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On the Runway Blog: Keeping Elsa Schiaparelli Small
May 10, 2012 – 5:04 pm
On Monday, as designers around town were fitting actresses for clothes to wear to the Met gala, Diego Della Valle announced that he would revive the Schiaparelli name.
On the Runway Blog: Fashion Forward in Comfort at the Met Gala
May 8, 2012 – 12:45 pm
After working the cocktail room at the Met gala last night, I dropped into the Temple of Dendur to see if dinner guests were comfortable in their $20,000 seats, or whatever one costs these days.
On the Runway Blog: Chapeaux, Chapeaux
May 4, 2012 – 10:42 am
Philip Treacy, the milliner responsible to so many trembling heads, including some royal ones, was giving a hat-making demonstration for journalism students at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
On the Runway Blog: At Pratt, Seeking a Sophisticated Eye
April 27, 2012 – 11:40 am
The other night I attended the senior fashion show at Pratt Institute. Seventeen students presented their work to a crowd that included a number of designers and editors.
The Rise of Designer Children’s Lines
April 26, 2012 – 2:27 pm
LANVIN Tulle dress, $1,200, and taffeta coat, $1,570, both at Barneys. Rachel Riley ballet flats, $190.
BURBERRY Trench coat, $375 at Bergdorf Goodman; kilt, $180 at Bloomingdale’s. Converse sneakers, $32.Children’s wear is all the rage, and seemingly overnight, brands like Fendi, Marc Jacobs, Roberto Cavalli and Milly moved into expanded children’s areas of stores, but how are the seams?
On the Runway Blog: Wicked Women Looking Fabulous
April 20, 2012 – 1:04 pm
The Museum of the Moving Image festival, running from May 4 to 13, featuring a “dress to kill” theme seems timely, given the number of film-inspired collections in recent seasons.
Schiaparelli and Prada Connected With Women’s Inner Feelings
April 16, 2012 – 12:00 pm
: Impossible Conversations,” looks at the two designers who certainly wouldn’t argue.Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada, two women who pushed against the status quo, are the subjects of an exhibition at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
On the Runway Blog: Fivestory, a New Midtown Boutique, Chooses Carefully
April 13, 2012 – 1:26 pm
On April 19, Fivestory, a boutique that resembles a town house, will open at 18 East 69th Street — carrying unusual pieces from designers including Balmain and Peter Pilotto.
Raf Simons to Take Over at Dior
April 10, 2012 – 11:45 am
Following the firing of John Galliano last year, the French label Dior switches to a low-key personality.