With an impressive resume and large design team under his wings, Marc Happel, director of costumes at New York City Ballet, understands the ins and outs of costuming in musical theater, film, opera and ballet. This summer he’s collaborating with fashion designer Valentino to create costumes for NYCB’s star-studded Sept. 20 gala.
Are you a Beatle or a Rolling Stone? It doesn’t matter. Tongues will be wagging about “MICK: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger.”
Men’s wear famously operates a season behind women’s ready-to-wear and has at times been regarded as “safe.” But as we transition from summer to fall, men’s fashion is decidedly making bold strides – in color, texture and silhouette — even influencing women’s wardrobes.
Women wear the pants around here. So we’re delighted to report that this fall, Prada, Vince, Rag & Bone and Cucinelli are giving girls standout style inspired by their male counterparts. Autumn is in the air with a cool stew of leather, suede, fur, tweed and cashmere in shades of gray (ha!), emerald, mustard, burgundy and brown. Get ready to swap your bikini for a Cucinelli cashmere sweater.
Since the late-19th century and the advent of sportswear, women have been steadily drawing inspiration from men for their wardrobes. This month, Zoë takes a page out of “Papa” Hemingway and discovers her inner adventurer.
“I always wear rubber bands. I usually have like 20. These are my jewelry,” says Tom Beebe, vice president of creative services at HMX Group, the holding company behind major retail brands like Hart Schaffner & Marx, Hickey Freeman and Bobby Jones. You can also call him the right-hand man to designer Joseph Abboud, who serves as president and chief creative officer of HMX.
As the dog days of summer approach, our minds turn to the delicious anticipation of fall. And with that said, we’re happy to report…
Kerri Halpern knew something was missing. Story and photograph by Zoë Zellers Jewelry images courtesy of MadStone The West Villager – by way of…
Cosabella’s lingerie legacy continues Photographs courtesy of Cosabella Over the past few years, innerwear has firmly established its position as outerwear (again). Trims have…
Melinda Huff’s bathing suits take off Story and photograph by Zoë Zellers Swimwear images courtesy of Melinda Huff “I think I was always sort…
Getting the packaging and the product just right are things fashion designer Marc Jacobs and Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs had in common. Since its…
Few designers have explored the relationship between nature and woman as seamlessly and thoughtfully as René Lalique, the late glassmaker and credited inventor of…
Photographs courtesy of Max Avi Kaplan One afternoon in the spring of 2009, a crowd gathered outside NYU’s Gallatin Galleries, beckoned by the siren…