“Sometimes I cheat and give friends some of my favorite pieces from my current collection. Whatever I give, though, is chosen with that person’s taste very much in mind,” says Donatella Versace on what she’ll be giving this Christmas. Versace, along with a host of other designers and actors, told WWD what they will be [...]

While Paris’ week of défilés and fashion fêtes finally drew to an end, a coterie of New York and Hollywood power brokers, including Bill Clinton, Ivanka Trump, and Wyclef Jean, convened at the School of Visual Arts Theater in Chelsea last night for the premiere of The Way, benefiting the Walkabout Foundation. The heartwarming film [...]

After Monday’s star-studded festivities, last night’s screening of Sex and the City 2, sponsored by the Cinema Society, Swarovski, and HP (stringer Bradshaw types away on a mini HP, not the Mac of the HBO series), felt like a relaxed evening at the movies with friends—friends like Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, and J.Crew’s Jenna Lyons. [...]

Christian Lacroix’s future no longer looks so bright. The couturier, who was ostensibly saved from bankruptcy earlier this year, has seen his brand reduced to a licensing operation. Click here for a look back at some iconic Lacroix moments—long live le pouf!
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Olivier Theyskens left a big ol’ hole in our hearts when he left [...]

Ivanka weds. The bride wore Vera Wang and went for a hike the morning of the big day. We’re assuming she had someone attending to all those pesky last-minute details. [NY Post]
More details (and pics!) emerged today about Olsenboye, Mary-Kate and Ashley’s contemporary line for JCPenney. First up: cupcakes. [WWD]
A London Times journalist [...]

Six hours. One-quarter of one day. That’s how long it took me to get to Montauk after cleverly leaving the city at midday on Friday. I headed out there for the Montauk Yacht Club’s 80th anniversary, and after spending the entire day’s sunny hours behind the wheel I was expecting something special. Good thing, then, [...]

Last night, Manhattan’s social set was on a sugar high. Blame Dylan Lauren: the fashion heiress was throwing a party to celebrate the expansion of Dylan’s Candy Bar, now the world’s largest sweet shop at 15,000 square feet. Ivanka Trump, Karen Duffy, and Tyson Beckford dropped by to indulge their sweet tooth, while Rachel Roy [...]