Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Camilla Franks‘ label, Camilla is already beloved by Oprah! And Beyoncé! And Gwen Stefani, Lilly Allen, Fergie and Kim Catrall. This bid is hot. Based in Australia, she got her start designing costumes for her local theater. Women loved her caftans so much, she just went on making more of them. She’s a multitalented individual with quite the eye for vibrant prints. Enjoy the bright sights.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
2011 has been a banner year for the gays. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was finally repealed. Super old gays in New York finally got to marry. A tranny supermodel finally made it onto Oprah. Santana finally came out on Glee. So why not show your resident gay that it truly does get better with one of these delightfully faggy holiday gifts.
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.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Oprah may have hung up her television mic and camera-ready wig, but that doesn’t mean she’s given up the role of interviewer par excellence. Eschewing his sprawling Colorado ranch, legendary designer Ralph Lauren coaxed the big O out for a night at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tulley Hall to sit down and chat about…him to raise money for the Ralph Lauren Center for Cancer Care and Prevention and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Oprah Winfrey has given us so much: 25 years of television gold; a never-ending succession of gorgeous black lady wigs; Gayle King. And with her network, appropriately titled OWN, she’s giving us an inside peek into the creative process of some of today’s most prominent artists. In the following clips previewing Tom Ford‘s episode — premiering this Sunday on OWN at 8 p.m. — Ford gives a tour of his London studio, reminisces on the day he left Gucci and discusses his venture into film.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Well, now that the Spanx are out of the bag, the $812.5 billion shapewear industry is redefining how men and women dress — both literally and figuratively.Seriously, $812.5 BILLION! Apparently no one exercises anymore and everyone’s squeezing into and slapping on a pair of shapers before heading out for work, onto the red carpet, or off to the clurrrrb. With a 34% increase in volume forecasted for this year alone, Spanx is the new black.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Oh say can you see! Feeling patriotic, FashionIndie celebrates our Founding Fathers this Male Model Humpday with an homage to Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson featuring models who share their historic first names. I’m sure in their struggle for independence 235 years ago, they envisioned a land where Humpday was celebrated with half-naked men. God* bless America.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Music and fashion have always seemed to go hand in hand; one inspiring the other, one amplified by the other, one blatantly stealing from the other, etc. As rock and roll became a lifestyle and MTV invaded the airwaves, the line between music and fashion began to all but disappear. That is in large part thanks to these 10 performances, albums, songs, music videos — moments in pop history — that forever defined and redefined the relationship between music and fashion.
