Madonna’s Hail Mary
New York is triumphant, Gisele disappointed: The Giants walked away with a new Super Bowl ring last night. But for the legions of fashion fans tuning in last night, it was the halftime show that was the main event. Madonna delivered a rousing (if potentially lip-synched) performance that incorporated plenty of old hits, including “Vogue,” [...]
Pleats And Leather: Better Together?
Remember Melanie Griffith’s famous quote from Working Girl—”I have a head for business and a bod for sin”? We’re not sure the actress wore a pleated leather skirt in that classic eighties flick, but every time we see one on the runway, that’s the line that goes through our mind. One part lady, another part [...]
Cat Eyes
With this indecisive fall weather, sunglasses can easily become a forgotten mishap. That is, unless you’re sporting a pair from Bulgari’s new Le Gemme line. The jewelry company threw a fête at the Soho branch of Ilori to celebrate the haute joaillerie sunglasses, and considering the price tags—styles reached upward to $44,000 with rose gold, [...]
Noticed At Couture: Hiss Miss
Serpentine accessories slithered onto the scene during Couture. Tommy Ton snapped Anna Dello Russo (above left) wearing her snake-inspired bracelets during the Paris week, while Giovanna Battaglia toted her Bulgari Serpenti bag (above right). Looking to get your own? Try Aurélie Biedermann’s twining earrings ($215, available at www.mytheresa.com), Chloé’s two-tone satchel (for information, visit www.chloe.fr), [...]
Think Small
I’m just back from Milan, where, in addition to the shows, I haunted showrooms preparing for our next Accessories Report. One thing I noticed is that one of last season’s handbag trends is still going strong: as we called it at the time, the incredible shrinking bag. From every editor at the shows to most [...]
When In Rome…
Scratch that. When not in Rome—when in Tokyo—you can still do like the Romans do, at least at Bulgari’s Salone Condotti. The private, VIP-only salon is a new addition to the jeweler’s Ginza store but has been designed to replicate Bulgari’s original Via dei Condotti shop in Rome, founded by the Bulgari brothers in 1884. [...]
Moore No More, Baby Weinstein Makes Three, Lacoste’s New Hire, And More…
The Mayor of Venice has objected to Julianne Moore’s Bulgari ad being displayed in St. Mark’s Square. In the name of all that is anti-censorship—and pro-hot, hot Julianne Moore with some adorable baby lions—here it is above. [Racked]Congratulations to Georgina Chapman—the Marchesa designer gave birth to her first child on Sunday night, a girl she [...]
Mad To Order, Isabella’s Got A Brand-New Bag, And More…
Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant is launching her own line, Mod by Janie Bryant, on QVC. It’s inspired by fifties and sixties fashions, like those on Mad Men, but Jon Hamm, sadly, doesn’t come with purchase. [WWD]Isabella Rossellini has designed a new bag for Bulgari (pictured), a rectangular tote available in four versions, including [...]
On Our Radar: Pinky Rings
I’m a jewelry girl—and more than any other pieces, giant, chunky cocktail rings are at the top of my list, the bigger, bolder, and more colorful, the better. But after seeing the glut of them over the past few years, the style doesn’t seem as fresh to me as it used to. I’ll never give [...]
Yea, Nay, Or Eh? Demi Moore, Rock Star
Demi Moore chose a minimally structured column gown from Victoria Beckham’s Fall ‘10 collection for the Hollywood Domino pre-Oscars gala last night. A tricky silhouette? Not for a red-carpet pro like her. The royal blue against Demi’s dark hair is a great color combination—especially now, when the fashion world is giving a full-on embrace to [...]






