On Monday evening, jewelry enthusiasts assembled at the Museum of Arts and Design to celebrate the MAD About Jewelry 2021 Opening Benefit Preview. MAD About Jewelry is the ultimate 5-day pop-up shop…
The holiday season has barely gotten underway, and I’m already ‘over’ the obligatory beads, sequins, and anything that looks like tinsel. What I’m not bored with is great design, particularly when infused…
Grace Coddington, the legendary Vogue editor, once remarked, “It’s all about hair and shoes.” If a photographer cropped either one out of her shot, Grace felt the image could never be impactful.…
I’ve been thinking a lot about the term “Fashion Icon,” and I always go back to the same thing. In my opinion, this title is reserved for individuals with so much instinctive…
After a two-year hiatus, the 2021 CFDA Awards were back and live from Manhattan. They were held last night at The Pool + Grill in the former Four Seasons Restaurant. This event…
One benefit of being a fashion editor and covering the beat for so many years is having the chance to meet some remarkable people who are authentic, passionate about what they do,…
On November 10, Zendaya Coleman will become the 14th and youngest recipient of the CFDA Fashion Icon Award. Zendaya is a triple threat: she sings, dances and acts. She is drop-dead gorgeous,…
When a ‘ball’ is sponsored by the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), and Machine Dazzle, who once described his look as “grotesque and kind of gross,” serves as host, the last…
The 2022 Spring Ready-to-Wear Collections are over. The question is, what are we going to wear now? I thought this would be a good time to focus on good-looking, versatile pieces to…
Last night over 300 guests descended on Cipriani South Street to celebrate Fashion Group International’s annual Night of Stars. Now in its 37th year – and following a two-year hiatus – the…
There’s always a disconnect between reality and the runway, but it is much more exaggerated this season. There’s been an ongoing discourse about how much the world, and all of us, have…
Helmut Lang is fashion’s first minimalist. The 65-year-old artist is known for his utilitarian, unisex, deconstructionist, and minimal aesthetic. In Helmut’s hands, minimalism was exciting and edgy, never dull. His sexually charged…