Ivanka weds. The bride wore Vera Wang and went for a hike the morning of the big day. We’re assuming she had someone attending to all those pesky last-minute details. [NY Post]
More details (and pics!) emerged today about Olsenboye, Mary-Kate and Ashley’s contemporary line for JCPenney. First up: cupcakes. [WWD]
A London Times journalist [...]

As the decade draws to a close, it seems fair to wonder: What was aughts fashion? What was memorable? What will embarass us when we look back at photos twenty, thirty years hence? What was significant, in that it changed the way we shop or dress? Another magazine’s forthcoming issue takes a stab at the [...]

There are plenty of New York fashion week fêtes next month to look forward to—including a Coco Avant Chanel premiere and the relaunch party for Pop magazine—but, trust us, none of them will compare to the party that the CFDA, NYC & Company, the city of New York, and Vogue have planned for Fashion’s Night [...]

There could—maybe, possibly, fingers crossed—be hope for Christian Lacroix. Bernard Krief Consultants may be bidding on the couture house. Like we said, fingers crossed. [WWD]
JCPenney comes to the Manhattan Mall. Prices are low, customer service is award-winning, and goods will be replenished around the clock. Take that, recession! But, are you willing to shop in [...]

The more Olsen-obsessed members of our staff have noticed a curious phenomenon of late. Are Mary-Kate and Ashley willfully eschewing their fashion icon status? Gone are the teetering Givenchy stilettos, Rick Owens leathers, and endless parade of It bags. In their place: plain-Jane jackets, bootcut jeans, and—most surprisingly—sensible flat shoes. To be fair, the pair [...]

With so many art-loving financiers losing their pants in the current economy, the art world might be in for some tough times. But Nate Lowman isn’t going down without a smile. Or, more specifically, without a smiley face. That familiar little yellow circle with two dots and a curve was the ruling icon at his [...]

How do budding labels like Vena Cava, Buckler, and Duckie Brown stay afloat when business isn’t so booming? Share space, focus on basics, recycle materials, and call McDonald’s. [NYT]
And the fashion calendar sees its own cutbacks as Milan slims its schedule down by a day, or one less gelato. Sigh. [WWD]
Mary-Kate and [...]

“If anyone is going to do a show during the election it’s Jonathan Horowitz,” said Gavin Brown at the art fête-cum-election party last night at his Enterprise gallery, which featured the artist’s latest, titled Obama 08, along with vases of red, white, and blue roses, hundreds of balloons poised for a ceiling drop, and bowls [...]

I’ll admit it, after last night’s party at Barneys for Influence, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s tome on fashion today, which I helped the girls with as editor, I was down for a celebration. But what to do, what to do? Something fancy with some of the subjects of the book, who trekked to Barneys for [...]

If they’re anything like their skinny mid-nineteenth-century counterparts, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen may just be “spiritually extraordinary“. Or, just skinny.Did you miss Ukraine fashion week? Bad fashionista. Lucky for you, the Telegraph’s Hilary Alexander has the report from Kiev.Amy Poehler and Will Arnett have what is most likely to be the funniest baby ever.

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