The National Arts Club gave their gold medal, honoring a lifetime of achievement, to Betsey Johnson on Tuesday October 14th at their Gramercy Park home. Betsey joins the ranks of Carolina Herrera, Jeff Koons, Lynn Redgrave, Salvador Dali, Martin ...
Oscar de la Renta leads the pack. His clothing was stunning and the pictures you see don't do the work justice, the immaculate craftsmanship and the cohesive feel are insular to his ability to design timely and chic dresses in any climate. Spring ...
The front row had Penn Badgley, Rosario Dawson and Mary-Louise Parker. To remixed Doors and Sia (she crafted the final song to Six Feet Under) the models offered us great clothing, well made and striking. The colors were lyric - perfect, tones of ...
At Y-3 the bags, clutches and purses were divine. The shorts were great, so were the tux inspired overcoats. The shear shirts - not so much. Yet there were some strong looks. In the end, five models came out and pulled the Italian Vogue photographer ...
Fashion's Night Out might have been a boon to freegans, cater waiters, DJs and taxi cab drivers -- but not to the beguiled retailer. I was hoping I'd write a different post. I spent much of my night searching for people with gobs of shopping bags as ...
As Mercedes-Benz Spring Fashion week approaches, I'm expecting glitz and glamour -- the industry's almost fevered attempt to divert our attention from the reality of living in this retracted economy. Denim is going to be strung, twisted and reinvented. ...
Many will be offering treats and bubbly, we'll be partying like it's 2008. Retailers hope, the tiddy nibbles will lead to consumers opening their slammed shut wallets. I'm hoping the party to kick off the night of shopping and fun will be in the Tents. ...
Fall Fashion Week is half way through. Color is back as designers try to give us a rosy outlook on a pared down budget. If Wall Street rises and falls with the state of hemlines, we're in for a bit of a tumble as the fashion world drastically tightens ...
writer, blogger, cocktail party mingler, sometimes smart. Here's a round up of the day before Fashion Week (at least the events I saw), many shows and new concepts, designers trying to break through and creative people trying to figure out how to ...
Today, Barack Hussein Obama will stand on the steps of the Capitol, where only forty-three men have stood before him. In a city built by slaves, he will be our first African-American to ascend to this high office. Over the past two years, groups small ...
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