Recessionista: Truffles For The Price of Ruffles
What: Truffle tiles, by Choxie, with an artisanal level of detail, at a mass retailer price—$5 for a tray of eightWhy: Because you can effortlessly fool the guests at your holiday fête with these screen-
printed treats in nouveau flavors like jasmine tea and chili limon. They’ll have no idea you scooped them up while shopping [...]
Alexander McQueen’s Other Miss Moss
It seems a certain Miss Moss is poised to have a fashion moment—only this time her name’s not Kate. When Alexander McQueen announced that he would be creating a McQ collection for Target, the first of its Designer Collaborations line to launch in March, he attributed his influence for the pieces to Liela Moss. Now, [...]
jonathan saunders fasts forward
The current velocity of Jonathan Saunders‘ career can best be measured in frequent-flier miles. In the last six months, the London-based designer has relocated his runway show to New York fashion week, taken up itinerant residence in Milan as the new creative director of Pollini, and jetted back and forth between Europe and the U.S. [...]
chai, right on target
He had them at “hello.” From its first exit, Richard Chai’s Spring ‘09 show was a litany of covetability—body-skimming metallics, cropped sleeveless jackets, and ruffled microfloral print dresses all sent one scrambling for space in the mental closet. Not to say that Chai—a Marc Jacobs and TSE veteran with his finger firmly on the pulse [...]





