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Tavi To Perform During New York Fashion Week
If there was any doubt that Tavi Gevinson has some serious singing chops (and perhaps aspirations), the 15-year-old editor in chief will be performing live at New York’s upcoming fashion week.
DVF Renews Commitment To Keeping Underage Models Off The Runway
If you thought Diane von Furstenberg was going to let the modeling industry get away with putting models who can’t legally drive on her runway, you thought wrong. In a letter sent to people who’ll be involved with Fashion Week this fall, the CFDA president reiterated that no one under 16 will be allowed on the New York runways, and models who are noticeably unhealthy should be dismissed.
WATCH: Tavi Gevinson Hangs Out With The Chic Ladies Of Advanced Style
Without a doubt, the single best event we went to last Fashion Week was the Advanced Style party co-hosted by Tavi Gevinson. The music and the guest list were pitch perfect — from Ira Glass to the incredibly fashionable women of Ari Seth Cohen‘s fantastic street style blog.
Paris Refuses To Change Its Fashion Week Schedule
Just when there was a glimmer of hope for the international Fashion Week calendar to get straightened out, the French fashion authority has announced that it cannot comply with the tentative plan drawn up by its counterparts in Italy, England and the United States.
CFDA Rejects Italian Proposal To Shorten New York Fashion Week
The Council of Fashion Designers of America doesn’t want to compromise its own designers to find a solution to the international fashion week scheduling conflict. Which is why it has rejected a proposal from the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana that would shorten New York Fashion Week by one day.
Milan Pushes To Cut New York Fashion Week By One Day
Italian fashion authorities have more or less agreed to Diane von Furstenberg‘s long-term fashion week scheduling plan, but with two conditions — one of which would shrink New York Fashion Week from eight days to seven.
CFDA Proposes Solution To Fashion Week Scheduling Drama
After a month of radio silence, the CFDA has come up with a plan to solve the fashion week scheduling drama.
Milan Responds, Steven Kolb Weighs In On Fashion Week Scheduling
The Fashion Week scheduling drama continues to rage on! Let’s take a look at the latest round of statements.
CFDA President DVF Addresses Fashion Week Drama In Open Letter
Oh, man. This Fashion Week scheduling mess is…well, such a mess. Today CFDA president Diane von Furstenberg sent out an open letter to the fashion community, in which she strikes a rather hopeful note.
Milan Fashion Week Won’t Reschedule For Shows In New York, London
Well, this is uncomfortable. The Italian Chamber of Fashion said today it will not reschedule Milan Fashion Week for the spring 2013 season, even though a scheduling conflict means it will overlap with the spring shows in both New York and London.
Fashion Face Off: Vogue Editors Threaten To Skip Milan Fashion Week
The organizers of New York Fashion Week are about to cause an international crisis, y’all. A scheduling conflict of massive proportions could very well disrupt the already tenuous balance that holds shows in New York, London, Milan and Paris together — and one fashion magazine big wig isn’t helping make the situation any better.
Anna Wintour Actually Invited Nicki Minaj To Fashion Week
As it turns out, Nicki Minaj wasn’t just casually seated next to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour during fashion week: Wintour went out of her way to get the singer her highly publicized front-row seats.
At Least One Model Lied About Her Age To Walk At New York Fashion Week
Just as we expected, at least one underage model lied about her age in order to walk in some of New York Fashion Week‘s biggest shows. 15-year-old Valerija Sestic managed to dupe over a dozen designers including Prabal Gurung and Oscar de la Renta, and now she’s being called out.
STUDY: Diversity On Fashion Week Runways Is Actually On The Climb
Race is and will likely continue to be a pretty touchy issue in the fashion industry, but there is a small spot of bright news to be thankful for: The number of non-white models on the runways at New York Fashion Week has increased, and trends indicate it will keep growing season after season.
10 Important Things We Learned Last Week: September 11-17
This week saw the end of the Week of Fashion, and what a successful week it was! We brushed shoulders Beyoncé, and chatted with the likes of Tavi and Carine Roitfeld. We also bore witness to the fact that Lindsey Lohan had a less successful week. Marc Jacobs seems to be headed to Dior, even though he’s demanding a huge paycheck. And Suri Cruise wears lipstick. Deal with it.
PHOTOS: Anna Wintour Hangs With Tons Of Celebs During NYFW
We almost want to start a Tumblr called “Anna Wintour Et Al.” While there might have been a lot of celebrities hanging around the tents during New York Fashion Week, the Vogue editrix was undoubtedly the star of the show.
Toddlers & Tiaras Star Eden Wood Throws A Tantrum At NYFW
If the models at New York Fashion Week have to pass an age requirement, shouldn’t its attendees have to follow one, too? Six-year-old beauty queen Eden Wood of Toddler’s and Tiaras fame lit up a runway in New York City by, well, basically doing more of the same thing she’s known for having done on television.
Gov. Rick Perry Partied With The Kardashians At New York Fashion Week
Here’s the thing: There are as many different ways to be a fashion person as there are people in fashion, which sometimes means that Fashion Week can look a lot like convening the League of Nations. Case in point: meat-eating, death row executing, no-apologizing Republican Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, who wants to be your next president, showed up and partied with models during New York Fashion Week.
WATCH: NYFW Attendees Remake Awesome Lanvin Dance Video
Well, New York Fashion Week for spring 2012 is over (phew!) and what better way to say goodbye than with a video of almost everyone at the tents dancing to Pitbull?
PHOTOS: Ralph Lauren Throws A Gatsby-Inspired Garden Party For Spring
Fashion shows, for a web-based writer, largely involve mulling about on the pre-show runway, looking for someone bold-faced and quotable to interview. This is somewhat of a mutually agreed upon standard between us and the aforementioned bold-faced names — quid pro quo, etc. Except at Ralph Lauren, where, like some invisible and very authoritative hand is guiding them, everyone walks calmly to their seats and waits, tap-tap-tapping away on their smart phones.
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