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There’s usually a smattering of men’s shows across the New York Fashion Week schedule – Duckie Brown, Commonwealth Utilities – and this year, CFDA nominated Simon Spurr joins the short list. The designer’s blown up in the past twelve months with profiles in Interview, portraits in Vogue and one very consistent fan in Sebastian Stan, [...]

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Last year, Alexander Wang won the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award and this year he’s won the Swiss Textile award. The prize, which comes with 100,000 euros (about $150,000) was given to Rodarte last year. The money’s meant to help younger brands develop their international presence though really, aside from the runners up who are given [...]

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And charity! The industry’s famous Taco Tuesdays are back. And as always, everyone’s invited. We always love hitting up Rewind and having our fashion friends mix us up margaritas and other assorted cocktails. And while there’s no battle of the bartenders tonight, it’s sure to be a good time. The publicists from Krupp Group are [...]

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Right On: Tabitha Simmons styled a great mini-shoot with the 2009 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund finalists. There are actors (Sebastian Stan), there are models (Lily Donaldson), there are designers (Patrick Ervell) and there are really great clothes. {Vogue} Best Dressed: Nora & Delia Ephron talk about their new Broadway play, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, [...]

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The only movie that’s made me laugh harder than The September Issue this year is The Hangover. Anna Wintour is funny; my mascara is smudged from tears of laughter. The film may start out with Anna saying that fashion’s picked on because people are bitter they aren’t a cool kid, but she only gets more [...]

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Five questions for the Fashion Week calendar: 1. Why is a man named Cesar Galindo going up against both Anna Wintour and the Mayor of New York City by staging a runway show in the middle of Fashion’s Night Out? And how does he have that much money to throw away? Also, is he related [...]

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So you wanna be a part of Fashion’s Night Out? We’ve got your chance. To publicize what is sure to be one of the most amazing nights September has ever seen, the CFDA is filming a PSA which will run on TV, in taxis, and online. The spot will include well-known designers, celebrities, and models, [...]

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Our Town

The CFDA held a ‘town hall’ meeting yesterday to talk about all the issues the fashion industry’s facing as we enter SS10 Fashion Week. We like to think there was yelling and hand raising and a chalkboard and a gavel, but really it sounds like Diane von Furstenberg did her best to calm everyone’s nerves [...]

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Reed Krakoff’s starting his own fashion house. The President and Creative Director of Coach (and Vice President of the CFDA) is ready to do his own thing in tandem with his responsibilities at the mega-brand. The project, however, is entirely funded by Coach which gives him the unique advantage of being able to launch his [...]

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Vogue and the CFDA announced their Fashion Fund Finalists the other day. We’re loving the list of lesser known designers – Ohne Titel’s inclusion had us squealing with delight – but what we’d really love to see are the applications. Word is House of Waris designer Waris Ahluwalia, who if you don’t know from fashion [...]

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Kate Reigns: Just in case you thought Kate Moss would ever be less sartorially influential, think again. Here’s a rundown of all the resort shows inspired by the super. If anyone can convince us to wear gold lamé, well, it’s obviously Kate. {StyleFile} Oh Goody: Vanessa Bruno’s making a short film staring Lou Doillon. Stephanie [...]

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Donatella Versace threw a lavish dinner party in Milan last night at the close of a very brief and very sobering Men’s Fashion Week. She told The New York Times that the world will re-discover its love of excessive luxury in no time. While she holds her breath, we’re going to enjoy the ways in [...]

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