrity Stylist Cher Coulter on What It’s Like to Dress an A-lister for a Massive, Global Press Tour
Summer is almost here, and for major movie stars, that means one thing: Blockbuster season.
While we line up at the box office to see movies like The Great Gatsby or Star Trek: Into Darkness, starlets run a worldwide marathon of premieres, interviews, and even film festivals like Cannes, each one requiring a different outfit.. It is undoubtedly glamorous–but it’s also a lot of hard work for their stylist.
We wanted to know just what kind of work goes into planning a celebrity’s wardrobe for a media tour, so we caught up with Cher Coulter–stylist to Rosie Huntington-Whitely, Kate Bosworth and Sienna Miller, just to name a few–to get all the behind-the-scenes details on press prep.
