A cold front is finally supposed to hit New York this weekend, and bare legs simply won’t fly for those of us who don’t employ a personal driver. Opaque tights are already a staple in most women’s winter wardrobes, but lately, designers and tastemakers have been experimenting with hose that go above and beyond basic [...]

If at first you don’t succeed…. Romeo Gigli (pictured), whose relaunched label, Io Ipse Idem, lost its funding, is back yet again with XII XII XLIX par Romeo Gigli. We love the guy and hope for the best this time around, but we wonder if a comprehensible, pronounceable label name might help. [WWD]
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Back in January, during the haute couture shows, Liz Goldwyn told me that in these times of economic strife she’s only investing in the thing that means the most to her: designer lingerie. And then she added that she was working on a top secret jewelry line for a “very important fashion house,” which she [...]

It’s a dilemma I’ve heard more than one girl complain about: You spend a couple hours on your makeup and your hairdo, throw on a fancy dress to hit one of Manhattan’s galas on the benefit schedule, and then what? Drag your borrowed gown to a club and sacrifice the hem? Throw fake lashes to [...]

The first thing that comes to my mind when I think of La Perla is sexy bras. And panties. And those silky little slip camisole things that always make me wonder when a girl would wear them, apart from dirty movies and Halloween. (Tell me sweatpants and an old T-shirt aren’t more comfortable and I’ll [...]

When Suzy Biszantz, the CEO of La Perla’s North American operations, started her job four months ago, she faced a conundrum. Sure, when people think of fancy panties and swanky bust lines, La Perla is often the first brand that comes to mind. But La Perla, which has more than 1,800 employees in Italy, does [...]