BuzzFeed came out with a very amusing article entitled, “21 Reasons Why The Fashion Industry Should Take Itself Less Seriously” which I thought actually captured many good points on why some people should just chill out. The article begins, “Some… Read More ›
Women’s Wear Daily recently compiled a slideshow of their favorite shots from the Fall shows in New York City. There are some breathtaking photos included, capturing the beauty and incredible craftsmanship embodied in Fashion Week. You can see the complete… Read More ›
Early weekend mornings- I love them. We’ve discussed this before, dear readers. No matter how hectic the week before, or how heavily scheduled my week ahead, there’s something incredibly relaxing about a newspaper, a nice latte, and a quiet house… Read More ›
Who’s that wearing his side locks out? Oh, that’s who! YUM’s curator discusses artist Michael Levin’s work on the different clothing styles of Hasidic Jews. A collection of six silkscreens on Arches 88 paper. Made at the LeRoy Nieman Center for… Read More ›
During New York Fashion Week in February I was fortunate to make a lot of new friends who were also old friends of mon bel homme. They were fantastically kind, very charming, and made wonderful company. They took me on… Read More ›
Remember that time a few months ago (September, actually- eek) that I wrote about what a photography fail I was? No? Well here it is, in case you need to give it another read. It may shock you to find… Read More ›
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 ›
A few weeks ago, Business of Fashion founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed kicked off Right Brain, Left Brain, a new column on his observations at the intersection of business, creativity, and the global fashion industry. It’s a very good read, Business… Read More ›
Apologies for the lack of posts lately, I don’t think I’ve slept properly since before leaving for New York. Why is it that when returning from a trip to New York one always feels completely exhausted and broke? I am… Read More ›
Despite winter storm Nemo, mon bel homme and I made it safely to NYC yesterday evening. The last 12 hours have been filled with great food, drinks, and much-needed sleep. My coverage for All Things Fashion DC starts today! You… Read More ›
I have been following this story for a few years now. John Galliano is certainly a talented designer- his pieces under the Dior label were wildly popular. Fans may remember many pieces which were featured on ‘Sex & The City’,… Read More ›
It’s such a sad and frustrating moment to look into one’s closet and think, “Ugh, I have nothing to wear.” Curating a wardrobe takes years of planning and discipline. Apparel needs change (as do waistlines) over time, adding obstacles to… Read More ›
In a 1992 decision, Quill v. North Dakota, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that retailers are exempt from collecting sales taxes in states where they have no physical presence, such as a store, office, or warehouse. Although the case dealt… Read More ›
(The Cut) Friends, steak lovers, and casually inclined fashion crazies, pack your bags and get yourself to Argentina. Currently enjoying hot summertime weather, Argentina is our kickoff destination for Resort Week — our celebration of the season’s wares and the… Read More ›
(New York Times) Is this a joke? We were all thinking it at one point or another in 2012: when Angelina Jolie, at the Academy Awards, stuck a leg out of her Versace dress as if she were hailing a cab on… Read More ›
Carolina Herrara’s clothes have wowed on the runway and on the streets for decades. Her casual elegance has been the source of a billion dollar empire, dressing fashion icons such as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Renée Zellweger, and earning her the title… Read More ›
(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 ›
Bonjour readers, hope you’re having a lovely Veteran’s Day! Obviously this holiday is about much more than fashion (I really don’t believe it matter what Ann/Michelle wore to the Presidential debates), but this is, after all, a fashion blog. Below,… Read More ›
Diane von Furstenberg is a force of nature. She has built a fashion empire that, despite all odds, has lasted decades and even continued to grow. She has made women look beautiful for nearly 50 years and still she comes… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
One of the most anticipated collaborations of the year, the Target + Neiman Marcus Holiday Collection, was unveiled earlier this week. The two mega-retailers are evoking holiday cheer with this affordable collection, featuring over 50 limited-edition designer products from $7.99 to $499.99,… Read More ›
I loved this article from GQ analyzing the candidates from last night’s debate. Politics aside, I loved their snarky take on each man’s debate wardrobe: Last night, as President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney debated national policy and what not,… Read More ›
My parents came to visit mon bel homme and I this weekend for some great food, some lively debate, and of course, shopping. For the most part, I prefer shopping on my own because I am more focused and tend… Read More ›
This week’s Fashion Intelligence explores the endless possibility of wardrobe options for 2012 Fashion’s Night Out. See my full article on the All Things Fashion DC site here!
