Mayor Michael Bloomberg has the power to decree this day “Burberry Day”; apparently, he can import the English weather, too. “Yeah, it’s not quite as sunny and summery as we’d hoped it would be,” admitted Burberry creative director Christopher Bailey, as he stood on the roof of the Palace Hotel, shrouded in fog. Preparations for [...]

Carolina Herrera, Peter Som, Olivia Chantecaille, and 600 other dinner guests did their part for New York fashion last night, at a Fashion Institute of Technology benefit at Cipriani honoring Saks CEO Stephen Sadove. Acknowledging that the industry keeps 175,000 or so of his constituents employed, Mayor Bloomberg presented the award and at least one [...]

The mayor has spoken: “Fashion week has found a new home practically tailored (pardon the pun) to its needs,” said Michael Bloomberg at a press conference earlier this afternoon in the Ballroom at the Grand Hyatt. The move from Bryant Park to Lincoln Center’s 87,000-square-foot Damrosch Park will take place in 2010, which means we’ve [...]