Couture Fashion Week 2014
At the very end of New York Fashion Week I made my way to The New Yorker for Couture Fashion Week. The annual event is sponsored by Emirates Airlines, who is now flying between New York and Milan. The event I attended showcased 3 brands: Yasmine Studio, 3zehn, and Pedram Couture.... Read More
Dries Van Noten Fall 2014
Image via W Magazine Dries, Dries, electric Dries. Audacious, powerful, with an injection of Op-Art graphics, Van Noten never fails to twist the lid on rendering a first-rate collection that was fun, bold, and colorful yet executed oh-so-carefully. It was a winsome combination of optic stripes, metallics, and flowers with... Read More
Because It’s Monday
Most of you should have seen the “History of Rap” act by Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake by now. Friday night the pair performed the rap for the fifth time on The Tonight Show and once again presented an impressive medley of some of the most iconic tracks in rap history. In case... Read More
A One-Piece Wonder
Three things. The first: They say that style is personal and fashion is a state of mind, stay true to your own beliefs and not to follow the trends of the season. Although I wholeheartedly agree, it largely depends on the fact that different cities develop and fine tune cues... Read More
Indelible Ink from NYFW
New York Fashion Week has come and gone and the fashion circus is currently cavorting in London. As February drags on and we continue to get more snow days, really??, editors begin to leave for Milan, and then Paris. And I’ll have the FOMO disease like everyone else scrolling through... Read More
Trend Report Part One: The Glamourous World in Fur, Sequins, And Fringe
Miranda Priestley explained it best. The trends that appear on the runway are the same ones that we will be seeing the next season, particularly at fast-fashion retailers like Zara and H&M. Though each designer has a different interpretation, there were some notable similarities between looks on the runways this season.... Read More
A Peek Behind the Scenes
At New York Fashion Week, the models parade down the runway without a hitch. Besides the casual trip, its uniformity like no other, marching to the beat of the designer’s drum. But preparing for their 2 second walk onstage, a bevy of make-up artists hair stylists and seamstresses hustle to get... Read More
The Heart’s Desire
Where would we be without love? Seriously. Hallmark cards don’t really cut it, nor do those conversation hearts containing the message “Be Mine” that taste like chalk. Wy not celebrate for the love of love, Valentine’s Day by telling your loved one, whether that be your boyfriend, girlfriend, brother or sister... Read More
Fur is the Accessory of the Hour
I should’ve been a furrier. So far this winter has logged in 56473848 snow storms and in 2014 I would’ve made some good money. In recent years past, we had mellow and temperate winters, so I might not have struck gold, but I digress. Based on the recent Polar Vortex,... Read More