Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate it (this week). I hope your holidays are filled with joy and lots of delicious fatty food we usually restrain ourselves from. Let me know if Santa surprises you with a fashionable present! I've already experienced a Christmas miracle this morning when the Facebook Like button started ... Read more
Elsa Schiaparelli designs, 1934 I've always admired Elsa Schiaparelli's ability to transform the quotidian into the quirky. Looking at her designs in the time of Lady Gaga and the ever-present need to shock and be shocked, they might not seem as off the hook as they once had, but they definitely haven't lost their charm. ... Read more
I found this video yesterday and it just blows my mind. How have I not heard of this woman before? Guo Pei (watch for her humble appearance at the end of the video) is a Chinese fashion designer best known to the public for the ceremonial dresses she designed for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The ... Read more
My first thought when I found out Carine Roitfeld had left Vogue Paris yesterday was that it couldn't have been voluntarily. It just didn't feel right. My doubts about whether it really was her decision to hand over the editrix crown were further confirmed hours later when Cathy Horyn of the New York Times interviewed ... Read more
They announced this morning that Carine Roitfeld has resigned from Vogue Paris after 10 years. Some people are hysterical, as if she's died and will never work in fashion again, others are excited because they expect the new Editor-in-Chief to kick Vogue Paris' proverbial lack of diversity (same photographers, same models, same brands ...) out ... Read more