Taxi Fares and Deadpan Stares

The Monday before last was a show-hopping debacle – unavoidably misty, yet bitter and cold. It was the kind of weather that sits heavy on the hair and could stop an attendee in her tracks. But...

These are psycho killer Blonds.

Insanity is trendy these days. Whether you’ve snatched up a Prada gun print shirt or hung onto every word of Cat Marnell’s latest fever-dream, you have to admit that a little crazy can be chic… if...

Prosecco Alone Does Not a Sunday Make

Alessia Prekop was our last show on Sunday evening and we had slipped into Eyebeam Studios just in time. The first look was already halfway down the runway -- a sleek, futuristic coat that paired...

Beauties, Beasts, and Custo Barcelona

What would a Custo Barcelona show be without seat-rattling bass, mixed furs, and geometric prints? Titled “The Beauty and The Beast,” the Dalmau brothers combined a “bionic” sporty aesthetic with...

Erin Barr F13 Runway Show

Due to a series of unfortunate, but probably avoidable events, I was running a half-hour late to Erin Barr’s runway show on Thursday evening at Pier 59 Studios. When I finally arrived, my heart...

The Frosted Circus, and Other Fashion Week Pastimes

Nina Skarra’s F’13 presentation began at promptly mimosa o’clock, with champagne flutes circling the Box for the first showing of the day. Those who accessorized with a demure hangover this morning...

Katya Leonovich: Watercolor Dreambots

The demanding instrumental intro of Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir opened the Katya Leonovich show. Wearing Lucite geometric wedges, models charged down the runway in the designer's trademark prints. This...

Burning Man at Fashion Week

Smoke billowed out of the freshly hot-boxed Highline Loft for Highland’s F13 Collection. That conspicuous scent permeated the air, leaving one question in everyone’s mind: “How many models got...

The Punishment of Luxury

There is nothing more masochistic than covering a backstage dressing area full of uninterested male models. But alas, there I was, a half-hour before runway time at Studio 450 for Marlon Gobel....

ANN YEE and her Black Mountain Revival

Despite yesterday’s early threat of Nemo, I braved the cold and headed to 39th street for Ann Yee’s penthouse presentation. As guests were teased with the plethora of welcoming knit layers and...

How to Pick a Runway Show

Elliott Evan was my last show of the day on Thursday. There were a few shows scheduled for that 7pm time slot, but I had made my decision on EE based on a few factors: 1. I love to see a designer’s...

Heather Lawton F13 Model Presentation

“I always forget about this part of Fashion Week,” I thought, as I listened to two name-dropping baritones talk about last night’s party at Finale while we waited for the elevator up to Studio 450....

How to Tame the Fashion Circus

The Sunday of Fashion Week just got a bit busier, with Cirque D'hiver settling at the Strand Hotel for the evening. A sneak-peak at designer Victor de Souza’s S13 inspiration reveals a...

NEVER FOREVER and some friendly reminders.

Confession: I’ve been catapulted to action after a particular PR contact mordantly remarked, “Last blog post: Dec. 24…” I also just Googled “who won super bowl 2013.” Five minutes ago. But that’s...

What Your New Year's Eve Plans Say About You

Congratulations, you survived the third Apocalypse in the past year-and-a-half. You’ve also survived Santapocalypse, the night when thousands of drunk Santas were stealing your cabs and throwing up...

What Not To Wear (Especially If You Already Suck)

I spotted her as soon as she stepped onto the train at 34th Street in opaque tights, Reeboks, and an ill-fitting pencil skirt. Her mid-heel “work pumps” were neatly tucked inside her navy nylon...

The Return of Fashion Santa

‘Twas the night before Christmas, now in 2012. All the creatures were stirring, ‘Round the BLK DNM shelves. The stockings were left by the doorman with care, In hopes to be filled with Monique...

Talking to Pure Dead Brilliant

We met Nora Logan of Pure Dead Brilliant during her jewelry showcase at Norwood last month. Concocting collections from curious inspiration, this globetrotter-turned-designer agreed to answer a few...

Time to wear the pants. Part II.

Don’t think you’re special, October. I’ve met your kind before. Moody and aloof, you’re just a menopausal April - rain and all. And I’m not afraid to state the obvious: You make a terrible...

Antonio: Fashion, Art, Sex & Disco - 10/18 at Bookmarc NYC

Survival of the Restless

When I began developing a real interest in fashion, DSquared2 was my first favorite designer. It was 2003, an agonizing year, when Dean and Dan revealed a new world of raucous eccentricity. Campy...

What To Do: Wednesday September 26

Post-New York Fashion Week Amusement

A week has passed since NYFW and we’ve been keeping busy with the diversions, parties, and events cleverly scheduled to entice those New Yorkers who hadn’t escaped to Milan: Chez André: When the...

Angel Sanchez SS'13: Flowers & Satellites

Angel Sanchez founded his namesake label in Caracas, Venezuela, after a short stint as an architect in the late 1980s. Maintaining this structural aesthetic for the past 25 years, Angel’s label has...

NOMIA: Synth and the City

Designer Yara Flinn presented slimming lines and polished silhouettes for the Westside urbanite with a subtle edge. Appropriately staged at The High Line Room, showgoers eagerly waited on The...

The Blonds: Psycho Beach Party

Looks like Dragqueen Barbie is getting ready for her post-Fashion Week getaway. She is packing her flowered bikinis and lipstick swimsuits for a bit of haute yachting and moonbathing in Vendée. The...

ROCHAMBEAU: Found at Sea

In a smoky, green-lit room inside Milk Studios, ROCHAMBEAU’s dark pagan-like obscurity returned. Inspired by the “folklore surrounding water throughout history,” Sunday’s set resembled what the...

Heidi Gardner Party: Aggressive Accessories and Penthouse Rock

“I really love weapons. I scare boys when I bring them back to my place, because I have so many weapons all over my apartment – and also serial killer books,” designer Heidi Gardner explained...

Designer to Watch: Katya Leonovich

Guests filled The Studio for Katya Leonovich this afternoon, a highly anticipated encore from last season’s presentation. Having outgrown The Box, it seems that Katya’s designs also continue to...

The Sights and Songs at Son Jung Wan

Soft accordion pleating and loose braids emerge at Son Jung Wan. Models float down the runway to Headnodic beats, opening with Symphonia IX by Grimes.