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Paris: Tanya Taylor Fall Winter 2012 Collection

By Lindsay McCallum, on April 4th, 2012

There we were, in an old House of Lesage atelier on rue Saint Honoré, surrounded by the iconic luxury of Paris.  Tanya Taylor had flown to Paris to show her first collection, and...

Tales of the Atelier: Marianna Barksdale

By Jessica Lapidos, on April 3rd, 2012

In a sunny basement of an Upper East Side apartment lives and works a young designer that isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty. With a gas mask on hand for any indoor spray painting or...

Campaigns and Editorials: Kelsey Van Mook for Elle Mexico

By Kenny P.Paul, on April 3rd, 2012

Kelsey Van Mook ( Next )  gives us classic Spanish style from  matador to  flamenco dancer  ...

Art: Molly Schiot

By Pricelatimeragah, on April 3rd, 2012

Molly Schiot is the quintessential multi-talented multi-hyphenate... artist, animator, director, photographer, production...

Positive/Negative: Tobie Giddio

By Melissa Hall, on April 3rd, 2012

Fashion illustrator Tobie Giddio calls herself a maximalist and a minimalist simultaneously. Her signature aesthetic is poetic, conjuring up emotions like that of music with...

American Beauty: an Interview with Claiborne Swanson Frank

By Gabriel.rocha, on April 2nd, 2012

The more you stare at Claiborne Swanson Frank’s portraits of women, the more...

Interview: Essie Weingarten

By Stacey.Cunningham, on April 2nd, 2012

This is How It's Done: The Allegri Challenge

By Cator Sparks, on April 2nd, 2012

We always love posting about do gooders in the fashion industry- it really isn't an oxymoron! Last week the luxury Italian outerwear company,

Campaigns and Editorials: Daphne Guinness for Tatler Hong Kong

By Kenny P.Paul, on April 2nd, 2012

Daphne Guinness is a vision in haute couture for Tatler Hong Kong.  Shot by Markus and Indrani (

StyleOnTheCouch: Hare + Hart

By Sarah Jones, on April 2nd, 2012

Design duo and longstanding friends Emily Harrison and Jennie Engelhardt together make Hare +...

Grand Opening: Joe Fresh Fifth Avenue

By Cator Sparks, on March 30th, 2012

We all know New York is a magical city and sadly so many of the places that make it so special end up sterilized thanks to greedy landlords doubling rent and...

Campaigns and Editorials: Miranda Kerr for Harpers Bazaar

By Kenny P.Paul, on March 30th, 2012

Miranda Kerr ( IMG ) takes 50's fashion to the streets of Brooklyn, in Harper's Bazaar's...

Designer Interview: Jayne Pierson

By Catrin Davies, on March 30th, 2012

Fashion designer, mother, musician, music editor and Twin Peaks addict…check-out this woman having her cake and eating it. Jealous much? 

Iconography: Erte

By Cator Sparks, on March 30th, 2012

Horses in corsets, women sprouting leaves from their finger tips and serpentine turbans from their heads. All of these dream like images...

FashionIndie Fridays: Eckhaus Latta Live in a World of Texture & Silhouette

By Amanda Gabriele, on March 30th, 2012

FashionIndie Fashion Editor Jessica Lapidos explores the world of Eckhaus Latta, a place of...

First Look: NOT by Jenny Lai

By Stacey.Cunningham, on March 30th, 2012

Name: Jenny Lai

 Origin: I used to be a tan California girl, now...

Shop Like an Ottoman Princess: The Grand Bazaar Istanbul

By Seetha Raj, on March 29th, 2012

For the shopaholic who has seen it all, there is only one destination that still has the chutzpah to amaze and astonish. It’s been around for over 500 years, has witnessed earthquakes,...

Diesel and Ducati launch Monster Diesel

By Seetha Raj, on March 29th, 2012

Last week as I approached the corner of Spring and Greene I could practically taste the testosterone in the air. The Diesel Style Team and Ducati’s Design Centre were celebrating the...

News: LuxeYard Expands into Fashion

By Cator Sparks, on March 29th, 2012

Watch out Gilt, the luxury home and decor site, LuxeYard (which is already publicly traded) is launching a fashion vertical. 

From the press...

Video Love: Douglas Friedman for La Maison Simons

By Cator Sparks, on March 29th, 2012

Turn it up! Our morning was made when we watched this playful behind the scenes video of Douglas Friedman and Kirsty Hume posing for the...

Sister Act: One Language Label Carries Into Third Season

By Lindsay McCallum, on March 28th, 2012

We’re all feeling it, that spring fever bug that makes you want to go out and buy a whole new wardrobe, full of sunny day essentials.  This season, the first thing I reached for when...

