Brilliant color has been one of the major runway stories of Spring ‘11 so far, and not only in apparel. Accessories are turning up in vivid shades, too. In particular, we’ve noticed a preference for green at the Milan shows to date, ranging from a dark teal all the way to apple. We’ve arranged them [...]

Milan fashion week begins in earnest today, but the continuing financial crisis has put something of a damper on the party scene. That should make this February a perfect time to rediscover favorite old haunts. Expect the editors to beeline for the cozy trattoria La Libera—its Bugsy Malone-styled owner, Italo, has already found his way [...]

Daphne Guinness, in collaboration with Comme des Garçons, is bringing her signature scent to Maxfield and Barneys. It’s got a “woodsy and kind of jasmine-y, tuberose-y sort of thing” going on. [WWD]
André Balazs has made certain guests at the Standard hotels will be able to bare all this summer. Quiksilver bikinis and board shorts [...]

More images from Yohji Yamamoto’s footwear collaboration with Salvatore Ferragamo landed in our inbox this morning, and while we’re looking forward to seeing how they hold up on the runway tonight—not to mention what Yohji will be showing on top of them—we thought they deserved a little solo time in the spotlight. A far cry [...]

Further proof that Washington now rivals Hollywood in star wattage (first confirmation being the exhaustive dairy of Michelle’s outfits on HuffPo): Brad Pitt descends on the District to meet with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today to talk housing and hurricanes. Maybe this will be the meeting he shaves his soul patch for? We can only [...]

Hard beats and powerful female voices—Tina Turner, Grace Jones—characterized the catwalk tunes this season. These strong sounds helped models put their best feet firmly forward. Here’s what we heard on the runways this week.
Blugirl
The Mood: Girly voices to sweet tunes
The Specifics: Feist, “1234″
Blumarine
The Mood: Melted-chocolate smooth tunes, transporting us back to the eighties
The Specifics: Grace [...]