"fashion" Articles & Blogs:
Does Fashion Deserve To Be In a Museum?
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At any given moment, there are at least a dozen fashion displays and exhibits going on around the world. Most recently, I saw the Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty exhibit at The Met and had no hesitation about considering it art, but I did start to wonder,...[Read on] |
1930's fashion predictions for the future
| We've come a long way baby! A following clip depicts what designers around the 1930's thought fashion in the year 2000 would look like.
Any predictions for fashion trends fifty years from now???
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As If You Didn't Know - Art Meets Fashion in Williamsburg.
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WILLIAMSBURG FASHION WEEKEND!!!!Head on over to Williamsburg (like you need a reason) on September 17th and 18th to be on the up-and-up with the emerging new designs of Brooklyn's finest. These dozen or so designers speciali...[Read on] |
CFDA to Honor Fashion Icon Michelle Obama
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The Council of Fashion Designers of America will honor First Lady Michelle Obama this JuneThe Etceterist | Today 11:55 am
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Hair up, hair down, sleeves or sleeveless, Michael Kors, Jason Wu, Narciso Rodriguez — or will there be a new favorit...[Read on] |
Christian Louboutin thinks Barbie has "cankles"
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Photograph credit: "Excessive," from the amazing Sara Heart Bacon.
Christian Louboutin is set to release Barbies made over with his stylings over the coming months, but the luxury shoe designer "reshaped the dolls' figures," as he didn't find their exis...[Read on] |
Fashion Face-Off: "It" Girls at Chanel
| Every Friday VF.com pores through the crème de la crème of party pictures to find two contenders for the best outfit of the week. Tell us your favorite in our Fashion Face-Off. New York Fashion Week began in earnest last night at the opening...[Read on] |
Hot List: High-End Jewelry from Deep Under the Sea
| The hottest trends in fashion according to Vanity Fair's fashion department. The fantasy animals and flowers in Dior designer Victoire de Castellane's eight one-of-a-kind Idylle aux Paradis cuffs drip off to become brooches or pendants. Take a dive with t...[Read on] |
It's Fashion Week in New York
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New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly knows the real question behind Fashion WeekLiza Donnelly | Today 11:00 am
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Editor’s Note: Liza Donnelly, noted cartoonist for The New Yorker, is
also the editor, with her husband, Michael Maslin, of the ...[Read on] |
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty Exhibit at the Met in NYC
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I previously blogged about the opening of the Alexander McQueen exhibit and the fashion extravaganza that is the Met Gala, but the exhibit itself deserves an entry all its own. There are people who are undeservingly called “genius” and “...[Read on] |
New York Couture This Weekend!
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It’s fashion week in New York: the tents are up, the samples are in, and the critics are ready and rarin’ to go. But if Bryant Park isn’t quite your scene, or, you know what, even if it is, head over to Webster Hall, this Saturday (Septe...[Read on] |
Serena's 'Signature' style
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makes Serena Williams more nervous: playing in a Grand Slam tournament or
appearing on HSN to hawk her fashion and accessories line? Well, neither
because the tennis star and style icon doesn't get nervous. But having fashion
design as an outlet has ...[Read on] |
Can Fashion Icon Michelle Obama Wear the Same Thing Twice?
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Yes, the day is coming when the First Lady may do the unspeakable — ‘repeat’ an outfit!
Will this cause outrage or applause? Simon Doonan, Isaac Mizrahi and four other top fashion professionals weigh inThe Etceterist | Today 10:25 am
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Alexander McQueen (1969-2010)
| Backstage at an early Alexander McQueen show, 1993. Photograph by Michael Roberts. Isabella Blow was the first one to tell me about this ‘amazing new talent’ Alexander McQueen. “You absolutely have to do a huge story on him,” she s...[Read on] |
A Step Down the Runway in the Right Direction
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Pictured above is Hayley Morley, a UK size 12 model who spurred controversy when she brought some realism to the runway. Hayley and two other ‘’curvy'’ women appeared alongside stick-figure thin models in Mark Fast’s Lond...[Read on] |
Gaultier Women Box in Corsets During Fashion Week
| All I can do is stutter, and periodically I break into uncontrolled laughter that sounds like hooting. I did a quick screenshot so you can hoot too.
When I first saw the pictures from Jean Paul Gaultier’s runway show and realized he’d done the entire...[Read on] |
Nia Vardalos Gets It Done … and Then Some
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From adoption to moviemaking to fashion, the star of ‘My Life in Ruins’ knows that sometimes you just have to do it yourselfQ & A | Today 12:00 am
Editor’s Note: Nia Vardalos became a household name when she wrote and starred in 20...[Read on] |
Michelle Obama's Top Fashion Designers Defend J. Crew Cardigans, Lanvin Shoes, Sleeveless and More
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Maria Cornejo, Thakoon Panichgul and Narciso Rodriguez became household names after First Lady donned their designsPost | Today 7:00 am
Four days after Michelle Obama’s 100 first days in office, three of her favorite designers — Maria Cornej...[Read on] |
Vera Wang takes the ice
| Many of us know Vera Wang as an American designer whose
trademark fashion is the bridal gown. But before she entered the fashion
industry, Wang was a figure skater who competed at the 1968 U.S. Figure Skating
Championships. When her skating dreams failed ...[Read on] |
Venus' French Open fashion: Hit or Miss?
| The French Open is officially underway but the most memorable moment thus far has nothing to do with tennis. Instead, all of the buzz is centered around Venus Williams' on-court attire.
As a fashion designer herself, Venus never disappoints fans when she...[Read on] |
America's Next Top Model Contestant Over 6 Feet Tall and Weighs Less Than 100 Lbs.
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Wow.
This isn't right: she's 6'2 , weighs less than 100 pounds, and shows up to audition for Tyra Banks' ANTM in a corset. Um...wat?
Time for this show, which has tried so hard in recent season to break color and beauty norms in the fashion industry (...[Read on] |
ASR Runway: Summer 2009 Fashion is Electric
| We didn’t attend the last ASR (Action Sports Retailer) show but it’s always fun to check out what’s new, hot, and on display. Best known for action sports products, the ASR show floor generally represents the entire industry and apparel and swim lin...[Read on] |
Red Hot start to Fashion Week
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Beginning today, with National Wear Red Day, millions will celebrate the Red Dress as the national symbol for women and heart disease awareness. Everyone can participate in the national movement by wearing their favorite red outfit, or Red Dress Pin.
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Oscar Fashion: Classic Hollywood
| Tina Fey and Diane Kruger. Some leading ladies (and best-supporting-actress nominees) opted to channel old Tinsel Town glamour for the walk down the red carpet tonight.
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Gibson Girls: The Perfect Antidote to Fashion Week Futurism
| Charles Dana Gibson at his summer home near Dark Harbor, Maine, 1940. Credit: Condé Nast Archive. Fashion week is generally about looking forward, assessing developing trends, and discovering new engines of creativity that are likely to determine the way...[Read on] |
Happy Tears for Demi Moore, Ellen Barkin, and Parker Posey
| The cast party. Parker Posey, Ellen Barkin, and Demi Moore. From PatrickMcMullan.com. Last night’s Cinema Society screening of Happy Tears took a sartorial turn when Demi Moore walked the red carpet in an ensemble pulled from host Donna Karan’s Fall 2...[Read on] |
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