The other evening I attended an event which honored Mark Badgley and James Mischka who have been named by Vogue as among the “Top 10 American Designers.” This famous design team have made their mark over the past two decades with their glamorous, stylish and wearable evening wear and accessories… Their timeless designs have been worn…
Think Cary Grant, Fred Astaire and Frank Sinatra! The other evening I was treated to the styles of these men which are designed by Paul Stuart and their Phineas Cole line as well. For over 75 years Paul Stuart has been out-fitting many leading men from the diverse fields of politics to big business, from…
The other evening I attended a very informative event which highlighted Fashion in the Digital Age. It was Diane von Furstenberg who said, “Ignoring the internet and social media is madness.” So keeping in line with that thought, there were 5 guests on the panel who engaged in an inspiring conversation on how the rise…
Last night, I had the good fortune to listen to Fern Mallis being interviewed about her life in the fashion world. Ms. Mallis has been hailed as the award-winning creator of New York’s Fashion Week and The Godmother of Fashion. As the creator and the host of the premiere conversation series Fashion Icons with…
The other evening I attended a very interesting and educational event which featured the renowned hat designer, extraordinaire, Patricia Underwood. Ms. Underwood did presentation from her new book entitled Patricia Underwood-The Way You Wear Your Hat. This wonderful book was written by Jeffrey Banks who is an internationally recognized fashion designer and who is also…
The other evening I attended #Nextpertstylextech which is the brainchild of Katlean de Monchy who is a frequent technology and fashion consultant on CNN. Katlean sees and reports on how the use of technology is changing how fashion and beauty is being created and therefore used. That It’s this “combined” tech and beauty/fashion disruption that…
As a blogger this week has been amazing. Aside from BlogHer 2015 and Blogger Bash I attended Getting Gorgeous 2015 with Galderma at the Metropolitan Pavilion which is located at 125 West 18th Street. The room was packed full of bloggers who came to see a lot of interesting brands in addition to some other…
The other evening at The National Arts Club I had a wonderful time attending a FashionSpeak Friday event on Rowing Blazers. Author Jack Carlson (as shown below) is the world’s foremost expert on the history, design and traditions behind the rowing blazer whether it be striped, trimmed or badged as was shared in his very…
Last night I attended Shehnaai Couture’s 10th Anniversary Fashion Show. The fashion show was held at Pranna, 79 Madison Avenue at 28th Street and over 400 people attended. Shehnaai Couture is the only New York City fashion show that showcases a couture line from some of India’s top designers. The collection in the show represented…
This evening I was witness to some of the most amazing textile fabric that I have ever seen. I attended Fashion Friday at The National Arts Club http://www.thenationalartsclub.org and the talk was named HOSOO-More than Textile. HOSOO is a Kyoto-based textile company which was founded in 1688 and which specializes in fabrics for high-end interior design…