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Although Ken Kaufman and Isaac Franco say they looked to anatomy and musculature to inform their designs for Spring 2014, at first glance, the pared-down pieces tell a different story. The offerings were decidedly no-fuss--certainly not like the complex vessel the human body is, and at times skewed a little clinical (in the best of ways). But look a little closer and you'll notice embossed leather striations, blocked stripe motifs, and mosaic paillettes mimicking the texture of muscles and bone.

• By Jihan Forbes
  Sep 11, 2013

It's day five of fashion week and we finally spotted it--the mythical cronut. Of course, that's not all we saw: From celebs like Rita Ora and Olivia Palermo, to amazing clothes, here's everything we saw on day five on fashion week:

• By Tyler McCall
  Sep 9, 2013

With the Oscars imminent, awards season, also known as red carpet season, is coming to an end. And the season has become almost as important to designers as it has to actors. There are of course always the mainstays like Elie Saab, Giambattista Valli, Armani Privé, Marchesa, J. Mendel, Reem Acra, and Oscar de la Renta. In fact, we'd bet money on all of the above being answers to the inevitable "who are you wearing" question this coming Sunday, as they have been since what seems like the beginning of time. But over the past couple of years, there have been some new names in the red carpet conversation. From Erdem to Alexandre Vauthier, click through to learn a little more about the new wave of red carpet designers (so you'll be an expert on all 10 of them before the Oscars)!

• By Dhani Mau
  Feb 21, 2013