Edited by Amanda Gabriele
Whether straight or wavy; slick or tousled; loose, worn up or in a low pony, one thing is for certain: the center part is here in full force for Fall 2012. Bang-less models stormed the New York Fashion Week runways with hair framing the face evenly on either side, a super low-maintence look for the season. Check out our trend gallery after the jump.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
While music was celebrating its biggest night in Los Angeles, over on the other side of the pond, film was having a classy evening all its own. Meryl Streep racked up her second BAFTA win for The Iron Lady, but lost her stiletto on her way to the stage. The Artist, however, truly stole the show with a total of seven wins, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Jean Dujardin and Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius. With the Academy Awards basically around the corner, it’s a safe bet that The Artist and Dujardin are the picture and actor to beat – respectively – and with this win, Meryl might be well on her way to claiming her third Oscar statuette. Full list of the 2012 BAFTA winners after the jump.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Vogue cover girl Adele wore a simple Armani Privé gown to the 2012 Grammy Awards last night, but paired the frock with an armful of blingtastic trophies. The British songstress swept the competition, taking home all six awards for which she was nominated, including Album of the Year for 21 and Record of the Year for “Rolling in the Deep.” She is only the second female to win six Grammys in one night, the first — of course — being Beyoncé in 2010. Ms. Adkins also debuted the return of her voice after vocal surgery by belting out “in the Deep.” Though this was undeniably Adele’s night, the untimely passing of Whitney Houston cast a large shadow over the show with Jennifer Hudson bringing down the house in a stirring rendition of “I Will Always Love You”
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
We’ve had our rounds of snowfall this New York Fashion Week. Flurries have caught us on our guard on and off the runway. Our screens got fuzzy as we watched busy black and white patterns flurry past. Designers like Alexander Wang, Christian Siriano, Catherine Malandrino and others have already got the buzz, more are likely to follow suit.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Adele‘s rumored and long-awaited Vogue cover has finally arrived and the torch songstress is burning up the page.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
The workhorse behind the CFDA, C.E.O. Steven Kolb, lingers momentarily on Diane Von Furstenberg‘s runway post-show, making his way from backstage to the front of house. I overheard him tell another journalist, “I do all the work, Diane takes all the credit. It’s established and out in the open.” It’s quite alright with all parties involved; if he didn’t do the lion’s share of the CFDA workload, when would DVF possibly have time to create a collection and run her powerhouse? That said, on the 50th anniversary of the CFDA, there is much excitement abounds with the relocation of CFDA headquarters, so we got a little nosy.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Ah, that rich citrus scent wafts smokily through New York Fashion Week as many designers are using burnt orange as a carrying color throughout their collections. With varying tones of vibrance, this hue skews dark, often mixed with maroons and deep aqua greens á la Costello Tagliapietra and Band of Outsiders. In a thousand textures and a million ways, expect to see more orange burning to the ground in Fall 2012.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
Let it be know Catherine Malandrino is back and in full force. After not showing a spring 2012 collection, I wondered about the fate of the Parisian New Yorker. But it seems the brand is very alive and very well after seeing the Fall/Winter 2012 collection this morning. Fierce and mysterious, the Malandrino woman is a lady by day in cashmere and silk crepe. But by night, a seductive creature of the dark emerges, bound in leather and embellished tulle, wrapped in luxurious fox furs of electric hues. Spring woes undeniably aside, Malandrino may have shown her best collection yet.
