Since my ancestors hail from Germany (well, some of them; I’m a complete American mutt), I experienced a sense of pride coming to Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week, where designers were showing their Spring/Summer 2010 collections a full two months before the same season starts in New York. Yes, we are an organized, responsible people. The [...]

Though his name may not resonate with the masses the way, say, Salvador Dalí’s does, Pierre de Maria was a Surrealist of no little significance—his work hangs in the Guggenheim and at MoMA, for example. For years, however, many of his pieces were languishing in the family archives. Diane de Maria, the artist’s granddaughter, decided [...]

The Life Ball in Vienna, a fundraiser for AIDS charities founded by Gery Keszler in 1993, is the biggest event of its kind in all of Europe—40,000-plus guests big, all of whom attend for different reasons. Some come to raise money to find a cure for the debilitating illness; others use it as an excuse [...]

“No grunge! C’est fini!” It’s a pronouncement straight out of Funny Face, but characteristically, Kai Kühne is hamming it up to make a point about his new collection. Working off inspirations like Charlotte Rampling in The Night Porter, Princess Anastasia, and Nick Hooker’s trippy video for the Grace Jones track “Corporate Cannibal,” Kühne has conjured [...]

Breaking news for all mag addicts: Issue #3 of the semiannual Gravure is out this week. The crowning glory is a 28-page editorial shot by Jenny Gage and Tom Betterton that expounds on the theme of the issue: Nesting + Instinct. The fashion story features models Tiuu, Patricia Schmid, and Sydonie, in various stages of [...]

It’s no secret that women in the art world don’t mind going there a little with their fashion. (Please see: Cindy Sherman in Comme des Garçons’ bump dress.) Last week, prompted by his love of those ladies and the fact that the seven-day stretch was stacked with arty activities (Terence Koh and Cindy Sherman’s openings, [...]

At least that’s what we think he said. Fashion Week notes from the co-founder and editor of Purple. Look out for more animated opinions in the days ahead.

7:30 a.m.
Waking up was extremely difficult after only an hour and a half of sleep. I do ten minutes of Kriya yoga to start the day right.
10:30 a.m.
I’m still working on adjusting the seating for the Kai Kuhne show, which is today at 8:00 p.m.!! The confirmations continue to fill the RSVP in-box, especially after [...]

What do Proenza Schouler and Kai Kuhne have in common? On the surface, not much: The all-American design duo are most often photographed in the company of a PYT, while German expat Kühne’s constant companion is a dappled white pit bull named Powder. But they have both been touched by the same “angel”: Markus Hoefels, [...]