Despite the fact that her feathers and fur are purely ornamental, Carine Roitfeld serves as many fashion folk's spirit animal. Enigmatic, powerful, and usually swathed in Alaïa, the French fashion legend has long been everyone's ultimate everything. Now Roitfeld shows you the inner scenes and seams of her life through a new documentary. Called Mademoiselle C, the film, which opens on September 11 in major cities across the US, shadows the smoky-eyed icon through two big events: the launch of her new magazine, CR Fashion Book, and the birth of her first granddaughter, Romy Nicole. (Also: she does a full split on camera. Take that, Betsey Johnson!) I met Roitfeld across the street from Bloomingdales to discuss her latest project, and yes, I was shaking.

• By Faran Krentcil
  Sep 9, 2013

Cats have been a chic motif since the Ancient Egyptians worshipped them thousands of years ago (and sure, that Miu Miu print from 2010 helped, too). They've also been pop culture stars thanks to the James Bond / Austin Powers / CeeLo style of super-villain: A wily, hyper-cultured megamind holding a pampered little puffball. Karl Lagerfeld appears to be next in line.

• By Faran Krentcil
  Jul 9, 2013

It's been a tough few weeks for mini skirts and the young women who flaunt them. Between CNN's blame-the-victim tone in Steubenville to the helicopter parents picketing Victoria's Secret Pink, you'd think America's most pressing national security issue is teen girls in glittery panties. (And according to Harmony Korine's bubblegum grenade Spring Breakers, that's exactly right.) And on the fashion front, T Magazine editor Deborah Needleman tweets "Say goodbye to slut clothes"...

• By Faran Krentcil
  Apr 1, 2013

"So do you want to talk about this?" asks Leah. This being Suzy Menkes' "Circus of Fashion" article from T, which turned into this "Blog is a Dirty Word" manifesto from Leandra Medine, which rolled into this "Sad Clown" response from Susie Lau. (A Times story called "My Look, My Ego, My Brand" snuck in there, as well, as did a piece questioning whether fashion bloggers have gone "too far" on The Daily Beast.) So what do I think about this? I think I need some whiskey.

• By Faran Krentcil
  Feb 23, 2013

Most people remember the leather leggings from Rodarte's last show. Not me. I remember covertly pressing the show notes into my right knee, desperately trying to stop the bleeding. Let me explain:

• By Faran Krentcil
  Feb 4, 2013

Believe it or not, Fashionista turns five years old this month. Which is, you know, pretty old in blog years. To celebrate our big bday, we've asked all of Fashionista's former editors (in chronological order that's Faran Krentcil, Natalie Hormilla, Abby Gardner, Britt Aboutaleb, and Lauren Sherman) to reflect back on their time at Fashionista from the highs (seeing a Chanel show) to the lows (being chewed out by Arianne Phillips for leaking her fashion week plans and costing her a client). First up, the girl who started it all, the inimitable Faran Krentcil, who is now Nylon's digital director. To Begin With: Everything. Some people think I started Fashionista from my bedroom with a pinch of magic, an overdose of ambition, and some Skittles. That's not really what happened. Not even close.

• By Faran Krentcil
  Jan 24, 2012

Dear Mayor Bloomberg, See this rather large rabbit. He's actually a five foot tall trash receptacle designed by Paul Smith as part of London's Super C

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 28, 2009

Beauty brand BeneFit has long made its name creating cult classic, one-off products that are focused on problem-solving, are easy to use, and are perf

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 27, 2009

Wu's New Lady: Iris Apfel will serve as inspiration for the designer's resort show next week at the Greenwich Hotel. Bring on the eyewear, please. {FW

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 27, 2009

We find ourselves sitting here pondering: what would Vivian do? Yes, that would be the Vivian played by Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman. You see, we've

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 27, 2009

Jury deliberations began Friday in the Trovata/Forever 21 court case over allegations that Forever 21 purposely copied specific elements from seven de

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 27, 2009

It's official! Victoria's Secret and Givenchy model Adriana Lima is pregnant with her first child with new husband (and NBA player) Marko Jaric. Pregn

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 26, 2009

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 caus

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 26, 2009

We love the special subscriber's cover of Elle UK that just arrived in our inbox (and hits newsstands tomorrow). It's Winona at her absoute pixieish b

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 26, 2009

Come September, Burberry will be showing its S/S '10 Prorsum collection back in Blighty, instead of their usual showing in Milan. We couldn't be more

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 26, 2009

The latest edition of WWWWD has arrived, just in time for the weekend. We have yet to figure out who exactly is behind the pub, but that certainly doe

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 22, 2009

All For One: Happy Memorial Day. We're embracing the one piece this weekend. Perhaps you should too. Oh, and it's a half day here at Fashionista, so w

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 22, 2009

The fact that Jessica Simpson has anything to do with making shoes still makes us want to rip our hair out and shout obscenities. And we think it's sa

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 22, 2009

We heart Essie nail polish. Really, what would the world be without Ballet Slippers? And we totally swooned the first time we saw those neon shades th

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 22, 2009

My female friends, it is a fact that most of us wear the wrong size bra. Every day of our lives we put on something that isn't properly fit. It seems

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 21, 2009

If Only They Were Scarlet Begonias: We're in a really Deadhead-y state of mind today and have decided to just go all out with it. Feel the love and th

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 21, 2009

Kate Moss' summer collection for Topshop is now for sale online. And I'm, as per usual, obsessing over things like this and this - but also her amazi

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 21, 2009

Marvel Comics is releasing a new series of comic books on August 26th that revolve not around the worlds of Spidey and Clark Kent, but models and fash

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 21, 2009

Fact: We love Hayden-Harnett. Fact: Beach season is here and we’re in desperate need of some new beach bag essentials. Fact: We like free things. Appa

• By Faran Krentcil
  May 20, 2009