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 ›
(Wall Street Journal) Alber Elbaz is a rare bird in a business oft dominated by ego and drama. Humble, funny and all about the work, the beloved Lanvin designer eschews the high-profile social life of his star clients. Likening himself to… Read More ›
(Wall Street Journal Magazine) Tadashi Yanai, founder of the global clothing retailer Uniqlo, is on the other end of a videoconference screen. From his Tokyo office, Yanai-san speaks enthusiastically about Uniqlo’s innovative fabrics. “Americans believe cotton is best,” he says,… Read More ›
(The Cut) It’s been 111 years since tailors Edwin Goodman and Herman Bergdorf founded their eponymous luxury store in the Garment District. Now located in a grand stone building at former site of the Cornelius Vanderbilt mansion on 58th Street and… Read More ›
The kind staff at All Things Fashion DC sent me to the awesome newly re-launched Meeps Vintage store at 2104 18th Street last night. The store looks amazing and I was thrilled to have the opportunity to meet everyone at… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
(Paris Vogue) With the release of the Vogue Paris August 2012 issue which is dedicated to ‘ La Parisienne’, the Editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris exclusively shares her nine favorite adresses in Paris. See them all below: Les Deux Abeilles For… Read More ›
(Women’s Wear Daily) French President François Hollande was lauded for tapping 17 women ministers for his government, as many as there are men. Among the most striking for their style and attitude are Aurélie Filippetti, minister of culture; the 34-year-old,… Read More ›
(The Telegraph) As accolades go, ‘Sexist Cyber Star’ sounds like the biggest oxymoron since ‘ethical fashion’. When it’s bestowed by Victoria’s Secret, purveyor of all things steamy, however, it carries a little more weight. Elin Kling, Sweden’s most famous blogger,… Read More ›
“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 ›
(Women’s Wear Daily) In a rare interview, Miuccia Prada spoke her mind in the columns of Friday’s La Repubblica on issues including fashion and politics. While maintaining that Italy continues to be the best country in the world in terms… Read More ›
(Washington Post) An annual test of wills between Iran’s morality police and women who dress in ways that are deemed unacceptable has begun in cities across the Islamic republic. But this year, the stakes are unusually high. As Iranian leaders… Read More ›
(Forbes) Let’s face it, most of us don’t look to women in the C-suite for style inspiration. That may begin to change because of Marissa Mayer. Yahoo needed a star leader, and they got one when they anointed Mayer, a… Read More ›
(Associated Press) Was it a fashion show or performance art? In their Paris debut, the fashion label Band of Outsiders is claiming to have pulled off the longest fashion show in history. The presentation — which featured a male model… Read More ›
(NPR) Participants in this year’s Fashion Week, now under way in New York, have to share a bit of the spotlight with a smaller group of trendsetters being closely judged for their own sense of style: women in the political… Read More ›
Fashion is having an affair to remember with Russia. There’s the ubiquitous presence of Muscovite It girls like Elena Perminova and Miroslava Duma, Ulyana Sergeenko’s noteworthy Couture outing last week, and the rise of folksy dressing during Resort. Banana Republic… Read More ›
(Fashionologie) Fall 2012 ad campaigns have arrived, and with them comes a stunning array of visuals from some of our favorite fashion houses. Among the standouts: a whimsical Where the Wild Things Are-themedMulberry shoot featuring Lindsey Wixson; a bewitching segment by… Read More ›
(Style.com) Any way you wind it, turbans have been making fashion statements since Paul Poiret began topping off his creations with them way back in the early twentieth century (though Sikhs, of course, had been wearing them for centuries before… Read More ›
(On The Runway) The hardest thing to realize in fashion is that the future lies in the past. The second hardest thing is to forget the past. That precise turn of mind is what Raf Simons showed on Monday as… Read More ›
(Financial Times) As the fashion industry descends on Paris this week for the haute couture shows, one of the first stops will be the new Louis Vuitton jewellery boutique, a 160 sq m store opening on Monday on Place Vendôme… Read More ›
(Vogue) This year for the first time, Wimbledon (much like the Royal Ascot Races last week) has issued a strict dress code for all members keen to come out to All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London to… Read More ›
(Vanity Fair) Next month, London’s Barbican Centre will debut “Designing 007: Fifty Years of Bond Style,” an exhibition celebrating five decades of James Bond’s timeless style. Academy Award–winning costume designer Lindy Hemming guest-curated the show (running July 6 through September… Read More ›
(Who What Wear) Ahh yes, the back is back. While we seriously respect a girl willing to take the plunge and bare it all with a deep neckline, recently we’ve found ourselves captivated by its reverse counterpart: the backless dress…. Read More ›
