Edited by Lester Brathwaite
The inaugural London Collections: Men schedule has been set and it’s going to be a gentlemanly affair with Prince Charles, Tom Ford, Tommy Hilfiger and a bevy of bespoked bros participating.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
To quote a famous poet, “I got the Rolly on my arm and I’m pourin’ Chandon/ And I roll the best weed ’cause I got it goin’ on.” Yes, we can all have it going on this April 20th, just the way his High Holy Snoopness intended it. 420 is like stoner Christmas — the holidaze to end all holidaze. You’re likely to see these mavericks of marijuana — these Wizards of Weedly Place, these potentates of pot intake — wandering the streets and haunting 7-11′s the world over, as out of touch as their wardrobes. Granted, the garden variety stoner is not what one would call a fashionista, but if they can they lift their dreadlocked heads from the sweet, sweet lips of their bong to take a look in the mirror, they can avoid these few style missteps and look as fly as they feel.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
With New York Fashion Week over and done, we get to see what designers latched onto which wavelengths, sending down similar looks for us to love. Whether it’s an outlined slimming technique, laser technology treated leather, or the red wine that everyone in fashion’s been drinking, there are some trends that have permeated the runways. We’ve gathered 10 trends that have turned our heads from the indie runways up to the big guys’ catwalks. See what you may be wearing in 6 months time, or sooner.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Last season, Thom Browne dropped our jaws with the longest proportions, elongating the limbs and our whims to wear a shirtdress that just doesn’t graze the ground if you’re a 6’1″ woman. This season, he proves a different point, the point of accentuating the natural curves of the body with angular shapes. He brings the waist in with diamond seams, and the shoulders, breasts, hips and knees outward with structured cloth pyramids. He also ponders death and rebirth as models rose out of 10 coffins laying before the audience at the New York Public Library. Was it premonitions of the front-row death of Zelda Kaplan? Likely not, but the collection was drop dead inspiring.
Edited by Lester Brathwaite
Eleanor Lambert founded the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 1962 and since then the organization has had some 600 members. This Friday, the Museum at FIT opens its latest exhibition, Impact: 50 Years of the CFDA, featuring 70 iconic looks that trace the development of American style over the last half century.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
Fashion is a trip. But some fashion is trippier than others. It’s those distinct looks in a collection that make your eyes pop a little wider as they expand your consciousness to accept grander philosophies of the universe. This season was rife with designers experimenting with wild menswear, and we’re glad to see the rougher sex getting freaky with the Avant Garde.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
I feel new talent rising. With proportions that reform the body, Munsoo Kwon‘s menswear has a sense of humor with strict attention to detail. These are basics that will change the look of an entire outfit without overpowering. He has apprenticed under Helmut Lang, Robert Geller and Thom Browne, and his philosophy aligns. Now after 5 seasons of designing for Andrew Buckler, Munsoo Kwon is stepping into the light. His Fall 2012 collection is upon us already, getting a jump on the season. See his film and lookbook here.
Edited by Jessica Lapidos
A new year and a new you means a new way to shop online. Up until now, your interwebbed shopping strategy has comprised a thousand tabs and entirely too many (or too few) untouched shopping carts. So while you’re off living your life, forgetting about that floor length Thom Browne shirt dress you were drooling over last week went on a surprise sale, and now it’s gone. In fact, can’t remember where you found it. Major sadface. That’s why you have to Have to Have, the site that is your universal social shopping cart. And it emails you when your selects go on sale. Now that’s money.
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 Lester Brathwaite
Thursday, November 17, 2011 — Last night, we dolled up for the Gay Men’s Health Crisis annual Fashion Forward charity event at the Metropolitan Pavilion with hosts Tracee Ellis Ross and Brad Goreski. Guests included CFDA Fashion Fund winner Joseph Altuzarra, silver foxes Mike Ruiz and Thom Browne, models Andrej Pejic and Jenny Shimizu and blogger/gal about town Bryanboy. Then we sturtted on over to Milk Studios for their biannual group show of artists, Milk Gallery Underground, featuring work by over 70 artists from around the world including model Marcel Castenmiller. Fresh from walking the runway at Fashion Forward, superhunk Rob Evans also stopped by Milk for some art appreciation. Photos after the jump!
