Taking its inspiration from Robert Frank’s iconic photographs of umbrella-toting, derby-sporting, bespoke-suited men in the London fog, this collection almost made us cry, it was that beautiful. We don’t know what the hell anyone else in that room was feeling and we didn’t much...

Darlings, it’s time once again to check in on the famous, the nearly famous, and the pseudo-famous in the front rows of New York Fashion Week. And also to judge them!   Derek Lam Fall 2012 Show Anna Wintour Serving it up, Wintour-style. Glenda Bailey Joe Zee, Robbie Myers, Anne...

Christian Siriano’s always had a flair for the dramatic in his designs, but there was something more refined about the kind of drama he was serving up this time. There was a sense that he was appealing to a more sophisticated and slightly more mature customer. There were, of course,...

We had the rare privilege of backstage access for the show, which was thrilling not only because we could watch the models being made up and look at the clothes up close on the racks, but because the inspiration board for the collection was set out. Lots of  Mick Jagger and Rolling Stones...

When the opportunity arose to attend the presentation for this collection, we cleared our schedules immediately. There was no way we were missing this one. As we said to each other while we waited outside to be let in, “No matter what, these clothes are going to be impeccable, perfectly...

Celebrities, darlings! Aren’t they just the answer to EVERYTHING? Christian Siriano Fall 2012 Show Alicia Solombrino You can’t say she didn’t commit to the look, that’s for sure. Brad Goreski This all looks surprisingly mismatched to us. Cindy Adams Bringing it,...

Let’s start off Sunday morning right, mkay?   BAM. There you go.   Now, we could talk about the clothes at the Nautica presentation, which were, typically for Nautica, masculine and sexy in an “I want to go boating with him and that’s totally not a euphemism okay...

In the show notes, after the information about the blending of modern tech and old techniques through the use of digital printing on unusual surfaces like velvet, neoprene and tweed, there were only two sentences talking about the inspiration  behind the collection: “The collection...

Celebrity-watching is ever so much more fun than bird-watching, don’t you find? General Idea Fall 2012 Show Kellan Lutz We have a story. Unless you’re sitting directly across from them, it’s sometimes hard to see which celebrities are attending a show because the tent is...

You can never, ever, ever accuse Cynthia Rowley of taking fashion too seriously. Nor can you accuse of her being a trend chaser. It’s not that she makes clothes for herself, but she clearly makes clothes for women like her, urban, educated, expressive, upscale women – who all kind...

We suppose we could have been predictable about it and used our love of this collection to spin off some sort of tortured reference to the “love” in the line’s name, but we’ve got a lot of shows today and we don’t have time for your silly word games. GOD we need...

Darlings, what’s the very best thing about attending New York Fashion Week? Celebrity spotting! And then bitchily judging their outfits! It’s the least we could do, since their presence causes so many flashes to go off, we’re always a little afraid we’re going to have...

Darlings, we went to the DKNY Menswear presentation last night and …. … there are worse ways to kick of your Fashion Week. Especially since live music and cocktails were involved. DKNY never seeks to redefine menswear every season; rather, they tweak it a little each time, which...

Darlings, it was The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Fashion Show 2012 and we don’t think we’ve ever had so much fun at a runway show. The crowd was raucous and ramped-up, the music was LOUD, and every lady who walked that runway was a DIVA for those 3 minutes. Miss Chaka is a diva...