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Calvin Klein is using plus-size models to reinvent its brand
This past spring, you couldn’t miss her. Commanding 4,000 square feet of premium Soho air space and wearing nothing by CK underwear, the indie rapper Chika gazed knowingly from Calvin...
How celebs at the Oscars are hurting those who dress them
Style is not a four-letter word, but don’t tell that to red carpet reporters. They seem to think “fashion” is another F-bomb, banned from broadcast media for being too crude....
Why it's so hard for women to break into the fashion biz
It's 3 a.m. and I wish I was naked. Instead I’m dizzy and drained from a Fashion Week party. I’m also trapped in a designer dress; I can’t reach its...
Lady Gaga has a personal bedazzler on call
Some rock stars have their own personal chefs and massage therapists on call. Lady Gaga has her own bedazzler. Kerin Rose Gold has been tasked with adorning the singer’s clothing...
This 100-pound, stone-carved Birkin bag is still cheaper than the real thing
Barbara Segal’s handbags are so heavy, they would give any chiropractor a fit. “You can’t carry them around,” the Yonkers artist says, “but so many women with Birkins just stare...
Instagram 'celebrities' are destroying the fashion industry
Fashion Week hasn’t even started yet, and I’m already Gucci roadkill. It happened in Soho, while trying — and failing — to fix my iPhone. Somewhere between the Apple Store...
Interpol's Paul Banks has pitch-perfect style
Look out, Kanye — Interpol frontman Paul Banks is coming for your style stardom. He’s got a new album (Interpol’s “El Pintor,” out Monday and their first in four years),...
The ’70s finds its groove in ‘American Hustle’ costumes
On Tuesday, Jennifer Lawrence took home a Best Supporting Actress award from the New York Film Critics Circle. But one could argue that the bombshell’s scene partner — a white...
Meet the new 'it' bag
Excusez-moi, Céline, mi dispiaci, Fendi — this season has a new It bag, designed right here in New York City. Created by Manhattan transplants Rachel Mansur (originally from Los Angeles)...
SCHLUB NATION
At Ted Kennedy's public memorial on Friday, there were many sad things: Victoria Kennedy's hopeful smile. Signs in the crowd saying THANK YOU TEDDY. A mother with a son in...