Intarsia-gram!
Who can resist a novelty sweater? Over the past few seasons, pullovers emblazoned with Givenchy’s snarling rottweilers and Kenzo’s tigers have become status symbols for the street-style set. Designers’...
View ArticleInside Punk: Chaos to Couture
By now, you’ve no doubt already heard about—or even seen—the facsimile of CBGB’s bathroom that Andrew Bolton included in the opening gallery of the Met’s Punk: Chaos to Couture exhibition, which opens...
View ArticleThree’s a Trend: Rococo Riot
Eschewing pins, plaids, and pugnaciousness, a few of last night’s Met Gala attendees opted for a different sort of ornamentation: all things baroque. Curious, you might think, since gilt and whorls...
View ArticleStyle At Your Fingertips
Aside from maybe a tiara, nothing heightens the glamour of a full-on evening look quite like a pair of gloves. Eye-catching gauntlets turned up on the Lanvin, Gucci, and Oscar de la Renta Fall runways....
View ArticleExclusive: At Givenchy, Flower Power, Military Might, And Even A Cameo From...
Givenchy’s Mert & Marcus-lensed Fall campaign broke today, starring two generations of Roitfelds, Amanda Seyfried, and models Dalianah Arekion and Quim Gutiérrez, but time and tide wait for no...
View ArticleAt Cannes, Pants—Fancy and Otherwise
The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival wrapped on Sunday—and by all counts, it was a relatively mellow one (save the Chopard diamond heist—nothing like a little high-wattage-glamour drama). Sartorially,...
View ArticleOn Our Radar: Givenchy’s Seventeen Watch
After a breakneck six months—a standout show, chairing the Met Gala, a CFDA honor—you might expect Riccardo Tisci to slow down for a bit. Evidently not. Word came over the transom today of his first...
View ArticleShop the Look: Fleur Fatale
Florals have long been the quintessential symbol of summer femininity, and this season the look is bold and graphic. However, designers gave Spring ’13′s blossoms a dark, moody twist, resulting in...
View ArticleWe See Through You
Sheers were regulars on the trend circuit long before Beyoncé appeared at the 2012 Met Gala wearing a diaphanous Givenchy gown. The look’s staying power comes from its versatility. “Unlike other...
View ArticleStuart Vevers is Coach’s New Hire
Coach has named its new executive creative director and, somewhat unsurprisingly, it’s not Marc Jacobs. Rather, Stuart Vevers, formerly the creative director of Spanish house Loewe, got the gig,...
View ArticleResort Culottes: Dropping Like It’s Hot
At this time last year, designers were busy making knee-length Bermudas and basketball shorts. This Resort season, they took things one step further, lowering hemlines on baggy, culotte-inspired...
View ArticleMrs. Carter’s New Squeeze
Beyoncé—superstar, tastemaker, Givenchy flame-wearer—kicks off the U.S. leg of her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in L.A. tonight. She already debuted a wealth of flashy wares in Europe, like custom...
View ArticleHere’s To The Red, White, And Blue
It’s time to celebrate America the beautiful, and we’re taking the next few days off to do just that. We’ll be back on Monday, but in the meantime, here’s a pair of patriotic looks from Thom Browne...
View ArticleAlexandre Mattiussi Wins ANDAM’s Top Prize
AMI‘s Alexandre Mattiussi won this year’s ANDAM Fashion Prize in Paris yesterday, beating out an international list of contenders that included Olympia Le-Tan, Maison Rabih Kayrouz, Iris Van Herpen,...
View ArticleDrawing the Bold and the Beautiful
In September, just before Milan fashion week, 10 Corso Como’s Galleria Carla Sozzani will pay tribute to Tony Viramontes, one of the most revered fashion illustrators of the seventies and eighties....
View ArticleFashion Goes Ka-Pow!
Beginning today, a mash-up of pop-culture enthusiasts, movie stars, and old-school Marvel collectors will descend on San Diego for the annual Comic-Con International. While you’re more likely to catch...
View ArticleChunky Necklaces Are at the Top of the Fashion Food Chain
Thanks to the tastemaking powers of Nicolas Ghesquière and Gaia Repossi, five-fingered rings and tough ear cuffs have been all the rage for the past year or so. But judging from the recent Resort...
View ArticleRunway to Red Carpet: Glamorous Gowns and a Double Dose of Denim
Between parties, premieres, and Natalia Vodianova’s Love Ball, it was a busy week on the red carpet. On Sunday night, Christina Ricci attended the premiere of The Smurfs 2 in New York wrapped in a...
View ArticleThree’s a Trend: Reptilian Water Shoes
The fact that sandals—from flip-flops to gladiators—emerged as a keynote trend on the Spring ’14 menswear runways isn’t terribly surprising. However, a trio of the industry’s heaviest hitters rendered...
View ArticleCiara’s Givenchy Tearjerker
“Lots of jewels and lots of skin!” Ciara said of the Fall 2010 Givenchy Couture gown she was gearing up to don for Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards. The flesh-toned frock was entirely sheer, save...
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