Cities like Berlin, Tokyo and Sydney boast enough local talent recognized internationally to draw a small-but-influential pool of editors and buyers from the US, Europe and still-growing luxury markets including Russia, South America and of course, Asia. But when a city like Singapore throws a fashion week, there’s got to be more to it than industry buzz. There’s got to be a consumer angle.
Galliano’s not going. See who is.
Whether you’re planning on walking down the aisle in the near future or not, there’s really nothing more fun than looking at a bunch of frothy white swoon-worthy wedding dresses. Bridal week just wrapped and since it’s Wednesday and all, we thought we’d round up the prettiest frocks on offer this season–from designers like Marchesa, Read more →
Carolina Herrera is known for her signature look: impeccably coiffed hair, button down shirts, pearls. But she also has a signature lipstick: Herrera has been a loyal fan of Bobbi Brown’s Plum Stain for 20 years.
Then it got discontinued.
At the time, Herrera did what anyone in this stressful situation does–she raided every store she could find and bought every last tube.
Can you believe awards season is already coming to an end? It seems like it was just yesterday that we were picking our dresses (pretend, for famous people) for the Globes! Now, the Oscars are just two days away and thanks to the recent couture and fall shows, celebs have fresh crop of Oscar-worthy gowns to pluck from!
There was a lot to like, and even more to love, on the fifth day of fashion week. Critics found it hard to pick one favorite–or even three–on a day that saw Carolina Herrera commission a capriccio, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen take on a maison particulier in the Upper East Side, Olivier Theyskens delve into retro-futurism, Phillip Lim perfect his cool-girl aesthetic and Thom Browne stage a full-on performance piece.
New show reviews and galleries are in! Check out Theyskens’ Theory, Thakoon, and Carolina Herrera.
According to the New York Times, Carolina Herrera’s fall 2013 collection was inspired by an original five-minute classical music piece composed specially for the designer by Tom Hodge. Herrera described the song, titled ‘Capriccio for Carolina,’ as “perfect because it starts soft, and then it goes in crescendo. Just like I’m trying to do with Read more →
Pre-Fall 2013 has wrapped!…or has it?…Nobody can quite say for sure, but with the Fall 2013 shows quickly approaching in mid-February, we figured now was as good a time as any to take inventory of our favorites from “the season between seasons.”
The Golden Globes are here! As quickly as Ryan Seacrest is shuffling them down the red carpet, we’ve been collecting pictures and dress credits for all of our fave celebs.
From new mamas Claire Danes and Megan Fox to some fashion risk takers (love your dress, Katharine McPhee!), click through to see all the red carpet looks from the Golden Globes.
The CFDA team has been pretty busy lately. Tuesday night was the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund event and last night, they feted a huge Sandy relief sale, which is open to the public today until 8pm. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Diane von Furstenberg, Anna Wintour, Steven Kolb, and Tory Burch were in attendance.
Even before arranging the sale, the CFDA put together an online auction, through which you can bid on things like a week long stay at Diane von Furstenberg’s Harbor Island home, lunch with Gwyneth Paltrow and Mario Batali, and attending a fashion show with Anna Wintour and the Vogue editors.
Today’s sale came together pretty serendipitously.
Click through to see what trends heated up this season–and start planning your spring wardrobe accordingly.
