I’m still in love with trompe l’oeil clothing. The latest piece to catch my eye is this vintage Moschino jacket with a pocket that looks like a purse. French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld once said, “… I do not like handbags. I do not wear handbags. It is not a nice look, to carry a…
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More on the Evolving Influence Ethics Panel
Before I write about my New York Fashion Week adventures, I’m going to tell you what I think came out of my ethics panel at Monday’s Independent Fashion Bloggers Evolving Influence conference. I don’t believe there’s a single code of ethics that can cover all fashion blogs right now. The issues a fashion-news blog faces…
Independent Fashion Bloggers: Evolving Influence
My gorgeous friend Jennine — The Coveted blogger and Independent Fashion Bloggers founder — pulled off quite a feat yesterday with the Evolving Influence Fashion Blog Conference. Three hundred bloggers from all over the world came to attend four panel discussions and an after-party. I moderated a panel called Navigating Blog Ethics. Because I was…
Sally Randall, New York Style Icon
When gorgeous blogger Ondo Lady asked me to write about my New York style icon in honor of Fashion Week, I instantly knew that I would be writing about Sally Randall. With Ondo Lady’s permission, I’m republishing the post I did for her blog here: When I think of my New York style icon, I…
Alexander McQueen Commits Suicide
The U.K.’s Daily Mail broke the story of Alexander McQueen’s suicide. The Mail story is here. UPDATE: The BBC received independent confirmation from his office. UPDATE: Many news outlets, including the Guardian, are running this statement from McQueen’s office: “On behalf of Lee McQueen’s family, Alexander McQueen today announces the tragic news that Lee McQueen,…
My New York Style Icon Is …
Click on the photo from Patrick McMullan’s book to find out! There are quite a few pictures of the stylish lady in question on Danceteria’s MySpace page. Comments will be back in my next post.
Grow Your Own Vintage by Breaking the Rules
This might come as a shock to some of you no one, but I like to break the rules. That’s because a lot of rules are not hard-and-fast rules at all, but misinterpreted suggestions or theories. One of those is the need for eight glasses of water a day. Not true. Feel free to go…
Gloria in Alaia
I met fellow jewelry designer Gloria at a dinner party. When she came in, everyone stopped chatting to admire her exquisite Alaia coat. I was hoping our coats would get mixed up in the closet so that she would get mine and I would get hers, but no such luck.
My Carnac Moment With Zac Posen
Former Tonight Show host Johnny Carson used to do a bit about a psychic named Carnac the Magnificent. Get me a giant turban, people, because I am having a Carnac moment after reading today’s New York Times story on Zac Posen, The Trials of a Former Boy Wonder. It quotes Posen, a pre-crash success story…
Lady Gaga at the Grammys
I was half-asleep next to a coffee-table book about the Hours of Catherine of Cleves when I realized the Grammy red carpet must be underway. I dashed to the TV and turned it on just in time to hear, “And that was Lady Gaga.” Luckily, gorgeous blogger Karen of Where Did U Get That tweeted…