Anyone who even occasionally glances at HLG is well aware that Anna Wintour is one of my idols. She may be perceived as an ‘ice queen’, but even her enemies have to admit: the woman gets things done. It seems… Read More ›
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Net-a-Porter Launches Beauty
So let’s get one thing straight right away: I LOVE me some Net-a-Porter. I regularly browse their website, lusting over gorgeous items that I cannot possibly afford. I have made exactly one purchase from them: my beloved Ray-Ban Wayfarers which… Read More ›
Second Issue of CR Fashion Book
When Carine Roitfeld announced she was leaving her post as the Editor in Chief of Vogue Paris, the fashion world was shocked. The international fashion community was then left to ponder, speculate, and shamelessly gossip about the famed Editor’s next… Read More ›
Fashion Week A-Z: 26 Things Vogue Editors Can’t Wait for This Season
It’s that time of year when runway shows, review writing, after-party attending, and more industry-related activities take over our lives. During the next four weeks, we’ll sprint through four cities on little-to-no sleep. The sheer volume of events and appointments… Read More ›
Karl Lagerfeld to Write for WSJ
It’s no secret that I love the magazine inserts found in weekend editions of The New York Times, The Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal. I am very excited to see what Kristina O’Neill is going to do with… Read More ›
In Vogue: The Editor’s Eye
Unfortunately I haven’t had a chance to see the latest documentary about Vogue and the Editors which debuted late last week on HBO. I was thrilled to find this clip though, in which Camilla Nickerson opens up about one her… Read More ›
The Ambassador Wears Prada?
Rumors have been swirling for a few months that Vogue Editor Anna Wintour, one of President Obama and the Democratic Party’s biggest fund-raisers, is being considered for a post as Ambassador to the United Kingdom or France. Few took the… Read More ›
What Thirteen People Wore to Interview Anna Wintour
There are many times, whilst sitting at a meeting as someone explains to me the proper forms I must fill out in order to obtain a highlighter from our supply closet at the office or being given examples of the… Read More ›
Do People Still Buy ‘Oprah’s Favorite Things’?
(The Cut) When Oprah’s Favorite Things were revealed in a two-hour prime-time special on Sunday night, there was one thing notably absent from the list of items that Ms. Winfrey really loves: high ratings. OWN is ailing, and the decision… Read More ›
Always in Fashion
(New York Times) “I’m not good with words,” Grace Coddington said. The longtime creative director of Vogue was picking at a salad in her office on the 12th floor of the Condé Nast building, having pulled down a shade to… Read More ›
Carine Roitfeld Talks About New Harper’s Bazaar Job at French Institute in New York
(Daily Beast) In a talk in New York on Monday night, the editor of CR Fashion Book talked about her new job at Harper’s Bazaar, a fashion shoot during Hurricane Sandy—and the time Karl Lagerfeld was arrested. Despite her many… Read More ›
Rose Gold Standard
We’re hooked on Miansai’s covetable new jewelry. Self-taught accessories designer Michael Saiger of Miansai draws inspiration from his mom’s antique shop and family vacations spent at New England’s beaches. But the results are hardly nostalgic. One of his sleekest creations… Read More ›
The Garbo of Fashion
Kate Moss has been one of my favorite models since I saw her on the cover of Vogue’s September issue in 2005 wearing a dark gray tweed pencil skirt and flowy blue blouse. I wrote a paper on the supermodel for my… Read More ›
Project Upgrade: Capitol Hill Edition
I am exceedingly lucky that mon bel homme is very well dressed. In fact when we first met it was one of my favorite things about him. Unfortunately I can’t say that great style is shared by all Washingtonians, and… Read More ›
An Excerpt From Grace Coddington’s Memoir
Whenever I am having an exceptionally bad day, I watch The September Issue, a documentary about the making of Vogue’s September 2008 issue. Grace Coddington is wonderful, engaged in a constant battle between artistry and the bureaucracy of publishing. I… Read More ›
Nickelson Wooster, Creative Director
