New York’s Top Stores for Denims – II

Here’s the second, and final, part of the list devoted to the best denim stores in New York. If you are going jeans shopping any time soon, you simply cannot afford to ignore any of these stores, or, for that matter, the ones mentioned in the previous article. Whether comfort and budget are your primary [...]

New York’s Top Stores for Denims – I

On the streets of New York, you will struggle to find a piece of clothing as commonly worn as a pair of denims. Everyone has them. So it must be easy to fish out the perfect pair on one of your shopping trips, right? Wrong, unfortunately. For a garment so popular, it can be frustratingly [...]

Marie Claire’s Nina Garcia is the Ultimate Style Advisor

Nina Garcia does it all. The multi faceted fashion maven is the Fashion Director for Marie Claire, reoccurring judge on Project Runway and author of three style books. Her latest project is her fourth book, Nina Garcia Look Book: What to Where for Every Occasion, in which she dishes style advice on appropriate wardrobe ensembles [...]

Zara Plans to Add E-Commerce Shopping Site

No need to relentlessly track down your size or must-have Zara item anymore. Finally, the Spain-based retailer is embracing shopping online. Starting September 2nd, Zara will be launching e-commerce to Europe, specifically Spain, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Portugal before extending it’s e-shopping to the U.S. in 2011. Pablo Isla, CEO and Deputy Chairman [...]

The Lanphear Factor: Elle Magazine’s Style Director calls herself the ‘biggest fashion geek’

Kate Lanphear isn’t your typical American fashion magazine editor. Despite a shy deposition, she has a large blogger following (especially popular in Japan) all whom document and drool over Lanphear’s ability to look effortlessly chic in her edgy punk glamour fashion. Known for her razor cut platinum hair, motorcycle jacket paired with worn Ts’ and [...]

Vera Wang Gowns Rule the Aisle at Chelsea Clinton and Alicia Keys’s Special Day

One weekend, 2 weddings, 2 brides and one designer: Vera Wang rightfully earns the title of wedding gown designer extroidenaire. Only the most skilled designer could pull off designing for two high profile weddings. And without fail, Vera Wang produces extraordinary designs for Chelsea Clinton and Alicia Keys. A la Chelsea Clinton: Vera Wang engineered [...]

Mayor Michael Bloomberg : No style police in this City

Mayor Mike while he admitted the style wasn’t to his taste said Thursday that the government has no business telling people what they can wear.

Interview with Karl Lagerfeld on Fall/Winter Haute Couture Collection

It can be universally agreed upon that Karl Lagerfeld is the ultimate trend-setter and an undeniable creative genius. Which is why, time and time again he is able to produce beautiful and well crafted collections. As stores are begining to receive their early fall lines, we the consumers are forced to look a head a [...]

September Issues Pages Increase-Finally

Depressing fashion magazine figures a year ago were a direct result of the economic hardships the publishing and fashion industry faced; leading them to produce emancipated September issues of all the major titles— Harper’s Bazaar, W, Vogue, Elle, InStyle, Glamour, and Marie Claire. However, this year, the economic downturn seems to be turning up as [...]

CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Announces Nominees

Every year the CFDA and Vogue partner to award promising emerging talent the opportunity to develop their brands and collections. The winner, will receive $200,000 and a mentorship by industry leaders, and two runners-up will receive $50,000. These 10 finalists have just been announced and the nominees are: womenswear designers Joseph Altuzarra of Altuzarra, Prabal [...]