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How to Make It in Fashion: June 21, Dream Hotel Downtown, New York

Tuesday September 25th, 2012

Wednesday September 19th, 2012

Attend Milan Fashion Week from Your Couch: Here’s the Full List of Livestreaming Shows
Fashion Week

Attend Milan Fashion Week from Your Couch: Here’s the Full List of Livestreaming Shows

Let me guess, you aren’t reading this post from Milan, are you? No? Me either. That’s why all of us sitting at our desks right now can be grateful that Milan’s designers have fully embraced the live stream. Can you say P-R-A-D-A? And hello Ferragamo and Gucci! So, take a bathroom break at school/work/set an alarm to wake up at 2:30 in the morning to watch from your bed, glue yourself to your smartphone/computer and relish your front row seat at Milan’s hottest shows.

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Monday March 8th, 2010

Issey Miyake, Azzaro & Costume National
Fall 2010 Paris

Issey Miyake, Azzaro & Costume National

Issey Miyake built the most elaborate set inside the Louvre. A maze of blue nets stretched from floor to ceiling across the runway mimicking his opening looks of pulled, twisted and knotted scarves. Miyake was inspired by a complex mathematical equation–he sat his mathematician front row–and wanted the scarves to visually represent the movement of Read more →

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Monday October 5th, 2009

Fashion Shows

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Tuesday June 16th, 2009

Quote of the Day

“Okay, off ze top of mein head—a yellow Adrienne Landau printed chinchilla rex rabbit newsboy hat, worn mit ein Cynthia Steffe blue-violet velvet cadet jacket over a Cavalli back-belted chunky oatmeal sweater vest on top of a Cacharel gala shirt in silver, matched mit John Varvatos stretchtwill-brocade sailor pants over Stella McCartney patent snakeskin monk Read more →

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Tuesday May 26th, 2009

Shopping

The People In Your Neigborhood

Mark your calendars: the Soho Stroll, benefiting homeless men and women in New York City, will take place June 11-13. We love shopping for a good cause, especially when it gives us yet another chance to support the stores, restaurants and galleries in our very own neighborhood. When you purchase a $20 bracelet, you’ll get Read more →

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Sunday March 8th, 2009

Fall 2009 Paris

Streetwalker: Opposites Attract

Julia, Architect Got Her: Dans les Tuileries yesterday afternoon. Stalked Her: Because if we wore fur, we’d wear it like that – had to ask where it came from. Shot Her: Because she’s an architect who fit in perfectly with the Parisian fashion crowd and that is quite a feat. Aside from Lagerfeld, she’s working Read more →

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Friday December 7th, 2007

Shopping

My Fast-Fashion Diet

I’ve recently sworn off fast fashion – ok, so maybe not entirely, but I’m slowly weaning myself off almost daily trips to H&M, Urban Outfitters, Forever 21, etc. I rarely buy nice things because: 1. I don’t take very good care of my clothes – for three weeks out of every month my bedroom generally Read more →

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Monday February 5th, 2007

Explain

Explain: Fur Trapper Hats

The Gawker game is on again, and this time here’s the challenge: explain why Fur Trapper Hats are the hot new thing. Weirdly, the Fashionista team was wondering about this last night – not only were the hats all over the streets, we actually spotted them on the runway at Charlotte Ronson and Luella! Why Read more →

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