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Runway Rundown: Prabal Gurung
Notorious prankster Vitalii Sediuk streaked across the stage at the Prabal Gurung show this afternoon, but ultimately failed to steal the spotlight, which was firmly planted on the designer’s bold new...
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Runway Rundown: Alexander Wang
The phrase “urban warrior” gets bandied around quite a bit in the fashion world as many of the industry’s edgier brands tend toward a gritty, industrial look. But last night in Brooklyn’s Navy Yard,...
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Runway Rundown: Yigal Azrouël
It’s not every day that a designer’s collection makes one think “Ooh, cozy!” and “Ooh, austere!” simultaneously. But Yigal Azrouël achieved precisely that today, displaying a mélange of supersoft...
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Runway Rundown: Band of Outsiders
Illusion played a big part in creative director Scott Sternberg’s fall 2014 presentation for Band of Outsiders, which celebrated its 10th year in January. From faux toggles on a raincoat to...
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Runway Rundown: Opening Ceremony
Antwerp, Belgium: home of the diamond district, legendary painters, and decadent architecture—and now the inspiration for Opening Ceremony‘s fall collection. Creative directors Humberto Leon and Carol...
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Runway Rundown: Tracy Reese
If there was a Fashion Week contest for the most print-filled collection, Tracy Reese would take the cake. The New York designer sent a plethora of eye-catching patterns down the runway, from stripes...
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Runway Rundown: 3.1 Phillip Lim
Forget fall colors. Phillip Lim‘s new collection proves that bright pastels aren’t just for warmer months. The Chinese-American designer incorporated pops of pale pink, lavender and blue into an array...
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Runway Rundown: Donna Karan
No one does New York style quite like Donna Karan, who celebrated her 30th anniversary collection this week with a jaw-dropping runway show, highlighting her greatest hits and favorite pieces. This...
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Runway Rundown: MARC BY MARC JACOBS
Luella Bartley and Katie Hillier presented their debut collection as creative directors for MARC BY MARC JACOBS yesterday, and they’ve clearly succeeded in making a splash. The looks were...
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Runway Rundown: MARC JACOBS
One could scarcely recall a runway collection as ornate as Marc Jacob‘s spring 2014 show full of tassels, beadwork, brocade and appliqué. So we were delighted to see a full-on palette cleanser take the...
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Runway Rundown: Christopher Kane
As always, Christopher Kane turned out a strikingly innovative new collection at London Fashion Week. This season, the British wunderkind worked origami-style layering and tons of nylon into his...
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Runway Rundown: Burberry Prorsum
Inspired by a vacation in the English countryside, creative director Christopher Bailey sent flowing fabrics, watercolor florals and geometric blankets down the runway at his fall 2014 show for...
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Runway Rundown: Erdem
Of all the shows we’ve reviewed thus far, Erdem‘s might be the most classically fall, with its rich hues and luxe fabrics from velvet to jacquard. Femininity and attention to detail lay at the heart of...
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Runway Rundown: Fendi
We zeroed in on the shoes, handbags and accessories during Fendi‘s fall 2014 show, which combined ladylike charm and sporty edge. Pops of orange and multicolored furs give the collection an air of...
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Runway Rundown: Backstage at Prada
We caught the action backstage at Prada‘s art-deco-inspired show at Milan Fashion Week. Creative director Miuccia Prada cited the cutting-edge films of German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder as a...
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Runway Rundown: Marni
Every so often a designer throws caution to the wind and completely re-examines what it is that makes a dress a dress, and a jacket a jacket. This was one of those playful times for creative director...
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Runway Rundown: MSGM
If there’s such a thing as youthful clothing for grown-ups, then MSGM creative director Massimo Giorgetti has it down to a science. His fall 2014 collection, unveiled at Milan Fashion Week, introduced...
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Runway Rundown: Lanvin
Lanvin Creative Director Alber Elbaz took texture to the extreme yesterday, displaying a glamorous fall collection brimming with fringe, fur, ruffles and pleats. He showed a few curve-hugging pieces,...
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Runway Rundown: Chloé
Chloé creative director Clare Waight Keller heard the call of the wild for fall 2014. But keep in mind—what’s wild for Chloé isn’t necessarily nutty for your average girl. In fact, we’re betting...
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Runway Rundown: Haider Ackermann
The masculine trend is still going strong thanks to Colombian designer Haider Ackermann,* who always manages to make an oversized outfit look polished and chic. This season he struck a balance between...
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Runway Rundown: KENZO
We have a soft spot for Twin Peaks, as it’s set in our home state of Washington, so you can imagine our delight upon hearing that director David Lynch was the inspiration behind Humberto Leon and...
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Runway Rundown: Saint Laurent
Sparkly shifts, graphic fur coats and glittery go-go boots. The spirit of the 1960s muse rang through Hedi Slimane’s second fall show for Saint Laurent, and it proved just as contagious as the...
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House Call: Red Godfrey, V.P., Fashion Office
It’s time for another edition of “House Call,” an ongoing series in which we peek inside the abode of a Nordstrom employee. This time we’re heading to Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood for a tour of...
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New York Fashion Week: September 6
Check out highlights from Saturday’s shows, including sporty-meets-sexy styles at Alexander Wang, odes to Japan from Herve Leger and Tibi, and feminine simplicity from Jill Stuart and Rebecca Taylor....
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Paris Fashion Week: September 27
Highlights from yesterday’s shows, including art-meets-fashion at Junya Watanabe, the new It shoes from Acne and Jean Paul Gaultier’s ready-to-wear dénouement. There’s never a dull moment at a Junya...
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