Byrdie Bell

Events

Last Night’s Party: NAHM’s Debut is Even Cooler Than Its Hilfiger Genes

Nary Manivong made waves a few seasons back for his jump from relative obscurity (and, uh, homelessness) into the heart of fashion darlings. Among the converted fans was designer Tommy Hilfiger’s daughter, Ally Hilfiger, who met Manivong in 2008 after the show for his eponymous line. The two became fast friends, and Hilfiger started styling for the new brand.

It wasn’t long before Hilfiger’s recessive fashion gene kicked in, and after two seasons the two fell into a styling-cum-design partnership, with the eventual result being a joint collection: NAHM, an it-girl-cool line influenced by Poe’s “The Raven” and centered around the classic shirt dress.

The pair presented their line last night at West Village boutique A Man and a Woman to a host of friends and fashion insiders, with musical accompaniment by DJ Chelsea Leyland and champers by Nicolas Feuillatte. Raised platforms in the center of the space showcased the sheer asymmetrical button-downs and burnt-sienna dresses that fell like water off the mannequins.

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Byrdie Bell, Genevieve Jones, and Becka Diamond in Moncler for Vanity Fair?

In the past couple of hours, Byrdie Bell has tweeted three times about her and Becka Diamond being shot in Moncler for Vanity Fair.

This photo of Becka in a puffer seems to prove it’s true. And Genevieve Jones is around, too. But we wonder, what are Byrdie Bell and Becka Diamond–who, unlike Jones, aren’t regulars–doing in Vanity Fair?

We’d expect to see the edgy duo in a mag like Jalouse, which featured Becka on its cover earlier this year, not VF which is essentially an upscale celebrity rag that usually features the likes of Meryl Streep, Gwyneth Paltrow, and the occasional Miley Cyrus. It’s read by plenty of people outside of the fashion industry. And that’s why we wonder about their choice of Byrdie Bell and Becka Diamond, who are essentially fashion scene socialites.

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Best Dressed

Carey Mulligan’s Prada & Diane Kruger’s Casual Chanel Top Our Best Dressed List

Carey Mulligan’s printed Prada rocks our world. Diane Kruger always rocks our world. Jake Gyllenhaal looks sharp, everyone looks good in that Valentino collection and Gemma Arterton gives Roksanda Ilincic’s dress the red carpet turn it deserves.

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Fashion Shows

Gareth Does New York, Clothes Stay in Paris

On Sunday night (a bit delayed, sorry), I headed to MILK to watch Gareth Pugh’s Ruth Hogben produced film. I’d expected a preview of the collection, but instead I watched a giant cube in the middle of MILK’s loading dock. Each side represented an element and the top of the cube, which was essentially the [...]

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Slideshows

Ronson Powers Unite!

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Would You Wear

But Would You Actually Wear OTK Boots?

I think I spent an entire month watching over-the-knee boots march down runways. From Rodarte in New York, to Pam HoggLondon in and Louis Vuitton in Paris – and about a million in between – they were everywhere, but aside from Lauren Santo Domingo‘s turn in custom-made Brian Atwoods, we’d placed stretchy leather up to [...]

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DJ Jazzy Gemma

Amidst all this model madness there’s one particular doll face we’ve been missing. We haven’t seen Gemma Ward since, well, we didn’t actually see The Black Balloon, so since the preview for The Black Balloon. Sister Sophie popped up at Australia Fashion Week, but Gemma’s all but disappeared since an Italian Vogue editorial with Lily [...]

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Models

Breaking: Byrdie Bell for Ford Models

Finally, a logical fashion decision. Byrdie Bell, the actress and socialite, has signed with Ford Models. The New York native is of Norwegian descent and actually bears the name Evelyn Byrd Bell, though she’s been called Byrdie since childhood. She has a movie coming out this Fall called Homecoming, with Mischa Barton and Matt Long, [...]

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