And The Winners Are…Pants And Hats
Alexander Wang, Vena Cava, and Albertus Swanepoel nabbed the three prizes last night at the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards, but the evening also featured a couple of prevalent looks, which we’d like to think of as winners in their own right. The first is the pant—particularly one that’s carrot-shaped and cropped—a trend which reached critical [...]
news brief
Wearing underwear as outerwear is nothing new. Exposed bra straps date at least as far back as Madonna in her Desperately Seeking Susan days. Exposed underpants are a rather newer development, but there’s no denying that briefs are a bona fide trend. In the last few weeks, we’ve spotted party girls Liz Goldwyn, Juliette Lewis, [...]
the happy middle of southside
The number of New York City high-rollers may be dwindling by the hour, but as of this evening, the remaining few will have one more place to drop their hard-earned dollars on some booze. Co-owners Anthony Martignetti and James Willis have sited their new nightclub Southside in the very best location for exclusive drinking—in a [...]
kate and jamie call it quits
Kate Moss and rocker Jamie Hince have split up. Maybe Moss should look outside of the indie-musician rubric for her next relationship. How about a nice ophthalmologist? Just stay away from finance guys. They’re, um, not doing so hot right now.
You may never have heard of Milanese label Miss Bikini Luxe, but that didn’t stop [...]
blasblog: an ode to the beatrice inn
A major pastime in the rural parts of Missouri where I spent my childhood summers was caving. Yes, wading though mud in the dark in underground parts of the earth—woohoo. The first thing a caver learns is that if a bat flies into your face, it’s not an attack—it’s because bats memorize the layouts of [...]






