Easy Denim
Today, in more ways to cover your butt in denim of any variety, I bring you the over-sized, acid-washed jean. Have I mentioned that baggy pants are back? Not sure about them? Try Bermuda shorts! A bra let! A full skirt! All of these trendoids for Spring have serious staying power... Read More
Dries Von Noten: The Master of Grunge Couture
If you could imagine a fierce collection built solely on the masculine/feminine dynamic, Dries Von Noten has the master plan. Filled with contradictions like grunge-inspired plaids and tartans, integrated with sweet feminine lace and shantung, Dries Von Awesome, so he is named, is just that, and always presents the unexpected, the... Read More
Are You Checked In?
Take a look around you — on the morning coffee line at Starbucks, at the airport, and now, in New York’s underground… in the subway. Odds are huge that everybody is staring at their glowing smartphones, not having a conversation. According to CNN‘s recent poll, 42% of people use their... Read More
This and That
I am so glad to see the fickle month of September. Yesterday I was wearing a short shirt and sipping iced coffee, and today, I have on a wool sweater armed with a hot cocoa. This schizophrenic weather is Fall’s surprise. The days are still warm, the nights are downright... Read More
The Power of Prada
If there’s one designer that can dictate the direction that fashion will turn, its Miuccia Prada. Turning all heads, she sets the trends, and we as writers, editors, stylists, and consumers, are often in awe of the outcome. Dozens of imitators admire her collections, therefore funneling her “pinspirations” (Prada imitations)... Read More
LFW: On The Streets
The truth lies within who you are wearing. Or does it? Mere days after New York Fashion Week has ended– the in-crowd already attending shows in London and Milan– there have been some quips in the industry about street style photography, who is qualified to get their picture taken, and why.... Read More
NYFW Part 3: The Dreamer, The Zombie, and the Happy-Go-Lucky
For those of you waiting desperately in line for that iPhone 5, (hey get me one)! this is a great opportunity to shove some more fashion week forecasts your way. I know you are probably sick of New York Fashion Week coverage, but there is always more to rehash and... Read More
What I Wore
Here we are, wrapping up the week that was NY Fashion Week Spring 2013. Down below is an assemblage of outfits, a public service announcement, on what I wore last week. It is a brief selection from the inner working of my closet, taken from my iPhone, scrambled together to... Read More
NYFW Part Two: The Long and Hot Pants of It
Heading onto the West Side last week, I was talking to one of my editor friends about fashion week in general and what her favorite shows were so far. She didn’t surprise me when she said Rag and Bone, as that show was one of my favorites as well. The desgining duo of... Read More
Fashion Week Part 1: The Wedding Guest, the Warrior, and the Well-Heeled
With Days 3, 4, and 5 over and out, I’m closing in Day 6 at the Ace Hotel taking a mini foot rest and a tea break in between the last set of parties tonight. What has struck me the hardest over the past few days are the all-white openers... Read More