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A Welcome Guest
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Ready-to-wear or not, two sisters are taking on the newest fashions–some more wearable than others. One sister is practical, the other whimsical, and together they get you behind the scenes of international fashion, backstage with top models and into the cutting room with the hottest designers. It’s time to decide what you want in your closet and what you should leave on the rack.
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Check Yes or No

She reminds me of my best friend in third grade, Carey. She had the same glasses, and we wrote notes to each other with little boxes at the bottom of the page for checking. Do you like me? check yes ...

15 mar 11

A Colorful Couple

When I see interesting people on the street I often think how I’d like to invite them to dinner, but when I saw this couple outside the Abbesses metro station in Montmartre I didn’t think...

11 mar 11

Fashionable or Elegant

Last night I was out to dinner with a gentleman, the kind that wears pince-nez spectacles, gold cuff links and wouldn’t dream of driving his car without leather gloves. We spoke briefly about f...

10 mar 11

Bryant Paul

I thought at first it was a woman’s voice, that he was miming along with a recording from an earlier, more romantic time. Bryant Paul’s voice is clear and beautiful, and it filled Montmar...

08 mar 11

An Elegant Friend

Well, she would be elegant if she would put her tongue back in her mouth…

07 mar 11

With You By My Side

A best friend is like a smile. She completes your wardrobe better than red lipstick or a new pair of shoes.

06 mar 11

Oh My Sweet Darling

Without obsession, life is nothing - John Waters Whether it’s an ex-lover, slimmer hips, curly hair or the slice of triple chocolate cake in your local café’s glass case, if you can’t hav...

04 mar 11

Black and Brown

She’s sort of military grunge with her beret, wrinkled bomber jacket, missing trouser button and gold-rimmed aviators. Crossing all sorts of fashion boundaries and breaking all kinds of rules, she st...

03 mar 11

The Real Sartorialist

She’s ugly now, she says, and old. How I would be surprised, she says, if I had only seen her before, a famous sarta (dressmaker) for the most well-dressed ladies of Europe. She owned her own ...

01 mar 11

Smells Like Revolution

The women of Florence are starting to revolt. It’s in their brightly colored tights, their amber lens Ray-Bans and the way they leave winter coats at home even if it means wrapping wool scarves up to...

28 feb 11

On-The-Go-Chic

Meet Luisa, quickly now because she’s in a great hurry and worried about something, something she caries in the crease between her eyes and the constant movement of her tongue. She barely has a momen...

26 feb 11

Once upon a time there was a woman who never stayed anywhere very long. She loved beautiful things and hated the idea of missing anything, so she lived out of suitcases, and people called her “advent...

24 feb 11

Meet My Sister

I LOVE red lipstick. With a tube of Chanel, Givenchy or Mac red lipstick, baggy jeans are suddenly stylish, a simple black dress becomes stunning, and you look completely put together, even if when y...

23 feb 11

I’ll Never Be You, Ginevra

For a long time, I have had this desire, this NEED to be everyone and do everything. No matter how much yoga I practice and how many books I read about reincarnation, life just seems too short, too l...

21 feb 11

Killing Vampires in French Silk

Recently, Pedro Zozaya photographed A Welcome Guest’s Caitlin Andrews for Spanish Vogue. See the article here. It may be flimsy, but it’s presence, overwhelming on every runway, in every ...

19 feb 11

Meet Francesca

Meet Francesca. She stopped by a tiny salami and wine bar in Santo Spirito with the pretenses of saying hi to a friend. Really though, she was there NOT to talk to a particularly handsome man, who ha...

17 feb 11

Van Deurs at Snickarbacken 7

The snow looked harmless enough as it whirled through the air, but with the sidewalks covered first in ice and then with half a foot of new powder, people (meaning me) were slipping all over the plac...

17 feb 11

Vurma, Where the Staff is Cooler than You Are

With chincy wallpapers, colored lanterns and vintage-dressed mannequins seated on Victorian settees, my favorite cafe in Stockholm is best described as the result of your ex-prostitute grandmother se...

17 feb 11

Fashionably You

I love everything about this woman, from her burgundy hair to her crazy, vintage trousers. She is a whirlwind of patterns and colors, and it all comes together seamlessly. Her trick? Confidence and i...

16 feb 11

The Body Shop and London College of Fashion collaborate with William Tempest

In Stockholm, the red carpet was a bright candy pink as The Body Shop and London College of Fashion unveiled their newest collaboration: “Brush with Fashion.” It’s a limited-edition line of sus...

15 feb 11

Snowy, Comfy, Chic

I spent the majority of my day with my editor, walking along snow-plowed sidewalks and through drafty showrooms to interview designers and their publicists. We later found ourselves in an elegantly t...

13 feb 11

Van Deurs at 7 Snickarbacken

The snow looked harmless enough as it whirled through the air, but with the sidewalks covered first in ice and then with half a foot of new powder, people (meaning me) were slipping all over the plac...

12 feb 11

Photoshoot with Roy Rossovich of designphoto.se

Neither of us have much experience with snow, so we thought the flurries in the air were pretty at first. As we began slipping all over the sidewalks, we thought it was kind of funny. Then, when the ...

11 feb 11

New Talent from Beckman’s College of Design

The Milan, London and Paris shows will be exciting, adrenaline-fueled weeks of top designers’ shows, perfume launches and lively parties. They will be packed with the names we drool over while readin...

10 feb 11

Diana Orving’s Dark Arabian Night

After being thoroughly impressed with what Copenhagen Fashion Week had to offer, we’re back in Stockholm for another round of shows. I’m still amazed by the differences in fashion design ...

09 feb 11

Goth+Mime: A Love Story

Once upon a time, a beautiful, willowy goth fell in love with a street-performing mime. They moved to a very cold climate and had a baby. Oh, how they loved that baby–a perfect representation o...

08 feb 11

Because We Look Better In It Than He Ever Did

He is a harmless voyeur that lives in No. 8. He is a lover of female confidence, a fan of women in men’s clothing. He is committed to his fiancé and willingly lends her his clothes. He is an admirer ...

07 feb 11

S’NOB de Noblesse: The Riding Habit That Went To a S&M Ball

I spoke with DJ Flip before slipping backstage and he told me he often collaborates with designers to create the mood they want for their collections. He takes their taste in music, fabrics, books an...

05 feb 11

Altewai.Saome Gets Technical

Altewai.Saome is a design team made up of Natalia Altewai and Randa Saome of Sweden. I was backstage with them as they debuted their newest collection at Stockholm’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week...

05 feb 11

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