There’s a Brazilian saying that goes, for a good party, you need a good mix of people. The gathering I attended last night, hosted by Roberto Thompson and Amalia Spinardi at their house in São Paulo and held in my honor, was exactly that. In the group were fashion enthusiasts, designers, editors, and artists, including [...]

“How do you like being a farmer?” was a question that cropped up more than once during Elizabeth Hurley’s personal appearance in Harrods Food Hall at noon yesterday. It’s true, she did give up London for country life some time ago—and her farm is a working farm—but she’s not exactly slopping the hogs or milking [...]

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Let’s be honest: There’s only so much you can do with a bikini. Heck, Coco Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent could both rise from the grave and do a swimwear collaboration, and while it would no doubt be amazing and they’d be on eBay the next day for a million dollars, they’d still just be [...]

“Does Rio give refunds?” asked one peeved local fashion editor here in Rio this afternoon when the low-lying clouds turned into a downpour at a brunch Carlos Miele threw before his show. “I came here for fun in the sun! Not pain in the rain.” Suffice it to say, the droplets did put a damper [...]

You can always count on Carlos Miele to bring Brazilian “bossa” (roughly the Portuguese equivalent of je ne sais quoi) to New York. His Spring ‘09 show will be no exception: The designer is treating his guests to a live performance from Seu Jorge and DJ Marky Mark. Jorge, in case you’re not up on [...]