The Lindsey Thornburg look is often described as “witchy,” and for good reason, given the designer’s taste for cloaks and crushed velvet. And for her first-ever fashion week presentation last night, which drew the likes of Nate Lowman and Aurel Schmidt, Thornburg took over a suitably gothic venue—the grottolike wine bar Bacaro—and tapped the talents [...]

Kim Gordon is shaping up to be fashion week’s unofficial hostess with the mostest: The alt-rock legend has been receiving friends and fans at fêtes throughout the week (when, that is, she’s not catching the shows). There’s been her new Sportmax collaboration, with its attendant gathering, and then there was the fifth anniversary of [...]

There was a little bit of confusion last night at the opening party for Shanghai-based retailer JNBY’s new Soho shop. Finding it wasn’t the issue—it’s prime Soho territory, after all—but figuring out the clothes occasionally was. “I thought this was a tank top, but when I got it home, I realized it was a dress,” [...]

E-mail makes for easy communication but lousy jewelry. So when Bing Bang’s Anna Sheffield was thinking of love notes and secret messages while designing her spring Bing Bang collection, she went back to the old instruments, the feather and the pen nib. All jewelry might be a love letter of sorts, but Sheffield’s new Dearest [...]

Timo Weiland’s debut womenswear collection won’t be arriving in stores for a while yet, but fans (and last-minute gifters) can get a first crack at the brand today. The Timo Weiland and Bing Bang accessories from the Spring ‘10 show are going on sale this afternoon, exclusively at Bing Bang designer Anna Sheffield’s Web site. [...]

People talk about phasing out the penny, but Cole Haan was celebrating the one-cent piece for all it’s worth at a dinner last night at The Box co-hosted by Paper magazine. Pennies were spilled across the tables in artful arrangements and, at times, affectionately hurled at Paper editor and event emcee Mickey Boardman. After dinner, [...]