The Business of Fashion released this article profiling Mr. Nickelson Wooster, who has been very stylishly working in the fashion industry for over 25 years. Mr. Wooster created a flurry of press when he announced that he was beginning work… Read More ›
30 Military-Inspired Pieces for Fall
Being a defense contractor, I love when military-inspired pieces appear on runways and shelves across the country. Classic military is a trend that never really dies. With its crisp tailoring, brass buttons, and the perfect complementary combination of navy and… Read More ›
Fashion Genius: Carine Roitfeld
Ms. Carine Roitfeld is someone who I greatly respect. Editor of Vogue Paris for over a decade, Roitfeld recently resigned and started her own magazine, the CR Fashion Book (the first issue was absolutely fantastic). Here, she breaks down her… Read More ›
Hubert de Givenchy Remembers Audrey Hepburn
(Wall Street Journal) Since retiring from haute couture in 1995, Hubert de Givenchy has led a mostly private life immersed not in fashion, but in the art world. (He’ll be showing a collection of his 17th and 18th-century bronze and marble… Read More ›
An Intellectual Fashion: Carine Roitfeld
(AnOther Mag) Carine Roitfeld is one of the most famous faces and minds of contemporary fashion. She began her career as a model and muse for the photographer Mario Testino, and participated in the making of the “erotic chic” trend in the… Read More ›
Interiors: Islamic Design Touches for the Home Inspired by “Doris Duke’s Shangri La”
(Vogue) It seems Islamic arts are in the air this fall season; the Louvre is opening a new wing devoted to the subject later this month; Washington, D.C.’s Textile Museum hosts “Ottomam by Design” in October; and “Doris Duke’s Shangri La”… Read More ›
Type-A Chic: 65 Ways to Organize Your Bag and Your Life This Fall
As my former St. Andrews flatmates might tell you, there are times when I have what I’ll describe as ‘Type-A tendencies’. I like things neat, and it makes me a bit twitchy when things are too out of place. Granted,… Read More ›
The GQ 100
Presenting GQ‘s guide to the one hundred suits, shoes, people, places, labels, accessories, hangouts, and, of course, things that smell crazy good you need to know about now. Not to mention the 25 best stores in the country, the… Read More ›
GQ Selects: The September Issue
Each month, the editors of GQ will select a series of items from the magazine and make them available through their online retailer, Nordstrom. Here’s what you’ll find from our September issue:
Fall’s Best in Fashion and Art
Vogue Paris has selected this Fall’s best dates for your diary in Art & Fashion. Whether you are a fashion aficionado, an art lover or simply an enthusiast for all things beautiful, sharpen your view and push your inspiration with our… Read More ›
From The Archives: Vogue September Covers
For Vogue’s biggest issue of the year, a groundbreaking cover is always in order. See an archival slideshow of their all-time favorites—including the very first September cover in 1893 to last year’s featuring Kate Moss and her English nuptials. See… Read More ›
Up Close With Carine Roitfeld
The Telegraph published the article below on Sunday about Carine Roitfeld, the famed former editor of Paris Vogue. She has received a flurry of press coverage lately as everyone speculates over her next project. It seems that Roitfeld is keeping… Read More ›
Anna Wintour’s Favorite Vogue Images
In honor of Vogue’s 120th Anniversary, Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour shares her favorite images from the magazine’s history. See the full slideshow here.
J.Crew Taps Street Style Stars, Fashion Industry Insiders, and Tumblr’s Founder for Fall 2012 Campaign
(Fashionista) You won’t see any big-name models in J.Crew’s fall 2012 ad campaign–but that doesn’t mean you won’t recognize any of the faces. The mega-retailer has tapped a handful of successful fashion industry types (who just, you know, happen to… Read More ›
Hillary Clinton With Condé Nast Traveler
All politics aside, I am not a huge fan of Hillary Clinton. It’s not that she isn’t fashionable (and let’s be clear- she is truly not fashionable), it’s also not that she seemed to slide into politics on the coattails… Read More ›
What Will the Fashion World Do with Kim Kardashian?
