Author Archives: By ERIC WILSON

Front Row: Council of Fashion Designers of America’s First ‘Incubator’ Graduates Fare Well

The first 12 graduates of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s incubator program range from Prabal Gurung, the breakout success, to a pair of designers who decided to abandon wholesale.

On the Runway Blog: E-Commerce Wrapped in a Music Video

A new video introduced on Popdust shows the excessively chirpy pop duo known as Karmin (who are themselves the product of a viral video sensation on the Internet), trying on a variety of clothes. If you like what they are wearing, you can buy it right from the site.

On the Runway Blog: In Case You’re Planning Ahead

Despite recent efforts to push back the beginning of the fashion season by at least a week, the show dates are not changing.

Front Row: Joseph Altuzarra’s Collection for J. Crew

Joseph Altuzarra’s seven-piece collection for J. Crew includes mariner stripes as dresses and long-sleeve tops; a classic gingham sundress or tie-front shirt; and espadrilles in red or apricot.

Front Row: Fashion Insiders Wonder Whether Simons Can Adapt at Dior

Raf Simons, a minimalist designer, now must work within the confines of classically feminine Dior. Among fashion editors, the move was described as a bold choice.

On the Runway Blog: A New Perspective on Two Couturiers

The Museum of the City of New York announced the opening of an online-only show of its extensive holdings of the work of two couturiers: Charles Frederick Worth and Main Rousseau Bocher, the designer known as Mainbocher.

Barneys Celebrates Alber Elbaz’s Decade at Lanvin

Barneys New York celebrates Alber Elbaz’s 10th anniversary at Lanvin with its latest window displays.

On the Runway Blog: Three-Alarm Party for Alber Elbaz

There are risks to throwing a work party in your own home, as the Barneys New York chief executive Mark Lee discovered on Wednesday night when he invited a small crowd of editors to toast Alber Elbaz.

On the Runway Blog: Ivanka Trump’s Turn on the Runway

My favorite look from the Ivanka Trump fashion show was the one Ivanka herself was wearing.

Front Row: The Clothes of ‘Mirror Mirror’

A sizable portion of moviegoers at “Mirror Mirror,” will be more drawn to the clothes, the final work of the costume designer Eiko Ishioka, than the acting.