Tom Ford Talks Criticism, Fashion Shows, and Getting Knocked Off By Zara
Kudos to Tom Ford for calling Zara out. We imagine most designers feel the same way.
Bridget Foley
Monday April 15th, 2013
Thursday February 14th, 2013
Fashion Editors, Anti-Defamation League Rush to Galliano’s Defense After ‘Hasidic Outfit’ Fall-Out
There’s much to be said about John Galliano and his return to fashion.
Fashion industry leaders, like Anna Wintour and Oscar de la Renta are all for it (it was Wintour, after all, who asked de la Renta to host Galliano in his studio). A select few members of New York’s Jewish community quoted in yesterday’s reactionary New York Post story, are against it. But whatever camp you fall into, there’s certainly a lot to discuss–and that’s precisely what top fashion writers like WWD‘s Bridget Foley, the International Herald Tribune‘s Suzy Menkes and the New York Times‘s Eric Wilson have done today.
Wednesday February 6th, 2013
Fashionista 50: The Most Influential People in New York Fashion Right Now
To survive in this business, you’ve got to have more than talent. You’ve got to be shrewd, savvy, determined—and a crazy-hard worker.
So here’s our list of the 50 most influential people working in New York fashion right now. To compile the list, we used our own knowledge of the industry combined with advice from inside sources.
Let us know what you think: You’ll find the entire Fashionista 50 list below. Click on the person’s name to read a full bio. And if you really want to click through the whole slideshow, you can do so here.
Fashionista 50: The Slideshow
The Fashionista 50 slideshow. Click through for a bio of each of our picks.
Thursday January 24th, 2013
A Conversation About Why Bridget Foley’s Michelle Obama Rant Is Outrageous
We look forward to Bridget Foley’s WWD op-eds, mostly because it’s one of the few times the industry trade offers up a real opinion. (It wasn’t always so stale: read John Fairchild’s Chic Savages to learn all about WWD‘s heyday in the 1970s.) But this morning, the Fashionista team was collectively turned off by “Fashion Pound Puppies,” in which Foley lambastes Michelle Obama for requesting designers create inaugural outfits for her on-spec. “How does Michelle Obama get a pass on the ridiculousness surrounding her inaugural wardrobe selections?” she says. “The whole thing would be merely silly and undignified if it weren’t so disrespectful of the time and resources of others, some of whom have little of both at their disposal.” We were so annoyed by her presumptions, in fact, that Leah and I spent like 15 minutes talking about it over Gchat:
Tuesday January 8th, 2013
Karl Lagerfeld Says He’ll Never Write a Memoir, Admits He Hasn’t Gone to a Meeting in 31 Years
And other things we learned at today’s WWD CEO Summit.
Tuesday October 23rd, 2012
Barneys and Disney Defend Controversial Skinny Minnie Campaign, Claim Activists Only Want Attention
Back in August, Barneys revealed that it would be collaborating with Disney for its holiday campaign–and that Minnie Mouse and her pals would be dropping a few dress sizes to fit into their designer frocks. Cue the outrage.
Monday July 16th, 2012
Now There’s a Backlash Against the Ralph Lauren ‘Made in China’ Olympic Uniform Backlash
Last week Ralph Lauren upset politicians across the country when it came to light that the Olympic opening ceremony uniforms donated by the brand were made in China; at the apex of the outrage was Senator Harry Reid, who declared that they should be burned. There’s been a cooling off period over the weekend with writers coming out to defend Ralph Lauren and also uncovering many other brands who are providing Olympic gear that isn’t manufactured in the country whose athletes will be wearing it.
Tuesday July 3rd, 2012
So How Did Raf Simons Do On His Debut Collection for Dior? Here’s What All the Major Critics Had To Say (Yes, There Were Some Naysayers)
A picture may be worth a thousand words, but here are 552 used by the fash pack to characterize Simons’s very hotly anticipated debut at Dior. While not everyone felt his first-ever couture collection was an unqualified success (hey there, Suze?), critical consensus was that this New New Look set the bar pretty high, and possibly Read more →
Tuesday February 28th, 2012
The Latest in the Jil Sander Saga: Was Raf Simons Fired?
In today’s WWD, Bridget Foley has a thoughtful piece about the mismanagement of Raf Simons’ ousting from Jil Sander. In it, she says that Simons was “unceremoniously dumped” from Jil Sander, making a point to clarify that he didn’t just “leave” of his own volition.
When news broke abruptly this past week that this would be Simons’ last collection for Jil Sander (and a spectacular one at that), and that Jil Sander would be returning to her namesake label, it was assumed that Simons was leaving to fill that vacant spot at Dior, or, as Anna Dello Russo told us, that he might be focusing on his own label, because that’s what he wanted to do–not because he was fired.
But maybe he was.
Wednesday March 2nd, 2011
Quotes of the Day: Galliano’s Cinematic Fall From Grace
Was Galliano drunk and egged on? Apparently. But we can each write one part of every script — our own. –Bridget Foley in WWD, regarding the demise of John Galliano.
Tuesday February 8th, 2011
Fashionista 50: The Slideshow
Click through to see who made our list–and why.
