A much-discussed theory this week is whether the runway’s hemlines can predict an upcoming recession. The saying goes, if dresses and skirts get longer, the economy is getting worse. It stems from a period in the ’20s, when short skirts revealed expensive silk stockings, and long skirts disguised cheaper wool ones. Now it’s thought by [...]
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Eco-Friendly Gets Pretty
We couldn’t think of a better way to kick off fashion week than to watch our favorite girls strut down an eco-friendly, recycled wood runway at Earth Pledge’s FutureFashion show last night. The show featured surprisingly ladylike looks from twenty-eight designers ranging from Marni to Versace. Each used sustainable, organically grown materials like bamboo, soybean [...]
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Models
The Long Blondes
More proof that blondes will rule the Spring ’08 campaigns, despite the hype of industry diversity: Tanya D. will join Anja Rubik in the DSquared campaigns. When we try to imagine Helen of Troy, we usually picture Tanya, though presumably she’ll be styled less classic for the antics of Dan and Dean Caten in their [...]
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People We Like
People We Like
Christina Ricci Pulls a Wintour
We’ve always admired Christina Ricci’s ability to look both stylish and personable, especially with black hair and icy eyes that make “approachable” a relative word. But when Ms. Ricci showed up last night at Donna Karan’s studio on Greenwich Street, we sort of gasped. She was wearing a ladylike bombshell of a dress, bright red, [...]
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Fashion Moment: BoomBoxed
A technicolor moment from London Fashion Week: Henry Holland hugs Gareth Pugh outside of BoomBox, hours after Gareth’s third show debuted. We saw a little of this designer bonding in New York – Proenza Schouler at Ben Cho’s show; Donna Karan at Ralph Lauren – but here in London, it’s not something the natives notice, [...]
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Magazines
Magazines
ELLE Hearts the Hipsters
First, ELLE’s trend roundup was Manic Panic hair dye. Then it was giant logo tees worn as dresses. This week, they’ve moved onto the wonders of neon, citing Stella McCartney and Donna Karan as fashion forward examples of the trend. We adore ELLE – especially its market editor, Carol Han – but we can’t help [...]
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Donna Karan, Blogger
Joining a group of political commentators that includes Bill Maher and Jake Gyllenhaal’s mom, Donna Karan is Huffington Post blogger/contributor #4,928. In her own words, Karan has gotten to a point in her life “where I want to ‘address’ people, not simply ‘dress’ them.
Read more »Proenza Schouler isn’t the only design collective selling out of Manhattan – Have you met Felix Rey? The handbag line belongs to Sulaika Zarrouk and Lily Rafii, a glossy-haired team who named their brand for Van Gogh’s infamous doctor. For six years, they’ve made handbags to crave like candy, and amassed a steady stream of [...]
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All Tomorrow’s Parties (Day One)
In Manhattan, the night before Fashion Week is like the first day of school – you think for weeks about your outfit, then ditch it at the last minute for jeans. You run into people you can’t remember and act like they’re your family. You get drunk, or get high, or at least watch your [...]
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