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Monday February 11th, 2013

Alejandro Ingelmo Fall 2013: Play on Light
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Alejandro Ingelmo Fall 2013: Play on Light

It was as dark as a Meatpacking District nightclub inside the Alejandro Ingelmo men’s and women’s presentation at the Standard Hotel on Saturday night. Although I was kind of relieved—so none of the cool girls in crazy chic heels would notice the very functional snow boots I had on (seriously, does everyone have a car Read more →

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Thursday November 22nd, 2012

What We’re Thankful For in Fashion: Designers, Models and Bloggers Weigh In
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What We’re Thankful For in Fashion: Designers, Models and Bloggers Weigh In

It’s Thanksgiving! The one day a year the fashion world puts aside its fad diets and smizes in favor of that extra slice of pumpkin pie and some awkward yet so-necessary family photos. To keep things light on this day of heavy feasting, we asked some of our favorite people in the industry what fashion things (what else?) they’re thankful for.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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Wednesday May 16th, 2012

Fashion’s Most Stylish Guys Give Mark Zuckerberg an (Almost!) Hoodie-Free Makeover for Facebook’s IPO
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Fashion’s Most Stylish Guys Give Mark Zuckerberg an (Almost!) Hoodie-Free Makeover for Facebook’s IPO

Mark Zuckerberg is having quite a month. The Father of Facebook just turned 28, bought out Instagram for $1 billion and is now facing the most lucrative point in his career: Going IPO on Friday. We’d offer him a congratulatory “poke” but sadly, that option’s no longer available. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the IPO acronym, it stands for Initial Public Offering– meaning that the company will finally be open to stock holders where the likes of Wall Street—-and even you!—- can purchase a part of the social media company.

But with the estimated $100 billion that’s supposedly coming his way, we’re wondering whether the Harvard dropout will invest in a new wardrobe. Will he finally change out of his usual uniform consisting of dowdy college hoodies, sweat-drenched Adidas shower flip flops, and tattered baggy jeans, into something more uh, dapper? Better yet, the question posed is this: Can all the money in the world transform someone from HTML geek to sartorial chic? Fashionistas can only hope!

To give him an extra boost, we’ve enlisted the help of several fashion experts from designers like Carlos Campos, Alan Eckstein from Timo Weiland and Simon Kneen of Banana Republic, to editors from GQ and Esquire, to buyers and the likes to see what kind of advice they’d shed onto Silicon Valley’s hottest star. And regardless of whether he takes our suggestions or not (note to Marky Mark: you really, really should!), happy IPO Day! We’d definitely like to send you a congratulatory poke soon—- this time, live and in-person.

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Monday July 25th, 2011

Racked Dealfeed: Resurection Vintage, Helmut Lang, Alejandro Ingelmo, and More
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Racked Dealfeed: Resurection Vintage, Helmut Lang, Alejandro Ingelmo, and More

Theory, Helmut Lang
Deal: At least 60% off samples and irregulars for both sexes from Theory, and for women from Helmut Lang
When/Where: Monday, July 25 through Thursday, July 28. Mon 11am—8pm, Tues—Thurs 11am—7pm. Clothingline, 261 W. 36th St between Seventh and Eighth Aves (no phone)
Links: www.theory.com, helmutlangjournal.com
Ends: Thursday, 28 Jul 2011

Resurrection Vintage
Deal: Up to 70% off vintage designer clothing and accessories
When/Where: Through Saturday, July 30. Daily 11am—7pm. 217 Mott St between Prince and Spring Sts
Link: www.resurrectionvintage.com
Ends: Saturday, 30 Jul 2011

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Friday July 15th, 2011

Racked Dealfeed: Alejandro Ingelmo, Neiman Marcus, A.P.C. and More
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Racked Dealfeed: Alejandro Ingelmo, Neiman Marcus, A.P.C. and More

Alejandro Ingelmo
Deal: 40% off all spring/summer shoes
When/Where: Ongoing. Mon closed, Tues—Sat noon—7pm, Sun noon—6pm. 51 Wooster St between Broome and Grand Sts (646-692-8184)
Link: www.alejandroingelmo.com
Ends: Sunday, 31 Jul 2011

