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Monday February 25th, 2013

Jennifer Lawrence Falls Elegantly in Dior Couture, Responds Hilariously
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Jennifer Lawrence Falls Elegantly in Dior Couture, Responds Hilariously

Yep, that happened.

Jennifer Lawrence, no stranger to awkward awards show stair moments, fell on her way to accept her Oscar for best actress. That’s probably every woman’s ultimate fear in that kind of situation, right? But Lawrence handled it with such charm and humility her fall made everyone fall that much more in love with her (not to mention she fell beautifully–I mean, look at that photo!). “You guys are just standing up ’cause you feel bad that I fell and that’s really embarrassing but thank you,” she said when she finally made it to the podium.

So, what happened exactly?

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Wednesday February 20th, 2013

Narciso Rodriguez and Simon Doonan Toast Sharon Socol’s New Photography Book
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Narciso Rodriguez and Simon Doonan Toast Sharon Socol’s New Photography Book

Being the wife of a Barneys New York executive certainly has its perks–like, say, snagging your well-connected husband’s ‘plus one’ invite to industry insider events that most people only dream of attending.

Sharon Socol–wife of Howard Socol, who served as Barneys’s CEO from 2001 to 2008–used that exclusive access to her advantage and then some. Toting a 35mm loaded with black and white film, Socol, an avid photographer since age seven, snapped behind-the-scenes photos of fashion shows, parties, and some of the industry’s most legendary characters.

Recently, she compiled those photos into a book titled Plus One: An Outsider’s Photographic Journey Into the World of Fashion–the release of which garnered a crowd of fashion’s elite last night on Barneys’s 9th floor.

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Tuesday February 19th, 2013

Saturday February 16th, 2013

Wednesday February 13th, 2013

A Chat With Karen Walker’s New Campaign Stars 91-Year-Old Ilona Royce Smithkin and 65-Year-Old Linda Rodin
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A Chat With Karen Walker’s New Campaign Stars 91-Year-Old Ilona Royce Smithkin and 65-Year-Old Linda Rodin

Karen Walker’s new eyewear look book features Advanced Style ladies Ilona Royce Smithkin, Linda Rodin, Joyce Carpati, and Lyn Dell, and it’s pretty much the best campaign ever.

We sat down with Royce Smithkin and Rodin, who sat front row at Walker’s show yesterday, to get the scoop on how they became models, and what they thought of Walker’s latest collection.

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Saturday February 9th, 2013

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Wednesday February 6th, 2013

Monday February 4th, 2013

Beyoncé’s Super Bowl Designer Answers All Our Burning Questions
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Beyoncé’s Super Bowl Designer Answers All Our Burning Questions

Beyoncé put a new designer on the map last night.

For her Super Bowl halftime spectacular, she and everyone else on stage wore costumes by New York-based designer Rubin Singer–not Givenchy, not Mugler, but 34-year-old Rubin Singer, whose eponymous line is just six years old. Cathy Horyn’s story in the New York Times, breaking the news that Singer had designed Beyoncé’s costumes for the Super Bowl was headlined, “Hey, Beyoncé, It’s Your Look, but Maybe His Moment.” Based on the buzz Singer is getting today (his publicist tells us the phone has been ringing off the hook and there’s an increased interest in Singer’s fall/winter 2013 presentation next week), we’d say it’s definitely his moment.

We hopped on the phone with Singer just before he left New Orleans less than an hour ago. He told us how he’s feeling, how he kept it all a secret, and what he hopes to do with the exposure.

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Published at 12:00 PM