New York Fashion Week

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Fashion News Roundup

Fashion News Roundup: Nicki Minaj Wears Prada in Wonderland, Karl Lagerfeld Was Claudia Schiffer’s Mentor, and You Can Buy Daphne Guinness’s Butterfly-Filled Apartment

Karl Lagerfeld Mentored Lost Lamb Claudia Schiffer: Way back when O.S. (Original Super) Claudia Schiffer was just a homesick little fräulein in the big bad world of modeling, the Kaiser apparently took her under his friendly fingerless-gloved wing as her wise mentor. Sounds just like a modern-day modeling fairy tale. {Vogue UK}

Nicki Minaj Wears Prada on Wonderland: For the mag’s Feb/March issue, a cotton-candy coiffed Nicki Minaj proves that Prada is for more than just basic bitches. Check out Wonderland‘s latest cover, which features Ms. Minaj rocking totally natural lashes and what looks like a printed version of the Spring ’12 bodysuit that’s been taking over recent editorials. {Design Scene}

What Does Solange Knowles Wear Every Day? Ever wonder what Solange is wearing on a daily basis? Well wonder no longer!! B’s baby sis is Vogue UK‘s “Today I’m Wearing…” girl for February. And she’s a supporter of daytime clutches– Which charity is that exactly? {Vogue UK}

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Fashion Is Fun

New York Fashion Week By the Numbers

It’s finally time to say goodbye to New York Fashion Week. But before we do, here’s a rundown of what it really takes to make the magic happen.

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Fashion Week

What to Expect from Fashion Week at Lincoln Center

Less than a day after Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week head honcho Fern Mallis announced she was leaving to head up her own consulting firm, parent company IMG sent out an email blast detailing its plans for holding next season’s shows at Lincoln Center. While we couldn’t spy anything groundbreaking in the release, here’s what was of [...]

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Fern Mallis Leaves IMG to Start Her Own Company

Fern Mallis, founder and lead orchestrator of Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week, is leaving the event’s production company, IMG, to launch her own consulting firm. This is a big deal. Mallis is directly responsible for the establishment of New York Fashion Week in 1993 as we know it today. At that time, she was [...]

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Fashion Week

Diane von Furstenberg Gets the Most Bang for Her Buck Out of the Runway

Maybe runway shows are really worth the six figures it costs to produce them. The Wall Street Journal teamed up with NetProspex, a sales and marketing database to find out. In the days following the shows, NetProspex tracked the number of sales inquiries for designers who presented at New York Fashion Week. Most designers saw [...]

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Fall 2010 New York

Five Things Every Guy Can Learn from Perry Ellis

We may be loathe to embrace runway collections that never make it to stores, but last night’s Perry Ellis show at Bryant Park looked a little too off-the-rack. Goatskin trenches were a standout, but they mingled with merino and wool “blends” (read: acrylic and poly). And we definitely spotted some pleats. Still, Perry Ellis International [...]

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  • Matt Kinsey
  • Tuesday, Feb 16, 2010 / 3:30 PM
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Fall 2010 New York

An Open Letter to Richard Chai

Dear Richard, Thanks so much for dragging us out of bed on this frigid Manhattan morning! Really, we would’ve slept through Donna Karan at 2pm if it wasn’t for you (we were out a bit late last night). We’re sorry many of your invitees weren’t as appreciative. Sure, lots of no-shows after Tuesday’s preview at [...]

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  • Matt Kinsey
  • Monday, Feb 15, 2010 / 8:15 PM
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Fashion Week

The State of New York Fashion Week: What’s the Same, What’s Different, and What’s Next

MAC & Milk are upping their game, more indie designers are showing than ever before and Mercedes Benz will say goodbye to Bryant Park before landing in Lincoln Center. New York Fashion Week is bigger than it’s ever been. Will it get even bigger? For Fern Mallis and her team at IMG, the company that [...]

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The Jersey Shore Invades Fashion Week

There’s yet another group of pseudo-celebs that you’ve got to compete with for fashion week tickets. Jersey Shore cast members have been requesting seats for next week’s shows, according to Page Six. In general, we kind of enjoy those Jersey Shore crazies. Although we’d see rather them on TV, not at work. We’re making unofficial [...]

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Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week Facts (& Gossip) – So Far

Technically, New York Fashion Week starts next Wednesday. Not so technically, there’s tomorrow night’s launch of Olsenboye, Thursday’s Chanel Iman-hosted Sonia Rykiel for H&M knitwear party, Tuesday means Cartier’s fragrance launch and Sundance’s Full Frontal Fashion party poolside at The Standard – well basically, it feels like it’s already started. So what do we know [...]

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Got $1,500? HauteLook is Selling Tickets to William Rast

Belgian designer Dirk Bikkemberg may have sold tickets to his Milan runway show for $16 a seat, but the Justin Timberlake-backed denim brand William Rast is one-upping him with a deal on flash sale site HauteLook. For the next 24 hours, fans of the label can purchase a $1,500 package that includes a seat at [...]

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The Row to New York Fashion Week

Vogue UK‘s thrilled with Ashley Olsen’s Golden Globes dress choice, a royal blue Erdem mini (which managed to escape the cameras all night), but we’re more excited for the news tucked into the end – the Olsens will show The Row’s AW10 collection at New York Fashion Week next month. The girls have held market [...]

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