However you sketch it, 2011 was a blockbuster year for novelty prints. The illustrated craze kicked off with Prada’s chimps and stayed strong with Riccardo Tisci’s fierce Rottweilers and sleek jaguars prowling the street-style blogs. Designers have continued to ratchet up the kitsch factor with their latest collections. Dolce & Gabbana sent looks plucked fresh [...]

Sometimes there aren’t enough hours in the day to change outfits—or handbags—in between business meetings, dentist appointments, the gym, and that cocktail party you have to swing by. Phillip Lim has come up with a solution—the 31 Hour bag collection ($295 to $895).“The idea was to create a bag for the 31 Hour person—someone who [...]

3.1 Phillip Lim, which first launched its handbag and footwear collection for Fall, is set to release its new 31 Hour bag line this Spring. The collection of four styles, including a cosmetic clutch, a portfolio, a classic tote, and a weekend, is designed for a woman “who needs more than 24 hours a day.” [...]

For Fall, Phillip Lim is all about functionality, mostly with the bike-riding girl in mind. The theme carried over into his jade green Pashli bag that just hit stores ($895, available at 3.1 Phillip Lim boutiques in New York and Los Angeles). We could see this sleek, crinkled leather satchel swinging from the handlebars of [...]

Narrowing down more than 5,000 bags, shoes, and jewels—no easy feat. But then, it is our job. In the midst of compiling our Fall 2011 Accessories Index, we’ve all come across a few favorites we’re saving up for come September. Below, Style.com’s editors on the pieces they can’t wait to get their hands on.
“I’ve been [...]

I’ve just returned from a weekend in Beijing to celebrate Phillip Lim’s fifth anniversary. It began with a party that drew 2,000 of the designer’s fashionable fans to Lane Crawford for a screening of the 4×3.1 film project, which features four shorts inspired by the Phillip Lim woman. Following the store fête, Lane Crawford president [...]

Today, Fashionsnightout.com goes live, where you can find listings for FNO events both city-wide and worldwide. This year, the site features a new functionality, too: An itinerary planner that lets you search for events by neighborhood or category and plots them on a printable map. That way, you’ll be sure not to miss the Mercer [...]

Fairly or not, Alexis Bledel will always be a Gilmore Girl to us. But that hasn’t stopped her from stepping out, in the years since her show ended, in some pretty forward-thinking (i.e., not-too-Rory) designer pieces. At last night’s IFP gala and dinner, the actress made the rounds in a Spring 2010 3.1 Phillip Lim [...]

At last night’s Brooklyn Ball at the Brooklyn Museum, the mood was properly medieval: In an enormous rotunda, heaping platters of meat (whole beasts, really) were the dinner for those brave or strong enough) to saw into them: 150 rabbits, nine legs of beef, two whole pigs, a host of turkeys. And this was after [...]

Was this the face that launched a thousand ships? Ferragamo’s just hoping it’s the face that’ll move a couple thousand bottles. The label has just announced that Dree Hemingway will be the face of its upcoming fragrance, to be shot by Craig McDean. [Modelinia]Midtown Manhattan just got a little more dangerous—for us, at least: Uniqlo [...]