Ask a group of fashionistas for a definition of “Haute Couture” and you will get a different answer from each of them. Fashion historians will give you a rundown of the great names and likely explain that the designation is only used by designers recognized by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. Others might …
Summer is officially upon us and, with it, the most social of the seasons: the Polo! Anyone who has navigated these sometimes treacherous social waters can tell you that the first order of business is wearing shoes that won’t sink into the grass. After all, you can’t stomp the divots between chukkers in stiletto anything. …
While normally I focus on helping my readers look stylish from nine to five, the stuff of fashion dreams is normally worn between five and nine. Evening is the bread-and-butter of fashion. Art Directors and stylists love to shoot dream editorials. Fashion readers gobble up aspirational inspiration from the same. Take a peek at any …
Just as I was slipping into a shorts and flip flops induced fashion coma here in Los Angeles, the Paris Couture season kicked off. It was just in the nick of time as I was beginning to believe what local “designers” were telling me about “winter” tank tops… At any rate, dear reader, you know …
During this past New York Fashion Week, my editor sent me to cover a show for her that promised to be the perfect uber chic finale to my grueling schedule. Although the clothes on the runway were impeccable, the assembled so-called “fashion crowd” looked like they had all dressed without benefit of a mirror – …
