All Dolled Up (and everywhere to go)
It’s not easy being a woman right now. Hah! That actually might be the understatement of the year. The world tells you that you’re…
Millinery
About Face
People often ask how designers manage to have the same ideas at the same time. Sometimes it’s obvious, perhaps there is a very influential…
Freakshow
Every once in a while Fashion takes a turn that leads you to a place where it’s not about the clothes or the bag…
DREAM SEQUENCE
For most of us Haute Couture is merely a dream. A lofty fantasy of bal masque soirees, private jet-setting and society go-getting. A life of…
Out of Tokyo
Junya Watanabe has more than a passing fascination with Africa; it’s culture, style and beat. His Spring 2016 men’s and women’s collections focused on…
Think Pink!
Elsa Schiaparelli was more than just a designer, a couturier, a dressmaker. Her unbelievable resume, if you will, spans decades of highly original creation…
Russian Revolution
Like so many of her young, stylish compatriots, Russian designer Ulyana Sergeenko turned up the glam-o-meter for her Fall 2015 Haute Couture collection. Part…
Haute Hippie
Landing somewhere between heavenly hippie nymphs and a Stevie Nicks revival, the Versace Atelier collection shown yesterday in Paris was an airy fairy affair….
The Mothership
So if you’re not already worked up about the impending Fall 2015 Haute Couture shows that are set to begin in the City of…
Here Comes Crazy
With the disaffected air of a couture-lovin’ bag lady, a symphony of psychosis played out on the fall 2015 Maison Margiela runway. For John…