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Fashion Roundup: Prada Models Collapse on Runway; Tim Gunn Wants to Buy an Apartment; Patricia Field's SATC Collection

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:22:32 -0400

In Milan, Miuccia Prada showed a collection filled with rumpled silks in rich colors that were strung onto the body with cords and bows. But her shoes made a lot of models fall down. (See video above.) [Vogue UK, WSJ]

Even Tim Gunn hasn't been able to buy an apartment in New York. [TONY via Racked]

The Olsens will collaborate with Steve Madden on a line of shoes under their Elizabeth and James label....

Michael Kors On Olsen Twins, Aviators, Great Legs

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:36:01 -0500

Ahhh…Wednesday, the day when sweet relief is offered up in the form of Project Runway. To celebrate the butterflies of anticipation, here’s a clip of 'Top American Designer' (at least according to Heidi Klum's weekly introduction of the P.R. judge) Michael Kors—whose style icons comprise a fashion fruit salad: the Olsen twins, Kate Moss, Jennifer Lopez, Jackie Onassis—dishing on what gets his motors revving.

In short, insists Mr. Kors, size doesn’t matter!

“In...

Souk it to Me! My Moroccan Mystery Tour

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 19:00:00 -0500

Madonna will be in Malawi. And I’m betting Angelina will be in Angola. (It’s probably Namibia, but, for the sake of a little festive alliteration …. ) All my Brit friends are buggering off to Bali or sallying forth on safari. The prevailing mania for Peter Beard–ish world travel continues unabated, even during the holidays.

Who started the gritty-ethnic-vacation trend? I have no idea. But if you find out, please let me know....

Souk it to Me! My Moroccan Mystery Tour

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 19:00:00 -0500

Micro Celebs Unite For Marc; Winona Ryder: 'Very Moving'

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:00:00 -0400

The 2007 Spring Fashion Week is proving to be one of the most decisive, the most black and white, in the history of La Mode. Based on what I have seen in the last few days, it’s about two things, and two things only: It’s about being either insanely, ridiculously tall, or bizarrely, frighteningly small. You are either a Maria Sharapova or a Lil’ Kim, and there’s no point in going on living if...

Micro Celebs Unite For Marc; Winona Ryder: ‘Very Moving’

Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:00:00 -0400

The Littlest Landlords

Fri, 22 Jul 2005 09:13:00 -0400

The Olsen Twins are renting out their famed Morton Square dormplex for $35,000 a month. Last summer, the city was buzzing about incoming freshmen Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's big move to Manhattan. The just-turned-18-year-old actresses purchased four penthouses for $7.3 million, creating a luxurious 5,725-square-foot spread in the West Village. Despite a flurry of Starbucks sightings, the "dumpster dressing" sisters never moved in. Since March, their West Village penthouse has been listed for $9.495 million...

Weeding Out Your Friends

Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:00:00 -0400

A lot of people I know in New York have too many friends. Too many friends means too many obligations, and by the end of an average week, you realize you've been to 29 events-nine goodbye parties, 10 lunches, four brunches, two baptisms, a bris, a graduation party, a wedding and a wake-and you've had no time to do important things, like eat chips, watch TV and try on new clothes you can't afford.

That's...