Summoned to a palatial Soho loft, guests admired previews from eight fabulous Japanese designers between sips of wine and nibbles of hors d’oevres. Aptform fuses Greek and Japanese aesthetics for a unique menswear collection, rich with layers of gray and black knit, intended wrinkled fabric and a male version of the ever-popular harem pants. Launched [...]

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Just a few weeks ago I wrote about the Sonia Rykiel for H&M launch party and finally got to see (and purchase!) the collection in-person yesterday. Although there wasn’t the usual crowd that is anticipated for these launches, I was quite relieved to be surrounded by major fans of the designer at the 51st and [...]

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Back Stage Beauty at William Rast with Charlotte Willer of Maybelline and Thomas Dunkin of Sebastian The look to accompany William Rast’s Fall 2010 collection was  beautiful clean skin with a pretty highlighted cheekbone, a full Bridgette Bardot inspired lash and the perfect nude pucker.  The hair was a new take on the oh-so-popular beach [...]

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[Image via fashion.elle.com] Clad in a Gorilla costume, Phillipe Blond uncorked the collection by creeping down the runway until, in step with the soundtrack, she shed the beast and stomped down the catwalk in a gold-studded mini dress. With that, the tone was set and extravagant creations flooded the runway, each look outdoing its forerunner [...]

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J. Sabatino‘s collection this season is nostalgic for the old ‘Frank Sinatra New York,’ remaking the magical thrift-style fashion inherent in the streets when Soho was still described as sketchy. His F/W 2010 line is a manifestation of the characters he admired on his first trips to New York City during his youth, saturated with [...]

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