Isaac Mizrahi, Unzipped (1995)
Nothing reminds me how fickle the fashion industry is than Isaac Mizrahi‘s tumble from the top. The designer who was at the very top of the game, just as I […]
Chanel No. 5
A bottle of Chanel No. 5 sells every thirty seconds somewhere in the world every day. Not bad for a century year-old concoction. To this day, young perfumers try to […]
Fashion Archives: The Sweatshirt
No garment has made a soaring high fashion jump as the sweatshirt has in the last couple of years. Thanks to Balenciaga, Kenzo, and Isabel Marant, it suddenly became okay […]
Rick Owens, Vogue Paris (April 2001)
One iconic photograph, all of a sudden he was everywhere. This 2001 photograph of Kate Moss by Corinne Day is proof that one moment can make a career. Less than […]
Nadège Du Bospertus
I loved many Supers back in the day, but Nadège Du Bospertus always stood out. She seemed so modern and cool, with her friendly smile and adorable pixie cut. Nadège’s beautiful […]
Alexander McQueen Dress No.13 (1999)
I don’t need to touch on the legacy Alexander McQueen left behind — we all well aware. He also gave us one of the most beautiful runway moments in history. […]
Fashion Archives: The “Force” of Fur (1977)
Unlike the “The Great Fur Caravan,” I’m pretty sure “The Force of Fur” hasn’t made any fashion history books. If anyone ever writes a fashion bloopers book, this should make […]
Donyale Luna, British Vogue (March 1966)
Almost a decade before Beverly Johnson graced the cover of American Vogue, thus becoming the first African American woman to do so, there was Donyale Luna, the first black woman […]
The Great Fur Caravan (1966)
“The Great Fur Caravan,” photographed by Richard Avedon, Vogue (October 1966) Two recent documentaries — Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel and Vogue: The Editor’s Eye — have touched on this beautiful Vogue […]
Mainbocher Corset (1939)
Most of us became familiar with this image — or rather, the replica of this image — from Madonna’s “Vogue” video where she recreated an iconic Vogue moment from earlier […]
Walter Albini
If reading Grace Coddington’s memoir taught me anything, it is how easily a fashion name can be forgotten. It makes me sad, but fashion moves pretty fast and some names […]
All Hail Sports
Vogue (June 1927) Once in a while — and rarely so — fashion celebrates the beauty that is sports and booking agents scramble to find the most athletic among the […]