After years of rejection (that included a stint as a Lyft driver to make ends meet), founder Lesley Thornton pushed through the difficulties of 2020 to find major success.
It stars Liya Kebede, for a deeply personal reason.
The Ethiopian model shares about embracing advocacy without leaving the catwalk behind.
Christy Turlington, Adwoa Aboah, Teddy Quinlivan, Paloma Elsesser, Dara Allen and Cameron Russell are all part of "The Radical Issue."
Everyone brought their style A-game, but only a few topped our list more than once.
One bad-girl in particular — guess who? — scored four more than anyone else.
Along with fellow trailblazers Liya Kebede and Alek Wek, they stood out among a crowd of mostly street-cast models.
Valentino may want to take notes.
We present our favorite show-going looks from New York, London, Milan and Paris.
From Rihanna to Lily-Rose Depp, the front row game was strong in the city of lights.
Seven women who have covered the retailer's catalogues in years past are back together for a special, celebratory Style Guide.
The actress joins Jennifer Connelly and Michelle Williams as one of the brand's official muses.
Liya Kebede's cover is significant — and not only because she looks stunning.
And 'House of Cards' has a new costume designer.
Fashion's all-stars unite for a mega-campaign.
Were you able to crack his Twitter/Instagram code?
Who thought this was OK?
Lena Dunham Instagrammed a pic of her new Marie Claire UK September issue cover, thanking "sweet Erdem" for making women of all sizes look gawgeous. {Marie Claire UK and Instagram via @lenadunham} You can add horseback riding to Mary-Kate Olsen's list of hobbies: The CFDA-winning designer was spotted at the Hampton Classic this weekend, accepting an award for her horse Marvelous. {NY Post} We were so busy fawning over Michelle Obama's perfect Tracy Reese dress yesterday that we failed to notice... her new highlights! {Glamour} Stella McCartney and Goop collaborate on a line of... we don't know exactly what yet. But here are some pretty good guesses. {Telegraph}
If you're anything like us at this time of year, you've spent hours traveling by plane, train, or automobile to the town--tiny or not--that you grew up in order to spend some relaxing days with your family and friend. Left with no work assignments to complete (we hope), and having accomplished all your gift giving goals you desperately need a fashion fix...and boy have we got you covered. What follows is a comprehensive list list of the most fabulous of fab fashion films to get you through those cold hard winter nights in EverywherebutNewYorkville, USA. Add your own suggestions in the comments. Happy couching!
Carolina Herrera to receive Honorary Degree From FIT: The designer will walk the stage with the graduating class of 2012, to receive an honorary doctor of fine arts degree. No student loan debt required. {WWD subscription required} HuffPost Style Takes a Look Back at the Year in Pippa Middleton's Butt: Get out your magnifying glasses, folks, The Huffington Post has 17 slides of Pippa Middleton's derrière, which we think looked best on April 29, 2011 {HuffPost Style} Get Advice from Gilt Founders Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis: The BFFs and business partners answer all your questions about doing business with your friends and frenemies. {Buzzfeed/Shift}
Alexa Chung Named Newest BFC Style Ambassador: She's long been the stye ambassador to our hearts, but now Alexa Chung can add yet another title to her growing list of fashionable ventures. The British Fashion Council has named the influential Brit It-Girl their 'Young Style Ambassador,' as which she will "promote British fashion design talent to a global market." While it seems to us that Chung already does that job quite well, it never hurts to make things official. {Elle UK} Parsons Students Compete in International Fashion Showcase at London Fashion Week: The first ever International Fashion Showcase is happening now at London Fashion Week, with young designers from 19 different countries competing against each other for the Emerging Talent Award. Representing the US is a group of MFA students from Parsons, showing a collection titled "Lost Time is Never Found Again." {Racked} Carine Roitfeld Working with V on New Project? We've been anxious to hear about Carine's latest project following her departure from French Vogue, and now WWD is speculating that her new magazine may be in collaboration with V Magazine. Though Carine herself has yet to comment, she's already guest-edited an issue of the fashion mag and has reportedly been seen around the V office a lot lately... {WWD}
After six days of fashion week, we are still going strong. (A lot of Valentine's Day chocolate is definitely helping carry us along.) Today we took in shows from Oscar de la Renta, Vera Wang, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Diesel Black Gold, and saw quite a few girls in leopard coats - on and off the runway. Check our our pictures from today to see New York Fashion Week from our perspective.