Today in Milan, hundreds, maybe thousands, of Italians are remembering why America is the best country ever. Two words: Abercrombie; Fitch. [WWD]
Daily Candy joins the Gilt Groupe group with Swirl, its own members-only e-commerce site, set to launch next month. We’re going to shop our way out of this recession if it’s the last thing [...]

The founder of the retail Web site Not Just a Label, Stefan Siegel embraces what he refers to as “fashion’s black sheep.” Siegel himself cherry-picks what he finds to be the most interesting new names available at retail—like Rad Hourani, Poupee Couture, and Pristine Smut—but also invites guest curators to put their own spin [...]

Karl Lagerfeld knows how to put on a show. This morning at Chanel, it was a real barnstormer in the Grand Palais, with a set inspired by Marie Antoinette’s peasant-y playground Le Petit Trianon, that featured a giant haystack and barn, of course branded with a huge Chanel logo. Taking it all in were Prince, [...]

Fashion world, start your engines. The Emmy nominations are in. Our hope? That Drew Barrymore will continue her recently kooky real-life looks by channeling Little Edie on the red carpet. [WWD]
The Mischa Barton psych-ward case has loads of theories and few facts. Whatever the truth (tooth trouble? drug use?), the starlet is definitely missing the [...]

I know a few women who say they prefer couture to ready-to-wear because of the lack of frenzy and excitement. But really, it’s all about the alcohol and free food. Back on Monday, Dior invited guests downstairs into John Galliano’s mirrored studio under the salon where he had just debuted his collection. Marion Cotillard hovered [...]

Hadley Freeman is ready to welcome their return, are you?
To say that the eighties are back is almost as much of a cliché these days as palling up with Beth Ditto—and in no way is that meant as a negative comment on either Ditto or the aforementioned decade. But last week in Paris, the expressions [...]

When Erin Wasson claimed she was installing a mechanical bull at the Lower East Side launch party for her collaboration with RVCA Wednesday night, many thought she was bluffing. “Well, I just proved them wrong, didn’t I?” quipped the Texan when, sure enough, the bovine plaything materialized. “I don’t mess around when it comes to [...]

“The waiters keep looking over here like they’re going to kill us,” said Heidi Mount as she sketched a portrait of Lara Stone onto her napkin and doodled hearts and stars onto the tablecloth at the fancy-pants restaurant that was home to the Stella McCartney after-party. “But hey, they should have known better than to [...]

Last night was a good one for Lily Donaldson. She nabbed the finale look at Givenchy, a shocking two-piece number that had giant black removable shoulder pads. Then a few hours later, clad in a pair of PVC zip trousers, she found herself folded behind a table at Kaviar Kaspia with a gaggle of girlfriends [...]