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Author Archives: By RUTH LA FERLA
Front Row: Linda Evangelista Goes to Court Dressed Like a Star
May 10, 2012 – 3:28 pm
When Linda Evangelista went to court seeking child support, she dressed like the successful model she is, not a prim single mother in financial need.
Rita Ackermann Keeps Her Cool
May 3, 2012 – 2:40 pm
These days, Rita Ackermann says she is bent on distancing herself from the scenesters, hipsters and rabid fashionistas who helped put her on the map.
Trudie Styler Is So Much More Than Mrs. Sting
April 25, 2012 – 11:58 pm
At 58, Trudie Styler is the farthest thing from just a rock star’s wife, and this month she raised $3 million to save the rain forest.
Once Staid, Nail Polish Becomes Fashion Accessory
April 5, 2012 – 1:47 pm
Cosmetics makers rush to invest in nail polishes, the fastest-growing segment of the beauty trade, introducing innovations like glitter and crackled-surface treatments.
Spring Fashion: Only the Half of It: The Skirt, and Its Shape, Are in Play This Season
March 26, 2012 – 12:37 pm
with an array of pleated skirts in flirty variations, some of them in lace, that hovered at the knee.Skirts’ very multiplicity, emblematic of a fashion landscape in which no single style or trend prevails, is acting as catnip to consumers.
On the Runway Blog: A Treasure Awaits for Vintage Pinup Collectors
March 16, 2012 – 10:37 am
Bunny Yeager’s steamy self-portraits and those of Bettie Page in playful states of dishabille will be on view through Saturday at the Pier Antiques show.
Douglas Ferguson’s Chain-Mail Fashions on Display at Frock
March 16, 2012 – 9:18 am
The fashion designer Douglas Ferguson, who once did errands for Diana Vreeland, is displaying the timeless chain-mail pieces he first made during the disco era.
Front Row: The Gypsy Look Rejoins the Fashion Caravan
March 2, 2012 – 10:48 am
Peter Dundas at Pucci started a revival of the nomadic look, and the latest fall collections are right behind.
Zelda Kaplan, a Fixture on the Fashion, Dies at a Runway Show
February 17, 2012 – 12:28 pm
After collapsing while sitting in the front row of Joanna Mastroianni’s show, Zelda Kaplan died at a Manhattan hospital.