The step-and-repeat of red-carpet coverage—the parade of celebrities in front of branded billboards at premieres, parties, and galas, where they’re photographed by the paps—has become an established part of media coverage. So established, in fact, that we barely notice anymore how artificial it is. But Richard Phillips (above) does. “I wanted to make that celebrity [...]

MObama hosted a party for this year’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards at the White House, honoring the year’s best in design (though the fashion design award winners, Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte, didn’t attend.) The FLOTUS wore Isabel Toledo for the occasion. [WWD]Balenciaga’s Fall campaign is out, and the multi-girl spreads star reigning catwalk [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]