Fashion Fights Cancer with Byron Lars

An intimate event took place last week at Midtown Manhattan’s Audi Forum.  Fashion Fights Cancer president, Ty Canty and superstar designer Byron Lars presented a special group of ladies and their creations to the world.The non-profit organization brings together the fashion community to raise awareness and funds to battle cancer. The project brought together Byron Lars and cancer patients Frances...

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Memorial Day Shopping!

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Milla Jovovich - New Face of Jacob & Co.

Living bi-coastally has its pluses and minuses.  It definitely gives one access to a wide variety of events and experiences and the more laid-back CA lifestyle can compliment the non-stop pace of NY.  However, one disadvantage is that you can’t be in both places at once and you will obviously miss out on some things on both coasts.  This of course drives me completely mental! ...

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Prince William and Kate Middleton Meet with the Obamas!

President Obama and Michelle might not have been invited to the royal wedding, but they've earned themselves an even more intimate affair with the famed couple. During a two day trip to England, the presidential couple and Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had a nice four-way chat in the Buckingham Palace on Tuesday.Kate looked extra-slim in a nude Reiss dress as she chatted with an animated, pastel-adorned...

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Toronto Sample Sale - Best of Canadian Designers

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Prince William and Kate Middleton Return from 10-Day Honeymoon in Paradise

Alas, Prince William and Kate Middleton are back in the real world after spending their 10-day honeymoon in the exotic island nation of Seychelles. William and Kate "thoroughly enjoyed their time together, and they are grateful to the Seychelles government for their assistance in making the honeymoon such a memorable and special 10 days," a statement released by the palace read (via People.com). "Memorable"...

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India's Trendiest - Bombay Electric

Having been lost in a flurry of fashion shows and seeking out the clothes that we will all want to buy in the coming seasons, it is time now to return to some serious shopping and dining.  I had left off in the middle of my trip to India, so it is only fitting that I return there.The Universe seems to be screaming “India” at me, from family moving there and my recent trip to business associations...

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Fergie Presides Over FN's Next Shoe Star

Have you discovered the next shoe design star?  Brown Shoes ramped up its web series competition by adding some celebrity star power.  Six shoe design students from the Fashion Institute of Technology are competing to be the next shoe star as judged by Lucky Magazine Editor Brandon Holley and VP of Macy's Tony Pelle.  The Black Eyed Peas Fergie was a guest judge for the challenge where...

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Shock of the Day: Kristen Stewart Thinks Vampires Are 'Sexy'

Kristen Stewart had better think vampires are sexy, you know, since she's dating the sexiest vampire of them all, Robert Pattinson. Okay, so we know RPattz isn't really a vampire, but KStew fell for her man while he was playing one, so it totally counts...The actress has never admitted that she's dating her co-star, but she did admit she thinks vamps are way hot -- meaning Rob's way hot, right? She...

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Aussie Fashion Week: Josh Goot Fall 2011

Get ready for some style Down Under.  Australian Fashion Week was under way and designer Josh Goot was no wallflower.  Short dresses and short skirts with an occasional slim pant were demonstrated the color block trend in the extreme.  The graphic printed shapes were designed to flatter the female form.  Black and white optical prints achieved a similar bold effect.The designer...

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Village to Vogue: The Modernist Jewelry of Art Smith at Brooklyn Museum

An exhibit that features 21 pieces of jewelry from a Brookyn designer may seem simplistic compared to the epic Costume Institute exhibits of the Metropolitan Museum.  However, the jewelry created by Art Smith, saw its influences from surrealism, biomorphicism, and primitivism.The artist began creating work from a small shop in Greenwich Village after completing studies at Cooper Union.  He...

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Van Cleef & Arpels Exhibit - Set In Style

One of the most elegant jewelers on the market, Van Cleef & Arpels began as a family business in 1896.  Two brothers-in-law set themselves up to use innovative techniques and high quality stones to draw International clients through their Paris doors.  The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum explores their legacy at their exhibit, Set In Style, The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels....

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Manolo Blahnik Sample Sale!

Get ready to claw your way to the stilettos...Manolo Blahnik is having a sample sale on May 12th at the Warwick hotel in Midtown Manhattan.  The other grande dame of Vogue, Andre Leon Talley is rumored to be on hand to guide you through your purchase.  Shoes start from $100 for leather or satin to $300 for lizard boots.  ARRIVE EARLY!Manolo Blahnik Sample SaleThursday, May 129am to...

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Russian Fashion Week: Konstantin Gayday

This Russian designer has a reputation as an avant-garde type, but his craftmanship really belongs in the luxury segment.  He originally made his name in creating exquisite fur hats for Saga Furs.  Elite Russian fashionistas are big fans of his clutch purses.  For the designer's presentation last month, he showed a mix of all his favorite techniques.  Dramatic millinery drew from...

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Metropolitan Museum's Costume Institute Gala 2011

The stars poured out from Maybachs, black Cadillacs, and even a Prius in what seemed like the biggest celebrity event in recent memory to honor the late Alexander McQueen.It was Alexander McQueen’s legacy that triumphed this weekend. First was the house’s dress via Sarah Burton for the future queen, Kate Middleton, for the wedding of the century. Then it was staging of the extravagant and one of the...

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Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty at the Met

Shocking, visionary, artist, a true designer.  Alexander McQueen's death shocked and saddened many of the fashion world, but his creative legacy is eternal.  The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC launches Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty today.  The extensive exhibit is one of the most elaborate, dramatic tributes to a designer I have ever seen.The exhibit opens with two mannequins...

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Jordin Sparks Tweets Photo of Slim Bikini Bod

Jordin Sparks has lost some weight recently, and she'd like the public to take note.The former American Idol winner pulled a Miley Cyrus on Sunday, slipping into an itty bitty polka dot bikini to take a camera phone picture of herself in a bathroom mirror. Sparks then tweeted her duckface MySpace-appropriate photo to her 870,000 followers, writing, "I don't know why but my bathing suit reminds me...

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Lady Gaga Giddy For 'Glee'

Lady Gaga is giddy for Glee. The musical FOX show dedicated an entire episode to the wild Lady last week, and Gaga loved every minute of it! The 25-year-old pop phenom went to Twitter to praise the show for "being brave+fighting for such modern social messaging." And while Gaga probably won't have an entire episode dedicated to her again anytime soon, she nevertheless hopes the show doesn't stop...

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Naeem Khan Fall 2011

 Naeem Khan comes from a long line of designers.  His grandfather and father had dressed Indian Royalty before him.  Mr. Khan has now made his name dressing "American Royalty" on the red carpet for celebrities like Beyonce and Carrie Underwood. The Fall 2011 collection was dramatically elegant.  Long, draped gowns of silk and intricate embroidery will no doubt find their way...

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