Chanel Presents The Abominable Snow-Manzie
Each season, Karl Lagerfeld does an amazing collection for Chanel that editors wait for with baited breath as the grand finale of Paris Fashion Week. Once again, he delivered the goods and the spectacle. For the last few seasons, he’s been throwing some men’s looks into the show as eye candy. Speaking of eye candy, [...]
NEWS FLASH: Lindsay Lohan Nowhere To Be Seen At Ungaro Show
Oy, poor Lindsay Lohan. I was pleased that they were giving her a second chance at Emanuel Ungaro. That was reported a while back anyway. I just read in Women’s Wear Daily that Lindsay was nowhere to be found this morning at the fashion show. The dish I got from my sources was that Mounir [...]
Mary Alice Stephenson: From The Red Carpet To Her Closet
I want to be Mary Alice Stephenson when I come back to Earth in my next life. Tall, blond, female, smart, beautiful, industrious, glamorous…need I say more? Either I want to be just like her or a French poodle in a Jewish household on Long Island. Both lives are charmed. I met Mary Alice at [...]
Paris: Things That Make You Go Hmmmm…
Hello my fearless flock of fashion following friends. What I love about World Fashion Week is that we get to see so many beautiful collections from all over the world such as New York, Milan, and Paris. Sure we also see lots of nonsense from other ports of call such as Madrid Fashion Week, Australia, [...]
Style Tip: Bedazzle Your Hoo-Ha
There’s new trend that is all the rage…well…maybe not the rage…but important enough for Jennifer Love Hewitt and some random blogger, Bryce Gruber, The Luxury Spot to do…are you ready? Bedazzle Your Boobs and Crystallize Your Cooch. Yes, we have evolved from the Brazilian to the Marilyn Monroe, ‘Cause Diamonds…Are A Girl’s Best Friend. Anyhoo, [...]
Williamsburg + Madrid = Nonsense
There are some things we should not stand for, and horrible fashion is one of them. Celebrity designers is another thing, but let’s stick with today’s program, which is horrible fashion shown in irrelevant cities that host Fashion Weeks. Let me start with Williamsburg Fashion Weekend. At least Brooklyn knows they could never sustain a [...]
To Tent Or Not To Tent: That Is The Question
On the eve of the Bryant Park tents being dismantled for the last time, thousands of fashionistas and people came to the park for So Long Bryant Park, the official goodbye party, complete with sobbing uncontrollably and drinking…and not in that order. From what I know, getting that party together was like pulling teeth from [...]
Fashion Is…A Poem by Abe Gurko
As we close another season of New York Fashion Week, I thought it most fitting to drag my poem “Fashion Is” out of the mothballs, which was written in 1986 and feels as current as a review from one of the many fashion blogs out there. My point is that nothing really changes. Good taste [...]
Manzie Sighting At Stephen Burrows
Stephen Burrows’ collection was great. She showed this beautiful signature column gown that brought me back to 1977, when I first arrived on the scene. Stephen was my first introduction into the scene. My roommate Sal De Falco and he were dating, and I was immediately whooped up into the firestorm that was Stephen [...]
ATTENTION: K-MART SHOPPERS
Madonna is finally jumping into the fashion business?!? I knew that she was hankering to become a schmatta peddler for years but was waiting for the right time and the right deal. And I guess this is it. There is no time like the present and there’s no place like Macy’s…though I wish she [...]
New York Manzie Report
“It’s good to be the king.” So said Mel Brooks in History of the World, Part 1. The reason I bring this up is because the men’s collections for Fall ‘10, between Milan and Paris and now in New York City, are really great…and very butch. So, my quote for this season is, “It’s not [...]
The Art of Front Row
The other day I wrote a piece about the lack of factual information being bandied about regarding the fees that celebrities are charging to attend the New York fashion shows. Fashionista.com did a really sloppy report on these supposed costs and random facts about talent. I just read Cathy Horyn’s column in The New York [...]
Costello Tagliapietra: Draping For Days
No, I am not becoming yet another fashion website sticking in my two cents on every collection that waltzes down a runway. On the contrary. This season is dedicated to the People I Lerve, who over the years I have either come to know personally or have learned that they are avid readers of I [...]
The John Barlett Woman
God kicked off New York Fashion Week with lots of snow. Not the kind you snort…relax Los Angeles Fashion Week…but the kind that closed the New York City schools, yet does not daunt the Fashion Crowd. Nothing can keep them from making the scene. John Bartlett held his Fall 10 fashion show at a venue [...]
In Memorium: Alexander McQueen
There are few times when I have little to say. This most recent tragedy is one of them. Losing a vibrant talent like Alexander McQueen at such a young age leaves all of us speechless. Depression is a disease that rivals any other life-threatening illness. My heart goes out to Alexander’s family and close friends…who [...]
It’s Super-Fashionista
Faster than a speeding publicist…
More powerful than a glossy editrix…
Able to leap tall models in a single bound.
Look, up in the sky!
It’s a bird…
It’s a plane…
It’s Super-Fashionista.
Yes, Super-Fashionista, the new sub-human that has cropped up since the CFDA starting centralizing New York Fashion Week under the Tents at Bryant Park. Super-Fashionista. Once a lowly wanna-be…now [...]
Fashionista.com Thinks They Know It All
I just was reading through the list on fashionista.com about what fashion brands will pay to sit front row during New York Fashion Week. What a crock of hooey. Let me start by saying that part of my business is orchestrating front row talent for assorted companies and none of what they are reporting is [...]
Olson Twins “Capsule” Collection For J.C. Penney (Brech)
You all know how vomitous I feel about the barrage of designer-nee-celebrities (a.k.a. celebrity-turned-designers) that are flooding the already tenuous fashion market. Click on any of these links for a recap of how annoyed this makes me and how unsettling this is for real-live fashion designers. There are just so many open-to-buy dollars from retailers [...]
CAA Jeans-For All Celebrity Kind-
The celebrity-turned designer situation has turned into a real situation and I don’t mean that “The Situation” situation, but a real situation that brings new meaning to the word situation. I just read that CAA, Creative Artists Agency, the powerhouse talent firm in Los Angeles, has jumped into the fray of the schmatta business. Women’s [...]
Horrendous Fashion From Around The Globe
Oh, if only I was reporting live, sitting front row at these farkakte fashion weeks from across the globe. But alas, here I sit, shivering me timbers in New York City, ogling images of assorted cat walk tragedies. I have enjoyed bringing you coverage from the “Other” Fashion Weeks including Tranny Fashion Week, Los Angeles [...]
Jersey Shores Up To Fashion Week
As New York Fashion Week looms and celebrities are being schnorred up for front row, the topic of the Jersey Shore cast was bound to come up. The New York Post’s Page Six reports today that the cast is demanding tickets to shows. The only viable candidate for my money is Jenni Farley (JWoww), but [...]
Law and Order: Fashion’s Night Out
Word is out that Anna Wintour is kicking up the heat on Fashion’s Night Out and pitching the networks for a Victoria’s Secret-type televised special for CBS. The show would include a huge, grand-scale fashion show filmed at Lincoln Center, which would also serve as the official kick-off to the new home of Mercedes Benz [...]
Beyonce Wears JWOW’s Jersey Shore Clothing Line?!?
Beyoncé Heat
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Check out this uber-sexy dress that Beyonce is sporting for her new fragrance, Heat. And heat there is. JWOW heat, if you ask me. Is there any difference between these two items of clothing? NO! The JWOW Blouse is beyond. I am not clear if she designed it or is just [...]
