As you grudgingly unwrap your last gift, the pressure of how to celebrate New Year’s Eve with style quickly sets in. Whereas some choose to embrace a more formal template with their evening festivities, others do their own thing and even create themes to welcome the upcoming year. Why worry? Personal style is key. […]
Welcome to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2015. New York is hyped to show its stuff with more than a few designers showing before the official Fashion Week Launch. Hey! Don’t kill the messenger; there are so many days to show, so why do it earlier? Keep in mind that within the “Pre” opening day, some designers […]
Sorry 1970’s style enthusiasts, but your decade of choice is one wild and crazy rollercoaster ride. “Why?” you may ask? Because defining *1* look for the decade is quasi-impossible. Pinning Down 1970’s Style Cues Coming out of the 1960s’ youth counter-cultures, 70’s fashion dealt with hippies, sleek jet-set sophisticates, Black Pride and girly yet matronly […]
I came across an interesting costume display while walking by the HBO building’s small gallery space on 6th Avenue and 42nd street, here in New York. The costumes are from their latest series, Game of Thrones, which has fun medieval-inspired looks adorned with animal pelts. I thought one was coyote, but it turned out to […]
The 1940s are back in style, or have they ever left? It seems as if this style keeps reviving itself time after time and always seems to stay current with only a few minor alterations. Case in point, Madonna donning an exquisite custom Stella McCartney gown at The Costume Institute exhibition opening gala, Alexander McQueen: […]
Milan saved the best for last as their menswear fall 2018 collections wound down with some of our favorite menswear presentations to date. Rich fabrics and skilled tailoring were the keynotes of these collections that delivered sophisticated, elegant looks ranging from tailored classics to weekend sportswear. And as we have seen across the menswear collections, […]
With another Arctic cold blast hitting across the country it’s time to break out the warmest and most fashionable of winter outerwear, the fluffy fur coat. Once upon a time, imposing volumes of fur were de rigueur to beat the rash winter months, creating iconic silhouettes in the process. Every few decades, the wheels of […]
Well, we can call Day 3 a mash-up! This Spring-Summer 2015 cycle is starting to take form with a distinct group of evolving trends, yet a few details are coming out of left field that are changing the game. For one, Spring-Summer is channeling Fall-Winter in mood, luxury factor and color palette. Men can be pretty […]