Posts for April 3rd 2009

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In The Showroom: Roberta Furlanetto Fall 2009

In the same showroom where you'll find Frank Tell's gothic-romantic Fall 2009 collection is a another designer with a similar penchant for feminine details and all-black ensembles.
In The Showroom: Roberta Furlanetto Fall 2009

In the same showroom where you'll find Frank Tell's gothic-romantic Fall 2009 collection is a another designer with a similar penchant for feminine details and all-black ensembles. Designer Roberta Furlanetto, who was born in Veneto and now works from Milan, has designed pieces for French maisons Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro, Christian Dior and Azzedine Alaia. Furlanetto's namesake ready-to-wear collection calls up couture craftsmanship while keeping the overall look clean, sophisticated, and modern. Check out Furlanetto's Fall 2009 look book, and our snapshots from the showroom, in the gallery below. 

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Quote Of The Day: A New Chapter In Fast Fashion

Consumers know that a lot of interesting fashion is now available for less, a result of the decade-long trend of democratized design that introduced to the American market stores like H & M, Zara and the Topshop store opening Thursday in Manhattan.
Consumers know that a lot of interesting fashion is now available for less, a result of the decade-long trend of democratized design that introduced to the American market stores like H & M, Zara and the Topshop store opening Thursday in Manhattan. But for working women and many customers out of their 20s and 30s, those designs skew too trendy or are inappropriate for office attire. It is almost as if that democratization had overlooked an entire segment of the population: baby boomers who want a version of fast fashion for grown-ups.
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Shopping: Colette Moves On From The PS1

As handsome as Proenza Schouler's now infamous PS1 handbag is, we were pleased to see forward-thinking Colette stocking other styles from the brand.

As handsome as Proenza Schouler's now infamous PS1 handbag is, we were pleased to see forward-thinking Colette stocking other styles from the brand. After all, if there's anything the 80's taught us, it's not to pair strong shoulders with big handbags. Proenza Schouler might still be producing every variation of the PS1--even 14,000 dollar renderings--but they seem to know that smaller, more ornate styles might suit a specific customer as well.

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Fashion In 50 Seconds 04/03/09 Michelle Obama Wears Junya Watanabe & More

Michelle Obama wore a Junya Watanabe cardigan to the Royal Opera House last night.

Michelle Obama wore a Junya Watanabe cardigan to the Royal Opera House last night.  

British retailer, Oasis, tapped three recent graduates for an exclusive print collaboration.  

Before the rest of New York got out of work, the Topshop crowd was mostly comprised of bloggers, students, and models

Happy Friday! The trailer for Bruno, Spring 09's most talked about show crasher, is finally here