Steven Alan, LaQuan Smith, and Jennifer Fisher
New show reviews and galleries are in! Check out Steven Alan, LaQuan Smith, and Jennifer Fisher.
New show reviews and galleries are in! Check out Steven Alan, LaQuan Smith, and Jennifer Fisher.
It was no coincidence that jazz was playing throughout Steven Alan’s Lincoln Center presentation. For fall, the designer was inspired by the post-bop era between 1964 and 1968 when men had a signature relaxed, urban style. He translated that feeling by combining tailoring with casual-cool touches like t-shirts and caps for the boys and even Read more →
The holidays are practically here, which means ’tis the season…to come up with any excuse to stay in your PJs. What, isn’t that what the holidays mean to you?
It seems Michelle Obama has set an example for all fashion royalty. Kate Middleton repeated a showstopping Temperley gown for a dinner hosted at her alma mater last night. {HuffPo}
Private jets, indoor pools and a Diana Ross performance in India: Naomi Campbell sure knows how to throw a two-day party! Get a breakdown of the celebration she hosted for her boyfriend’s birthday. {The Vivant}
The eBay Holiday Collective that you’ve been waiting for since July is finally here. Well, almost. Come Monday you can shop goodies from Tibi, Steven Alan, Chris Benz, Fallon, Jonathan Adler, Ruffian, and Billy Reid –just in time for the holidays. {FabSugar}
Summer is almost officially over (we know, sad) and that means that New York fashion week is right around the bend. Like three-weeks-from-now-around-the-bend. Seriously, where does the time go!? Anyway, we had the chance to scour over the week-long event’s calendar and turns out there are some pretty notable changes ahead. From who’s new in Read more →
Believe it or not, designers and PR companies have already begun to prep for fashion week. What does that mean for you? Internship listings galore! Check out our careers page to see what’s in store for you this week.
Grimes, Sky Ferreira and Charli XCX are wearing Givenchy on the cover of the fall issue of V magazine. {Fashin}
Between multiple collections a year, beauty and perfume launches, and producing fashion shows, we don’t blame designers for wanting to take a little time off. Click through to find out where designers like Rebecca Minkoff and Steven Alan are spending their vacation days. {Forbes}
YouTube makeup artist Lauren Luke stars in a disturbingly convincing mock tutorial for disguising domestic violence-induced bruising–a PSA for her new anti-DV campaign called “Don’t Cover It Up.” {HuffPo}
Get the low-down on the world’s most famous high-fashion houses with this mini fashion history lesson. {Refinery 29}
Are you looking for a great opportunity to work in fashion? We’ve got them over at our careers page!
Steven Alan is a designer who knows who his customer is, what they want and how to give it to them: No frills, no bells-and-whistles, just well-designed, well-made clothes that regular and fashion folk alike can actually, you know, wear.
Needless to say, his Fall 2012 presentation, set in a low key space at Pier 59, was no different. There were sturdy wool dresses, pretty blouses, and menswear-inspired outerwear for girls, and, for the dudes, there were a wide array of cool suits and separates that would look just as at home on a stockbroker as they would on a LES hipster.
“The inspiration was Diego Rivera, the exhibit at the MOMA,” designer Steven Alan told us. “We went there–myself and my design team, and we just loved the whole thing–you know, the canvases, and the cement.”
Name: Christine
Age: 21
Occupation: Student
What would you never wear? Pants. I always wear dresses or skirts.
On a dreary, drizzling September day when summer’s end is painfully felt, Steven Alan’s Spring 2012 presentation gave us a much-needed dose of color.
The collection bears Alan’s Americana stamp, invoking a ’60s slightly preppy beachcomber with his signature suit-style separates offset by chambray accents, playful prints
(see a baseball player-printed frock) and straw hats. Fall’s muted, West-Coast-canyon palette was amped up to bright citrus hues and tennis whites inspired by the watercolors of artist Alex Katz.
Name: Sadie Stein
Occupation: Editor at Jezebel.com
How would you describe your style? It’s a mish-mash of laundry day and transitional weather.
What is your favorite vintage store in the city? Portia & Manny–they have the best shoes selection.