My intolernace towards Ms. Kim Kardashian is not something I put much effort into concealing. The global attention she receives despite her vapid, useless existence is deplorable. The Cut’s Benjamin Wallace explores the phenomenon of the Kardashians this week in an… Read More ›
New Look for French Vogue
I have long been a lover of French Vogue, and regularly go out of my way to the specific book stores that carry it, pester friends/mon bel homme to pick it up in the airport when they travel/order it from… Read More ›
‘The Cut’ Blog To Take On Fashion Magazines
(Business Insider) Readers of New York Magazine‘s fashion blog The Cut are in for a treat when they check in on the site this morning. That’s when the the company plans to reveal its all new version of the blog—a… Read More ›
John Fairchild: Fashion’s Most Angry Fella
(Vanity Fair) When John Fairchild, the tyrannical, mischievous editor in chief of Women’s Wear Daily and founder of W magazine, stepped down from his Fairchild Publications throne, in 1997, it was supposed to be a clean break. Fifteen years later,… Read More ›
GQ Helps You Find Your Sole Mate
(GQ) You can judge a man by his shoes. They reveal whether he takes pride in the little things. If he throws on a nice suit and pairs it with cheap, clunky lace-ups, he’s not what you’d call a detail… Read More ›
What Is Chic? Investigating Fashion’s Favorite Word
“My weakness is chicness…”—Ira Gershwin, “Alessandro the Wise,” 1945 (Style.com)The majority of Carine Roitfeld’s 2010 interview in Russian Vogue was all but unintelligible to the Western world—at least to the large swaths of it not versed in Cyrillic. Alongside a… Read More ›
Olympians in Vogue
In honor of their Olympics issue, Vogue took a look back into their archives to find some of the stellar athletes—from swimmers like Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin to tennis players like Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal (and many more)—who… Read More ›
Sunny Days: Vogue’s Summer Beauty Guide
(Vogue) Everything tends to get a little bit looser in the summer: Dress codes relax; the weekend starts Friday—at noon. Beauty is no exception: Who wants to wear a full face in 95-degree heat? While pedicure and waxing appointments move… Read More ›
International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame
(Vanity Fair) Since its inception in 1940, the International Best-Dressed List—revealed exclusively in Vanity Fair since 2004—has ticked off the most preened, polished, and poised of the fashion set, as determined by a governing body and ballot system. Every year,… Read More ›
50 States of Shopping
Elle magazine scouts out the best boutiques throughout the country. See the rundown on their site here.
Style Q&A: Holli Rogers
(Harper’s Bazaar) Net-a-Porter fashion director Holli Rogers opens her closet to reveal racks full of the season’s hottest trends. DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE IN 3 WORDS: Fun, relaxed, stylish. STYLE ICON: Lauren Hutton or Jane Birkin. WEEKDAY OUTFIT GO-TO: I dress… Read More ›
Mila Kunis Appears in Second Dior Campaign
I think Mila Kunis is stunning, whether she’s casual with Mark Wahlberg in Ted or dressed to the nines in Dior. I’m thrilled to see that Dior picked her up for a second season, and you can’t go wrong with styling… Read More ›
I Meet Hal Rubenstein and Don’t Completely Embarrass Myself
Hello readers! Yesterday evening I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Mr. Hal Rubenstein, the Fashion Director of InStyle, currently the leading luxury fashion magazine in America. He is absolutely lovely and couldn’t have been nicer as I asked him to sign… Read More ›
How To Make Your Eyes Look Bigger
(Elle) Wondering how to accentuate your eyes in a natural-looking way? Lancôme’s Sandy Linter, head makeup artist at New York’s Rita Hazan Salon, shows how a neutral smoky eye can work wonders.
The Glamourai’s Kelly Framel Packs For The Beach
(Elle) Kelly Framel’s whimsically girly aesthetic has made her blog, The Glamourai, a major player in all things fashion, beauty, and decor over the past four years. The Austin-bred, Brooklyn-based tastemaker began blogging after being christened “the Glamourai” at her… Read More ›
Vogue’s Summer Playlist
I am not allowed to download songs on my own iPod due to my absolutely atrocious taste in music. To be honest, I don’t normally mind what I’m listening to, but mon bel homme does. He is responsible for all… Read More ›
3 Washington Notables Open Their Closets
(Capitol File) See all three Washington notables open up their closets for Capitol File here. Below is my personal favorite, Aureta Thomollari. Aureta Thomollari You may have a vintage jacket. You may have a designer dress or three. But your… Read More ›
Men’s Summer Fashion Advice: Your Questions Answered
(Esquire) Work to weekend, head to toe, start to finish- the Esquire fashion director will now take your questions. Because it can be a difficult season for men and their clothes (especially in D.C.). See the slideshow here.
Topknot Revisited
Rising temperatures make topknots a summer hair essential. But just because the style is practical—and effortlessly chic!—doesn’t mean you can’t mix it up every once in awhile. Here, Fekkai creative director Fabrice Gili shows how a little braiding and teasing… Read More ›
Kim Kardashian Covers L’Uomo Vogue
I’m very disappointed that L’Uomo Vogue decided to feature Kim Kardashian as their July-August cover girl. There are many other beautiful, intelligent, and stylish women that would have made better role models to those who look to Vogue for style inspiration. (Huffington… Read More ›
