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Friday May 11th, 2012

Fashion News Roundup: Gwyneth Paltrow’s the Face of Hugo Boss’s New Fragrance, Andrej Pejic Goes Bridal, and Vogue India Gets a Fashion Fund
Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Gwyneth Paltrow’s the Face of Hugo Boss’s New Fragrance, Andrej Pejic Goes Bridal, and Vogue India Gets a Fashion Fund

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Gwyneth Paltrow is the face of Hugo Boss’s new fragrance, Boss Nuit Pour Femme. {WWD}

You know who else likes dressing like Olivia Palermo and Kate Middleton? Orthodox Jews. (Yeah, we never saw that coming either.) {BuzzFeed}

Everyone can finally rest easy, because Liv Tyler’s lost/stolen Givenchy jacket has been found!! Praise the almighty fashion gods. {NY Post}

Andrej Pejic looked the picture of a blushing he-bride modeling Rosa Clara’s wedding gowns at her show in Barcelona (say: Barthelona). {The Cut}

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Friday February 24th, 2012

How I’m Making It: Shane Gabier and Chris Peters of Creatures of the Wind
How I'm Making It

How I’m Making It: Shane Gabier and Chris Peters of Creatures of the Wind

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Shane Gabier and Chris Peters, the designers behind the amazing brand Creatures of the Wind, went from teaching at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago to winning a CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund runner-up award in about seven months. Such groundbreaking recognition is somehwat unheard of in an the fashion industry, though even more groundbreaking might be the fact that this duo’s designs actually live up to the hype surrounding them. They garnered attention for their innovative and meticulously crafted clothes, and have stuck to that vision through ups, downs, and awards.

I met up with the duo on a rainy morning just before Fashion Week to find out how Shane Gabier and Chris Peters manage their high-flying fashion life with their low-key Chicago based existence. It’s pretty unreal.

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Saturday September 10th, 2011

SUNO Spring 2012: Print Mixing, Matured
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SUNO Spring 2012: Print Mixing, Matured

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Last night CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund nominee SUNO hosted its first-ever runway show at Milk. Perhaps it was the CFDA recognition that encouraged the brand to mature in many ways, from a presentation to a show, from kooky mixed prints to ladylike complementary patterns.

Minutes before the show, I speculated with a friend about how well SUNO’s intensely layered looks, complicated prints, and detailed accessories would translate to the five-second-glimpse of a look one gets at a fashion show… Not well, we decided. SUNO’s designers Max Osterweis and Erin Beatty must have agreed with us, since the kooky art-teacher-on-vacation vibe that permeated SUNO shows of yore was replaced with nothing short of ladylike glamor.

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Monday April 6th, 2009

Designer Studio

Inside the Designer’s Studio: Costello Tagliapietra

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