Know what? Maybe Sex and the City 2 was onto something. Although a particular scene in the last part of the movie made us gag (don’t worry—we won’t spoil anything), the flick did have a meaningful message: Fashion is universal. And now, the London College of Fashion is showing just that with their Faith and Fashion program that combines the modesty of Muslim dress with a designer’s love for fashion.
Remember when we gave you a sneak peek of We The People NYC and brought you to the store opening back in May? Today we bring you back to the emerging designer boutique to check up on this little treasure.We joined owner Vera Ng, and shoppers last night on the Lower East Side and even had the chance to chat with featured designers Rachel Cohen of coh.N and Kara Laricks of Collar, Stand + Tie. Click play to meet them yourself.
We The People, 156 Stanton Street, New York, NY, 212-533-1091
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Versatile, sexy, and—get ready for it—lace-free since its 2007 inception, high-end lingerie lingerie line The Lake & Stars has confounded expectations and grabbed the attention
of major magazines for their unique take on boudoir fabrics and constructions. Helmed by New York based designers Maayan Zilberman and Nikki Dekker, the line has avoided the cutesy, often tacky troupes typical to most underwear collections and grown by leaps and bounds. To get a better handle on the daun
While designers are contemplating whether or not to feature plus-size models on the runway, Levi’s
Jeans has taken the next logical step—creating a series of ads featuring actual really real people, most of which live well below the poverty line. Three cheers for truth in advertising, right? Not so fast.
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Supermodels have had a longtime rep for being outrageously tall and stick-thin. Although the skinny silhouettes still dominate the fashion industry, we’ve come a long way since then with the rise of curvier supermodels like Christine Brinkley, Heidi Klum, and Karolina Kurkova (who by the way, remained in high demand despite the fact the Brazilian press claimed she had “too much back fat”). Shows like America’s Next Top Model Plus Size reality series also put the typical
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Whether you’re wearing it or just staring (don’t worry, we won’t tell), everyone loves a good suit. But a glimpse of the artistry behind suit tailoring is as rare as a cobalt-blue three-piece bespoke outfit from Savile Row. The soon-to-be-released documentary Men of the Cloth, however, gets behind the scenes (or seams) of this time-honored craft by following three Italian custom tailoring gurus at the peak of their powers.
Then we follow that up with the Spring/Summer runway shows so you can see what’s hot right now, provide you with extended style options, and looks to mimic.
So drop on by the MH Style section to see what we have in-store for you.
For the next few months, New York City’s Midtown will have a few new residents on its sidewalk– 32 to be exact. The Fashion Center’s Sidewalk Catwalk opened just yesterday featuring 32 mannequins decorated by some of city’s top fashion designers including Diane von Furstenberg, Betsey Johnson, Badgley Mischka, Thom Browne, Jason Wu, and many more. We took a trip to the heart of the Garment District to visit New York City’s latest public art exhibition, which extends from Herald Square to 42nd St
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If you’re anything like us, whenever you need more room in your already packed apartment, it means another humiliating trip to Buffalo Exchange or Beacon’s Closet only to find out that your spare threads are “unsellable” and all you’ve got in your hands is three drawers worth of landfill. Well, if you’re a New Yorker, fitting the hottest fall trends in your closet just got a lot easier. This September, NYC is finally going green by launching a massive te
Leon Verres' T-Shirt Campaign (Photo via The Huffington Post)
Ever since we watched Vogue’s behind-the-scenes operations in The September Issue, we developed this love-hate thing for Anna Wintour. And who else didn’t? While the woman is an editing goddess and Vogue magazine does rock, we like when successful people treat their employees better than
yesterday’s garbage. Just saying.
Once you get past the basics, shopping is all about indulgence. IBut where do you draw the line between sifting for a good deal, and being plain greedy? Are your unworn and never going to be worn Chanels at the same level as a stamp enthusiast’s collection? Well, yes and no. Take the Wall Street Journal’s recent piece on high-end consignment stores, for example. The California-based
store, Decadestwo, re-sells designer items
The Image Academy are launching a brand new comprehensive workshop “Dress for
Success” to help people polish their professional image and equip them with the necessary
skills to making a lasting positive impression and help their business image on a day-to-day
basis.
In the current economic climate anyone out there looking for a job is under double
pressure. There are less career opportunities available which makes the competition even
tougher. So no wonder that sometimes employers judge the candidate
Welcome to another edition of Flea Bites, where we take you into the best flea markets around New York City and the independent designers, sellers, and tastemakers who keep them running. Today, we introduce you to designer Sara Keiser who caught our eye at The Market NYC on Mulberry Street with her deconstructed collection of colorful accessories and dresses, Box 185. Inspired by her love of “lopsidedness” and animals, with a touch influence from her hometown in South Dakota, she gabbed her bran
Karlie Kloss Modeling Christian Dior Resort 2011 | Image via Flikr/yu chien 2000
No need to take a vacation to wear a piece from a designer resort collection. Gone are the days where the high-class jet setters and socialites hopping on a plane to St. Tropez are the only ones to sport the “cruise” collections, says The New York Times. The reality is, customers now want to shop and wear their clothes whenever and wherever they desire. According the article, a resort collection, also known as a “pre
After massive demand (or was it just common sense?)Yigal Azrouël is following in the footsteps of Zac Posen and Vivienne Westwood and launching a recession-proof bridge line. You’re trembling right now, aren’t you? For more, go below.
P&G Beauty Summit | Image via WWD
If you’re an emerging designer, you might want to add “Twittersphere,” “Facebooking”, and “trending topics” to “ruching”, “interfacing” and the other sewing terms of your everyday vocabulary. According to WWD, there are 126 million blogs on the Internet today and women, the prime target for designers, use a whopping 84% of all social-networking sites. It’s an unprecedented opportunity for fashion-industry hopefuls to engage with a worldwide community of customers
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