MILAN Fashion Week Fall 2018 PART 7

Things heated up in Milan as fur took center stage in designer collections.  Designers took bold creative leaps to deliver unexpected and exciting fur fashions sure to make a statement for fall 2018. Ultra Luxe Furs at Milan Fashion Week Fall 2018 Braschi, you had us from the moment the lights went up! Your fall […]

MILAN Fashion Week Fall 2018 PART 6

Italian designers appreciate the role of fine fabrics in creating luxury apparel.  And with impressive tailoring, innovative treatments and some unexpected twists on shapes and silhouettes they are transforming fine double faced woolens, angoras, mohairs, suedes, leathers and fur into fashions that reflect superb quality and style. Milan Fashion Week Fall 2018 showcased the pieces […]

NEW YORK Fashion Week Fall 2018 DAY 7

This year we made a decision to make our lives a little easier by limiting our reviews to those collections featuring fur.  Hey…we are Furinsider after all!  But here we are still covering New York Fashion Week while the London shows wrap up BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY DESIGNERS INCLUDING FUR IN THEIR COLLECTIONS!!!  We’re […]

NEW YORK Fashion Week Fall 2018 DAY 5

Inside models continued to march down the runways of  New York Fashion Week.   And out on the streets, there is a fashion show of a different kind.  This one showcases what women are really wearing this season and wherever you look, fur is making a bold outerwear statement. Runway to Reality at New York Fashion […]

NEW YORK Fashion Week Fall 2018 DAY 1

The anticipation has been building for weeks.  As the #metoo movement has ratcheted up and women are proving their power it is an interesting time for fashion.  What can we expect from designers this season?  What messages will they deliver amidst this extraordinary time?  Buckle up kids….here’s our first crack at New York Fashion Week […]

MILAN Fashion Week: Menswear Fall 2018 PART 3

Milan’s menswear Fall 2018 collections provide a lesson in sartorial excellence as designers here focus on fabrics and tailoring.  The idea here is that, no matter how bold the look the men wear the clothes and not the reverse.  In the end, shapes and patterns you might never expect to see on the guys manage […]

MILAN Fashion Week: Menswear Fall 2018 PART 2

Like many of you I was hit with that dastardly cold going around this season.  Right in the middle of the awards show and the fall 2018 menswear shows the timing couldn’t be worse.  Bundled up in my knitted rabbit throw I’ve been doing my best to keep up.  But I have to throw out […]

2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards Fashion Review

Far from the unspoken, yet strictly adhered to, all-black dress code of the 2018 Golden Globes, the 2018 Screen Actors Guild Awards was a color-drenched celebration of powerful women in Hollywood. From the first-ever Show host, Kristen Bell, to the almost all-female presenters list, there was no mistaking who was in charge. While all eyes were […]

MILAN Fashion Week: Menswear Fall 2018 PART 1

For Italian men dressing is a serious business.  Luxurious fabrics and skilled tailoring create high quality garments that boost the wearer’s best attributes. They are not driven by trends, rather the focus is on fit and construction.   How they look matters and their fashion choices must reflect that they are, indeed, living La Dolce Vita.  […]

LONDON Fashion Week : Menswear Fall 2018 PART 1

From sophisticated Savile row to eighties punk to Dickensian dandy, the 2018 menswear fall 2018 shows kicked off in London.   Skilled tailoring and a focus on the shoulder  are defining these collections.   As we might expect for fall, luscious fabrics including velvet, leather, fleece, corduroy and textured woolens dominated the collections with fur and shearling […]

The 2018 Golden Globes : The Message Behind the BLACK Dress Code

It’s going to be an interesting night on the red carpet at Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards.  In an effort to expand the dialogue surrounding gender inequality and sexual harassment, and the #MeTOO movement in Hollywood, actresses planning on attending the iconic awards event, including nominees and presenters, have agreed to wear black to take […]

NYC Pre-Fall 2018 Collection Reviews PART 5

Pre-Fall 2018’s Preview The bold Baroque prints that established Versace style in the 1990’s are back for pre-fall 2018. This time around Donatella featured them on everything from skirts and tops to coats and puffer jackets, leggings, scarves, bags and even shoes giving a new generation plenty of options to become a member of the […]