Karl Lagerfeld used to sleep in a boxing ring. So not surprised. [WWD]
Rumor du jour: Jeffrey Monteiro is heading to Bill Blass. We’re cool with it as long as he keeps designing his own line. [WWD]
It’s not Jason Wu for Target, but Wu’s decision, announced today, to design a capsule collection for TSE is probably [...]

As much pleasure as there is in a pair of pristine, box-fresh shoes, the fact remains that most pairs are basically non-functional until they’ve been broken in. At some point, some designer was going to figure out how to square the circle, producing comfortable new shoes with lived-in character. We’re pleased to report that Jeffrey [...]

Given the gossamer effect of the clothes in Jeffrey Monteiro’s first Resort collection, you would never guess that the designer found his inspiration for the season in architecture. “I went to MoMA for the first time in a few years, and I was studying the Jean Nouvel tower,” Monteiro recalls. “What I like about the [...]

What: Body Conservative
Why: A word, ladies. I get Balmain. I get super-short. I get cutouts,
and corsetry, and bondage straps, and body-con in general. The stuff looks awesome on the runway and swell at a party, and there’s a Camille Paglian force to the whole trend, a “use it or lose it” take on sexuality that’s [...]

Urban Outfitters is at it again. Continuing in its quest to become the tightwad’s answer to Barneys Co-Op, the retailer is set to launch several new designer collections this spring, among them GUAM from jewelry designer Brian Crumley, Dark Matter by Knox bags, and an as-yet-unnamed range of hats by Eugenia Kim. Coming to an [...]