We cornered Tracy Reese backstage before her show and asked her about the now-famous dress that Michelle Obama wore to the DNC. Here’s what she told us about the top-secret process of making a dress for the FLOTUS and when you can get your hands on one.
Michelle Obama nailed her DNC speech. (If you didn’t watch, check it out below. It was truly inspiring–I know I’m not the only one who teared up.) And as usual, she nailed it with her outfit as well. She wore a silk jacquard printed dress by Tracy Reese, a designer she’s worn several times before. Read more →
Welcome back to our new column, Desk Side! Sorry, PRs, we stole your lingo and in this new feature we’ll go to the desks of some of your favorite designers, editors, stylists and assorted industry insiders to see where the magic happens–and then share it with you! First we chatted with Pamela Love, then we Read more →
Sometimes it feels like the internet is so chock full of flash sale sites and it’s hard to know which one to shop with. Let us make it easy for you: vente-privee was the first (they launched in 2001) and remains one of the best and largest on the web. After 11 years in business, Read more →
The designer collaboration to end all designer collaborations is coming to a Target and a Neiman Marcus near you this holiday season. No stranger to collabs, Target has outdone itself with this one. They’ve teamed up with high-end department store Neiman Marcus to corrall not one, not two, but 24 CFDA designers to create items Read more →
The Beckhams Made it on to the Sunday Times ‘Rich List’: David and Victoria Beckham are… rich? You don’t say! America’s favorite British transplants ranked #10 in the Times‘ music (huh?) category, having amassed over $32 million this past year. {Vogue UK}
Isabel Marant Knows What Time it is: The designer is selling a limited edition gold watch, which you can only get at her SoHo boutique. {The Cut}
Want to Try a DIY Caviar Mani?: The folks over at SHEFinds attempt to recreate the now sold-out Ciaté caviar manicure with a host of materials like sugar sprinkles, seed beads, and actual caviar. {SHEFinds}
What’s Up With All the ‘Curators’ in Fashion?: These days, it seems every well-known blogger or media gadfly is curating something, but what does that really mean? Is ‘curator’ just a modern, fancy word for ‘editor?’ Vanessa Friedman explores this sudden phenomena. {Material World}
Rag & Bone to Launch Handbag Line: Rag & Bone plans to bring us more lustworthy wares this fall. The brand announced that they will be adding a handbag range to their already popular line. If they’re anything like their covetable footwear, our credit cards are in big trouble. {Racked}
Alexa Chung Is Not Trying to Be ‘Thinspo’: After posting a photo in which she looks particularly thin, Alexa Chung’s Instagram account was barraged with comments about her weight from several of her followers. One person said; “I’m going to be very honest. I look at this picture and think ‘This is a woman not eating.’” She responded: “Ok everyone thanks for the teen angst discussions. People are different sizes. I’m not trying to be thinspo for anyone” and proceeded to make her Instagram account private. {Telegraph}
Barack Obama to Throw Fashion Fête in Chicago: To support the Runway to Win initiative, the President is throwing an event in his native Chicago for the fashion elite. Anna Wintour and Iman will host the affair, which Marc Jacobs, Jason Wu, Prabal Gurung, and other notables are expected to attend. Just make sure our invitation doesn’t get lost in the mail, okay Mr. President? {Refinery 29}
Tracy Reese Weighs in on the Trayvon Martin Case: Like most of the country, the designer is outraged at the shooting of the innocent, unarmed teenage boy. She talked to Huffington Post’s Black Voices about the matter, articulating her views on the troubling assumption in our society that People of Color are always up to no good:” The whole thing is just so sad, and the excuses are so lame… White people wear hoodies too,” she said. “It’s so sad that people want to be in fear of you just because you’re a young man of color.” Couldn’t have said it better, Ms. Reese. {Huffington Post}
Vogue UK Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Shulman Releases Her First Novel: It seems every writer, journalist, or editor has a secret dream of publishing a novel, and we’re happy to see that Alexandra Shulman is one of the few who have made it a reality. Can We Still be Friends, is the story of three friends fresh from college, trying to figure out post grad life in Eighties London. Expect the novel in stores April 19. {Vogue UK}
Fashion People Show off Their Tats: Refinery 29 rounded up a group of fashion notables (including jewelry designer Pamela Love and our very own Hayley Phelan) tell us the stories behind their ink. {Refinery 29}
Ponytails are the new braids. From New York all the way through Paris—the ponytail reigned supreme during the fall 2012 season. Obviously the pony is a perennial favorite, but it had a particularly strong showing this season. But the style can be more challenging to reproduce than it seems. On the catwalk, it’s a high-fashion look that reads casual and low-maintenance. But on the sidewalk, it has the potential to come across quite lackluster, horribly humdrum, and soccer mom-ish.
That’s where we come in—a few of our favorite designers (in collaboration with their amazing runway hair stylists) have found easy and interesting ways to retell the age-old pony tale. Here, ten quick tips for the prettiest, fashion-forward, DIY ponies ever, straight from the fall 2012 runways.
More great fashion awaits you on our fashion week page. Check out Derek Lam‘s fantastic “library” collection, DKNY‘s quintessentially New York show (with celebs!) and Tracy Reese‘s colorful city girls.
Each Fashion Week, you’ll have the high-concept thematic collections, the over-the-top sexed out ones and grungy downtown cool styles, but honestly, sometimes all I want to do is look at pretty, flattering pieces I know will make me feel good about myself. And that’s why I love me a Tracy Reese show (and why I go bananas at her sample sales).
“I wanted to do something bold and vibrant,” the designer told me backstage before the show. “Very confident and using color in a very optimistic way. We have a lot of gorgeous fabrics, amazing textures – playing with mixing those textures and layering in a lot of cool embellishments. The skirt lengths are shorter – I just feel [like a shorter hemline] seems more active and energetic. And I want the clothes to have a lot of energy and I think you’ll see that on the runway.”
Why is Paris Hilton on the Cover of January’s Vanity Fair Spain?: No, really, why? The socialite is decked out in all gold everything, clutching a Pomeranian who is hanging his adorable head in shame. {Racked}
Lucky.com Gets Menswear Writers to Mock Lady Style Bloggers Poses: In an homage to the female fashion bloggers out there, Lucky.com got menswear editors to compete in a pose-off, mimicking the standard posing fare of big name bloggers. The result is hilarious. We don’t know what it is about bearded men’s attempts at ferocity that makes us chuckle. {Lucky}
Karlie Kloss in Vogue Japan: The top model is featured in a spread for yet another international issue of the magazine, this time wearing more articles of clothing. {Fashionising}
Tracy Reese Designs Tote Bags for Cancer: The designer has teamed up with Fashion Fights Cancer to create a set of limited edition printed tote bags, which will sell for $40 each. 100% of the proceeds will go to FFC. {WWD subscription required}