Agent Provocateur: Erin Konchanin of Muse Management on Lisa Seiffert

By Amanda Gabriele, on March 28th, 2012

A beautiful face is certainly not rare in the modeling industry, but a versatile look can be the difference between a pretty face and a superstar. After coming across the absolutely...

Kit and Kaboodle: René Garza

By Stacey.Cunningham, on March 28th, 2012

René Garza fell into styling almost by accident in Miami in the early 2000's while creating a womenswear designer collection.  He...

Campaigns and Editorials: Joan Smalls for Vogue Australia

By Kenny P.Paul, on March 28th, 2012

Vogue Austrailia  enlists  Joan Smalls ( IMG ) for their May 2012 editorial ...

Feature Interview: Set Designer Stefan Beckman

By Cator Sparks, on March 28th, 2012

If there is anyone out there turning designers, curators and editors’ dreams into reality it is set designer

How Nanette Lepore is Saving the Garment Center

By Jessica Lapidos, on March 27th, 2012

Nanette Lepore is in a league of designers and and industry insiders working to protect the future of New York fashion –  the Garment Center of New York City is at...

Color Scheming: Rachel Wood

By Kenny P.Paul, on March 27th, 2012

The application of make-up is one of the most important aspects  of creating a character. We can be anything or anyone we want to be with clothing, yet make-up seals the deal. Don't...

Campaigns and Editorials: Salvatore Ferragamo's The Girls About Town

By Kenny P.Paul, on March 27th, 2012

What's Shakin': House of Waris Scarves

By Stacey.Cunningham, on March 27th, 2012

Waris Ahluwalia's scarf collection is every bit as artisanal as his signature fine jewelry line.  The cashmere is hand-loomed, the silk is hand-batiked, and the gauzy silk cotton block...

Nairoby Matos for Arise Magazine

By Kenny P.Paul, on March 26th, 2012

We've seen the pastel and ladylike fashions of  S/S 12 , yet for their 15th issue, Arise Magazine  enlists model Nairoby Matos (

StyleOnTheCouch: Al & Alicia

By Sarah Jones, on March 26th, 2012

Designer Alicia Ong’s creations have a wonderful boy-meets-girl, subtle androgynous style and reflect a lovely carefree, creative, travelling spirit....

The Frick Young Fellows Ball 2012

By Pricelatimeragah, on March 26th, 2012

On Thursday, March 22, I met up with a fabulous gaggle of old and new friends at the Plaza Hotel where we ascended a fleet of horses and...

Art: Eve Arnold, remembered

By Catrin Davies, on March 23rd, 2012

Magnum photographer Eve Arnold, died just months away from her 100th birthday, in January of this year. Arnold was famously indignant about the...

FashionIndie Fridays: Meet Playfully Sophisticated Lola Haze Lingerie

By Amanda Gabriele, on March 23rd, 2012

“I love lingerie because it dances between public and private domains,” designer Laura Mehlinger says. “It can be a woman’s own secret that...

Demolition Depot / Interview with Evan Blum

By Alexhahn, on March 22nd, 2012

It’s a rare and wonderful thing to feel lost, overwhelmed, and inspired.  Losing one’s self to a vast, sprawling inventory of fragmented history...

Collection Recap: Chloe Comme Parris

By Stacey.Cunningham, on March 22nd, 2012

The fashion industry now has enough fashion weeks that someone could trot the globe 52 weeks a year from Miami to Berlin to cover shows ranging from the perennial blockbusters (New York, Paris,...

Edita Vilkeviciute for Vogue Paris

By Kenny P.Paul, on March 22nd, 2012

Edita Vilkeviciute ( DNA ) gets in the ring for Vogue Paris's April Issue. Shot by...

The Mind’s Eye at the Gallery at Hermès

By Seetha Raj, on March 22nd, 2012

In 1972 John Berger wrote in his landmark work, Ways of Seeing, that men are taught to look and women are taught to be looked...

Model Musing: Carolina Fontaneti

By Gabriel.rocha, on March 22nd, 2012

From a very young age Carolina Fontaneti knew she wanted to be a model, with support from her parents she signed up for the Elite Model Look contest back in her...

London: Jas Sehmbi and Leonie von Lieres Team Up to Launch Seth Sobek

By Lindsay McCallum, on March 21st, 2012

The creative dream team, Leonie von Lieres and Jas Sehmbi, have paired up to create the ultimate luxury bag line launching Fall 2013, Seth Sobek.  Leonie, former trend scouter and current...