Most New Yorkers opt for the nearest outpost of sun and sand for the Fourth of July, as anyone who’s tried to get a seat on the Hamptons- and Fire Island-bound Long Island Rail Road can tell you. Designer Brian Reyes goes a little farther afield—to Bigfork, a town of less than 1,500 in northwest [...]

On the heels of one of his most successful trunk shows to date, Brian Reyes is in Los Angeles lingering in the glow of his well-received Fall ‘10 collection. The best news for the label, still looking to translate its critical success into sustained commercial viability? “Women are shopping again,” Reyes says with relief. “They [...]

Brian Reyes has paired his polished runway looks with Manolo Blahnik for the past few seasons, but perhaps it was the new decade that sparked a change of heart. For Fall, Reyes is introducing some new blood into his heels, as it were, working with the English designer Georgina Goodman on limited-edition handmade shoes to [...]

Perhaps it was the late-arriving chill or the lush setting, but some at the New York Botanical Garden’s annual Winter Wonderland Ball were already plotting their escape from the city. Yigal Azrouël was looking forward to his Costa Rica surfing trip in a week and a half, while Brian Reyes was longing for London, which [...]

Before heading to Paris for sales meetings, Brian Reyes and his newish team, including first-ever president Stephanie Cozzi, went west for a trunk show at Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills, his exclusive stockist in L.A. The designer is lowering his prices for Spring and the collection benefited from the welcome boost. It’s no surprise, then, [...]

Attention, beefcakes: Calvin Klein is looking for a man who “embodies the attributes of a Calvin Klein Underwear model.” In other words, must be well read, cosmopolitan, multilingual, and good with kids. Did we forget anything? [WWD]
Cynthia Rowley goes baby crazy, calls it Hooray. [WWD]
Take a peek into Veronica Webb’s super-organized closet, T-shirt labels [...]

After 20 years on the French fast-fashion track—most recently as a buying and style director at Naf Naf—Eric Denèle decided he wanted to ratchet things up a notch. Inspiration struck at the cinema, or, more specifically, when he was watching the Cannes Film Festival on TV. “There were images of all these hotel suites set [...]

Greetings from St. Bart’s! This year Mariah Carey hosted an amazing New Year’s Eve party and invited my boyfriend and me to attend. After a late start—we missed our first flight by three minutes—we arrived in St. Bart’s just in time for the festivities. Jay-Z , Beyoncé, Timbaland, Marc Jacobs, Veronica Webb, Nick Cannon, and [...]

We’ve noticed a lot of great statement jewelry on the runways this week: wrist-consuming cuffs at Rosa Chá; Koi Suwannagate ’s huge crystal butterfly that could have been mistaken for a Judith Leiber clutch; and the primary-colored, Native American-inspired finery at Ports 1961 by U.K. designer Lina Peterson. If you missed these, or if you [...]