Critical Shopper | Lily et Cie: Vintage Clothing, Red-Carpet Ready
Lily et Cie is famous for being a veritable museum collection of, it says, more than a half-million pieces of vintage fashion. feeds.nytimes.com |
Noticed: Interrupting Enters the Public Discourse
Interruption has gained a foothold in American discourse these days, and is proving a powerful weapon for influencing the national conversation. feeds.nytimes.com |
Special Report: Bottega's Fashion Fusion
Tomas Maier's spring 2011 collection was anything but a typical outing of fine Italian tailoring. feeds.nytimes.com |
What Stress? It's a Walk in the Garden With Herrera
Carolina Herrera’s clothes are designed for people like her, who never seem to break a sweat and have the posture of a coat rack. feeds.nytimes.com |
Leather Worth Caring For
The Ralph Lauren collection for fall 2008 is strong on outdoorsy themes and hunting motifs. And that extends to the accessories. Several handbags in the brand's most popular shapes, including the "Ricky" and the "Greenwich" (shown here, $2,995), are made in leather known as baranil, which is naturally tanned in France. The rich color of the leather — a light shade of brown nicknamed "RL Tan" — has made it a favorite of the designer himself, who has a Mercedes-Benz lined with it. The bags have a... nysun.com |