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Fashion and art, art and fashion – the two go hand and hand (and sometimes, as in the case of Proenza Schouler and John Divola, not amicably). The fall '13 runways, from New York to Paris, once again saw their fair share of art-world inspirations. From the...
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Fashion month has come and gone, and as Céline's Phoebe Philo recently told Vogue, "[The clothes are] in the hands of the fashion editors and stylists." Though she left out journalists, there's still much to discuss from our end. Irrespective of the trends (...
Milan Fashion Week closed on a sartorial high with the latest from Giorgio Armani. Titled “Garçonne,” the show exuded an irreverent, epicene coolness — a rare breed at the Milan collections. Without lapsing into period drama, Armani...
From left:Bottega Veneta’s apolaustic woman, so distinct in her laid back yet exacting aesthetic, will be stepping out in a predominantly sculptural silhouette this fall. Creative director Tomas Maier sought inspiration from couture in precisely...
From left:Versace. Yes. So nineties, so shameless, so Cher Horowitz (that would be a Clueless reference). Yet Donatella still had her on-trend moments here, thanks to an abundance of clinically bright patent leathers, as well as big ole fur coats (tiger...
Oft-overlooked Blumarine, the little Italian house that could, showed a markedly sophisticated collection today compared to its previous traipses through crocheting, zebra stripes and the kind of sun-kissed flashiness reserved for only the showiest (or...
Clomping away at her own precedent, Miuccia Prada once again defined what it means to be subversive, ahead-of-the-curve and downright didactic when it comes to fashion schooling. Her set today for fall '13 featured shadowy ceiling fans, projections of...
Karl Lagerfeld and Silvia Venturini Fendi’s color-splashed, artfully punk-y fall ’13 collection, shown today in Milan, registered somewhere between furry futurism and, well, senile battiness. It’s hard to quantify the Fendi process, for here is a...
Milan Fashion Week is off and running, marking the halfway point on the New York-Paris arc. While Gucci was yesterday's heavy hitter, here’s a smattering of the lesser-knowns di Milano:Frankie Morello presented an eccentric, slightly sinister...
It’s no secret that Milan isn’t an exactly a hotbed of emerging fashion talent. Once renowned as an international fashion capital second only to Paris, the city remains an Elysium of superbrands including Prada, Armani, Gucci, and Dolce & Gabbana....
