So far my two favorite runway hairstyles take their inspiration from little girls, as far as I can tell. And I mean that in a good way.
Braids and pigtails remind me fondly of my carefree days playing tag and tetherball, and doing penny drops off the monkey bars–with shorts underneath my skirt, of course. [...]
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Spring 2010 looks from left by Alexander Wang, Prada, Prada, and Duckie Brown.
One of the hottest items — in terms of popularity, not us thinking they’re something you should wear outside — for spring 2010 on the New York runways were bottoms that look like a hybrid of panties and diapers. Designers including Alexander Wang [...]
One thing that I spotted on girls all over NY during Fashion Week that I couldn’t wait to get my hands on was the long-sleeved mini dress. I loved that the simple piece was versatile enough to look striking in both daytime street style shots and each evening’s party pics.
Everywhere I turned, this style [...]
The minute I saw the hair at the Alexander Wang show last week, I was pretty certain it would end up being my favorite, and I was right.
That super long, messy thick side braid was at once totally runway edgy and completely wearable, even if you’re not a supermodel. Though Frankie Rayder was spotted [...]
We cap off our New York Fashion Week coverage with the final Video Look Book from the Tents this week. Meet Bing Xu and Xu Han, editors at Marie Claire China and Elle China, respectively. They call each other “very futurism,” they’re dripping in labels — Balenciaga, Alexander Wang, Prada, Seiko — and, well, they’re [...]
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Yesterday afternoon MAC’s John Demsey and Milk’s Mazdack Rassi hosted a panel discussion for Parsons and FIT students in the studio that was the site of so many shows this past week.
First, let us just say kudos to the two. MAC & Milk was a huge success in my opinion. It was such a [...]
Jerry once told George on Seinfeld, “You know the message you’re sending out to the world with these sweatpants? You’re telling the world: ‘I give up. I can’t compete in normal society. I’m miserable, so I might as well be comfortable.’” Well that was 1993. Welcome, friends, to 2009, where sweatpants are the new dress [...]
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Hair has taken cues from Heidi this season. Think Swiss Alps, not Klum. Braids are the look du jour, with the locks woven in all sorts of ways. Malandrino created upside-down French-braid pigtails on her models, and even tied the ends together. Oscar de la Renta wove colors like green, purple, white, and black into [...]
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Cutouts are nothing new in the world of trends. But this spring, they’ve crossed over into a more … awkward territory. The slashes, holes, and gaps are in areas most women would prefer to keep hidden. Navels poked out at Alexander Wang, where one khaki skirt’s waist hit right under the belly. Sides (and [...]
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As we predicted, Amber Rose is the mystery model Kanye West styled for the October issue of Elle. Amber tells the magazine she has a 24-inch waist and 38-inch hips. She quite memorably showed off her curves at the fall 2009 Yves Saint Laurent show in Paris with Kanye, wearing a black catsuit she bought [...]
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Derek Lam, DVF, and DKNY.
We’re at the week’s psychic midpoint, and the critics are somewhat divided on the offerings.
Derek Lam
The reviews for Derek Lam’s boardwalk-inspired spring collection were mostly positive, with some objections. “Everything about this collection felt bolder than its predecessor,” asserted Style.com. Perhaps a little too bold: It “felt a bit – how [...]
If Alexander Wang’s the Superbowl, I guess that makes Yohji Yamamoto the World Cup. This season’s Y-3 extravaganza was all about soccer — which sadly seems to be going the way of “fetch” in the States as hard as people are trying to make it happen. They even dropped a net at the end of [...]
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Alexander Wang’s SS10 collection, the one he said could be summed up with ‘perv,’ couldn’t have been less pervy than everything he’s done before.
This one had color – red and white stripes, khaki green – tinsel, capes and letterman sweaters. His all star models including Frankie Rayder and Karlie Kloss (Erin Wasson sat front [...]
The critics heap praise on the latest spring collections, from football-inspired sportswear to intricate evening gowns.
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The critics swooned over Alexander Wang’s sporty, original fall collection. Fashion Wire Daily called it “very much a mega triumph,” and “[t]he best show we’ve seen in quite some time.” Suzy Menkes of the International Herald Tribune agreed, contrasting [...]
One of the most memorable images this blog has ever run is of Karl Lagerfeld shooting Baptiste Giabiconi for the current issue of Purple, in which he wears nothing but high heels. At the Alexander Wang show yesterday, Purple editor Olivier Zahm, who was on set for the shoot, shed light on the magic that [...]
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Dani Stahl, with legs to carry a trend.
Last night at Alexander Wang’s show, Mickey Boardman dropped a bomb on us: His colleague, Nylon style director and fashionable gal-of-all-trades Dani Stahl — not Lady Gaga — was to be credited with fashion’s pants shortage. “You know she revolutionized the no-pants ensemble,” he confided. Wait — [...]
