1920s fashion in The Artist

Last Updated on January 30, 2013 From the Elegance in Exile exhibition to Emporio Armani's Spring/Summer 2012 and several other collections, the 1920s have lately been playing a key influence in fashion. I've understood it as a collective yearning for the sans-souci of the Jazz Age, characterized not by how you'll live until your next ... Read more

Oscar de la Renta Pre-Fall 2012

Oscar de la Renta Pre-Fall 2012

Last Updated on January 16, 2012 I've been obsessed with red all winter, not kitschy Christmas ornaments red paired with the impotent green of dying trees, but luxurious, deep, expensive red. I found it an alluring alternative to black because when rich enough, red is just as serious and more than a little enigmatic. A ... Read more

Bill Cunningham New York documentary

Bill Cunningham New York - Patrick McDonald

Last Updated on January 15, 2016 "The best fashion show is definitely on the street." – Bill Cunningham Before I watched the Bill Cunningham New York documentary (directed by Richard Press), I had wondered why New York is given equal importance in the title as Bill Cunningham, the documentary's main subject. He is the city's most ... Read more