• Britain’s Sunday Times Style pays due homage to our nation’s fair Empress First Lady, Michelle Obama, on the cover of their latest issue. The magazine gives the FLOTUS a regal makeover, depicting her on a series of first class stamps with a crown perched upon her head. If this doesn’t say ‘Bow Down,’ I Continue Reading
• Their H&M collection might not have translated to the everyday shopper, but that doesn’t mean Maison Martin Margiela has gone out of style! The fashion house, alongside label Alexis Mabille, has officially received couture accreditation from France’s Chambre Syndicale. (WWD) • Michael Burke, former CEO at Bulgari, will take the reins as CEO of Continue Reading
Jennifer Hudson lent her judging talents to the Project Runway Spring 2013 Fashion Show. An unusual choice in my opinion, but nevertheless, she made a bold statement in an emerald crepe blazer and jumpsuit from Michael Kors’s Resort 2013 collection and $945 Charlotte Olympia Dolly Leather Platform Pumps: She finished her look with a side-swept Continue Reading
• House of Deréon is experiencing some major changes. After lackluster sales, the brand helmed by Mama Tina has revealed plans to bring their wares back to the United States. When House of Deréon launched in 2004, it was available in the US at Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s, but soon moved on to only be sold Continue Reading
Fashion Week is soon upon us, and while tickets to the Spring shows are only available to a select few, Fashion’s Night Out (September 6th), is open to the masses. FNO is an exciting time for most, a nuisance to some, and an opportunity to guzzle free booze to others. I’m really only going out for Continue Reading
• Elliana Placas, Essence magazine’s first white Fashion Director, has left the publication, as confirmed by the New York Times. Placas’s appointment caused quite an uproar back in 2010, as several black women wondered why Essence, a magazine aimed towards women of color, would hire a white woman when the magazine industry is already overwhelmingly whitewashed. Essence has Continue Reading
• Season 10 of Project Runway is currently taping, and there’s already a ton of drama. A psychologist was reportedly called in to calm down a male contestant who subsequently left the show after having an on-set meltdown. Page Six is also reporting that a female contestant up and left the competition entirely in the middle of the night. Continue Reading
• Here’s the schedule for today’s shows at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week: Emerson 9AM, Electric Feathers 9:30AM, Project Runway Finals 9:30AM, Luca Luca 11AM (Streaming) General Idea 1PM, Rebecca Taylor 2PM (Streaming), Mara Hoffman 2:30PM Helen Yarmak 5PM, Tommy Hilfiger Men’s 5:30PM, Nicole Miller 6PM (Streaming), Joy Cioci 6:30PM, Concept Korea 6:30PM, Cynthia Rowley 7PM (Streaming), Continue Reading
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