On the ride up to the seventh floor of the Museum of Arts and Design today, Arianna Huffington and Maria Cornejo chatted on the need for coffee and other morning matters. It was half past 8 a.m. after all, and Huffington was a panel member for the CFDA Health Initiative’s “A Well-Balanced Life” discussion. (The [...]

Labels from to Norma Kamali to Forever 21 have been experimenting with 3-D techno magic to enhance their brands this year, like when Burberry put on a virtual spectacular of epic proportions in Beijing back in April). At the Spring shows, tastemakers like Balenciaga’s Nicolas Ghesquière and Marc Jacobs performed optical illusions of their own [...]

The leather pants, embellished jackets, and drop-waist dresses that Olivier Theyskens sent down the runway for Spring 2012 at Theyskens Theory were more than enough to catch our attention. But after re-seeing the collection, it’s a smaller detail that sticks with us: the double-waisted trousers.Those familiar with the new-to–New York designer’s past collections will remember [...]

Girl-about-town Natalie Joos spends her days casting for shows like ADAM and Yigal Azrouël and editorials for the likes of Mario Sorrenti and Mariano Vivanco, but her passion is vintage clothing. Joos’ blog, Tales of Endearment, spotlights her “Muses,” impeccably styled girls and guys who share her secondhand obsession. In a new partnership with Style.com, [...]

“London is a place where you need days to just wander around and look at everything,” Olivier Theyskens tells Style.com. “Since I don’t have that time, I put the emphasis on my friends and see all of them first.” What better way, then, to see everyone than to throw a party—in this case, one of [...]

Paz de la Huerta is the new muse for lingerie label Agent Provocateur. The Boardwalk Empire star will appear in a series of short films to be shown on their Web site, along with a series of stills. [WWD]In case you missed the record-breaking Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Met, you could get a chance [...]

This year, you can have yourself a merry little Gaga Christmas. The pop star and Barneys are collaborating on a “multifaceted holiday campaign” that will include Gaga’s Workshop, filled with limited-edition gifts, like lipsticks in Gaga hues, jewelry made of rock candy, and lip-shaped dark chocolate. [WWD]The Christian Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent red shoe [...]

In recent years, a new designer documentary has sprung each spring. Ultrasuede, a Halston profile, premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival, and Matt Tyrnauer unveiled The Last Emperor, his extended close-up on Valentino, the spring before.Last night, at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of L’Amour Fou, Yves Saint Laurent had his turn. Director Pierre [...]

Hayden Christensen isn’t afraid of the dark, but his character in Vanishing on 7th Street sure is—and for good reason. In Brad Anderson’s new thriller, which had its New York premiere at a Cinema Society screening at the IFC Center last night, light on earth is dwindling, and anyone who spends too much time in [...]

Barneys New York’s Spring ad campaign, the first under CEO Mark Lee’s tenure, breaks in The New York Times this Sunday. Dubbed “Backstage,” it was shot at the Spring fashion shows in New York, Milan, and Paris by the likes of Nan Goldin (who shot at the Balmain show, above), William Klein (who shot at [...]