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I've never bought into all the "Anna is Evil" talk that's pretty much followed Anna her entire career.
What's wrong with drive, decisiveness, and a strong opinion? Nothing if you ask me.
For all the confusion, various levels of organization, and free cocktails, lasts year’s Fashion’s Night Out was, by any measure, a success—particularly considering it was the first year of questionable purpose an event involving dozens upon dozens of stores, hundreds of brands, and thousands of attendees spread
hither and yon across New York City. Personally, we dug it. Now, this of September 10th it’s back for more. Brace yourself!
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.
In an exclusive interview with WWD, Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci kept things, well… exclusive. Starting next month, Givenchy is dropping the runway in favor of an appointment-only preview for their fall couture collection. The ten elaborate evening wear looks will be shown in an 18th-Century
townhouse on the Place Vendôme (in Paris) to top editors and Givenchy’s (royal) clients… and that’s it.
Designers; the countless hours of sketching, sewing, and restless nights, are only the beginning of the long road ahead. In order to survive in the ruthless fashion industry, your next, and perhaps
most difficult, challenge is getting your name out there. Not fun, right? But no worries. Though they may not have taught you how to tame the publicity beast in design school, we came across this
ever-so-helpful article from the Fashion Incubator offering advice on how to
“Hilary should wear Versace–a dress, not trousers. She doesn’t need to wear trousers to show she’s strong.”Which is quite similar to Anna's thoughts on the matter:
"The notion that a contemporary woman must look mannish in order to be taken seriously as a seeker of power is frankly
I've never bought into all the "Anna is Evil" talk that's pretty much followed Anna her entire career.
What's wrong with drive, decisiveness, and a strong opinion? Nothing if you ask me.
For all the confusion, various levels of organization, and free cocktails, lasts year’s Fashion’s Night Out was, by any measure, a success—particularly considering it was the first year of questionable purpose an event involving dozens upon dozens of stores, hundreds of brands, and thousands of attendees spread
hither and yon across New York City. Personally, we dug it. Now, this of September 10th it’s back for more. Brace yourself!
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.
In an exclusive interview with WWD, Givenchy designer Riccardo Tisci kept things, well… exclusive. Starting next month, Givenchy is dropping the runway in favor of an appointment-only preview for their fall couture collection. The ten elaborate evening wear looks will be shown in an 18th-Century
townhouse on the Place Vendôme (in Paris) to top editors and Givenchy’s (royal) clients… and that’s it.
Designers; the countless hours of sketching, sewing, and restless nights, are only the beginning of the long road ahead. In order to survive in the ruthless fashion industry, your next, and perhaps
most difficult, challenge is getting your name out there. Not fun, right? But no worries. Though they may not have taught you how to tame the publicity beast in design school, we came across this
ever-so-helpful article from the Fashion Incubator offering advice on how to
“Hilary should wear Versace–a dress, not trousers. She doesn’t need to wear trousers to show she’s strong.”Which is quite similar to Anna's thoughts on the matter:
"The notion that a contemporary woman must look mannish in order to be taken seriously as a seeker of power is frankly
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