Rumor has it that top model Karlie Kloss will be absent from runway shows during New York fashion week. CNN’s fashion reporter Alina Cho tweeted that Kloss is skipping New York for a “big opportunity.” [Racked]Kate Moss is the cover star of W’s March issue. The Steven Klein-lensed images show “Good Kate” and “Bad Kate.” [...]

The womenswear shows may grab the biggest slice of attention at New York fashion week, but let’s not forget about the menswear designers slated to show over the next few days. Gilt Manual hasn’t. In anticipation of the shows to come, the site checked in with a number of experts, from designers to writers to [...]

Clicking through Todd Selby’s snaps of Pharrell Williams’ art-filled Miami home, you could be struck by any number of things. Such as: Damn, that guy has a lot of KAWS paintings of Family Guy characters. Or, hey, why don’t I live in a spacious art-filled pad in Miami? Or, boy, it feels about 10 degrees [...]

This Fall, New York’s Museum of Arts and Design celebrates its second anniversary. The traditional gift for such an occasion, as any bride can tell you, is metal, so that’s what the museum’s well-wishers are offering: All manner of metal art, jewelry, clothes, and craft, which will be sold at its annual gala on October [...]

One of the dominant color stories in fashion at the moment is one that’s more familiar from the makeup case than the closet—the warm, blush pink tones we’ve been in the mood for lately. Our senior market editor, Marina Larroude, picked the best of the women’s offerings in soft, cosmetic shades, but I couldn’t help [...]

After his inaugural Gant by Michael Bastian presentation—for which he transformed a pre-war gymnasium into a Bruce Weber fantasy filled with Gant-clad high school jocks (pictured below)—Bastian heaved a sigh of relief. “I feel like I have two kids,” he told us. “The easy one’s done. Next up is the problem child.” The easy one—Gant—was [...]

“Skinhead” may have become a dirty word, unsalvageable in North America in light of its Neanderthal neo-Nazi associations, but when Duckie Brown’s Steven Cox was a teenager in London, it was the style the coolest boys picked up at Merc on Carnaby Street, and that’s what he was remembering with Duckie’s latest. It wasn’t just [...]

If Mad Men costume designer Janie Bryant has her way, offices will be filled with stylish Don Draper and sultry Joan clones. Bring it on. [WWD]Introducing Edward, the new men’s line from Duckie Brown and Odin. As girls, we are officially jealous. [WWD]Yes, Lindsay, it’s called pre-fall. Miss Lohan was pretty sure she had more [...]

How do budding labels like Vena Cava, Buckler, and Duckie Brown stay afloat when business isn’t so booming? Share space, focus on basics, recycle materials, and call McDonald’s. [NYT]
And the fashion calendar sees its own cutbacks as Milan slims its schedule down by a day, or one less gelato. Sigh. [WWD]
Mary-Kate and [...]