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Tory Burch Tells Us Why She's Looking Forward to her Runway Show Tomorrow
Designer Tory Burch's clothes may be a tried and true staple among New York City's sophisticated ladies, but her runway show at Lincoln Center tomorrow morning will only be the second of her career. When asked by Mr. Mickey if she prefers runway shows to hour-long presentations, in which… Read Full Story
Chris Benz Takes Us Inside His Model Casting
Designer Chris Benz showed his holiday-party inspired F/W '12 collection late this afternoon and, here, we take you inside the model casting for the show. Check out the video above with Paper's Abby Schreiber…
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Mark "the Cobrasnake" Hunter Celebrates His Tasty Vans Collab with Colette
Taking a break from Fashion Week calorie-counting, we headed to the Columbus Ave. Shake Shack last night for some much-needed sustenance and a private party for Mark "the Cobrasnake" Hunter's collaboration with Vans and Parisian…
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Skaist-Taylor: California Dreaming
Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Nash-Taylor, the founders of Juicy Couture, debuted their new line Skaist-Taylor Sunday with a left-coat-esque collection titled "California Eccentrics." Though paisley print blouses, flared trousers, peasant blouses and hot pants don't…
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Edun's Punky Prints
Edun's creative director Sharon Wauchob has managed to produce a Fall/Winter 2012 collection with cool, punky separates that aren't too fussy. Together, the fusion -- pixilated, graphic print dresses, structured vests, shiny down outerwear and…
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Elizabeth Hurley, Waris Ahluwalia, Lorenzo Martone and Douglas Friedman Reveal Their Dream Skating Partners at Last Night's Moncler Show
Last year Moncler took over Grand Central Station with a choreographed flash mob that impressed even the most jaded Fashion Week veterans. The French outerwear titans chose an equally grand venue last night, presenting the…
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Carpet to Carpet at Y-3
If Aladdin and Jasmine had a brownstone in Brooklyn, they would be clad in the Y-3 Fall/Winter 2012 collection. This was a collection in which function and style took a magical carpet ride, down to…
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Models in Their Natural Habitat at Tommy Hilfiger
The best part about being backstage at Fashion Week shows? Models look fabulous, even when they're just standing around in jeans. Check out Greg Scaffidi's behind-the-scenes shots from Hilfiger's F/W '12 show yesterday. View image…
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Elettra Wiedemann and Mario Batali Play the "Which Food Is Chic-er?" Game
The lovely and enterprising Elettra Wiedemann has returned for the second season in a row with her Fashion Week pop-up restaurant, Goodness. Located around the corner from Lincoln Center (on the rooftop of the…
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Timo Weiland: More Backstage and Runway Photos
We already told you why we love Timo Weiland's F/W '12 collection -- now here's more runway photos as well as behind the scenes shots from backstage at the show Sunday. RELATED:Hawaiian Tropic: Backstage Scenes…
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Timo Weiland F/W '12: 10 Things We Loved About It.
1) Front row conversations: Some choice quotes overheard before the show started:"Last night after we were leaving the art gallery, I think my ear was bleeding.""From the music?""I think someone stabbed me.""Look at him with…
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