All the glitz and glam return with a Hollywood edge, ready to take modern fashion on a roller-coaster ride to the past.
Imagine a beautiful, clear day, standing in front of a mirror, trying on a chic blouse in the dressing room of your favorite boutique. Now imagine that your favorite boutique is actually a truck parked on one of the busiest streets in Los Angeles. This innovative way of shopping recently became a reality for the fashion forward shoppers of California who are responding in droves....
Our closets are only so big and with 2013’s new styles bigger and bolder than ever and New York Fashion week just next month, it’s time to mentally prepare for the departure of some of our favorite 2012 fashion trends that just aren’t making the cut in 2013. ...
John Galliano may be getting a second chance in the fashion world after the anti-Semitic fiasco in 2010. Oscar de la Renta has invited Galliano to his NYC studio for the next three weeks to help prepare his collection for New York Fashion Week....
It’s overwhelming enough walking into a jewelry store and having eyes that are immediately drawn to every sparkly piece. However, with the statement necklace trend taking the red carpet (and my closet) by storm, picking the right necklace is somewhat of a tricky task, that can easily be the make or break of a successful outfit. While it might be okay to mix reds and oranges and a necklace with spikes for a coffee date with the girls, it’s probably not the best outfit for the workplace. Follow these words of wisdom to successfully pull off any piece and make sure your look makes the statement you want it too.
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The British Fashion Awards took place today and recognized the biggest and most influential names in the British fashion world....
“The bone-picker and rag-gatherer may be known at once by the greasy bag which he carries on his back. Usually he has a stick in his hand, and this is armed with a spike or hook, for the purpose of more easily turning over the heaps of ashes or dirt that are thrown out of the houses, and discovering whether they contain anything that is saleable at the rag-and-bottle or marine-store shop.”
- Henry Mayhew
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Anna Piaggi died at the age of 81 on August 7 in her Milan home. “23 years of working together, thousands of D.P realised together, you will always be remembered Anna”, tweeted colleage and Vogue Italia Editor-in-Chief Franca Sozzani. Other colleages—Stefano Gabbana, Domenico Dolce,Anna Dello Russo and Donnatella Versace also expressed their condolences for the late fashion visionary....
Our eyes are wide open when we see a beautiful fashion campaign, but do we ever think of the way fashion can manipulate our society? Do we ever think about all the hard work behind fashion campaigns? Do we really ever wonder why our heart always says yes when our brain says no? It's a complex process that makes our closets always scream for more!...
Do you find yourself mindlessly doodling dresses in the margins of your paper? Perhaps your closet is color-coordinated from lights to darks, with sleeve and pant lengths classified? Every time you watch The Rachel Zoe Project, do you yearn to be working alongside her, fetching double-sided tape and chicken cutlets for the leggy models? ...