ABC Carpet & Home
Deal: Up to 75% off original prices of select furniture, rugs and accessories at the store’s Summer Tag Sale.
When/Where: Monday, June 27 through Sunday, July 17. Mon—Sat 10am—7pm, Sun 10am—6pm. 888 Broadway at E. 19th St (212-473-3000)
Link: www.abchome.com
Ends: Sunday, 17 Jul 2011

Neiman Marcus
Deal: Enter code JULYFS at checkout to get free standard shipping on any order
Link: NeimanMarcus.com
Ends: Monday, 18 Jul 2011

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Wednesday June 8th, 2011

Fashion News Roundup: Nancy Pelosi In Vintage Mugler, Alejandro Ingelmo Doing E-Commerce and Karl’s New Project
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Nancy Pelosi In Vintage Mugler, Alejandro Ingelmo Doing E-Commerce and Karl’s New Project

Nancy Pelosi Wears Thierry Mugler? The House Minority Leader wore a white two-piece set with a ribbed jacket and floor grazing skirt to Tuesday night’s state dinner for German Chancellor Angela Merkel, accenting with a multi-strand pearl choker and jeweled clutch with matching heels. Even better, it’s her own vintage; she says the outfit is “very old.” Check the photos, what do you think? Does Obama have a style rival? {Huffington Post}

Alejandro Ingelmo Launching E-Commerce: The two-time CFDA/Swarovski nominee will sell his standard mens and womens footwear lines directly from the new site, starting with the Fall 2011 collections, as well as designing a few exclusive pieces only available online. To celebrate the launch, the designer also created a short, noir-style, black-and-white film highlighting certain specially shod feet as they traipse through SoHo. {AlejandroIngelmo.com}

Karl Lagerfeld Adds Glasswear to Laundry List of Design Titles: The Kaiser-of-All-Trades sketched some pieces for Swedish company Orrefors, including architectural-style champagne flutes, wine and water glasses, and coasters. Perhaps he’ll use them to sip his favorite bubbly, Diet Coke. {WWD}

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Monday June 6th, 2011

The Best Looks From the 2011 CFDA Nominees
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The Best Looks From the 2011 CFDA Nominees

The CFDA Awards are a time to reflect on the amazing work of American fashion designers and industry professionals. (And a chance to wear an evening gown, which doesn’t come around as much as I wish it would.)

In honor of tonight’s ceremonies, we’ve rounded up our favorite looks from this year’s CFDA nominees and I’ve got to say, they’re all pretty amazing. From Pamela Love‘s hefty gems to 3.1 Phillip Lim‘s quirky dudes, the CFDA noms are a diverse bunch.

Hurry up and click through to see the best of the best of American fashion and place your bets on tonight’s winners.

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Wednesday May 4th, 2011

Seven Questions For Shoe Designer Alejandro Ingelmo
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Seven Questions For Shoe Designer Alejandro Ingelmo

Parson’s grad Alejandro Ingelmo might be fairly new to the shoe design scene–he launched his first collection in 2006–but he’s had almost instant success, scoring a CFDA nom this year for the Swarovski Award for Accessories and was a nominee in 2008, too. Designers like Chris Benz and Cushnie et Ochs call on him to shod their models for their runway shows. So it follows that Ingelmo opened his first stand-alone brick and mortar store this past fall at 51 Wooster St. in Soho.

We chatted with the designer about his sexy spring collection (currently in store), his thoughts on collaborating, and his exciting new business plans for this summer.

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Wednesday March 16th, 2011

And the CFDA Nominees Include…Gaga, Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler and More

And the CFDA Nominees Include…Gaga, Alexander Wang, Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler and More

Another year, another CFDA Awards.

Tonight Diane von Furstenberg and Steven Kolb announced the nominations for 2011′s awards. But before she began to read out the names, DvF told the crowd at her packed studio that the organization would be putting together an auction for the victims of the Japan natural disasters. “We’re going to put together big packages. Designers, clients, suppliers–everyone is getting involved.”

As for the nominees and honorees, there were very few surprises, except for maybe one.

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