While giddy Soho and Upper East Side boutique-hoppers weaved their way through traffic snarls last night, Vena Cava and Bird teamed up to throw a “Disco Carnival Block Party” that livened up an otherwise quiet strip of pavement outside the Williamsburg boutique. Shaggier and dancier than its Manhattan counterparts, the throw-down was so successful that [...]

We’re planning on wearing flats on Fashion’s Night Out. How else could we get from Saks Fifth Avenue (JT alert!) to Vena Cava’s block party in Williamsburg and back to the Meatpacking District without developing some Big Apple-sized blisters? Speaking of hoofing it, Christian Louboutin will be offering Champagne foot baths and pedicures at his [...]

Great minds, as they say, think alike. So it pleased me greatly to find out that Vena Cava designers Sophie Buhai and Lisa Mayock, two girls for whom I have a ton of respect, are going to be using the Clergerie shoes I’ve been obsessing on since March at their show tomorrow. “I have no [...]

Can you imagine having your order taken at a BBQ restaurant by Jason Wu the waiter? What about having Betsey Johnson the lifeguard tell you to stop splashing in the deep end? Well, such instances have indeed occurred, we found out, when we asked designers about their past summer jobs. Of course, many of these [...]

Alessandro Dell’Acqua may have been happy with the designs for his men’s and women’s Spring 2010 lines, but he is not pleased with the final product. The designer has issued a letter distancing himself from his distribution company, noting that the quality of the collections is not up to his standards. When we called for [...]

It’s official: London-based designer Marios Schwab is Halston’s newest creative director. Schwab, whose Greek and Austrian heritage is almost as exotic as brand founder Roy Frowick’s Midwestern one, will show his first collection, for Fall 2010, in February. [WWD]
Angelina, Brad, and Diane could be left in the dark at the much-touted Inglourious Basterds premiere today [...]

You know how it is with inspiration: Sometimes you have to go looking for it, and sometimes you get lucky and it comes to you. And sometimes, if you’re really lucky, like Vena Cava designer Lisa Mayock, inspiration used to live right next door to you. Mayock and her co-designer Sophie Buhai had already decided [...]

How do budding labels like Vena Cava, Buckler, and Duckie Brown stay afloat when business isn’t so booming? Share space, focus on basics, recycle materials, and call McDonald’s. [NYT]
And the fashion calendar sees its own cutbacks as Milan slims its schedule down by a day, or one less gelato. Sigh. [WWD]
Mary-Kate and [...]

Phoebe-philes will be forced to exercise their patience for a season. The former Chloé designer won’t be presenting her debut collection for Celine until this fall for Spring 2010.
Start planning. New York fashion week gets slightly demystified as more locales are confirmed (and another design team drops out) . If you haven’t already, [...]

Designers embraced their inner Cleopatras and Tutankhamens this season, offering fresh takes on Egyptian costume (click for slideshow). At Anna Sui, hieroglyphs provided the basis for elaborate prints, while Sophia Kokosalaki worked in a pharaoh-worthy palette of lapis lazuli and gold. Andrew Gn amped up tunic dresses with embroidered metal collars, and Sophie Buhai and [...]