Posts with tag Michael Kors

Tim Gunn is hosting a fashion show called Fashion Forward to benefit the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC). Could he get any lovelier? We love you, Tim Gunn.

Fashion Forward will take place Monday, November 10, from 7-10pm at Skylight Studios in New York City.

The fashion community has always been a champion of HIV and AIDS research and support. Fashion Forward's hosts will include Tim Gunn, Betsey Johnson, Derek Lam, Italo Zucchelli, John Bartlett, and Michael Kors, and the designers will be Ports 1961 by Tia Cibani, Michael Bastian, Betsey Johnson, Charles Nolan, and John Varvatos. That's quite a lineup!

You can purchase tickets to the event online here. General admission is $100.00, reserved seating is $250.00, and the VIP front row is a $500.00 ticket. Go if you have the cash, it's for a great cause and promises to be star-studded and fashion-fabulous!

Tonight on the Rachel Zoe Project, Rachel will attempt to get husband Rodger to drop a few bazillion dollars on Fendi furniture. Style is her life and her livelihood--she wants to present the right image to clients! Rodger, being an investment banker, should totally see the value in making their home look like it cost more than a small island in the Bermuda Triangle. Right?

Stylish actress Blake Lively brought her fashionable mother to the Michael Kors show during New York's fashion week. While they both looked equally glam, we'd have to say that Blake's contemporary take on a Mod shift dress stole the show.

Simply accessorized with a black exotic skin clutch and black strappy heels, Blake knew that she just had to let that dazzling dress shine.

• Michael Kors dress, Neiman Marcus, Sorry kids not available 'til Spring 2009!

Derek Lam's Spring 2009 collection offered a thoroughly modern take on American sportswear--and was one of Fashion Week's standout shows.

The 30s-via-80s silhouettes included floaty skirts and relaxed yet strong-shouldered suits. )Think Faye Dunaway in "Bonnie and Clyde" meets Jerry Hall.) Jackets and dresses featured sprinkles of sequins and metallics. And while a neutral palette dominated--Lam described the shades as "pumice, stone and terra cotta"--pops of bright citrus shades made their way down the catwalk, too.

Lam has been one of fashion's rising stars since launching his self-titled line in 2003. But in our minds, this collection cemented his status as one of America's freshest young designers.

Colleen123pitbulls has an unusual article of clothing here that can be yours for 99 cents! Catch: it's fugly.

There's something oddly Britney Spears about it, something about the flesh tone with spangles. Everyone remembers this hot mess of a moment at the VMAs, right? At least on Britney it didn't have the "unusual long frays" that look like Ace Bandages.

We recently got a question from a reader concerning her attire:

"I have a yellow shirt (color of Tweety bird). Can I throw it on with zebra print shoes? If so, what type (wedge, pump)? I need help!!!!!" – L.A.

Dear L.A. and the rest of our readers...

Like champagne and strawberries or schoolgirl skirts and fall, certain shows are just a perfect match for designer guest stars. We've already mentioned that Gossip Girl is most definitely one of those shows -- its influence on this year's fall fashions has been enormous. And now, they're bringing in Michael Kors to add to the shows fashion cred.

You know Felix Ray from Sex in the City, and you've seen Jennifer Lopez and Paris Hilton carrying bags with the signature bow.

Usually you have to go to Kitson, Henri Bendel, or Saks and pay $200 or more for a Felix Ray bag. But you can pick up this pretty Small Metal Mesh Bow clutch for a mere $36 at the "Rolls Royce of all garage sales."

It gets better! The proceeds go to benefit the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. So you're not shopping, you're donating!

This wonderous sale, dubbed Super Saturday 11 will be held in Walter Mill, NY on Saturday, July 26th. If you're not local to the area, you're still in luck, because they're partnering with QVC and QVC.com to make this bag, as well as select items from over 200 designers, available to the rest of us.

The other designers include Donna Karan, Carolina Herrera, Michael Kors, and Calvin Klein. At QVC and QVC.com you'll find hot designers like ADAM Adam Lippes, alice+olivia, and Theory.

Got your heart set on that Felix Ray bag? Here's a shopping tip: the item # on QVC is: #S4061. Happy donating!

