Chicago's 'Fresh Faces' Need More Beauty Sleep

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

Last night, I volunteered again for the Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion show. Last year, I was stuck up front with the guest list (I accidentally almost didn’t admit the Mayor’s wife’s entourage- if you’re there for Maggie Daley- SAY THAT). This year, I was a woman on a mission. I was getting in [...]

Project Runway Finale First Looks

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

The Project Runway finalists showed their collections Friday morning, which can be viewed in their entirety on the New York Magazine’s site. If you’re not interested in seeing what the finalists’ designs looked like, DO NOT SCROLL DOWN…Because I’m about to show you.I told myself this year I wasn’t going to peek and ruin the [...]

Mad Hatter

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Hats. Whether they seemed to make sense or not, there were hats in abundance. Top hats, like the one above at 3.1 Phillip Lim. And Russian inspired fur at Baby Phat… And then there were those who centered their whole collections around a variety of hats…those who did it terribly (Luella)…even her poor models wanted [...]

TB is Bad for Everyone

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Thom Browne, favorite of Anna Wintour and innovative menswear designer (he raised the pant hem for men to above the ankle years ago and is still putting out collections), will now be designing for Brooks Brothers and has turned out one of the most delightful and whimsical collections for fall. Really, I heart Thom Browne. [...]

Drab, Drab, Drab…but Precious at Tracy Reese

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

In all this Super Bowl stupor and sub-zero weather, I completely forgot it’s that time of year again–NY Fashion Week. Gleaning what I can from New York Magazine’s online collection of stills, I can tell you this much already: the drabness of February has infected New York’s creative minds for fall 2007. We’re four days [...]