Lauren Remington Platt | The New York Observer

Bandage-Dress Blues: Wardrobe Malfunction Wreaks Havoc at Herve Leger

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:07:37 -0400

On Sunday afternoon, Sept. 7, at Herve Leger's Spring '09 show, the Daily Transom was—shivers of excitement!—seated across from a front row filled with uptown gals.

From left to right, in exact order, were: Genevieve Jones, Derek Blasberg, Fabiola Beracasa, Lauren Remington Platt, Zani Gugelmann, and Maggie Betts. (One of the chairs was labeled "Arden Wohl," but alas she never showed.)

Ms. Platt, clad in...

Vanity Fair Editor's New Book Is Not About Bestiality

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:52:31 -0400

Shepherding was the unlikely topic of conversation on the evening of Friday, Sept. 5 at the Dolce & Gabbana store on the Upper East Side, where guests had gathered to celebrate the release of The Good Shepherd, a new book by Vanity Fair Fashion and Style Director Michael Roberts.

The book is collection of photos that Mr. Roberts took in Sicily over two and a half days, the theme of which is...

Vogue Says the Socialite is Dead

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:35:41 -0400

In this month's 8-pound Vogue (we estimated!), William Norwich writes about a new trend: the disappearance of the socialite.

Apparently our city's young women who've made their names attending galas and charity balls are suddenly opting to stay home these days. Why? Well, it seems that the weakening dollar has made the socialites want to slow down and show less of themselves in public.

Over-exposure is suddenly so crass.

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