During fashion week I was fortunate enough to attend the opening of the Impact: Fifty Years of the CFDA exhibition held at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology. In addition to getting a ...
I saw her today at the reception…….. Marianne Faithfull, iconic in the English rock and fashion scenes of the 60s has always been a fascination of mine. From her early success collaborati...
Even if hard partying and pharmaceuticals aren’t your cup of tea, it’s impossible to deny how intriguing rock n’ roll couples are. Romanticized ever since the inception of “se...
The release of never-before-seen Rolling Stone photographs, taken on tours around America 64′-66′ , have made me feel closer to the Stones than ever. Taken by Bob Bonis, the Stones’...
Music: it brings people together, parties to life and smiles to faces, and now it’s coming to Mulberry as part of the Mix Tape Tour! Over the past year I’ve come to the realization that it is t...
Alexander Wang enhanced the darkness, which held steady amongst his entire F/W 2012 collection, with a fittingly-moody avant-garde soundtrack. The closing number, “Rockers to Swallow” by ...
Stylist-turned-designer Rachel Zoe’s third collection was, in a nutshell, “If you took Mick Jagger in the ’60s and made him a woman- these things are what he’d be wearing — wi...
Inspired by the arid and rugged Australian Outback, Kate and Laura Mulleavy’s F/W 2012 collection was an imaginative take on the land down under. “We have been looking at the history of the bui...
Upon hearing that electropop duo Holy Ghost!, comprised of Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel, would be DJing an American Rag event I was attending, I jumped at the opportunity to interview them. As far...
Olivier Theyskens’ F/W 2012 collection is dark sophistication for a women who has an affinity for the avant-garde but at the end of the day, needs pieces that are wearable. Of course, this wome...
Designer Amy Smilovic’s F/W 2012 was a juxtaposition between the ’90s and ’60s decades. According to Style.com, it’s “the Narciso-wearing Gwenyth Paltrow, not the leg-ba...
For Badgley Mischka F/w 2012, as well as their younger diffusion line (Mark and James), Mark Badgley and James Mischka were inspired by Fritz Lang’s 1927 expressionist film Metropolis which was...
Two of my favorite attributes to any ready-to-wear collection are to put it simply- classic and dramatic. Carolina Herrera embodies this in every one of her collections and as expected, F/W 2012 was ...
Rachel Roy, a designer who has the chops to dress women from the First Lady Michelle Obama, to reality star Kim Kardashian, has an undeniable mass appeal. She had paved her way into mainstream design...
Set befittingly in the luxurious New York landmark, The Plaza Hotel, Marchesa F/W 2012 show was a magnificent display of one baroque-style gown creation after the other. Inspired by Willaim-Adolph Bo...
Photo courtesy Kevin Tachman “Ralph Lauren, a designer who has perfected the art of classic lines in American sportswear took on British period drama with a cult following, “Downton Abbey” fo...
For his highly anticipated Fall 2012 collection, Prabal Gurung gave us hell – then heaven. Dubbed “Uncursed” by Gurung himself, the collection was dark, dreamy and above all bewitch...
Custo Barcelona F/W 2012 Jenny Packham F/W 2012. Listen to the runway playlist here! Backstage at Michael Kors with two women I admire immensely, Alexandra Richards and Patti Hansen. Keith Richard...
Billows of smoke appropriately served as the backdrop to a sultry, dark yet romantic collection inspired by the femme fatales of 40′s film noir for Jenny Packham F/W 2012. The British designer had a ...
MyFDB Co-founder Zoe Saldana at Prabal Gurung To concentrate more on my collection reviews, I didn’t take as many photographs in comparison to seasons past. However, I enjoyed these snaps I too...
Each season, Billy Reid serves up a collection best served with a splash of bourbon, and while this stayed true for F/W 2012, the Billy Reid label took on a new identity – one that emulated European ...
Inspired by the “elegant haunting movement” of the Butoh, a form of Japanese contemporary dance, Doo.Ri Fall 2012 was soft grace with a twinge of darkness. Designer Doo-Ri Chung’s f...
“To complement the designs, Charlotte’s twin sister DJ Samantha Ronson presented an edgy playlist strictly comprised of strong female artists including The Dead Weather, M.I.A, MNDR, Sleigh Bel...
It’s no secret that a trend has emerged for music artists performing during runway show. That considered, I wasn’t surprised when I head that a musician whose proved himself to be particu...
Doo.Ri F/W 2012 front row Kicking off fashion week with Doo.Ri, Charlotte Ronson and Billy Reid was incredible. These three shows featured lethal combinations of beautiful design and musical accompan...
One of the most clever campaigns of 2012, Gillette has unveiled their “Three Masters of Style” in promotion of their new facial hair styling tool. One of the three sartorial artisans of c...
“Lady Gaga holding a football…Go Giants.” captions Terry Richardson Parters in crime, Lady Gaga and Terry Richardson conduct a photo shoot in honor of the Super Bowl and Terry’...
Although Berlin Fashion Week is long past (only by fashion standards, of course), it would be an absolute faux paux on my part not to highlight the beautiful Marina and the Diamonds performance which...
Following last year’s Spring campaign, Prada had some seriously psychedelic shoes to fill. Luckily, their new fashion film for this Spring gives solace to the fact that Prada’s innovative...
Frédéric Sanchez, one of the most prominent tastemakers in runway music, has shared his track lists from Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Spring 2012. For Atelier Versace, in contrast to the futuris...
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