Forty-Five! That was the approximate tardiness of Prabal Gurung's runway show at the Gehry-designed IAC building. The Observer, having misread our schedule, arrived on time (that's a first). We even had a few moments to kiss-kiss Mary Alice Stephenson and compliment her Naeem Khan. Who to blame? Surely not front-of-house PR behemoth KCD, they have Read More
Her energy level is through the roof and her style rivals that of many tight-lipped editors: We're talking about Brisbane/Sydney native, Angela Gilltrap. Having worked as an actor, author and editor, this Aussie beauty has now eased into the role of Omni Media Director for fashionweekdaily.com and Daily Front Row (glossy media staples during fashion Read More
If designers are artists then they must be inspired, nay? For Peter Som inspiration came by way of Katharine Hepburn and Marlene Dietrich: "Smoldering femininity and masculine garb." Som worked tuxedo themes and sheer elements to give shirts and coats a strong architectural look. A variety of fall colors danced on silk tops and dress, and a set of patchwork furs were bursting with color. Read More
The Heart Truth charity turned ten this week and celebrated with an extra-special runway event at the Hammerstein Ballroom. The organization seeks to bring awareness to the leading cause of fatalities for women in America: heart diseases. Every year, giddy hoi polloi come together to cheer socialites, singers, TV personalities, supermodels, and the occasional B-rate movie star, as they glide down the runway in red couture. Hundreds attended, from Philip Bloch and J. Alexander, to country crooner Jennifer Nettles and Dynasty matriarch Linda Evans (who sashayed in David Meister and Tadashi Shoji, respectively, for the show).
But oh what a treat was The Observer in for this year! Read More
When we arrived backstage at the BCBG show, Max Azria was inviting Maria Menounos to shabbat dinner at his Los Angeles home. Thrilled, she accepted the invitation before explaining that “can’t wait to return to her own Hollywood abode after Fashion week. I’m worried my dogs won’t recognize me,” she drawled. As a handler took Read More
Fresh off the runways in Milan and Paris, model-newcomer Miles McMillan (who walked in Dior, Etro, John Varvatos, Costume National and Damir Doma—to name a few) is gearing up for another strong season of shows and parties in New York. The Observer hunted him down to find out what life is like when you’re so in-demand. Read More
Anna Wintour and Scarlett Johansson are hosting a fundraiser tonight for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign at the clothing retailer Theory.
The event, called "Runway 2 Win" will feature big names from the fashion world including Diane Von Furstenburg, Vera Wang and Tory Burch. President Obama is not slated to attend, but the event is part of a growing engagement on the part of the fashion world in politics.
And the event has, naturally, led the GOP to pounce, releasing a web video that pokes fun at some of the high-priced Obama swag that the fashionistas are producing: Read More
The Observer stood in the middle of a first-floor studio tucked into what may be the last ratty stretch of Avenue B, eyes closed and arms held aloft, and ducked into a leather chrysalis.
We were being fitted for a “man-corset,” an anachronistic emblem of female oppression that once gripped only courtly ladies but now in New York can outfit any gender.
Our shit was about to get tight.
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Last week, Observer writer Michael Miller covered the launch of art website Paddle 8. The site recently "opened" its virtual exhibition "Wit," curated by art guy, style guy, and all-around man-about-town Glenn O'Brien. Everything is for sale, and Mr. O'Brien has cleverly included a photograph by brilliant artist Marilyn Minter of the back Read More
What will they say of you now, Trouble! Dead upon your gilded pillow The millions they did double But this Maltese they could not save. So go then, Trouble, to the Elysian doggy fields, Where bones are thrown, (The Queen of Mean awaits you there alone.) And only the little people pay taxes, Read More
Fifty percent more than are in Los Angeles, in fact. The Center for an Urban Future has a new report out that shows New York as the nation's busiest hub for what the report calls "design industries." That includes architects as well as fashion and interior designers.
Here's some stats, followed by, of course, some concerns regarding where all these designers are going to live and work, and show their wares.
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Stella McCartney, the fashion and accessories retailer (and, incidentally, the daughter of some guy named Paul) has signed on to open a new store in the heart of Soho. The 10-year, 5,200-square-foot lease at 112 Greene Street encompasses the ground floor and lower level, said brokers for Cushman & Wakefield who represented the building’s landlord Read More
![Why not? [Getty]](http://www.observer.com/files/2011/06/1152790442-150x150.jpg "The 30th is where the real party is at.")
Dana Karwas had two images mind as she set about planning her 30th birthday party. It was to be the first grand celebration of her life. One image was the scene at the end of Fellini’s 8½, when a small brass band does a brief march on an Italian beach. Another was a persistent daydream Read More
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