Yea, Nay, Or Eh: Taylor Momsen
OK, we get it. Taylor Momsen wants the world to know she’s not the innocent “Little J” she portrayed way back in season one of Gossip Girl. But the sheer thigh-highs, garter belt, and oversized oxford shirt (unbuttoned to there) that she donned for last night’s Fashion’s Night Out activities put her into Risky Business [...]
Blasblog: The Camera Phone, Now A Legit Artistic Medium
With camera phone technology getting increasingly sophisticated (did you know some of those suckers can do high-def video now?), this was bound to happen: an art show composed entirely of snaps taken on cells. Such was the gist of a party at the Stephan Weiss Studio on Wednesday night to celebrate Exilim’s new phone, where [...]
Gary Graham’s Collector’s Editions
Yes, it’s strange to shop for fall clothes in May, but that’s how the fashion world rolls, so Friday night I stopped by ABC Carpet & Home for Gary Graham’s autumn trunk show and ended up not only placing an order for a red silk dress, but going home with another dress in black jersey [...]
Jen Kao’s Geometry Lesson
By late afternoon on the last day of fashion week, who doesn’t need a drink? That was the thinking behind Jen Kao’s bubbly-friendly presentation at Milk Studios on Friday. Waiters passed around flutes of the stuff while editors, friends, and fans crowded the penthouse to have a look at her latest collection. Inspired by pyramids [...]
Reebok Pops Up On The Bowery (Where Else?)
Sidestep the crowd outside. Pass the bouncer and the PR girl gauntlet. Ascend the dark stairs, turn at the dirty orange traffic cones, and proceed to the second PR girl gauntlet. Check your coat. Descend a set of neon stairs, and you’re there: Reebok Flash. Presumably, Reebok’s first-ever pop-up store doesn’t usually require quite as [...]
diamonds, still a girl’s best friend
Gossip Girl’s Taylor Momsen thinks that diamonds are not only forever, they’re for everyone. “I don’t know if it’s a generational thing; I think it’s just personal style and taste,” said the 15-year-old actress on Tuesday night at Haunch of Venison Gallery, where Christie’s and Alberta Ferretti presented a preview of the Ponahalo diamonds, two [...]




