“The secret to modeling is not being perfect. What one needs is a face that people can identify in a second. You have to be given what’s needed by nature, and what’s needed is to bring something new.”—Karl Lagerfeld— Before there was the persona of the “Supermodel”, there were fashion models who were super just […]
With the frenzied buzz surrounding the movie musical Rock of Ages, set to come out on June 15th, and the Billboard Awards, the Grammy’s and the Rock and Roll Music Hall of Fame inductions behind us we thought we’d delve into the influence that rock music has historically had on fashion. Jim Morrison in a […]
Raccoon seems to be making a bit of a comeback if the fall 2011 runways are any indication. And one can only expect that we’ll soon hear animal rights zealots going on about their opposition to trapping raccoon. But let me remind you that raccoon are known to invade homes, buildings and threaten public health […]
We are big fans of museum fashion exhibitions. Exciting retrospectives of fashion and fashion visuals are presented in extraordinarily creative and unexpected ways to provide the visitor with an entertaining format to connect history and the evolution of culture and explore the influences that have driven designers’ creativity. If you’re traveling for Summer 2016 we’ve compiled […]
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 […]
Not for lack of foreshadowing from an industry heavily in the cross-hairs of animal extremist groups, fur industry professionals have learned that PETA and other “animal rights” groups, are looking to make a strong statement against leather and wool products during the New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2020-21 shows. Animal Extremists … History of Mistruths […]
I have long been a fan of Ralph Lauren. In fact, I could spend hours in his Madison Avenue store walking around ogling, feeling and touching. And if my credit card would allow it, I would be buying something from virtually every department from fashion to accessories to home. So you can only imagine how […]
The biggest night for fashion and Hollywood collided last night at the 2019 Oscars, or for your you Hollywood purests the Academy Awards. With much hubbub and controversy, leading up to the evening, surrounding who was going to host and which films got snubbed; we have to admit we had a needling twinge of curiosity […]
Who doesn’t love to swipe through the photos from the big fashion labels and retailers? I literally find myself having lost time as I swipe through the latest from Oscar de la Renta, Phillip Plein, Louis Vuitton, Cushnie, Moncler…the list goes on. Not to mention the online luxury shopping retailers including Neiman Marcus, Saks, Gilt, […]
In the next few days you will read all sorts of stories about Aretha Franklin. Without dispute, she was the Queen of Soul. And there will be much written about her history, her exceptional talent, her litany of hits. But, I have my own story about a personal experience I had with Ms. Franklin, and […]
What can we say about handbags for fall 2018? Handbags are our fair-weather friend that never disappoint. Handbags are the gift that keeps on giving season after season. No matter how much we eat, or cheat on our diet, our handbags are always faithfully there fitting us to perfection! Because of our very costly, if […]
According to Wikpedia Haute Couture is “high-end fashion that is constructed by hand from start to finish, made from high-quality, expensive, often unusual fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finished by the most experienced and capable sewers, often using time-consuming, hand-executed techniques.” By all accounts, the Haute Couture fall 2018 collections did […]