About a month ago, I was out on one of my top-secret ops, and the dental floss I was using to rappel out of a skyscraper gave out about 15 feet short of the sidewalk. Long story short, I fractured my right wrist. Badly. Part of life as a super-spy, I know, but given that [...]

Balmain gets baggage. The studded and sparkly line from Christophe Decarnin has added bags to its lineup. And while we know It bags are out, we’re sure these well be topping a few wish lists. [WWD]Attention, ne’er-do-wells: Longtime Page Six scribe Paula Froelich is leaving the Post, giving you a few weeks to get up [...]

One of the ironies of Michael Jackson’s death at 50 is that he had been back on the radar for so many people lately, fashion watchers included. Just yesterday there was the news that the King of Pop would be outfitting himself in hundreds of thousands of Swarovski crystals at his upcoming sold-out London concerts. [...]

Blame it on Balmain. Christophe Decarnin has brought bedazzle back to fashion, triggering many a formerly minimalist girl’s lust reflex by swathing his clothes in crystal and chain. Critics have noted that these Balmain collections seem to be designed with ultra-skinny girls in mind; less commented upon is the possibility that a dress beaded top-to-bottom [...]

The first full day of shows in Paris had its ups and downs. The up, in my opinion, was Christophe Decarnin’s Balmain show. On a runway atop the Ritz’s pool, he showed an entire disco of the brightest, shiniest, big-shoulder-est cocktail dresses—a crystal dream. Or as one editor put it, a “crystal meth” dream, because [...]

One of the best bits of news I’ve received so far this year is that I will again be an avatar during fashion month, reporting from the shows behind the comforting veil of CGI improvements. This in itself is thrilling, of course, but the cherry on this low-fat gâteau is getting to pick out the [...]