I fell for one of Irini Arakas’ Prova scarves a year ago. Something about the oversize red and navy houndstooth and its densely beaded black and white fringe made it go with everything. Since launching her brand in 2006, the Vogue editor-turned-designer has added jewelry and dresses to her repertoire. But it’s her new-for-Fall 2011 [...]

The Harper’s Bazaar-sponsored Accessories Bazaar opens today at the Lincoln Center tents at New York fashion week, where some of the best designers working—including Prova’s Irini Arakas, Albertus Swanepoel, Philip Crangi, and Fenton/Fallon’s jeweler extraordinaire, Dana Lorenz. To spotlight her new Spring ‘11 offerings, Lorenz created a short video with fashion’s go-to filmmaker, Sharif Hamza. [...]

You might say they’ve had this date since the beginning. When Aimee Cho and Irini Arakas first met, it was as fellow fashion writers for Vogue. Flash-forward a handful of years, and they’re both successful designers: Cho of Gryphon ready-to-wear, and Arakas of Prova scarves and jewelry. So when they met again at Vogue’s Alumni [...]

Vogue alum and new Ecco Domani Fashion Fund winner Irini Arakas has been quietly making gorgeous scarves and jewelry for her label, Prova, for a few seasons now, but at yesterday’s NYFW presentation—her first—it was clear how far she’s come. It was also clear who’s been behind her for most of that journey. The evening [...]

Ikram Goldman, the Chicago boutique owner whose role as Michelle Obama’s wardrobe consultant has made her one of the fashion world’s biggest influencers, is an elusive figure. She doesn’t trot around the fashion circuit and rarely give interviews. But she’s in New York until Sunday, buying pre-collections, and opened up to us a bit at [...]