Although the trendy neighborhood just below Houston Street isn’t exactly lacking fashion-conscious people, last night’s trio of parties helped draw a bigger crowd than usual. Early in the evening, former New York It girl and current Hollywood power wife Minnie Mortimer Gaghan was hocking her cute, completely wearable wares at a trunk show at Georgia [...]

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 [...]

And yet another change to the schedule that many seasoned showgoers practically have hardwired in their brains. (If it’s Wednesday morning, I must be bopping to the beat at Michael Kors.) Peter Som just canceled his Fall 2009 show, due to the end of his partnership with Creative Design Studios. Som’s president and CEO Elana [...]

While statement-making pants are big news for spring, some designers clearly feel that less is more. Peter Som’s peekaboo panties matched an otherwise conservative shirtdress, and the bottoms at Hermès were almost long enough to qualify as running shorts—almost. On other runways, models stalked out in glorified underwear and not much else (click for slideshow). [...]

Peter Som bids Bill Blass adieu. The designer will focus on his own collection, while Blass designer Prabal Gurung will take over for now.
Word is Marion Cotillard is the next face of Dior’s Lady Dior bag campaign, a post once held by Carla Bruni. Aim high, Marion.
Kabbalah leaders are totally embarrassed by Madonna and her [...]

Traveling for inspiration is a must in my business. So whenever I have to travel for work, I try to squeeze in an extended weekend to somewhere I’ve never been. This time around, after going to Premiere Vision in Paris, Peter Som and I decided to make a stop in Barcelona. Armed with a list [...]

Morgans hotel has undergone a little face-lift. The original boutique hotel on Madison at 36th Street called on its original interior designer, the indefatigable Andrée Putman, to redesign her own designs. On Tuesday night, Vogue editor at large André Leon Tally fêted friend Jennifer Hudson there for the launch of her new album. Last night, [...]