Category: Fashion

Bridal Fashion 2019 Goes to Cape Town

Capes aren’t groundbreaking in the wedding world, but the new renditions of them this season were innovative, fresh and ready to make an impact.   Luminary wedding dress designers like Elie Saab Bridal, Christian Dior Haute Couture, Berta Bridal, Savannah Miller Bridal, and Sandra Mansour  all offered twists on the old classic.   Be it […]

For Fall 2019: The United Colors of Knits

Eighties nostalgia — hello Benetton’s United Colors — pulses through fall’s brightest and cheerful knits.  As seen in Benetton’s ads in the Eighties, knitwear is making a bright, bold comeback, and contemporary designers have applied bright hues and bold patterns to fall knitwear. Chunky, vibrant knits piled up to there give a modern, sporty appeal […]

Don Your Bike Shorts, Get Set, Go!

It could go wrong really quickly. Bike shorts, a controversial relative to leggings, were unmissable on the spring runways. But it wasn’t just black spandex; designers jazzed up the shorts with prints, bold color, elaborate embroidery and unique fabrications to amp up the appeal, or create the potential for more fashion disasters.   “From a […]

Beauty Brands Are Cashing In on Cannabis

The beauty industry’s obsession with CBD isn’t slowing down.  CBD — the shortened term for cannabidiol — has become one of the hottest ingredients around, popping up in different types of skin care, color cosmetics and wellness supplements as consumer interest in the plant’s purported benefits increases rapidly.   Beauty brands are tapping into cannabis […]

Gemma Chan, Olivia Munn Honored As Role Models

Actresses Gemma Chan and Olivia Munn were honored at the Apex for Youth Gala to support underserved immigrant and Asian youth.  “I feel English, British, European, Chinese, Asian. You can embrace all sides of it,”  Chan said  as both she and Munn were given the Inspiration Awards.   At the event, the two spoke about […]

Carson Kressley Wins 2019 Spirit of Design Award

Emmy-Award winning style pundit, TV personality, fashion designer and New York Times best-selling author Carson Kressley was on hand Thursday night at Moulin at Sherman Mills, where he received Thomas Jefferson University’s 2019 “Spirit of Design Award.” Previously awarded to Stuart Weitzman, John Varvatos, Nicole Miller, Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein’s Francisco Costa, the honor […]

Ira Neimark, Fashion Retail Legend, Dies at 97

Ira Neimark, who expanded, modernized and resurrected high fashion at one of New York’s premier retailing emporiums as president of Bergdorf Goodman from 1975 to 1992, has died. He was 97.  His death was reported on Twitter by Maryann Karinch‏, his literary agent. Women’s Wear Daily said he died on April 18 at his home […]