Wanted: Non-Designers, Dead Designers

Elsa Schiaparelli hats

With last week's news of Anna Dello Russo designing an accessories collection for H&M and revival of the brand Elsa Schiaparelli, I've been asking myself what is rotten in the fashion industry that the most exciting designers seem to be non-designers and dead designers. Anna Dello Russo for H&M I. When the press release announcing ... Read more

Do fashion bloggers care about anything else but clothes?

Daphne Guinness, Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld

Post title inspired by Stylebizarre. If you're seriously into fashion, I bet my left arm people who feel more passionate about seemingly less ephemeral things have asked you more than once why of all things on this Earth the subject of your passion is fashion. Fashion is trivial, there are other things much more important ... Read more

Fashion industry: Now vs. 6 months in advance

Carolina Herrera, Pre-Fall 2011 The problem with Pre-Fall 2011 is that you want to wear these clothes now. Ironically, when the time comes for them to be worn, they'll already be out of fashion. We'll be mad about Fall/Winter 2011/2012 then, just like Pre-Fall 2011 has now replaced Spring/Summer 2011. Did I mention that officially ... Read more