While most designers seem eager to dress the most current Instagram stars in the fastest fashion, Brandon Maxwell is bringing classics back to ready-to-wear. On Tuesday, February 16, only a day after dressing Lady Gaga at The Grammys, he and the pop provocateur dashed to New York just in time to show his second collection at…
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Marc Jacobs' Fall/Winter presentation was the perfect finale to heat up a freezing fashion week. On February 18th, at the Park Avenue Armory, he sent sixty-five looks down the runway to the rapt attention of fashion editors, buyers, and a celebrity-filled front row that included Sandra Bernhard, Juliette Lewis, Kiernan Shipka, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emily Ratajkowski, Rachel…
As by now you’ll have surely heard, this week we lost David Bowie, one of music’s ultimate legends. The singer-songwriter and gifted showman died on Sunday after secretly battling cancer for 18-months, plunging the world into widespread mourning. Passing away only two days after his 69th birthday, Bowie’s death was announced in the way of…
This year The Revenant took over the Golden Globes with three awards including best drama, while The Martian won Best Picture. Other notable wins included Jennifer Lawrence for Best Actress in a musical or comedy for her role in Joy, Kate Winslet for her Supporting Actress role in Steve Jobs, Brie Larson for Best Actress in a…
The Fashion Film Network has released a list of the top ten fashion films right now, from a variety of global brands and independent film makers, don't miss out on viewing some incredible short film making dedicated to fashion. 1. Dior's Dior Sauvage directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino (1.20) This brand new Dior film stars Johnny Depp and is…
It was a night to remember at this year's 67th Annual Emmy Awards. This year's awards ceremony was filled with emotional moments, laugh-out-loud moments, firsts, and all the glamour one could expect at a red carpet event. Whether Emmy viewers were crying, laughing, or clapping with joy, one thing was clear: women dominated this year's…
For his Spring 2016 Ready to Wear show, Alexander Wang showed club kids looks with 90s aestheticism, themes also references by Jeremy Scott and Rag & Bone. Yet it's not the runway show grabbing headlines, but the controversial Hooters and stripper-themed after-party, that in a year marked by feminism and girl power, seemed not only like…
As London Fashion Week draws to a close, fashionistas can expect to see some of its boldest and most outgoing trends recast along the spangled shops of the High Street. Designers this season showcased their Autumn and Winter lines, drawing on inspiration from decades past with a standout shift towards 1970's flares, fringes, and minis.…
Inspired by the sixties, the classics from Courrèges, the outlines and volumes from Pierre Cardin - the new Spring-Summer collection from Charlie le Mindu has arrived. Titled « Royal Bitches », it is an homage to videos found on the internet showing dogs wishing to become humans. The collection includes eight headdresses, a number of accessories, and…
Emma Watson has taken the helm at one of the most talked about initiatives for gender equality. Her U.N. speech in September, where she launched the community #HeforShe, encouraging men and boys to stand up their sisters, drew worldwide interest. The video of her speech was watched over 11 million times. And the website of…
New Year's Eve is one of the biggest holidays of the year, especially for those who like to party. It brings closure to all the events of the previous year and welcomes the new year with great hope and anticipation. Both the past and future are taken into consideration, so in many ways, New Year's…
“If you build it, they will come.” Ariana DiLorenzo, better known by her stage name Ariana & the Rose, uses this as her own personal motto. Judging by the people she’s had orbit her, it looks to be a motto worth holding on to. “I still can’t believe it happened,” she says of her collaboration…
Brooke Shields is well known for a number of high-profile touchstones, including but not limited to playing a child prostitute in 1978’s Pretty Baby; 1980s erotic coming-of-age film The Blue Lagoon; the romantic drama Endless Love; not to mention those Calvin Klein ads and that Vogue cover, which, at fourteen, made her the youngest model…
This past weekend, on the evening of July 26th, 2014, The Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation celebrated its 21st annual summer benefit–One Thousand Nights and One Night: Sleepless Nights of Sheherazade–at The Watermill Center. The event was a massive success with the Foundation raising a record setting $2.2 million dollars to support the Center's International Summer Arts Program and the year-round…
Charlie le Mindu: A Mad Hatter, a Hairdresser, or a Hair Stylist? Regardless, this rare specimen in the world of hairdressing is not one to be labelled. From a salon for old ladies in the countryside, to the fifth floor of Harrods in London: a journey that has seen this young prodigy make a place…
The Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation will be celebrating its 21st Annual Summer Benefit - One Thousand Nights and One Night: Sleepless Nights of Sheherazade - honoring art patron, Shaika Paula Al-Sabah on July 26th at The Watermill Center. The event will present new work by more than 65 artists from 30 countries who were…
The Council of Fashion Designers of America graced songstress Rihanna this week with the prestigious title of CFDA Fashion Icon 2014. The artist was selected based on her contributions to the fashion industry as well as her philanthropic partnership with the M·A·C AIDS Fund’s Viva Glam campaign. Known for her bold, sexy style, wild stage…
"You don't need a f*cking record label, you don’t need a company, you are the spirit of every artist!" Lady GaGa, who is signed to four different labels, screamed to her fans during her hour-long performance at SXSW. It is no secret that the singer, who once reigned #1 on charts across the world, is…
Another year, another accusation against Terry Richardson. We've heard handfuls of models anonymously speaking out about alleged sexual abuse by the hand of the famed photographer, but this time model Charlotte Waters is stepping out of anonymity. Back in 2009, Charlotte Waters was an aspiring nude model who had an already impressive resume having had shot with…
The fashion industry is constantly evolving; every season, new designers emerge from the woodwork to put their footprint on the map. Some of the most famous designers in the world were once new to the industry - McQueen, Lagerfeld, Wang... no matter which names you see on the racks, they had to begin somewhere. The Untitled…