A Decor Diva Perfects The Imperfect
“Perfect is boring,” Deborah Needleman told Style.com last night at the launch party for her new book The Perfectly Imperfect Home: How to Decorate and Live Well. “When I looked at all the houses I loved, they were all extremely personal, sometimes even chaotic and messy, but that’s what I found interesting and chic.” The [...]
Manolo’s Moment
The Manolo moment has been in full effect these past few months, with the master designer’s signature pointy-toe pumps capturing editors and buyers alike. But Blahnik is no slave to trends and passing moments, and in recognition of that fact, he’ll receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at Footwear News‘ 25th annual FN Achievement Awards in [...]
The Doors Of Studio 54 Reopen, Grace Kelly The Barbie, Oprah And Ralph Lauren Join Forces Again, And More…
The wild nights at Studio 54 are long over, but a new show hosted by Marc Benecke, who manned the door, and Myra Scheer, a former assistant to Steve Rubell, will bring the club to life once more. The show, which makes its debut Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on SiriusXM Satellite Radio’s Channel 15, [...]
Lights Up—Again—At The Bryant Park Tents
When the lights at New York fashion week’s Bryant Park tents were set to go out in February 2010, a light in filmmaker James Belzer’s head went on. Since the Tents were pitched in 1993, they had become a launch pad for New York designers and a symbol of American fashion. They also served as [...]
A Baby At Last For Natalie And Benjamin, A Cover For Beyoncé, H&M Thinks Of The Little Guys, And More…
The stork finally delivered. After what feels like a year and then some, Natalie Portman had a baby boy. (Dad is dancer Benjamin Millepied.) What we want to know is, what designer scent will he be the face of? [Page Six]Think kink: Beyoncé covers the new issue of W in Marc Jacobs’ fetish-y Fall ‘11 [...]
Calvin, Carolina, Narciso, And More Celebrate Fashion’s New Class
It’s that time of year when the fashion world pauses to honor the great established designers of our time, like McQueen at Monday’s Met gala and Marc Jacobs at the upcoming CFDA Awards ceremony. It’s also the season that provides a glimpse into the industry’s future. Graduating fashion design students of Pratt Institute showed their [...]
From Venessa Arizaga, Couture-Crafted Jewels
Minimalist, this is not. Launched last season at Opening Ceremony, Venessa Arizaga’s jewelry has a winning everything-but-the-kitchen-sink quality, what with the multicolored stones, thread, piled chains, and handfuls of charms that adorn her pieces. Her second collection, for Spring ‘11, may be even more eye-popping. “There’s a different twist to the color,” Arizaga says. “And [...]
Fresh From The Feed
Style.com’s Fashion Feed brings you the best of the news around the Web and on Twitter, and ranks the most-discussed designers, labels, models, and celebrities. In our weekly series, we call out the top five designers of the previous week (with our handy gloss on the hows and whys).1. Marc Jacobs(pictured; last week: 1)Marc’s reign [...]
Do You Dress To Frill?
Erdem Moralioglu is on the phone from London to talk lace, a fabric he’s used season in and season out for years. “I’m obsessed with it!” the designer says with a laugh. “I’ve always been into it, exploring it and experimenting with it.”A quick rummage through the archive confirms his assertion. (That’s a look from [...]
More Ink For Gaga, Real Talk From Carolina, And More…
In her continuing quest for shock and awe, Lady Gaga has defaced an Hermès Birkin in black Sharpie. Look on her works, ye mighty, and despair. [Racked]Marchesa is exploring brand extensions, beginning with…dinnerware. It’s probably the closest you’re going to get to dinner with Georgina Chapman without being a Weinstein. [Fashionista]Perhaps the most sensible statement [...]






