Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Over the weekend, you may have werqed designer discounts for charity at the Housingworks Fashion For Action sale. We caught up with charity co-chairs Rachel Roy and Thom Browne at the launch event last week about their recent travels, the thrill of the thrift, and their will to give back. See what these design ingenues have to say on the matter.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
Resembling the classic ski goggle but with a much chicer edge, the Prada Illusion Sunglasses are the only shades you’ll need to protect your peepers from the winter wind and sun. Originally shown with the Fall 2011 collection, the sunglasses are now on being shown at the Prada Aoyama Epicenter on an army of mannequins. The display was exclusively designed by Anna Dello Russo on November 5th during Vogue Fashion’s Night Out. Click through for the gallery.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
For the first time in the history of the universe, every Vogue Editor-in-Chief on planet Earth has been captured in one unified picture. Emanating from the central force that is Anna Wintour, these sartorial powerhouses have come together in support of Japan for Tokyo‘s first Fashion’s Night Out post-earthquake.
Edited by McArthur Joseph
Palladium Boots put together a short entitled Tokyo Rising which focuses on the city rebuilding after the tragedy on 3/11. One of the people interviewed in this series his a person who hold the city close to his heart and one of our Indie faves: Pharrell Williams.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
The editrices-in-chief of Vogue worldwide — including US‘s Anna Wintour, Italia‘s Franca Sozzani, Paris‘ Carine Roitfeld Emmanuelle Alt and UK‘s Alexandra Shulman — will all attend Tokyo’s Fashion’s Night Out in November.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
In this edition of Street Chic Report Card, Lady Gaga will be graded on her Valentino Fall 2011 coat and Christian Louboutin platform pumps worn when she arrived to the Narita International Airport in Japan. See how she looked after the jump.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
10 celebrities from the worlds of music, fashion and film showcased their design talents to create 10 T-shirts for Uniqlo and Condé Nast Japan. The special T’s go on sale June 25th for $19.90 with proceeds going to benefit the Japanese Red Cross.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Yohji Yamamoto is a designer of the dark. Black permeates nearly everything he creates. In a documentary coming this Fall, we get a deeper glimpse into his psyche. In “This Is My Dream” we’ll learn what makes him tick, but more importantly, what makes him design. Was it the bomb in Tokyo? That he pays no mind to trends? Is it that “too good harmony is boring… conflict is charming”? In this film, we may understand the reasoning behind one of the world’s most unique perspectives. Watch the trailer.
