As this show opened to the dulcet tones of Dusty Springfield informing the collective gathering that “You don’t own me,” we couldn’t help wondering if she was singing about the parade of coats and jackets in front of them; a collection of highly covetable pieces that...

“Listen, sister, when are you going to get wise to yourself?” It’s kind of hard to pin down the references here – and there are always references with a Marc Jacobs collection. One of the things that makes him so interesting is his tendency to veer wildly off in...

One of Scottish designer Louise Gray’s dresses was featured in an editorial for V Magazine which we covered here. This is the first time we’ve featured one of her collections and the very second Tom saw the pictures he said to Lorenzo, “Grab a chair. We’re going to...

What we love about Naeem Khan in general and this collection specifically is that he doesn’t resort to ridiculously fussy folded-napkin dresses or cliche goddess gowns for his brand of drama and beauty. He adorns his dresses; with feathers, appliques, sequins, prints and any element...

For this collection, Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig took their inspiration from the iconic Miss Havisham of Great Expectations. It’s a good fit for the Marchesa aesthetic, which has always tended toward extremely fussy gowns with a hint of the Victorian about them. This time, the...

Elie Tahari, it seems, is feeling the times like everyone else. It’s funny; due to the vagaries of Fashion Week scheduling , which required us to split up and watch shows separately, and the opportunity to attend shows in the skybox (Michael Kors and Nanette Lepore) or off-site (Oscar...

If we were fashion editor types, we’d have a couple snappy descriptives on hand to describe those shockingly colorful chartreuse and blue pieces. Something like “avocado and cerulean,” although to be honest, that sounds more like appliance descriptions. This is why...

  Darlings, even as we’re soaking our poor feet in recovery from New York, fashion marches on and right now, it’s clomping down runways at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week. We’ve still got tons of NYFW collections to review, but for now, let’s have a little Sunday...

After viewing the Michael Kors show and nibbling on pastries, we were all set to depart the American Express Skybox, when they opened up the curtains on the other side of the room to reveal the Nanette Lepore show, which was just about to start next door. Never ones to pass up an opportunity...

You wouldn’t sit down to view a Calvin Klein menswear collection expecting to have a conversation about pushing the boundaries of a male silhouette, but here we are. Designer Italo Zucchelli says the collection evolved around the idea of protection, and there’s something very...

You know, Fashion Week had a lot of magical and exciting moments for us, but the true capper of the week, the fashion cherry on top of our Fashion Week sundae, was without a doubt, the Oscar de la Renta show. Before it even started, we were on Cloud 9: chatting on the way in with Joe Zee,...

The energy was very high in the tent for this show and by the end, the entire crowd was on its feet, applauding wildly. We weren’t feeling it. There are some very beautiful pieces here, but by the time we got to the end of the collection, with one outrageous gown after another coming...

One of the cappers to our week at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week was the sentence, “Tom and Lorenzo, welcome to the American Express Skybox.” The night before, we were invited to the highly exclusive skybox to watch the Michael Kors show from some of the best seats in the house,...

You can never accuse Betsey Johnson of 2 things: being boring or being establishment. She’s always infused her collections with a rock and roll feel, but with this one, with “He loves me, he loves me not” as the theme, she’s thrown together a melange composed of punk,...

From the show notes: “Dark, sultry and seductive. This woman knows how to get what she wants. Dark, lean, and very structured silhouettes. Suits are cut with strong shoulders and frayed edge details in wools, tweeds and techno jaquard fabrics.” Sounds like our kind of gal. Look,...

Impatiently waiting in line at an elevator bank to be let up to the Malandrino presentation, we had little choice but to survey our co-habitants in the line. One thing struck us: This is an amazingly stylish crowd. EVERYONE was dressed to the nines. It just may have been the most well-dressed...

From the show notes: “Inspired by the modernists in New York City, Fall is a sexy study of graphic lines, colors and textures pulled together with a fresh ingenue spirit. Young, carefree and full of color. Ready to hop on a scooter and take on life in the big city. Something New...

Vivienne Tam’s stated inspiration for this collection was Chinese opera and it’s quietly evident in the rich textures, intricate details, sumptuous colors, and overall sense of exquisite drama. There was so much to look at with each piece that even with the gigantic screen...

Marc Jacobs dove into the deep end of the ’70s pool last spring with his part Rocky Horrr/part Studio 54 coke-fueled glam looks. This collection, on the other hand, has an easy, earthy chicness to it that recalls the better parts of ’7os fashion while avoiding the cliches. We love...

Glamour girls and party girls everywhere must have rejoiced to the heavens when news of this collection reached them. It’s all a bit much for us, but if you’re looking to be (or already are) a queen of the nightlife, celebutante, reality television star or trophy wife, these are...

We’re not sure what was more exciting: watching a dozen perfect specimens of male modelhood walking the runway in long johns, or the fact that the official Perry Ellis twitter was responding to us while we were tweeting the show. Either way, it was a thrilling experience and a quietly,...