Gwen Stefani has had one busy year, add her new job as the face of L’Oreal to her duties of rock star, fashion designer, and loving mom and wife, one could only wonder if this lifestyle would have an effect on her collection. In a few words, it didn’t, though there were some tweaks [...]

One never quite knows what to expect from Marios Schwab, creative director for Halston, and his second collection for the label definitely aimed to please. And succeeded. This season it seems he did a complete 180, creating looks that were more reminiscent of Halston past, and not so much the Marios vision of [...]

Francisco Costa, creative director for Calvin Klein, may have lost some fans in seasons past for those that were not too keen on minimalism. And by the looks of his Fall collection, he noticed, if only a little bit. Seasons past for Costa and the Klein collection have been all about line, fluidity, [...]

Hard to say where Ralph Lauren could possibly go “up” in his well established career as one of America’s most revered designers, but he still manages to do it time and time again. This year alone he has conquered his domain adding new flagships to Madison Avenue and Boulevard Saint-Germain, and he keeps growing. [...]

Ballet was clearly an inspiration behind this collection, and was so long before Black Swan made ballet inspired fashion the new It thing. Instead, the Ballets Russes exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London was so seductive, it was merely a matter of minutes before it reconfigured itself as a designer influence, [...]

If the celebrity crush was a little crushier and the furs on the runway a little fluffier at Michael Kors yesterday, there was a good reason. The designer is marking his 30th year in business. Yes, he started young—at 19, in fact. Tonight, he’ll celebrate in the tony confines of Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle, [...]

The American Plains were the inspiration behind design team Kate and Laura Mulleavy’s Fall collection for Rodarte. This runway clearly presented a sleek and minimalist approach that has veered from some of the more opulent ones. Silk gowns, prairie coats, and ponyskin and leather separates complete with geometric inserts all embodied the American [...]

There was a time when thoughts of design duo Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, who named their label after the combination of their mothers’ maiden names, was considered cool. “Cool” was the word frequently used to describe their collections, but this Fall they amped it up a bit. This line showcased the experience [...]

When you hear the name Oscar de la Renta you should instantly conjure up images of luxury and glam, as that is what Oscar is all about. And when it came to the Fall collection, fans and clients were not disappointed. Gorgeous and glamorous are the only words one can use to describe [...]

Despite the fact that Vera Wang has a longstanding and outstanding reputation in the bridal industry, when it comes to her personal collections, she takes the girly out of all of it. Black, structure, and unique textiles are tools Wang uses to bring confidence and femininity into today’s woman. But she does not think [...]