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Mary Alice Stephenson on Real Women, Her Favorite Young Designers and the State of American Style

Lester Brathwaite — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:17:18 +0000

LOOKBOOKS contributor Stacey Cunningham helms the regular feature, Kit & Kaboodle, taking a look at what makes stylists tick and keeps them sane. This week she profiled one of the busiest and most successful stylists in the industry, one Ms. Mary Alice Stephenson:

Mary Alice Stephenson wears a lot of hats! Her Facebook followers are in the five figures, she is a media go-to for her red carpet commentating and heart-filled fashion segments, a world renown stylist who has styled for icons such as Avedon, Hiro, Demarchelier, Lindbergh and Richardson as well as serving as a brand ambassador and spokesperson for many Fortune 500 brands. Oh, and we can’t forget to mention how cool it is that she and Barbie are talking fashion in her “dream” closet for BarbieWow.com next week, while still making time to be the national fashion ambassador for the Make a Wish Foundation. She gives her time and love for fashion to many charitable organizations all while being a single mom. She’s our new hero and we think soon to be yours, too!

As a fashion consultant, you get to do something different every day- which days are you favorite?

Every day is different and I love it that way! It’s such a mix — from red carpet commentating to consulting behind the scenes for Fortune 500 companies, to creative directing, to styling editorial shoots with top photographers. Each week it’s high fashion to mass fashion, it keeps me happy to be in both worlds! I can reach so many real women all over the world via social media, my followers love that they can get a look into the real world of fashion and learn how they can apply that glamour to their lives in a realistic way. One day I’m shooting for a European Vogue, doing a fashion segment for the Nate Berkus show or styling a supermodel for Estee Lauder and the next day I could be helping real women get their glam on in a mall in middle America!

Who are young designers that we should be looking to for the future of fashion?

I just had lunch with the talented designers of Cushnie et Ochs, I try to support as many up and coming designers as possible. I know how tough this business can be and how much support they need to make it. I love Flora and Alexa from Ohne Titel, Juan Carlos Obando, Joseph Altruzara, Christian Cota, Suno, Frank Tell…. There is so much talent out there right now. I try to shoot their clothes, or get them on the red carpet as well as talk about their clothes in the media to help get their point of view out to mass America. The American public needs to know there are more options than just the big brands that can afford to advertise. It’s still a struggle, for example, there were a wide range of luxury brands seen on the Golden Globe red carpet but where were Erdem, Prabal Gurung, Thakoon, Alexander Wang, Proenza Schouler? I was happy to see Givenchy, Nina Ricci and Jason Wu, though — so that is some progress!

For the rest of the interview, click on over to LOOKBOOKS.com!

Joseph Altuzarra Wins CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award

Lester Brathwaite — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:20:26 +0000

Pocket hottie Joseph Altuzarra of eponymous line Altuzarra beat out nine other designers to be named the grand prize winner of this year’s Council of Fashion Designers/Vogue Fashion Fund at Skyhigh Soho last night.

The Fashion Fund, created by the CFDA and Vogue to aid young and emerging designers, includes a mentorship program and a cash prize. Altuzarra took home $300,000 while runners-up Pamela Love of Pamela Love Jewelry and Shane Gabier and Chris Peters of Creatures of the Wind walked away with $100,000 each.

Those that went home empty-handed were Suno’s Erin Beatty and Max Osterweis; Carlos Campos; Antonio Azzuolo of A.A. Antonio Azzuolo; Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs of Cushnie et Ochs; Ohne Titel’s Alexa Adams and Flora Gill; Fenton/Fallon’s Dana Lorenz, and Soraya Silchenstedt of Finn Jewelry.

This year’s selection committee included Vogue’s editrix-in-chic Anna Wintour, CFDA prez Diane von Furstenberg and CEO Steven Kolb, Theory‘s Andrew Rosen, Coach‘s Reed Krakoff, J. Crew‘s Jenna Lyons, and past Fund winners — Proenza Schouler‘s Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez. [WWD]

RED CARPET REPORT CARD: Reese Witherspoon in Cushnie et Ochs

Amanda Gabriele — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:41:49 +0000

In this edition of Red Carpet Report Card, Reese Witherspoon will be graded on her Cushnie et Ochs Resort 2012 look worn to LACMA’s Art and Film Gala. See how she looked after the jump.

