There's currently a 100% chance of snow in New York City, meaning there is a 100% your gorgeous new Chloe coat isn't going to keep you warm. Luckily, we scoured the internet a put together a schedule of over 80 amazing shows you can stream to your computer right in the comfort of your own home...and in flannel pajamas.
Channelling Shanghai's socialites of yesteryear, Vivienne Tam sent forth a spring 2014 collection inspired by the city's West-meets-East elegance. Y
If Anna Wintour can go to the White House, why can't Barack Obama come to New York fashion week? Trick question: He can! And he did (sort of), as a part of Vivienne Tam's latest collection.
New show reviews and galleries are in! Check out Vivienne Tam, Calla, and Catherine Malandrino.
Just in time for Chinese New Year, Vivienne Tam showed a fresh, new collection inspired by hope and change—in some ways, literally, from the man who
New York is unreasonably cold right now. Like impending-blizzard-freeze-your-Rag & Bone-covered-butt-off cold. This is exactly why we, and fashionistas nowhere near New York, are praising the fashion gods (more like IMG & various PR people) for the glorious amount of New York fashion week shows livestreaming this week. We wrangled 89 shows (89!) and presentations to tune into over the course of the next week...with even more coming in! The best part? You won't be judged for taking in these shows in your pjs over some popcorn or pizza or half a bottle of wine... See any shows we missed? Let us know!
We're so close to the end but don't call it quits just yet! Check out Milly's sporty pieces, Anna Sui's French-punk girls, and Vivienne Tam's Chinese cosmology inspired collection.
The Clothes: The New York-by-way-of-Hong Kong designer was inspired by five Chinese cosmology elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth) for her Sp
Making Kenzo New Again: New Kenzo creative directors Humberto Leon and Carol Lim discuss further details about their Kenzo revamp--including repositioning as "top contemporary," bringing their retail knowledge, and starting from scratch from digital. {WWD} Karlie on Underage Models: Karlie Kloss, backstage at Jason Wu, talks about feeling old at 19 and starting out at 15, and shares her thoughts on under-16 models. {The Cut} Anna Wintour's Shoe Influence: Florence and the Machine guitarist Rob Ackroyd once had dinner with Anna Wintour, which resulted in him being forced to wear a pair of Louboutins (men's ones, obviously) to the Met Ball that he would not have worn otherwise. {Vogue UK}
Vivienne Tam is one of those old school New York designers that not only invites top editors and buyers to view her runway, but also her customers and her customer's kids, which means yesterday's show was jam packed. The audience was treated to a collection inspired by both the 600-year-old Kun Opera (also known as Kunqu, or Kunju) and the Zaha Hadid-designed Guangzhou Opera House in Guangzhou, China. The first few looks consisted of subdued day wear--tweed a-line skirts, boxy jackets, sweaters embedded with Swarovski gems--transforming into evening cocktail dresses and gowns, emblazoned with trompe l'oeil appliques, lace, embroideries, and crochet. The tassels and fringe adorning several of the dresses were playful but still very grown up. Kind of like the entire collection. **Photos by Imaxtree.
A couple of weeks ago, we mentioned that Diane Von Furstenberg is collaborating with HP on a Fashion's Night Out event to be held at her Meatpacking District studio. Guests will be able to play with fancy new HP technology as well as a photo booth where participants can pose in DVF looks and print the images on wireless printers. We've already touched on the trend of tech companies trying to target girls and this isn't the first step HP has taken to build a presence within the fashion world. Last year, the computer makers collaborated on a laptop with Vivienne Tam, which debuted in her Spring 2010 runway show. In March, Project Runway contestants were challenged to create fabric patterns on HP computers and turn them into actual garments. Tam guest judged. HP also did a collaboration with Sex and the City 2. Furstenberg isn't typically big on collaborations, but we think it would be interesting and not so surprising if a DVF-designed HP laptop came out of this event.
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It seems like everyone is pairing up with a designer these days, but from diapers to sponges, some partnerships are definitely wackier than others. Here are six collaborations we never saw coming:
So, my new iPhone is scheduled to arrive in the mail today. And I'm really excited. I've owned my original iPhone for two years now, and I'm ready for a change. The iPhone was the first phone I ever spent more than $30 on--mostly because in the past, I've found most hand held devices available in the US to be downright ugly. Which brings me to my next point: Today I received a pitch about Sony's new designs for its VAIO EA-Series Signature Collection. The laptops, with an etched pattern called "Arabesque," are available in pink, black, and gold. Let me be clear. These aren't horrible looking. But they aren't amazing, either. The issue? The suits running Sony--and companies like Sony--don't get what women want.
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At the Rachel Roy presentation last season, we plopped ourselves down on a bench in the lobby of the of IAC building and posted about the show as it w