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Guess turns 30
It was a hand-written note and some three-zip ankle jeans that started it all. Brothers Paul and Maurice Marciano sent a pair of their newly designed jeans to Bloomingdale's and the store immediately ordered 24…
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Catherine Baba's Baubles
"Accessories are the epitome of enhancing everything!" declares stylist and fashion icon Catherine Baba. Known for her divinely decadent style, Baba has launched a jewelry line with Maison Gripoix and it's no surprise that the…
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Angela Brandys
Brit designer Angela Brandys is a scavenger: "I scout about like a magpie collecting fabric trims and other bits of elusive materials. Then I set about making them all work together," the 23-year-old says. Her…
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Style Snap
THE LOOK: "I was inspired by the mixed proportions on the Spring/Summer '12 runways, and turned to '90s-era hip-hop to interpret the trend pairing voluminous pants with a tight sports bra. I also wanted to…
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Style Snap
THE LOOK: "I took one of this issue's themes -- social networking and technology -- as a departure point, and assembled a look that incorporates tech-driven pieces like bonded fabrics, Nike's Dri-FIT running tights and…
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Booty Call: May 2012
COLLECTIBLE Shoes, jacket and bag by Tom Sachs: Nike Craft. $385, $495, price upon request, respectively at SPACE PROGRAM: MARS, an otherworldly odyssey and sculptural installation by artist Tom Sachs. May 16 through June 17…
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Peace on RTH
Stepping into RTH, Rene Holguin's leather goods shop in West Hollywood, one feels the urge to give a full-throated yee-haw! Raised in El Paso, Texas, Holguin was schooled in the family trade. His father, a…
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Ask Mr. Mickey
Mr. Mickey's look of the Month is excerpted from Goudemalion (Thames & Hudson). It accompanies the eye-popping retrospective of visionary photographer/art director Jean Paul-Goude's work at the Musee Des Arts Decoratifs in Paris.Dear Mr. Mickey,…
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Booty Call
NAILED 18k gold Juste un Clou bracelet by Cartier. $6,250 at Cartier boutiques nationwide. PSYCHEDELIC Handbag by designer Mary Katrantzou for Longchamp. $590 at longchamp.com BLAST Diesel-designed VEKTR folding headphones by Monster. $280 at…
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Style of the Moment
Fashion editor-at-large Martha Violante walks us through her favorite pieces of the moment on her favorite girl of the moment.THE LOOK: I have always been somewhat of a tomboy, and love a sporty-meets- girly reference.…
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Dog Days
View image full-size Coats, Shorts, earrings and shoes by Dolce & Gabbanna. View image full-size Dress by Stella McCartney and hat by Kangol. View image full-size Dress by Salvatore Ferragamo. View image full-size Jacket…
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Note from Kim
I recently found myself in Paris gasping out loud in a hushed room surrounded by some serious fashion folks. The show was by Rei Kawakubo for Comme des Garçons and I could barely breathe because…
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Tanya Aguiniga
Tanya Aguiniga knows textiles. On a recent morning in her L.A. studio, she works on her signature felted chairs, layering turquoise wool as she gestures to the wealth of materials surrounding her: a lampshade she…
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Correll Correll
Daphne and Vera Correll, the twin sisters behind Correll Correll, are not your typical twin designers. Despite the fact that they run a fashion line together, they thrive on independence; they live in different boroughs…
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Ms. Fitz
Claire Fitzsimmons--who goes by Ms. Fitz-- believes that if you look nutty enough, people in New York won't mess with you. "If you come off as 'trendy crazy,' people try to fuck with you, but…
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Ilari Urbinati
What's that phrase -- if you want something done, ask a busy person? Case in point: Skyrocketing style star Ilaria Urbinati, whose plate is so packed, she's become the go-to gal for every Angeleno and…
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Lily Kwong
When Lily Kwong was 18, she moved from San Francisco to New York to study political science at Bard College. Her original plan was to graduate and run for office, but Kwong dropped out after…
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Sacai's The Limit
Fashion loves a discovery. But by the time most Western editors and stylists got a close look at Chitose Abe and her label Sacai, she'd been in business for years. Abe trained at Comme des…
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Cowboys and Indians
View image (l-r) Dress by Valentino, earrings by Blue Candy Jewelry, necklaces by Ben-Amun by Isaac Manevitz, Rosena Sammi and Shourouk, bracelets by Alexis Bittar, Rosena Sammi, Suria and Blue Candy Jewelry and rings by…
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Note from Kim
Anyone who knows me can attest to the fact that I have become completely obsessed with some of the super-extreme female pop-culture personalities I have discovered lately. From a Real Atlanta Housewife to a real…
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