Reese will be rated on the below categories, five being the highest and 1 being the lowest.

What grade did Reese receive? Check out page two to find out.

Supermodels and Designers do Halloween with Prabal Gurung’s “sister”

Jessica Lapidos — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:39:30 +0000

See what happens when the superstars of fashion fashion themselves for Halloween. When you play dress up for a living, the result can be quite spectacular. Like, what was Lily Donaldson? Did Richard Chai go mental? Is Terry Richardson really under there? Look if you dare, don’t get spooked.

Cut That Out Now, this Trend is Exposing

Jessica Lapidos — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:29:51 +0000

Spring looks nipped and tucked, gaping for places for limbs. Cut out shoulders, rib cages, thighs, all sorts of body parts are left exposed as designers like Prabal Gurung and Graeme Armour are clipping away.

Fashion Wars: Lincoln Center v. Milk Studios

Lester Brathwaite — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:27:05 +0000

Ever since Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week moved from the tents at Bryant Park to the metaphorical tents at Lincoln Center, more and more designers have opted instead of external sites to hold their fashion shows. One of the most popular venues, Milk Studios, is now in direct competition with Lincoln Center for both sponsors and designers.

Milk is now represented by Creative Artists Agency and has brought on Lexus and American Express as sponsors in addition to original partner MAC Cosmetics. This partnership has also gone through some changes and beginning this Fashion Week MAC & Milk shows will be under the name of Made.

Lincoln Center on the other hand has IMG, Mercedes-Benz and Maybelline, as well as AmEx with MAC also providing make-up for many a MBFW show.

While Made focuses on emerging designers and does not charge to rent their space — MAC is the exclusive make-up provider leaving models and music on the bill — Lincoln Center caters to more high-profile designers, who in addition to paying for the venue also have to dig deep for models, hair, music and makeup. And these are just a few of the differences:

Number of Shows:

Made – 35

MBFW – 98 (81 on-site, 17 off)

Sponsors:

Made – MAC, American Express and Lexus

MBFW - DHL, Maybelline New York, American Express, TRESemmé, W Hotels Worldwide, Fiber One Bars, ideeli, Fiji Water, AriZona Beverages

Designers:

Made - Sophie Theallet, Cushnie Et Ochs, Peter Som, Erin by Erin Fetherston, Billy Reid, Simon Spurr, Ohne Titel, Jeremy Scott, Nahm

MBFW - BCBG Max Azria, Tommy Hilfiger, Nicole Miller, Cynthia Rowley, Derek Lam, Tracy Reese, L.A.M.B., Diane von Furstenberg, Betsey Johnson, Tory Burch, Badgley Mischka, Vera Wang, Diesel, Michael Kors, Nanette Lepore, J.Mendel, Milly by Michelle Smith, Anna Sui, Elie Tahari

With Fashion Week just around the corner and all those sponsorship dollars, designer reputations and AmEx black cards floating around, the stage is set for a good ole-fashioned walk-off between Milk Studios and Lincoln Center. [WWD]

RED CARPET REPORT CARD: Lake Bell in Cushnie et Ochs

Amanda Gabriele — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:47:27 +0000

In this edition of Red Carpet Report Card, Lake Bell will be graded on her Cushnie et Ochs Fall 2011 look worn to the L.A. screening of A Good Old Fashioned Orgy. See how she looked after the jump.

Photo: Styleite

Lake will be rated on the below categories, five being the highest and 1 being the lowest.

What grade did Lake receive? Check out page two to find out.

SLIDESHOW: CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Announces Top 10 Finalists

Jessica Lapidos — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:40:36 +0000

Anna Wintour and her flock of the fabulous have meticulously the selected 10 designers (and design duos) in the running for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Award. Last year, Billy Reid took the top prize of $300,000, a year of mentorship and a bronze trophy. The two runners-up Prabal Gurung and Eddie Borgo each took home $100,000 and a year of mentoring. This year, the judges are Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough of Proenza Schouler (who join the committee for the first time this year), Mark Holgate of Vogue, Jeffrey Kalinsky of Jeffrey and Nordstrom, Steven Kolb of the CFDA, Reed Krakoff of Coach, Jenna Lyons of J.Crew, Andrew Rosen of Theory, Diane von Furstenberg of the CFDA, and of course the Queen herself, Anna Wintour of Vogue.

