Sunday, January 15, 2012
I’m giving my newly invented Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo award for the Golden Globes red carpet to Piper Perabo. The oversize skirt made her sheer ballgown from Theyskens’ Theory Spring 2012 collection fit for a queen. This is the kind of red-carpet dressing I like. Beautiful, risky and totally memorable. Designer Olivier Theyskens’ [...]
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Monday, September 19, 2011
She did it again! Blogger/designer Stacy Lomman raised enough money on Kickstarter to show her third collection under her own name. Her “Biohazard” collection for Spring 2012 was presented on Friday at The Cutting Room, accompanied by a live performance by New Wave Solar Powered Robots. The show was all about tough clothes for perilous [...]
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Sunday, August 28, 2011
My love for ’60s electric-dress designer Diana Dew and electric-dress wearer Tiger Morse means I’m always on the lookout for light-up clothes. Thank you to gorgeous blogger Dawn Del Russo for tweeting Halston’s glow-in-the-dark dress. It doesn’t turn on with a switch like a Diana Dew original, but it’s probably less dangerous. As Richie Berlin [...]
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Nearly one year ago, I wrote about crowdfunding site Kickstarter for the Independent Fashion Bloggers website. Kickstarter provides a platform for would-be entrepreneurs to announce a project, set a target financial goal and a target date for raising that sum, then solicit pledges that are processed via Amazon. The donors’ accounts aren’t charged unless the [...]
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Monday, May 23, 2011
Because of my pre-jewelry life as a journalist, I’ve always been a sucker for newspaper-print clothes. I got this newspaper-print jacket a couple of years ago on eBay. I won’t be wearing it again. Check out the back. Yep, that’s Hitler-loving John Galliano‘s name in eye-catching black and white. If I owned any Christian Dior [...]
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Thursday, March 31, 2011
Gorgeous blogger and clothing designer Stacy Lomman presented her Fall/Winter 2011 collection yesterday and it was spectacular! Her Spring 2011 collection of glamorous cocktail dresses was fabulous, but this sportswear-oriented season was even more impressive. Here’s Stacy’s description of her collection: “Fall 2011 glamorizes and romanticizes the bold and fearless women of the French Resistance [...]
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011
In 2009, I told MrB that I didn’t care if I never went to another fashion show except for those of my personal friends … and, of course, those of Alexander McQueen, John Galliano and Karl Lagerfeld. I had to see those three. Hmmm. An evil fairy must have put a curse on that statement. [...]
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Yesterday, our dear friend — the smart, handsome, charming and very talented clothing designer Charles Nolan — died of cancer at age 53. He is survived by his partner of 16 years, the wonderful Andy Tobias, a financial guru and the treasurer of the Democratic National Committee. He is also survived by his father, his [...]
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Alexander McQueen has the perfect dress for you!
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Oversize Argyle Whimsical Sweaters
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