While the recent tragedies in Bangladesh’s garment factories are a reminder of how far the retail industry has to go in terms of reform, it’s important to highlight those rare stories of fashion brands that do support the communities they work in. The latest project from Maiyet, the creation of a state-of-the-art weaving facility in Varanasi, India, to preserve the ancient silk-weaving tradition there, is one such story.
Cedric Charlier only celebrated his 34th birthday days ago but he’s spent what seems like half of his life building up an impressive design resume.
He launched his eponymous collection just last year but he’s done stints at Celine (with Michael Kors), Lanvin, and most recently, Cacharel. We caught up with the designer yesterday to chat about what it’s like to be a young designer right now in Paris.
Chloé’s Clare Waight Keller tells us about those coats we just can’t get enough of. She says they’re her “thing.”
Can you really trust the ‘conflict-free’ label when it comes to diamonds? Some consumers are wary–which is why brands like Forevermark, Tiffany & Co., and Brilliant Earth say they are going above and beyond the standard process to ensure their diamonds are conflict-free.
We couldn’t wait a whole year to get re-excited about the Academy Awards! (Honestly, how did we make it last time?) So we had an idea.
“Lo!” we thought (in so many words), “Why not host our own Oscars… for fashion! We’ll save costs by forgoing that whole ‘red carpet’ tomfoolery–who cares about that part anyway! We’ll gather an elite team of the finest online editors in the industry–we won’t disclose their identities, so as to protect their privacy and keep the suspense–and we’ll announce the winners via our fair website! By jove, I think we’ve DONE IT!”
And done it, we did.
Behold, the winners (and almost winners–seriously, Karl, it’s a huge honor that you’re even included in this post) of the first annual Fashionista Fashion Oscars.
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I’ve been lusting after this Carven dress ever since I saw it go online at Barneys.
Let’s back up a little here: I’ve been lusting after anything Carven ever since Guillaume Henry revived it.
Whoops! Did Sigourney Weaver wear her Lanvin dress backwards at the SAG Awards? See for yourself. {HuffPo}
During her six hour testimony in court Gaga claimed her former assistant (who’s suing the pop star for overtime pay) was always partying with Terry Richardson and using her YSL discount without permission. {NY Post}
In all his spare time, Karl Lagerfeld is going to write a book–using 19th century daguerreotypes–about Roman fountains called The Glory of Water. {WWD}
The Barneys New York bi-annual warehouse sale is the stuff of legends, and easily one of the most anticipated shopping events in NYC every August and February. But now you can get deals on designer duds all year round, minus the aggressive shoppers throwing elbows at you: Barneys just announced it’s launching a full time off-price website.
Brooklyn-made products are the new luxury according to a new piece in the Observer, featuring fantastic quotes like, “None of my clients want Christian Louboutin shoes anymore, because the Kardashians are clomping around in them at breakfast.”
I’ve resisted buying classic black stilettos for so long because, well, they’re boring. I always seem to want to drop $300 on a pair of color block snakeskin platformed sandals or maybe some blue suede oxfords that are totally impractical and I’ll wear all of three times.
But then, a few weeks ago, I got sick of never having the right closed-toe shoe to wear to fancy work events or friend’s birthday dinners or holiday parties and I decided: Hayley, it’s time to grow up and buy some real adult heels that I can wear in the office as well as outside of it, with jeans or with a fancy evening dress.
The season for dinner parties is upon us and just in the (saint) nick of time, Simon Doonan (who recently gave us a great pumpkin pie recipe) has created a handy video with tips on how to make your holiday dinner party a lot more fabulous–a word he says at least eight times in two minutes.
It’s not such a stretch to imagine some fashion people as cartoon characters, is it? Here are the Disney versions of all your favorites in the industry, straight from the Barneys/Disney holiday collab.
