Darlings, who doesn’t love a good hat? Well, people with big heads, we suppose. Marc Jacobs Granted, it seems like a bunch of designers went full-bore crazy when it comes to the hat designs for this season. Anna Sui, Burberry Prorsum, Christian Dior Donna Karan, Emilio Pucci, Giorgio...

  Rachel Zoe Yes, the crocus is blooming, but let’s cast our fashion minds forward to the next time the weather turns cold and the leaves go out in a blaze of glory. Winter whites, darlings: cool, creamy, and sophisticated, they’re a defiant shot of light in the midst of a...

  Diane von Furstenberg Is it time, ladies? Has the stench of Gypsy Rose Lee and Miss Piggy been washed away?  Is it time for the long-maligned opera glove to come back to the world of fashion? Alexander Wang, Antonio Berardi, Betsey Johnson Carolina Herrera, Chanel, Christian Dior Diane...

Altuzarra Lions and tigers and … owls? Oh my. For whatever reason, certain corners of the fashion industry got together for a chorus of “Let’s Get Feral” for the fall season. Animal prints ruled (some of)  the runways, and by that we don’t mean faux leopard...

  Valentino It makes a certain amount of sense when you think about. The world economy remains a frightening, unsteady thing, so of course the runways wind up clogged with a bunch of models who look like wallpaper in Versailles. Aquilano.Rimondi Balmain Dolce & Gabbana Giles Marchesa...

Ah, the much-maligned pantsuit. We never quite got why people put it down so readily. If you ask us, the average pantsuit is a far less egregious fashion crime than the average jumpsuit. And it’s one of the most adaptable of a woman’s clothing options. Of course, like so many...

Around these parts, winter forgot to arrive and we seem to be heading straight into summer, but what the hell. Let’s pretend it’s chilly out and talk velvet.   Gucci We’re the kind of queens who love a well-deployed velvet; it’s time we admitted that. We mentioned...

Kittens, one of the trends for the fall collections was metallic gold. We hesitate to say “It’s BACK!” in the manner of the average fashion mag because metallics never really go away. They just recede for a while before the zeitgeist resurrects them in a big way.   Elie...