In a case at the Newark Museum’s Ballantine House, a large diamond brooch glitters.It’s beautiful all by itself, but it’s on display in the mansion-turned-museum for what it represents, as well as what it looks like. The diamond-studded piece, designed by Theodore B. Starr, belonged to Julia Shanley – of the Newark Shanleys, founders of [...]
Stylists, it seems, are the new power brokers within fashion ‘s intricate hierarchy. Next week Nicola Formichetti, the style guru behind Lady Gaga ‘s most extreme outfits including that meat dress, will unveil his first collection as the new creative director of iconic French label Thierry Mugler, during the autumn/winter 2011 menswear shows which kick [...]
By The Associated Press(CP)- 23 hours ago SAO PAULO — A horde of fans has welcomed actor Ashton Kutcher to Brazil, where he has come for Sao Paulo Fashion Week.Accompanied by wife Demi Moore, .. more …
The texture and feel of an exquisite piece of fabric is enough to make any designer drool. Seeing a model walk the runway wearing their piece can be one of the proudest moments in his or her life. Design itself used to come down to the physical components of what is possible and how something [...]
Maybe she needed presents for all of her grandchildren or is possibly Lady GaGa’s fashion coordinator? A woman at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport was caught attempting to smuggle forty four iPhone 4′s in her stockings. Forty four iPhones. In her stockings. Custom officials noticed her, an Israeli woman in her sixties, because the added bulk [...]
Dudes can have their Choos, too. Tamara Mellon, the creative director of Jimmy Choo, introduced the company’s new collection for men here in Milan. Which is as good a time as any to introduce a new man of ours, Richard Haines , a dapper illustrator-about-town who will be artfully interpreting looks and items that catch [...]
The email also included a handy-dandy rundown of designer blurbs. Check it out: Allegri: Founded in 1971, Allegri has specialized in outerwear and rainwear and it is known for its extensive fabric research to create garments that offer the ultimate protection from the elements. Callulla Lillibelle: Designers William Calvert and Melanie Fraser Hart create their [...]
Burberry’s chief creative officer, Christopher Bailey, made it rain on the (indoor) runway for the finale of the Burberry Prorsum show, sending his models down the slick catwalk wearing transparent hooded ponchos.Sure it was gimmicky, but it helped underscore the Fall and Winter 2011 season’s emphasis on protective outerwear pieces, standouts of which included a [...]
Although they won’t be going on sale until 6:30 pm this evening, these Disney Dream Inaugural patterned bags by Dooney Bourke have already caused quite a stir upon the maiden voyage of the Disney Dream.Although fashion accessories is not an area we admittedly excel at, it’s our understanding that the pricing for said line is [...]
Ashton Kutcher and wife Demi Moore have hit Brazil today for Fashion Week in this South American hot spot.According to many sources, including The Associated Press, the couple are there to enjoy the .. more …
