This Monday, May 6th, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will be opening the Costume Institute’s spring exhibit – “The Model as Muse: Embodying Fashion”. The exhibit employs multiple media forms to highlight just how inspirational and important models are to world of fashion. More than just a historical overview of fashion and design, visitors can expect to be surrounded by a variety of icons and memorable moments that have shaped the way everything has evolved.
From WWD:
Curated by Harold Koda of the Costume Institute and guest curator Kohle Yohannan, the exhibit features 86 looks arranged mostly by era. It welcomes visitors …read more

What is one of the best parts about fashion shows besides the new trends and sterile glamor of the runway? The potential for a model or two to topple over in the sky high heels designers can’t seem to get enough of. Naturally we wouldn’t want to see any of these models actually hurt or harmed -but a little face plant doesn’t hurt every once in a while – and you can really see what a model is all about after they have to pick themselves up and continue walking across the runway.
This model, wearing your average high class cocktail …read more

Part of the lure of high fashion are the boundary pushing choices by leading designers. They make the decisions that will inform the purchasing choices made by girls all over the world. There is a great deal of power, and surely pressure, to not only impress…but inspire. As well as make ladies compulsively want to reach for their wallet.
London fashion designer, Pam Hogg captivates with a distinctive funky rubberwear punk look. The girls in her show have a powerful almost androgynous ‘cyborg’ appeal – made fun by the technicolor florescent stripes and accents. The overall aesthetic immediately catches your attention …read more

What’s the fun of keeping tabs on the trends trotting down the catwalk if you can’t apply them to your own life? It may be a few years yet before you invest the money necessary to be dressed head to toe in designer labels…but that doesn’t mean you can’t look like you are.
This year’s NYFW was a spectacular affair. Lots of glamour, beautiful colors and interesting statements. Thankfully, there are still models strutting down the runway in London and Madrid (the city that famously banned emaciated models from participating in fashion shows). Here are some of my favorite picks and …read more

Before I even start, can we all just take a moment to observe the beauty that is Carolina Herrera’s strapless dress and cape? I don’t have anywhere to wear such a cape. But I love it more than anything else at this very moment and simply want to craft my life in a way that makes decadent capes a necessity and any other way of living complete and utter ridiculous nonsense.
Anyway…
You might be wondering how to keep up with all the fabulous style moments you’re missing by not being in New York among the fashion elite. You could wait for …read more