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Tuesday May 21st, 2013

Alexa Chung, Amy Schumer Talk Broken Hearts, Body Image at Glamour‘s ‘These Girls’ Event
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Alexa Chung, Amy Schumer Talk Broken Hearts, Body Image at Glamour‘s ‘These Girls’ Event

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Feminism was alive and well at Glamour‘s ‘These Girls’ theater event held at Joe’s Pub last night–even if it was of the post-post variety.

“I’ve never burnt a bra, or even thought about burning a bra,” said Gloria Steinem when she introduced the show which featured monologues written and performed by Emma Roberts, Dianna Agron, Alexa Chung, Amy Schumer, Lucy Punch and Zosia Mamet.

Exploring feminism without submitting to cliches was definitely the theme of the night.

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Published at 3:48 PM

Tuesday May 14th, 2013

Wednesday May 8th, 2013

Suzy Menkes Talks Blogger Backlash, the Perils of Fast Fashion, and Getting Flashed by Madonna
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Suzy Menkes Talks Blogger Backlash, the Perils of Fast Fashion, and Getting Flashed by Madonna

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Last night, Fern Mallis sat down with Suzy Menkes for the latest installment of her “Fashion Icon” series at 92Y.

The noted fashion critic candidly (and sometimes hilarious) addressed everything from catching an upskirt view of Madonna sans underwear at the Met Gala, why she didn’t like Punk: Chaos to Couture, and why she was surprised by the negative response to her controversial “Circus of Fashion” piece.

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Published at 1:00 PM

Tuesday May 7th, 2013

Thursday May 2nd, 2013

Fashion Meets Art at the Whitney Art Party
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Fashion Meets Art at the Whitney Art Party

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“So much better than last year” was the chorus heard time and time again at the Whitney Art Party and auction last night at Skylight at Moynihan Station. Presented by MaxMara, with co-chairs Maria Giulia Maramotti (MaxMara’s director of retail, and granddaughter of the brand’s founder), entrepreneur Hannah Bronfman, and actress/model Nichole Galicia, the event managed to raise over $450,000 for the Whitney’s Independent Study Program. A fashion brand getting behind an art institution; we support that.

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Published at 5:07 PM

Monday April 22nd, 2013

Monday April 15th, 2013

Friday March 22nd, 2013

Iman, DVF and More Bring Studio 54 Vibes to New Stephen Burrows Retrospective
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Iman, DVF and More Bring Studio 54 Vibes to New Stephen Burrows Retrospective

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That ’70s Studio 54 vibe was back and in full swing last night as fashion’s old and new guard feted the opening of groundbreaking designer Stephen Burrows’s retrospective exhibit at the City Museum. Though some may not know of Burrows’s inarguable contributions to the energy of 1970s New York fashion, those in attendance were there to celebrate the man who brought the disco right into the design studio.

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Published at 5:33 PM

Thursday March 14th, 2013

Saks and Marc Jacobs Win Big at Fashion 2.0 Awards
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Saks and Marc Jacobs Win Big at Fashion 2.0 Awards

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They came, they saw, they hashtagged.

The annual Fashion 2.0 Awards (basically the Oscars of fashion social media) celebrates the most popular brand stars on the Web–all of whom congregated at SVA Theatre last night. Now in its fourth year, the award show presents accolades to fashion brands and their social media channels including Twitter, Pinterest, Facebook, among others, voted by the general public.

Click through to see the full list of winner, plus why keynote speaker Simon Doonan thinks dogshit and social media are inextricably intertwined.

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Published at 3:30 PM

Friday March 8th, 2013

Wednesday February 13th, 2013

Friday February 8th, 2013