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The Met

Scene: The Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons and Irving Penn exhibits at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Costume Institute’s Spring 2017 exhibition examined the work of fashion designer Rei Kawakubo, known for her avant-garde designs and ability to challenge conventional notions of beauty, good taste, and fashionability. The thematic show features approximately 140 examples of Kawakubo’s […]

House of Lubin

Scene: The Fashion Design Program of Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) New York City Presentation at Lubin House, the University’s New York City home on East Sixty-First Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues. Models above are wearing Senior Designer Khari Walser’s collection. The recent event featured the top juried senior collections with the leadership of Todd Conover, Assistant Professor […]

Fashion Reunion

Scene: Here they come! Geoffrey Saunders, and the hosts Nancy Donahue and Harry King. The festivities are about to begin! The legendary fashion reunion marking it’s eighth anniversary swings in. The stylish and talented guests mingled over cocktails and conversation. Movers and groovers, who have and continue to influence and shape fashion and style, danced, laughed, reminisced, and spoke about […]

Spring Up

Scene: Spring’s chill, light layering, and swing temperatures. Trench coats, jackets, sweaters, and coats. Brights and neutrals. Platinum, charcoal, tones of goldenrod, a range of caramel tints, lime to forest green, yellow and purple. Pretty in pink, black and blue, black on black. Classic and not. Sheer white and black leather. Solids, prints, stripes, and breezy […]

Uptown Winter

Scene: Texture, suede, and very tall boots. Grey flatters, black, and white too. Black on black. Color blocking, patterns, and stripes. Quilted coats and fur. Classics and out of bounds. Pink and blue. Tones of browns, military greens, and pops of color. Rich maroon, deep red, and touches of brights. Slim, leggings, and tights. Warm volume. Hats, caps, bags, and kicks. […]