L.A. seems to be front of mind for designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka. After opening up their Rodeo Drive flagship in February, they showed a strong Fall ‘11 collection, invoking thirties- and forties-era glamour as inspiration. Coming back to Beverly Hills Wednesday night for the official opening party in the 2,800-square-foot bi-level space, the [...]

The Dutch fashion scene has long been dominated by Viktor & Rolf, but there was no Horsting and definitely no Snoeren on the front row yesterday, when a very different designer partnership kick-started Amsterdam International Fashion Week. Having originally been approached to provide sunglasses for one of the shows, Mark Badgley and James Mischka went [...]

“I guess it can be considered historical fiction now,” said Jill Kargman last night of her latest book, The Ex-Mrs. Hedgefund. Despite what some might consider bad timing (or is it?), a dressed-up L.A. crowd descended on Badgley Mischka’s West Hollywood boutique for a Vogue-sponsored fête in honor of the author’s new tome. (On Monday [...]

Let’s say you had to come up with some sort of visual formula for unimpeachable Hollywood glamour. It might look something like this: Annie(L) x A-List (+Huston/Hutton) = HG². Mark Badgley and James Mischka apparently utilized some of that glittery applied math in their new ad campaign commemorating their 20th anniversary. Shot by Annie Leibovitz [...]

With campaigns for Givenchy and MaxMara in the bag—not to mention an extensive list of bookings this season—Ford’s Lakshmi Menon is one of 2009’s hottest models. Style.com caught up with the stunner from South India on one of her many sleep-deprived days of New York fashion week.
Here, we track her hour by hour.
—Nicholas Boston

8:30 a.m. [...]

There’s always been room for boy toys at fashion week, but is there room for Mercedes-Benz and BMW? This weekend, the two automakers are duking it out with back-to-back fashion parties. BMW has pulled a fast one by hosting its own event tonight, the night before Mercedes’—the official sponsor—kickoff at Shang (which will feature a [...]

As many an officebody will attest, browsing for handbags is a pleasant way to spend a lunch hour. So why not do it for charity? That was the opportunity at Tuesday’s Third Annual Purses and Pursenalities luncheon given by the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club. The first hour of the fête found Olivia Chantecaille, [...]

Some 400 women gathered yesterday at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell’s Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology’s annual fashion show fundraiser at Cipriani to support a cause and peruse Badgley Mischka’s Fall 2008 collection. After lunch, the design duo trotted out looks inspired by the edgy seventies glamour of Bianca Jagger. “A lot of layering, a big [...]