Bill Blass

The house had its heyday in the '80s, but Benz wants to bring it back for the modern, social savvy woman.

Coach is the latest in a long line of brands to collaborate with the fashion (and playroom) icon. And for the first time ever, Barbie's tiny, snazzy wardrobe has been produced from start to finish by the Coach design house. Meaning, everything she's wearing, you can wear. Well, in a slightly larger size. So in celebration of Barbie's new clothes (and chic new 'do--how does she keep it so shiny?), we're taking a look back at her biggest and best designer collabs to date--and there've been some doozies. When it comes to amazing designer collaborations, Target and H&M have got nothing on the original Queen B: We're talking Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Bill Blass, Vera Wang, Christian Louboutin, Dior, Versace, and more. Who needs an 11-inch tall plastic boyfriend when you've got Mr. de la Renta on speed dial?

The assortment that Frida Giannini delivered for resort was proof-positive that there are indeed two sides to every story. To wit: Her sartorial love letter to the disco era. At times it drew from that tradition of languid American sportswear, made iconic by both Halston (on the Studio 54 dance floor) and Bill Blass (on the shoulders of Park Ave.'s Uptown set); at others it spoke to the spirit of those hedonistic babes flitting about on the other side of the pond in Celia Birtwell's gregarious prints, Biba's earthy-sensual frocks, and all form of Fiorucci's cheeky chic.

Thom Dolan may be a little known up-and-coming label, but designer Thomasine Dolan is actually an industry vet with 20 years under her belt. After years and years of working for big names like Ralph Lauren, Armani and Banana Republic, Dolan decided she was finally ready to tell her own story. In 2010 she launched her label with a few retro swimsuits, which quickly grew into a complete range of classic, masculine-meets-feminine pieces in high quality fabrics. The busy New Yorker balances being a mom of three with running her growing business, both of which she does from her Broome St. apartment. She invited me into her amazing home (her studio is the floor below), and it was easy to get sidetracked as we discussed everything from her love of The Sound of Music to her dismay over the Kardashian phenomenon. One thing is certain, if you haven't heard of this designer, who is as honest and witty as her designs, it's time to take note. Read on to learn more.

Let’s start with this deliciously descriptive--and dishy--sentence in Cathy Horyn’s recent column in the New York Times about the selection process

With all the designer musical chairs going on in the fashion industry latetly, we've gotten pretty used to company-wide upheavals--but the latest shak

more Kiernan Shipka and Diane Kruger are pretty in prints, Kiernan in Miu Miu and Kruger in Derek Lam (despite the face she's making--she's still work

Last week, we received one of the best emails ever from a Fashionista reader eager to get his foot in the industry's door: TO: Fashionista FROM: G. S

This morning, The New York Times broke the news that Jeffrey Monteiro's been chosen as the latest in a string of designers to creatively direct Bill B

Lars Nilsson, one of the earlier holders of the now-cursed Nina Ricci job, has landed himself a new position, one as un-Ricci as possible. He's launch

Elettra Wiedemann's landed a new campaign for fall. Isabella Rossellini's daughter has posed for Abercrombie & Fitch, Bill Blass, Samsonite, Lancôme,

It's been months since the post-Peter Som saga at Bill Blass got a new chapter, so here's the latest: Peacock International Holdings LLC, the company

Over the holidays, NexCen's failing Bill Blass name was finally bought by a company called Peacock International Holdings LLC, for just $10 million.

A glooming peace this morning with it brings, Bill Blass Couture is finally done and Kira Plastinina's closing up US shop. Bill Blass Couture - the Pe