There’s another seat open at the designer fashion table. News broke today that Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi (above), creative directors of Gianfranco Ferré, are out at the Italian house (no word on their namesake collection, which presumably will continue for the present). Reports blame dwindling sales for the duo’s departure. But they’re only the [...]

“We built this store for people to interact,” Patrick Robinson says of The Gap’s new 1969 shop in Soho, the retailer’s second standalone boutique (following an L.A. store) for its premium denim line. “The dressing rooms face each other, because customers are networking while they try on jeans. They want someone to tell them their [...]

2010 may go down in fashion history as the year we reclaimed our gym clothes. Designers embraced the mélange sweatshirt, which almost immediately became the piece to have. In Europe, Dries Van Noten kicked off the trend with his elegantly urbane Fall ‘10 show. So did Isabel Marant, a longtime sweatshirt enthusiast, who gussied hers [...]

James Franco does drag on the cover of Candy, “the world’s first transversal style magazine.” Terry Richardson shot the cover (pictured) and the images inside because, really, who else would you expect to do it? It will cost $55 when it arrives at Opening Ceremony. [Opening Ceremony]In further not-that-surprising news: on Gossip Girl, accessorizing a [...]

“When I was younger, I would immediately come down here with my sketchbook the day after the annual gala and just stare at the gowns in awe.” Becoming the head designer of Gap comes with its perks: “I’m invited to the galas now,” Robinson laughs modestly. (Actually, this year he’s a co-chair, along with Oprah [...]

Now that the snow’s banked high and winter is officially in full swing, your fall footwear ain’t going to cut it anymore. We combed the market to find six must-see boots that can stand up to the slush.
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In a word: perfection. And I’m not the only one who thinks so—the Gap recently [...]

Collab department, item 1: +J returns! Jil Sander is working on a second line for Uniqlo. [Catwalk Queen]
Collab department, item 2: Stella McCartney is coming back to the Gap for Spring 2010. This time we’re rooting for some items in XXL. [WWD]
Collab department, head-scratcher: Michael Stipe and Maison Martin Margiela have made a very mini, [...]

Few feelings are as delicious as the satisfaction one derives from the Fast-Fashion Fake-Out. The trick to a successful FFF is to wear the cheapie interloper—mine come from H&M, Zara, Target, Gap, or Uniqlo—with expensive things. Specifically, designer shoes and very good knits; they cast a high-end aura that distracts from something with a $39.99 [...]