I’ve been wearing the same pair of tortoise shell Ray-Bans for the last two years. And I’ve spent the last two weeks staring with envy at Kate’s new Karen Walker shades, so I decided it was time for a change. I don’t buy a lot of vintage, but when Frock, SJP’s go-to vintage store, picked Read more →
If someone who knows very little about beauty (like me) wants to know everything about beauty, there’s only one person to ask. So yesterday, we had lunch with Pat McGrath, the legendary makeup artist and Cover Girl’s Creative Director. She walked a small group of editors through this spring’s trends, and while we did know Read more →
It’s almost over, kids. No more Skinner crying outside. No more Versace chairs to drool over at Andrew’s apartment. And no more Kelly telling everybody exactly what she thinks and loving her for it. The season finale of Kell on Earth airs next Monday. And we have to admit, we’re a bit sad. It’s still Read more →
When Gianni Versace was murdered in 1997, his fashion house was worth something like $2 billion, with annual sales of $550 million. In 2009, the house of Versace garnered about $380 million in sales, and lost about $40 million. In just a decade, the Italian fashion house went from big industry player to tiny–but still Read more →
Perhaps you’re a little too tough to wade in the velvet sea, or maybe you’re not beginning to see the light… Worry not, AW10′s spawned another trend: power dressing. It emerged first in New York and again this weekend in Milan, turning away from Working Girl (good movie, bad clothes) and toward a less ostentatious, Read more →
Over the weekend I took a break from the shows to chat with Wall Street Journal reporter Deborah Ball, the author of House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival, released February 2. After watching the Versace runway rehearsal and the show from backstage, I was eager to meet Ball, who knows Read more →
We’re all well aware of Anna Wintour’s desire to broker deals for certain young designers, from Olivier Theyskens to Thakoon in The September Issue. Her latest project is celebrated British designer Christopher Kane, says a source. This isn’t the first time Kane’s gotten Wintour’s attention–she introduced him to Donatella Versace a while back, who Kane Read more →
Can Christopher Kane do no wrong? If tonight’s Versus presentation was any indication, the answer is yes.
Tonight, I got the chance to do something a writer rarely gets to do: Watch the runway show from backstage. Usually, the reporters typically visit before or after the show, desperate to get a quote from the designer–in this case, Donatella–or congratulate her on the collection. Instead, I walked around with my “prosumer” camera (I’m Read more →
Most, if not all designers do a dress rehearsal. Some do it an hour before the show. Some, a day before the show. For instance, Versace held its rehearsal at about 4pm EST today. (That was 10pm for me.) The real thing takes place tomorrow at 5.30pm my time, 11.30am EST. (There’s another showing 45 Read more →
The only thing we’ve ever live blogged is a Marc Jacobs show, but if we’re going to tackle red carpet fashion, it’s going to be the Grammy’s. Celebrities will hit the red carpet in minutes, but what do we know so far? Lady Gaga’s nominated for five awards, she’s opening the show with Elton John Read more →
