The most disturbing spring trend to hit New York runways, in my opinion, isn’t acid-wash short-shorts or bodysuits (I’m looking at you, Charlotte Ronson), which can be hideously fun when styled correctly.No, the greatest sin of all is the return of their ridiculous early 90s cousin, the bare midriff. I don’t care if your tummy inspires “oohs” and “aahs” at the beach, poolside or any other place you’re expected to appear half-naked, this look really isn’t going to fly if you’re not older than 14 and auditioning for Jodie Foster’s part in the remake of Taxi Driver.
But Suzabelle, Suzanne Jaberg’s …read more

In this week’s episode of The Fashion Show, Merlin surprised everyone by whipping out a chic design that made up for some of the disasters he’s been sending down the runway in recent weeks. The challenge was to design an outfit for a 20 something girl based on her high school clique. Merlin got the Mean Girl – a pretty easy one if you ask me, but he of course still complained about it (well, mostly about the movie “Mean Girls”).
It’s very cute, though I don’t think the little bit of bare midriff is really necessary..other than that, I agree …read more

Episode 6 of The Fashion Show took the designers back to high school. Those annoying cliques and lunch table territories? Yeah…being sixteen and annoyed with life is all coming back to you, isn’t it.
The Harper’s Bazaar Mini Challenge is about designing t-shirts for student body presidential candidate, Julianna inspired by one of the following high school cliques.

Drama Club (Reco)
Skater (Haven)
Jocks (Johnny)
Tree-Hugger (Daniella)
Mean Girls (Merlin)
Preppy Crew (James-Paul)
Goths (Anna)
Nerds (Lidia)
B-Girls (Angel)

Complicated? Well, they are t-shirts – so it shouldn’t be that hard to do…but then again, they only had an hour to do it and the final designs weren’t all that spectacular. …read more

As I mentioned yesterday, The Fashion Show is going back to high school this week, which challenges that will further test their ability to make beautiful – but totally wearable – clothes. From the look of things, the designers don’t seem to be thriving in this week’s challenge any more than they did last week where they were pouting about designing for curves.
Student Body President

High School Again

Backstage Mayhem

The Fashion Show airs at 10pm ET/PT on Bravo and don’t forget – after each episode, check out Tresemme’s Style Seeker for hair style tips and don’t forget that the winning design is …read more

This week on The Fashion Show, the designers are heading back to school for both the Harper’s Bazaar mini challenge and elimination challenge. Their designs must be inspired by those awkward teenage years where different high school cliques are well defined by what people wear. Their work will be graded on wearability – a big focus for The Fashion Show – as well as general aesthetic appeal.

Do you remember high school? Where some folks (erm, not me) appeared to be cool without even trying, while the rest of us struggled to keep up with changing trends and new styles…on an …read more

Charlotte Ronson is a relative newcomer to the tents of Bryant Park and Mercedes-Benz fashion week. And where have you heard that name before? She is the older sister of Samantha Ronson, Lindsay Lohan’s current main squeeze. Stars, including LiLo, Gwen Stefani, and Jennifer Love Hewitt have been spotted wearing her clothing. So, even though this is only her second season showing in the main tents, its easy to say she has a large fan base. It’s still up in the air whether I would be caught wearing anything of hers, but let’s take a look see and you all …read more