Fashion News

Ready To Wear: When it comes to luxury wool, fashion has upped the ante

5 September 2010, 7:23 pm

It should come as no great surprise that just as cashmere – once a highly elitist (read prohibitively expensive) yarn – becomes accessible to the many as opposed to the privileged few, fashion ups the ante.


His world in pictures

5 September 2010, 5:52 pm

A stately British doctor taps a gentleman on the shoulder yesterday at the Museum of Fine Arts. The man and his wife are strolling the exhibition "Avedon Fashion: 1944-2000,'' examining one of fashion photographer Richard Avedon 's most iconic 1957 portraits of model Suzy Parker roller skating in a Dior coat with a handsome male model, Robin Tattersall , at ... Richard Avedon - Photography ...


Who needs a calendar? It's time for the fall shopping season

5 September 2010, 8:55 am

NEW YORK -- Got calendar confusion? The date says it's still officially summer, but vacations are over and kids are back in school. And, yes, that is Halloween candy at the store. The fashion world can set you straight: It's the fall shopping seaso ...


Fashionista godmother

5 September 2010, 5:02 am

Nina Garcia wants to raid your closet. She wants you to get rid of those short skirts and toss out vintage '80s sweats to make room for a nice pair of inexpensive jeans, a lady-like purse and a dazzling new coat. Also on the way out this fall: "I think we've seen enough studs and grommets to last us for a lifetime," says Garcia, calling from her desk at Marie Claire magazine.


Fall shopping season has heads turning

5 September 2010, 4:36 am

It's the fall shopping season, and it's a good one, says Nina Garcia, fashion director at Marie Claire and "Project Runway" judge. "This is not a season that you have to spend a lot of money to get into the trends," she says. "It's a very conservative and classic season, everything is ladylike or minimal."


Fashion Diary: Where to find the fall season's best looks

3 September 2010, 8:43 pm

Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, JCPenney, Loft, Express and Gap: Retailers at all levels are bringing out affordable versions of 'Mad Max' military-inspired fashions. This fall, fashion is a bit schizophrenic. On one hand, you have "Mad Men" beauties in retro full skirts, tight sweaters and kitten heels. On the other hand, you have "Mad Max" beasties in cargo pants, shaggy fur vests, animal prints ...


September fashion issues of BlackBook, V, show and tell stories of New Jersey daughters

3 September 2010, 5:09 pm

'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Danielle Staub's daughter Christine's first fashion spread; designer Rachel Roy got out of NJ to give birth.


'Fashioning Fashion' at LACMA's Resnick Exhibition Pavilion

3 September 2010, 2:06 pm

Queen Maria II of Portugal owned this black satin gown from 1845, which is detailed with gilt copper thread. ( Museum Associates / LACMA / November 4 , 2009 )


Fashion student designs edible clothes

3 September 2010, 12:22 pm

Emily Crane's research into growing edible materials has enabled her to bring a touch of haute cuisine to her haute couture.


Point | Counterpoint: Why Fashion Week Matters

3 September 2010, 11:55 am

From the outside, Fashion Week is a seven-day party for the city's most stylish. On the inside, however, it's an industry event plagued by scheduling woes and high production costs. Fashion Week - Fashion - Business - Arts and Entertainment - Arts