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Friday December 7th, 2012

How I’m Making It: Thomasine Dolan of Thom Dolan
How I'm Making It

How I’m Making It: Thomasine Dolan of Thom Dolan

Thom Dolan may be a little known up-and-coming label, but designer Thomasine Dolan is actually an industry vet with 20 years under her belt. After years and years of working for big names like Ralph Lauren, Armani and Banana Republic, Dolan decided she was finally ready to tell her own story. In 2010 she launched her label with a few retro swimsuits, which quickly grew into a complete range of classic, masculine-meets-feminine pieces in high quality fabrics.

The busy New Yorker balances being a mom of three with running her growing business, both of which she does from her Broome St. apartment. She invited me into her amazing home (her studio is the floor below), and it was easy to get sidetracked as we discussed everything from her love of The Sound of Music to her dismay over the Kardashian phenomenon. One thing is certain, if you haven’t heard of this designer, who is as honest and witty as her designs, it’s time to take note. Read on to learn more.

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Published at 6:10 PM

Tuesday August 21st, 2012

Linda Johnson Rice on Mom Eunice Johnson’s Fashion Legacy and the Ebony Fashion Fair
Fashion History

Linda Johnson Rice on Mom Eunice Johnson’s Fashion Legacy and the Ebony Fashion Fair

Let’s start with this deliciously descriptive–and dishy–sentence in Cathy Horyn’s recent column in the New York Times about the selection process for Eleanor Lambert’s legendary Best Dressed List. “I sensed that…names were dropped into the ring basically so they could be swatted away.” Horyn was referring to a meeting between Lambert, founder of the International Read more →

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Published at 4:30 PM

Monday August 6th, 2012

Bill Blass Fires Entire Design Staff (Again), Cancels Spring 2013 Show Even Though It’s ’90 Percent’ Complete
The Business

Bill Blass Fires Entire Design Staff (Again), Cancels Spring 2013 Show Even Though It’s ’90 Percent’ Complete

With all the designer musical chairs going on in the fashion industry latetly, we’ve gotten pretty used to company-wide upheavals–but the latest shake-up to go down, this time at Bill Blass, is truly a doozy. According to WWD, Bill Blass Limited (owned since 2008 by Peacock International Holdings) dismissed women’s designer Jeffrey Monteiro last Thursday, Read more →

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Published at 1:00 PM

Sunday March 18th, 2012