Are your dreams filled with Heidi Klum and Nina Garcia? Does Michael Kors speak to a special spot in your heart? Are you ready to risk hearing the words "auf wiedersehen" if it means you might see your designs at New York Fashion Week? Is Tim Gunn your daddy?

Let's get to the point: Do you want to be on Season Six of Project Runway?

If you do, then get cracking because they are casting right this minute! Applications are due in just a couple of days, on July 9th. Not much time, but the whole point of the show is working under crazy deadlines, right?

There are three required parts to the application:

The Wall Street Journal finally discovered our fashion crush on Michelle Obama. And clearly we have plenty of company. Following her appearance on The View (another secret love) women across the nation are flocking to White House/Black Market to buy the $148 dress Michelle wore on the show.

Like us, we're sure Michelle prefers to have her assets listed in this order: smart, funny and pretty. And that's how we'd describe her. She's wicked smart, and successful, and we can totally imagine being office buddies with her.

Stories like this make us sick -- not as sick as the models, though. Coco Rocha attended the CFDA conference on "The Beauty of Health," which was held to address problems with eating disorders in the fashion industry. While there she spoke out about the pressure to lose weight and how it drove her to take diuretics, amongst other unhealthy things she did to her body.

Several models have spoken out against the deadly industry standard of using girls for runway shows that are dangerously thin -- among them are ladies like Ali Michael and Natalia Vodianova. But, after they spoke out, critics accused them of saying something only because their careers were on the brink of extinction. This is not so in Coco Rocha's case.

Elle magazine has teamed up with eco-crusader Laurie David to auction off some Sigg aluminum water bottles decorated by some of fashion's elite designers. Diane von Furstenberg, Kenneth Cole, Stella McCartney and others have decked out each bottle with their own unique doodles and slogans. They even allowed Donna Karan to participate, even though she hates bunnies.

I don't know what they used to apply their designs, hopefully something that doesn't smear -- since I imagine these things will garner some pretty high prices. The auction is being launched in conjunction with Elle's 3rd annual Green Issue, and the proceeds will go to David's stopglobalwarming.org -- bidding starts on April 17.

[via Ecorazzi]

The Council of Fashion Designers of America have announced their nominees for designer of the year! For menswear designer of the year Michael Bastian, Thom Browne, and Tom Ford are nominated. Tory Burch, Marc Jacobs, and Michael Kors are all up for the accessory category. And for the biggie, the womenswear category, we have Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein, Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough for Proenza Schouler, and Marc Jacobs.

I'll admit that I was totally shocked to see Marc Jacobs on the list. Just to put it simply, nobody really liked his Spring/Summer '08 collection. Check out what I had to say about Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton here. I really felt like he lost his magic touch this year. His mojo, if you will, is gone. But apparently the CFDA disagrees, and well, we all know who has more influence in the fashion industry. Me, obviously.

And I'll tell you who I'd like to see win -- Francisco Costa. He's an Ashley Olsen fave and I love him too. This year he kept the lines and designs of his clothing really simple and the result was gorgeous. His collection was fantastic. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it) Francisco just won last year, so I doubt that they'll give the big award to him again.

Also up for grabs is the Swarovski Award. This is given to a designer who shows a lot of promise. It's basically a scholarship paid out in the form of cash and Swarovski crystals. For womenswear we have Kate and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte, Thakoon Panichgul, and Alexander Wang and in the menswear category Patrik Ervell, Tim Hamilton, and Scott Sternberg for Band of Outsiders are duking it out.

Browse through the gallery to see the designers' work and tell me who you think should win in each category!

I am torn about the Runway Cashmere Tunic Dress by Michael Kors. The cable-knit sweater dress looks absolutely wonderfully warm and cozy, and yet because it's such a thick knit cashmere with a heavy, loose turtleneck, I am afraid that I won't get much wear out of it before I start buying up Spring clothes and (as usual) trying to wear them too early.

The dress is super versatile, though, because it can be worn belted or loose (the belt is sold separately), and as a dress, or as a tunic over leggings.

Available from eLuxury for $897 on sale from $1.995.