Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Summer, the season of travel, is upon us. Americans will criss-cross this vast land of ours, from sea to garbage-strewn sea, in search of god knows what. If they end up in any of these ten cities, however, they might care to avoid the sight of seeing the locals in their flannel finery. Travel + Leisure named America’s Worst Dressed Cities — find out who made the prestigious list after the jump!
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Whether you’re hanging around the boros this weekend or skipping off to the Hamptons, we’ve got you covered on the best of what’s around NYC this Memorial Day Weekend. From a spanking in the Blacklight Forest to a PicNYC on Governor’s Island, get out and go have fun.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Yuck, looks like the kind of day that’s going to rain all over a parading day of city cycling. The sky has turned to murk, and that means a mucked up outfit or a plastic poncho if you’re still planning on two-wheeling it to work. Bicycling has become so chic, what with its environmentally sound nature and efficiency for navigating the city, especially Brooklyn, but fresh rain gear for said cyclists has been a sad search. Which is why Yurika Nakazono and Marie Saeki did just what proper, frustrated New Yorkers should do. They created their own, well made and fit for a feminine body with a helmet: Terra New York.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Haus Alkire has dabbled in subtle psychedelics. The near-grayscale trip of mirrored shapes kaleidoscopes into light flowers over twisted classics. Julie Haus and Jason Alkire have been collaborating for over a decade, Haus running the design end with Alkire’s artwork and photography. The goal is melding fashion and art and they do so with haunting effects. Their flagship store thrives on Broome St. in SoHo, and they’ve just been granted the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation award for womenswear. See “Collection One,” handmade in New York City with laser cut lambskin, cashmere and the softest silks.
Edited by Nicole Vardo
Clearly it’s safe to say that supermodel Karlie Kloss is history in the making. And even though we’ve seen more of her in the nude recently, this January 2012 catalog shot with Guy Aroch’s lens for the Free People is a reminder that Miss Kloss is still the same girl next door that everyone loves. As Kloss being the NYC girl that she is shot roaming favorite parts of New York City with pretzels and denim, these final looks are to die for. Don’t you just love her?
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
After 12 years of styling in New York City, Sara Beltrán took her fashionable self to Jaipur, India where she now creates jewelry sourced from the beaches she visits around the world. Talk about living the dream! She casts shells in gold, finds exotic stones and diamonds, scours fossilized sharks’ teeth and makes Mexican friendship bracelets as well. She was just announced the winner of the Ecco Domani Accessories Award and was granted $25,000 to continue on making whimsical jewelry that speaks to the sea lovers within us all. She named her label Dezso (the Latin word for desire) most likely because this was her greatest desire, and now it’s one of ours, too. See her seafaring wares here.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Lords and Ladies. Dukes, Duchesses, Prince and Princesses. Your Royal Highness. I present to thee 10 shoes worthy of your regal names. Please take them on behalf of our countenance that worship designers and their wares. May you stand at least a foot taller each time you step. And to you, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, I thank thee for donning shoes so royally spectacular.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
I’m so tired of hearing about the Kardashian klan, I could just keel. But cute younger sis twins Kylie and Kendall Jenner are the prettiest, plastic surgery and diet pill-free (at least we think) siblings of the bunch. Lovecat Magazine thinks so too, as the publication recently interview Kendall for Issue 3. One thing we’ve learned from the Q&A? Jenner loves exclamation points, maybe a little too much.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Kate Lanphear was the toast of Burberry Soho Wednesday night. The formidable Style Director of Elle stood stunning, as bloggers and industry darlings mingled, champagned and hardly touched the bite sized English fare that circulated. Fish’n'chips? Burberry, please! How are we supposed to talk to anyone? Perhaps I’m slightly sour at not winning this Burberry bag in the Instagram contest, but I’m more jazzed that I got to chat with the fearsome Lanphear. First things first, I lusted over her ring. And then she let me in on her favorite “fierce ass bitch” jewelry designer.
Edited by Amanda Gabriele
In this edition of Red Carpet Report Card, Leighton Meester will be graded on her Jason Wu Spring 2012 look worn to celebrate Nan Goldin’s photography for Jimmy Choo’s ‘Icons Collection’ in New York City. See how she looked after the jump.
