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February 8, 2013The first day of Fashion Week kicked off with major attitude, and not from the fashionista wannabes trying to sneak into front-row-seating, but from collections that included chains, leather, anti-girly models in caps.
Gilded Age, known for their cool denim and sportswear, hosted a rumble, of sort ... More >>
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January 31, 2013The fashion industry is nothing if not intense. Thousands of designers churn out new collections each season, while a host of glossy-magazine editors and industrious bloggers traipse from show to show, awarding their seals of approval to the worthy.
A lot of cutthroat stuff goes down in the proces ... More >>
Voice Choices
September 12, 2012The latest up-and-coming designers hit Williamsburg
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August 29, 2012Starting September 6, Fashion Week will bring an explosion of couture and hauteur to Lincoln Center and other venues, and it's best that you know what to do about it or you could get sucked into a giant Dust Buster and shot into the trash with all the other discarded sequins.
Here are the rules:
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August 29, 2012Voice Choices
August 29, 2012Tavi rolls out her first book
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August 9, 2012Raging is fine for boxing matches, but not for friendships.
I've always been amazed when a friend explodes in fury at something I've allegedly done, their screaming and sputtering never leading to any intelligent discussion or healthy conclusion.
Once, a friend sent a long, capital-letters letter ... More >>
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April 25, 2012View the cherry blossoms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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March 28, 2012The latest looks by local designers
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February 13, 2012Fashion Week has been such an incredible whirlwind for me!
I went to one whole show! (Charlotte Ronson, which was fabulous.)
But the 40 minutes before the show was enough to fill a lifetime of fashionable scrapbooks.
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February 10, 2012While her husband hawks underwear -- as well he should -- Victoria Beckham has become a rising star in the high-end fashion world.
She's bringing her stuff back to New York's own Fashion Week in a matter of days, and she's also dressing various stars for the real Fashion Week, i.e., the imminent Os ... More >>
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January 11, 2012Glam rock and rockabilly collide
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September 12, 2011Araceli CruzThe usual suspects Runway shows are a funny thing. From the time the first model hits the catwalk until the last, the show takes approximately 12 minutes. But for about 45 minutes, pre-showtime, the waiting room consists of people-watching, more specifically celeb-watching. The de ... More >>
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September 7, 2011Where the wild things are
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February 18, 2011style.comL.A.M.B.If there were a venn diagram of the final three shows we saw for Fashion Week, the central overlap would simply read "these are clothes" - because beyond the very basic scale of function, these designers had absolutely nothing in common in terms of aesthetic, quality, or succ ... More >>
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February 9, 2011Meteorologist Ron Trotta and Schmitty the Weather DogIt's a cliché to refer to the Christopher Guest mockumentary when talking about dog shows and dog lovers, but there was a point Monday morning after Meteorologist Ron Trotta put miniature sunglasses on Schmitty, his weather-predicting York ... More >>
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October 15, 2010The Runway Rundown
1. With only five contestants left, and a limp challenge receding into the distance (Andy's winning Lululemon knockoff was immediately co-opted without pay by Heidi Klum for Grey and Listless Athletic Wear), this week's Project Runway challenge is a welcome return to two s ... More >>
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September 11, 2010David WentworthCushnie et Ochs
Attending the spring collections is always like a good, stern reminder not to go overboard on the holiday cookies. It's virtually impossible not to see a collection without some bare stomachs or bare breasts or bare backsides, and we got to see all three at Vena ... More >>
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June 22, 2010Voice Choices
June 15, 2010Voice Choices
April 27, 2010Tea ceremonies, anime, DJs, and—oh, yeah—some trees
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April 16, 2010And then there were four.
And then there was Fashion Week.
And then there was indisputably no justice in this cold, dark, malicious universe.
Also, there were gloves.
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April 9, 2010And so it has come to this. After a season of sequins and spangles and bitchery--oh my!--the last challenge before Project Runway's Bryant Park finale has to be epic, a worthy encapsulation of these ragtag dreamers' weary journey to the white tents and glory beyond. It must be in deference t ... More >>
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February 17, 2010
So Sebastian Bach saved Axl Rose from being attacked by a maniac with a blade the other night at the Gramercy Hotel's Rose Bar. "Nobody is getting anywhere near my man Axl Rose with a knife," said the one-time Skid Row frontman, and from his position atop a banquet, he summoned security to cast wh ... More >>
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February 12, 2010Going once... going twice... sold!Discussed: Duckie Brown, Native Son, Cynthia Steffe, Michael Angel
It's now day two of Fashion Week mayhem and we've already experienced major hearing loss thanks to last night's Patti Smith's set at the LNA after party, and almost passed out at the slew of ... More >>
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February 12, 2010
In the week a chipped tooth kept Lil Wayne out of jail and a secretive, proprietary Billboard chart made a success out of his new, abysmal Rebirth, we pulled our Paul Wall grills out of the closet, just in case. You never know when your hood pass might get pulled, you know?
Care for a Sightings p ... More >>
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February 11, 2010And Fashion Week is off to a helluva disturbing start.
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January 25, 2010So guys, we got it wrong--the tiny genocide of a fur coat Amber Rose sported at fashion week in Paris? It was not mink or chinchilla, as we guessed. It was lynx. You know: these guys. For this honor, PETA dubbed Rose Kanye's "sleazy sidekick," quoted "All Falls Down" ("The prettiest people do ... More >>
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October 23, 2009This week is the Voice's Best of NYC issue, our annual opportunity to bestow awards like Best Blow Job and Best Literally Underground Cabaret Show on our favorite things about the city. In turn, we asked a few of our favorite New Yorkers to name a few of their favorite local things.
He's the fi ... More >>
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September 16, 2009
The Ronson collection. Photo by David Wentworth.
Seven months ago, designer Charlotte Ronson delivered a mediocre (at best) Fall collection at Bryant Park, as her DJing twin sister Samantha reined above in the sound booth while her girlfriend, tabloid princess Lyndsay Lohan, had a seat in ... More >>
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September 12, 2009
Voice Editors Stacey Anderson, Angela Ashman, Eudie Pak, and Araceli Cruz combed the streets for Fashion's Night Out from Fifth Avenue to Soho, in search of good deals and free drinks. Araceli and Stacey wrap-up the evening in their usual gChat banter:
AC: How many glasses of champagne did ... More >>
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February 13, 2009
Helena Christensen and Rachel Roy on team Whitney
It's Fashion Week, that antiquated remnant of more prosperous New York times, here to defy the recession once more. Last night, Rachel Roy's sedate Fall 2009 show began the festivities at the IAC Building with class and sophistication. Voice editor ... More >>
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September 30, 2008Columns
September 17, 2008The catwalks, the clothes, the chit-chat: "Which of the Palin men do you think is cutest?"
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June 6, 2008Blogs
February 11, 2008NYC Life
January 29, 2008Taking the political pulse in the corridors of fashion.
NYC Life
September 25, 2007Eat This, Skinny Bitches!
Blogs
September 12, 2007NYC Life
August 21, 2007What will your little pup be wearing this fall?
NYC Life
February 7, 2006True tales of not wasting away in the tents
NYC Life
October 11, 2005Is Jessica Simpson slowly taking over your world?
NYC Life
September 20, 2005A Soho gallery turns fashion studio, for one week
NYC Life
September 13, 2005(And not one supermodel DJ in attendance . . .)
NYC Life
September 6, 2005NYC Life
September 24, 2002The Drudgery and Dreams of Fashion Week
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September 24, 2002News
February 19, 2002The Fall 2002 Fashion Shows
Columns
February 20, 2001News
September 21, 1999In Search of the Fashion Don't
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