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…
On Wednesday, September 22nd, Wes Gordon was presented with The Couture Council of The Museum at FIT’s 2021 Artistry in Fashion Award. This popular and well-attended luncheon, sponsored by Nordstrom, benefits the…
In 1971 Andre Courreges made this astute observation: “Major trends which impact society for 7 years or more always begin after a major calamity or a scientific breakthrough. Fashion flowered in the…
Iris Apfel turned 100 on August 29. Last evening, to mark the milestone, she celebrated with 100 or so of her friends on the 107th floor of Central Park Tower, the world’s…
Lifestyle journalist and photographer Carol Troy is on the cutting edge of culture and fashion since the 1970s. The Vassar educated Californian was an editor at Rags, a co-author of the best-selling…