Waris Ahluwalia

We have a new guilty pleasure on the internet and you can find it on, of all places, Style.com. The site tapped actor/designer/filmmaker/jet-setter/all-around cool, classy guy Waris Ahluwalia to answer the questions on "how best to navigate the intricacies of fashion week" advice column-style in an amazingly insidery new feature called, cleverly, Love & Waris. Despite having a few fashion weeks under our belts, we hardly knew the true gravity of the problems facing fashion people these days. That it's taken this long for someone to provide a resource for them is downright tragic. An example of one such troubling dillema: Dear Waris, A friend has invited me to a fashion week party he's hosting, but I've also been invited to two better parties that night and can't possibly make it to all three.

Chanel just launched thelittleblackjacket.chanel.com, an "e-exhibition" of Lagerfeld-lensed models and celebrities wearing black Chanel jackets styled

What happens when a luxury company taps a worldy, sophisticated designer/actor/fashion person as their global brand ambassador? Usually, nothing. Bu

The Museum of Art and Design played host to Monday night’s Rare Earth’s Fluorescent Ball, and dare we say it was a full on fashion prom complete with art nerds, wannabes, music geeks, and those ever-present popular kids. Throw in some fluoro outfits, (some good, some bad) and you have a Prosecco-filled Monday evening that certainly boggled Tyson Beckford’s mind. We spotted him observing the room from its sidelines with puzzled awe. Although the evening’s weather wasn’t up to par, energetic DJ sets by scenesters like Paul Sevigny and Chrissie Miller certainly lightened everyone's mood, especially the cork-wedge clad group of (probable) financiers whose bump-its and fist-pumping skills proved to be an unlikely start to a wild dance party. The event served as the museum’s young patrons gala with a sale of one-off fluorescent works including a light-up noose—any takers? Always Mister Popular, Paper's Luigi Tadini favored the video installations on display, “its always nice to see movement,” he attested. Aesthetic technician and designer Christian Cota--there to co-chair and cheer on contributing artist friend Anne Grauso--said, “You need light to make fluorescent come alive, it doesn’t always work with fashion.” Rather fitting as this was evident in a few choice attendees’ ensembles, though we won’t single out offenders.

Think you've got what it takes to be the next big American fashion designer? Nope, we're not talking Project Runway here. Indeed, this is a more tangible way to obtain knowledge and receive guidance in the fashion industry. The CFDA has announced an open call for its next group of Fashion Incubator participants for the 2012-2014 phase of the program. Industry insiders will select 10 designers from the pool of applicants. This phase's sponsor is Target. Chosen designers will receive a two-year lease on studio space at a reduced rate, business mentoring and in-depth business development tutoring.