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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Fashion Year in Review
(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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
A Preference for Paper
(New York Times) In the fast-moving, fast-talking digital age, handwritten thank-you notes have surrendered to e-mails, text messages and tweets. Agendas and planners have been pushed aside for smartphone calendars that sync with desktops. But this season a fresh batch… Read More ›
Tamara Mellon’s Next Step
(New York Times) Last November, when Tamara Mellon suddenly left Jimmy Choo,the shoe company she helped build into a global juggernaut, taking with her a reported payout of roughly $135 million, she did so without much explanation. The only thing… Read More ›
Saint Laurent: Back at the Chateau Marmont
I was incredibly excited for Hedi Slimane’s debut for the house of Yves Saint Laurent this week at Paris Fashion Week (I may have even sneaked a peek at the livestreaming show at work- shhhh). The press build-up of the… Read More ›
When You Want to Say That’s How to Dress
WONDERFUL review of Narcisco Rodriguez, Sophie Theallet, Michael Kors and Oscar de la Renta Spring/Summer 2013 collections at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week from the New York Times. Wish I could have caught these shows, check back as more of my reviews… Read More ›
Getting Bolder With Age
The article below from the New York Times is wonderful; I’m so glad to see them focusing on the style of women older than 25. I’m loving these ladies’ sass and bold risks! I’m confident that being in the city… Read More ›
Revisiting A German Photo Legend
(T Magazine) The famous German photographer F.C. Gundlach is keen on keeping a record of his life. All of his slides, scribbles, prints and nearly every last negative have been painstakingly preserved, which made the task of narrowing down more… Read More ›
Guided by Lucky Magazine, Shopping Will Soon Require Less Clicking
(New York Times) Before women go to the mall, they go to the shopping bible Lucky. Now the magazine wants to save them the price of gas. On Aug. 17, the magazine will introduce a shopping site called myLuckymag.com that… Read More ›
Q&A With Katia Kuethe, New Director of Creative at Kate Spade
(New York Times) Kate Spade is in the midst of a creative “refresh” as Katia Kuethe, the brand’s new senior director of creative, put it. The 19-year-old brand is known for its approachable and unspoken childlike “dress-up fun” attitude, and… Read More ›
Amanda Brooks Is Taking Her Leave
(New York Times) It was a little more than a year ago that the New York City socialite Amanda Brooks was appointed fashion director of Barneys New York, to some cluck-clucking in the industry. After all, Ms. Brooks, 38, had little… Read More ›
Fête Accompli | Dance Class
See the full slideshow on the New York Times T Magazine website here. On Wednesday night, on what was a beautifully crisp and rain-free evening, dance enthusiasts piled into the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the New York… Read More ›
A House Tour: Yes, That House
See the full slide show on the NYTimes website here. There are a couple of ways to get into the White House. The first is to win a presidential election. Difficult. Then there’s the easy way: You simply sign up… Read More ›
Site To Be Seen: Threadflip
Manik Singh never claimed to know much about fashion. What the Silicon Valley-based engineer did know was that his wife, Theresa, had a little closet problem — that is, a collection of unworn items clogging up the racks. But when… Read More ›