See all the of nominees here:

A. A., Antonio Azzuolo

RED CARPET REPORT CARD: Anna Paquin in Cushnie et Ochs

Amanda Gabriele — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:44:55 +0000

In this edition of Red Carpet Report Card, Anna Paquin will be graded on her Cushnie et Ochs Fall 2011 dress and Brian Atwood pumps worn to the world premiere of Scream 4 at The Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. See how she looked after the jump.

Anna will be rated on the below categories, five being the highest and 1 being the lowest.

Fit: 5

Appropriateness: 5

Trendiness: 5

Styling: 4

Shoes: 5

Hair: 5

Makeup: 5

Pose: 4

Confidence: 5

I am head-over-heels for Anna in this look. The very talented and sexy actress looks extremely chic in the edgy ensemble. Okay, who is ready for True Blood to return?

BORDERLINE OBSESSION/FETISH: THE BEST OF THE BEST NYFW’S TOP 10.

Nicole Vardo — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:46:35 +0000

RODARTE

DONNA KARAN

RUFFIAN

CAROLINA HERRERA

MARC JACOBS

ALEXANDER WANG

DIANE VON FURSTENBERG

MICHAEL KORS

CUSHNIE ET OCHS

JASON WU

TRENDSPARK?: Greasy Hair

Kirby Marzec — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:32:04 +0000

I guess I didn’t get the memo, but according to the Fall 2010 runway shows, showering is so 2009. Designers like Alexander Wang, Acne, Pringle of Scotland, Jonathan Saunders and Cushnie et Ochs sent their models down the runways of Fall 2010 fashion week with greasy and grimy locks, but is the grease-ball trend anything an average, everyday fashionista could pull off? I’m not sure if the greasy hair trend is a sign of style or poor hygiene…

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RUNWAY: Cushnie et Ochs Fall 2010 Womenswear

Kirby Marzec — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:15:25 +0000

Fall 2010 was definitely time for Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs to get experimental. Cushnie et Ochs, only in its third season and notorious for simple frocks and body-con looks, leaned towards the sexier, more flattering side this season with a variety of sleek, criss-cross strap dresses and petal minis. But the experimentation went a little too far when a boxy, padded suit appeared on the runway. Luckily, such faults were overlooked by Cushnie et Ochs beautiful attention to detail. Oh, and from a makeup standpoint…red smoky eye…AMAZING.

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LOOKBOOK: Cushnie Et Ochs Spring 2010

Kirby Marzec — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:23:56 +0000

The minimalist designs of Cushnie Et Ochs’ Spring 2010 collection have finally hit the pages of the simple, gridded lookbook shot by Chadwick Tyler. Solid colors, avant garde bust lines and strategically placed cutouts can be expected this spring!

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RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Cushnie et Ochs Fall 2009

Marissa Moshell, Student — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:30:29 +0000

The Cushnie et Ochs Fall ’09 collection has hit the runway! Offering pants, dresses, sweaters and a ton more, the collection doesn’t cease to offer a number of pieces for a variety of interests. Exploring bold and sophisticated works in blacks and whites, as well as creations painted in dazzling golds and silvers, the collection never fails to show that true spark.

GALLERY: Cushnie et Ochs, Fall 09

Runway Rundown: Cushnie Et Ochs Spring 09

Marissa Moshell, Student — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:30:11 +0000

Strutting clean-cut silhouettes on the runway, models for Cushnie Et Ochs were able to revel in beauty of the label’s spring 09 collection. Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs have created the pieces for their newest collection with great precision. Envisioning a successful and confident woman, Carly and Michelle have amped up the sophistication for their newest ensembles. Sticking with a fairly basic color palette, designs from Cushnie Et Ochs are crafted to speak toward this sophisticated woman. Dresses, shirts, skirts, and pants outline the basic forms of the collections, all in a diverse range of style. The two designers weren’t afraid to add a splash of pink to some pieces, which gives the line a great sense of vibrant energy.