Yesterday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation that categorizes fashion models under the age of 18 as "child performers." This could have an impact on how designers hire models when fashion week rolls around again in February.
Paris Fashion Week is the grand finale of the Spring 2014 collections, but what the front row attendees are wearing is often a more accurate trend forecast than what's going down the runway. For example, Anna Dello Russo wore mouse ears, so you'll probably look like an asshole if you trot out your cat ears in public…
Houndstooth, gold chains, kicky skirts, dolman sleeves, strong shoulders: The spring 2014 collection for Balmain is decidedly '80s.
The spring 2014 Christian Dior collection — shown today as part of Paris Fashion Week — has a little bit of an organic feel. But not organic like hemp/burlap/undyed cotton. Organic like vines, flowers, snakes and sinew.
Miuccia Prada's spring 2014 line, shown in Milan as part of Milan Fashion week, has a fairly overt feminist message. Several of the looks featured bras worn as outerwear, a subversive and confident take on traditional femininity. The collection also featured knitted prints of women's faces, athletic socks, and a…
London Fashion Week is known for sending some of the edgier and more daring looks down the runway, which actually just means that it's the place to go if you wanna see some weird-ass shit. Here, we collected the entire week's worth of stuff that maybe only Björk would wear.
London Fashion Week is over. Now it's Milan Fashion Week. IT NEVER ENDS. Today, the spring/summer 2014 collection went down the runway and, um, I hated it? It's slouchy and dark and sheer in weird places. There's one hot orange number that's fun, but the rest seems so misshapen negligee from the Salvation Army bargain …
Now that New York Fashion Week is over, we've crunched the numbers. Of the 142 shows out of the 184 that showed at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2014*, there were 4637 looks. Of those close to 5,000 looks, around 80 percent were modeled by white women. (80 percent. That's a number that, if you look at…
As part of the Jezebel effort to cover New York Fashion Week, I've spent quite a bit of time staring at beautifully-styled super-thin women gliding down the runway in impossibly gorgeous dresses and flawless makeup. But last night when I was undressing for bed, I got a glimpse of my flabby body and blotchy face and I…
Amidst designers dropping their latest collections at New York's Fashion Week, there was one show where women dropped the gauze and showed off their new faces and bodies. No, they didn't do anything cool like put an alligator's head on an octogenarian's body, it was just your average nose job and tummy tuck. Yawn.
Calvin Klein moves (slightly) away from minimalism with splashes of color, swinging fringe, and every texture under the sun. (Including, yes, burlap.)
Designer Jeremy Scott's work is almost always referential to some kind of pop cultural touchstone; he's channeled The Simpsons, The Flintstones, skater art, and My Pet Monster. For Spring 2014 (shown yesterday as part of New York Fashion Week) it looks like he took his inspiration from the decor inside Pee-wee's…
Sheer lace, see-through dresses, fur accents, crisp shorts, swingy skirts, lots of pockets and a little bit of reptile skin. Just a sampling of what the spring 2014 collection from J. Mendel was all about.
Designers Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig of Marchesa presented a beautifully flowy, romantic Spring/Summer 2014 last night. Let's wear these ridiculously beautiful gowns and go dance with some Disney princes.
Bohemian sparkle princess Anna Sui brings her usual love for color and lush, intricate fabrics to her Spring 2014 collection.
Do you think one of Betsey Johnson's frazzled assistants is yelling "BE MORE QUIRKY!!!" at the models before they walk onto the runway? I bet this show is either super fun or extra tiring because you have to pretend like you're having so!! much!! fun!!!!
The spring 2014 collection from Michael Kors is all over the place. Muted grays? Leather tops? Tropical print swimsuits? FUR STOLES? Some of it is hideous — the man's white belted leisure suit — and some of it is cute — the cheerful green high-waisted bikini with little white daisy appliqués. But there's something…
One trend that popped up in nearly every collection for Spring 2014? Sheer fabrics. That's great and all, but it's like Nips Ahoy! out there. Isn't fashion supposed to be about clothes? Why does everyone look naked?
Fabric alchemists Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler presented their spring 2014 collection today as part of New York Fashion Week, showcasing their sorcery well. On the runway appeared a sea of sheer crepe pants, shimmery Lurex knit evening dresses, silvery pleated skirts, metallic crop tops,…
Maison Martin Margiela—which is mostly known for its darker, goth-leaning aesthetic—softened things up with its RTW collection, MM6, adding vivid pink, turquoise, and orange to its typically muted color palette.
It's easy to overuse words like "elegant" and "sophisticated," but with Oscar de la Renta's spring 2014 collection — shown yesterday in New York — what else can you say? These are refined looks, for refined ladies going to special places. No wonder Jackie Kennedy loved de la Renta.
I love a lot of this, and it also reminds me of what I thought New York people dressed like when I was growing up. So, what a girl in Oakland thought the NYC fashion world/hostess at a hip restaurant was all about in the late 80s-early 90s. If that makes sense.
Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring 2014 collection is something that Harley Quinn might wear in her downtime? You know, just wearing silky PJs, eating snacks, being evil.
The spring 2014 collection from Jenny Packham is so pretty, so flowy, so romantic, it's almost heartbreaking. Are you wandering a moor in search of love? Saying a tearful goodbye in front of a steam engine at a train station? A tender-aged overnight success on the red carpet at your very first Oscars? There's…
Badgley Mischka has always been known for its awards season-friendly glamour, with plenty of intricate beadwork and ultra-feminine appeal. For spring 2014, the designs were a little heavy on the frills and weirdly, the formalwear line included crop tops.
Iced tea and sandwiches at the country club? Sunset cocktails on the yacht? Shopping for a new Rolls with Daddy? Tory Burch has got you covered. Grassy greens, shimmery silvers, spotless whites and flirty florals — that's what this spring 2014 collection is all about.
I mean it literally when I say for the demon in you — this collection, presented in New York City as part of New York Fashion week, is perfect for the woman-about-town who's possessed by a terrifying spirit from from a 19th century mental institution.
Sleek, shiny dresses and big, sexy hair were key at Reem Acra's Spring 2014 collection (shown last night during New York Fashion Week).
Lauren Hutton... is that you? I hope that briefcase is filled with bikinis, because I want to head to the Golden Door with you, girl.
There are some interesting ideas and pretty gowns in the spring 2014 Pamella Roland collection (shown today at New York Fashion Week), but for some reason the clothes come off as just a little… joyless. Honeycomb net/knit and mirror details should be fun, so why do these seem like the garments of the chick who comes…
