Art lovers may be counting the days until Picasso in the Metropolitan Museum of Art opens on April 27, but fashion types have already inked May 5—the opening of American Women: Fashioning a National Identity—into their Erdem-designed 2010 Smythson agendas. (A lucky few will join Anna Wintour, Oprah Winfrey, and Gap’s Patrick Robinson for the [...]

“The first Gap item I bought was with my first-ever paycheck,” Ugly Betty’s Becki Newton remembers. “I was scooping ice cream at Carvel, and when I got my paycheck, I went to the Gap and bought a black dress with little sleeves and white flowers on it.” While she’s come a long way from Carvel, [...]

How great is it that sweatshirts are considered high fashion this season? The runways were ripe with examples—Isabel Marant paired hers with flirty skirts and studded boots—but we’re loving Gap Body’s heathered raglan pullovers. They have a slim fit and sleek neckline, and they’re only $29.50. I’ve already picked up two of them.
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Gap creative director Patrick Robinson took a push-pull approach for the global debut of his Spring 2010 collection yesterday in Tokyo, offering a mixed-up pastoral look set against this high-tech metropolis. “In summer you want to see something green. You want to escape,” Robinson explained during the presentation. “So I just made fun of that. [...]

From the line at the checkout counter, we’re betting that the Merci at Gap pop-up is going to be a sold-out success. We did some serious damage in the name of research. Even the host wasn’t immune. Gap creative director Patrick Robinson made off with an inflatable stool and two gifts for his wife: a [...]

Dress code: Khaki Chic. Maybe you’re still feeling the turban-and-bunny-ear model spectacular that was this year’s Costume Institute Ball, but it’s time to move on. Next year’s exhibit has been announced—American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity—to be co-chaired by Oprah Winfrey, Gap’s Patrick Robinson, and, of course, Anna Wintour. Jeans will probably not be allowed, [...]

I like Jon Hamm for several reasons: One, obviously, is the hit TV show that he stars in, Mad Men, which glorifies those lovely be-suited 1960’s hunks. The other is that, like me, he grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, sporting head-to-toe prep gear (Gap khakis for him, Banana Republic V-neck sweaters for me). Only [...]

Fresh off a week and a half tour of Gap stores across the U.S., creative director Patrick Robinson was at the Fifth Avenue flagship this morning talking up the brand’s new premium denim. “They’re the best-fitting jeans in the world. That’s a big statement, I know,” he said. Robinson also told us, “They’ll change your [...]

The news that director John Hughes had died brought to mind some of the indelible images from his films Sixteen Candles, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and (our all-time fave) The Breakfast Club. And that in turn made us nostalgic for our own 1980’s school days. A quick study of the Fall shows turned up plenty [...]

How many supermodels can you fit into a pair a Beth Ditto’s leggings for Evans? Apparently a “bale,” which is British for a lot. [The Guardian]
On the other hand…the future of skinny jeans for men looks bright. The Gap, Levi’s, and True Religion are all amping up their slim-denim efforts. As one client puts [...]