She’s Got The Beat
This weekend, the Siren Festival hits Coney Island, bringing with it hipsters by the drove (well, those who haven’t carpooled their way to the other hipster music fest of record, Pitchfork in Chicago). Here in New York, Ilirjana Alushaj (pictured, front) and her band, Apache Beat, whose first album arrives this October, will be taking [...]
VMan Rounds Up A Few Great Danes
Tonight at around 11 p.m.—so they say, but my money’s on midnight or later—a handful of Denmark’s best designers present a runway show of a few looks from their Fall collections for the revelers celebrating VMan’s Scandinavian issue at Good Units. VMan’s Stephen Gan sees big things in Scandinavia’s fashion future, I’m told, and has [...]
Yoko And Threeasfour, Monique On The Cheap, And More…
Make that Fourasfour. Threeasfour’s newest muse and collaboratrice is none other than Yoko Ono. In some ways, we kind of saw that coming. [WWD]
Recession victim # 147 (rough estimate): We received news this morning that Camilla Særk is canceling her September 12 show at Milk Studios. WWD confirmed the change in Stærk’s schedule, but notes [...]
Camilla Stærk Introduces Stærk SIGNATURE
Nobody’s particularly enjoying the Great Recession, but among its silver linings is the fact that several designers have seen fit to introduce collections of their best-selling staple items. Camilla Stærk is the latest to get in on the act: On Thursday, she’ll be giving buyers a look-see at her Stærk SIGNATURE line, a recurring range [...]
Eddie Borgo Loves Triangles
His name may not be printed on any of the invitations, but you can expect to see plenty of Eddie Borgo’s work at New York fashion week this season. The up-and-coming jewelry designer—who will make his retail debut in March at Barneys—is collaborating with at least three designers for Fall 2009: Jen Kao, Camilla Stærk, [...]
the ins and outs of recession dressing
The Times urges you to dress like a carpenter, while the Wall Street Journal champions the extreme banker look. Hmmm…Carhartt coat or paisley tie? Choose wisely.
Secret to Karl’s diet revealed! The Kaiser likes raw fish and pineapple, in that order.
The market’s first fashion victim has been revealed. The Danish company behind Camilla Stærk [...]
because patti smith performed
By Friday night, New York fashion week had reduced itself to a blur of rain, Champagne, and nude-colored clothing (at least I think that was a trend—at this point, I can no longer be sure). So what better way to cap off the week than with rain, Champagne, and naked emotion? Mother Nature, damn her, [...]
camilla staerk’s open for business
There are plenty of good reasons to stop by the new Staerk shop in Nolita, number one through approximately one million being that Camilla Staerk’s first-ever freestanding store is the only place that carries all of her sometimes hard-to-find designs. Not only is the complete Staerk Fall collection on hand, but the flagship also stocks [...]






