Edited by Lester Brathwaite
The Great Fashion Week Calendar War of 2011 (and early 2012) has finally come to an end…at least for now. And while the fashion industry as a whole is a winner, New York as an individual city is totes the loser.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
- Lindsay Lohan‘s sultry ads for German designer Philipp Plein have hit the interwebs, proving that despite being virtually unemployable and not knowing where her next prison sentence is coming from, girl can turn it out at the drop of a dime. Or at least a dime bag. [Accidental Sexiness]
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
It’s been quite a year for Gaby Basora. Her label Tucker just opened doors to its first shop on West Broadway and has been elected to the CFDA. Combine that with a gorgeous Spring 2012 – patterns with names like “Underwater Spring Storm” and “My Own Lovestory” give the collection a deeper story – and we’ve got a brand worth discovering.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
- Cotton used in Victoria’s Secret underthings is reportedly picked by abused African orphans — which goes to prove that sometimes secrets can be good and other times secrets can violate international human rights laws. [The Cut]
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
And here we go again. The ongoing, and as it seems now, neverending, battle over the fashion week calendar and the “second Thursday rule” just got even more complicated as Paris’ Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture has decided to pretty much pretend that nothing’s been happening and will keep its 2013 and 2014 show dates; a move that left CFDA president Diane von Furstenberg “speechless.”
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
‘Twas one hell of a year for fashion, 2011. Alexander McQueen triumphed this year thanks to a pair of well-documented dresses and a bona fide cultural phenomenon at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Christian Dior tried to rebound from a potential PR nightmare, to varying degrees of success. Diffusion lines easily out-shined their designer homes. An editrix reinvented herself amidst a sea of rumors without losing a beat. And underaged fashionistas grew up in front of our very eyes. Here are our picks for the 25 most memorable and stylish moments of 2011.
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Diane von Furstenberg and co. are standing their ground. Last week the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana accepted the Council of Fashion Designers of America‘s attempt at compromise — moving New York’s shows next September in exchange for Milan accepting the second Thursday rule — but only if the CFDA cut the last day of New York Fashion Week. Well, turns out that last day has some big names attached — Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein Collection, specifically – so the CFDA said “no dice” in a letter to the Camera on Tuesday.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Following a board meeting to discuss the CFDA‘s proposal to move New York Fashion Week next year in return for maintaining the second Thursday rule, Italy’s Camera Nazionale della Moda has agreed to the compromise — but not without some stipulations of their own.
