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YOOX Celebrates "American Glamour" With FIT And An Exclusive ...

Lisanne Silverman on Nov 9, 2009 12:21 PM PST

Vintage Halston, Bill Blass, Rodarte. If your heart rate sped up just a bit upon reading those words, you'll want to check out the vintage sale going on at YOOX right now! It's a part of American Glamour, a YOOX shopping event, and American Beauty: Aesthetics & Innovation, an FIT exhibition that debuted last Friday. The exhibit features about 75 couture masterpieces from 20 designers, while the American Glamour sale will showcase a collection of samples by fifteen designers including the aforementioned Halston and Blass, plus other legendary couturiers and even some contemporary designers (Laura and Kate Mulleavy of Rodarte, Ralph Rucci, Isabel Toledo, to name a few). Part of the motivation behind the event is to show that America's contribution to fashion goes far beyond the invention of sportswear and the rise of mass marketing, and also to provide a highly curated collection of one-of-a-kind items to breathe life into an industry where trends are exhausted and uniqueness is often hard to come by. Click here to shop the exclusive collection and learn more about YOOX and FIT.

Tags : bill blass , fashion institute of technology , fit , halston

Vintage Fashionistas Are Seeing Red

Mary Kincaid on Apr 10, 2009 2:23 PM PDT

Christian Louboutin knew a thing or two when he chose to put red soles on his shoes. A study reported in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology says that while red won't make you look smarter or more confident or more likable, it will make you appear sexier to men. Then there's the study in Science that says that the color red is the best color when you want to focus. Add in the research examining data from the 2004 Olympics that concluded athletes who wear red uniforms win more often and it's almost enough to convince a blonde bombshell to become a redhead. Of course, any gal can don one of these red-hot vintage finds and also get on the radar of every available male within staring distance! Just click the slideshow to see the selection.

Tags : vintage fashion , vintage dresses , vintage apparel , vintage , bill blass

A Change Of Address For NY Fashion Week, What The Boys Wear, ...

Lisanne Silverman on Feb 4, 2009 11:20 AM PST

A New Home for New York Fashion Week -The New York Times

BARBIE€™S BIG DAY -WWD

Jason Wu Puts Fur Collection on Hold -The Cut

Jeremy Scott's Adidas Collection Now Available in LA -Racked LA

Blass Second-in-Command Prabal Gurung Takes the Reins for Fall 2009 -Fashionologie

What They Wear: Fashionable Fellows -Who What Wear

Stefano Pilati Could Be Your Valentine -Style File

New Daisy Lowe for Marc by Marc Jacobs Pics Sprout Up -Refinery 29

Tags : adidas , alexander wang , barbie , bill blass

More Bad News For Peter Som, A New Louis Vuitton Collection, ...

Lisanne Silverman on Jan 9, 2009 11:22 AM PST

Peter Som, Creative Design Studios Split -WWD

Sneak Peek at Stephen Sprouse Louis Vuitton Collection -The Cut

Thigh Master: Bike Shorts Have a Stylish Moment -Refinery29

U.S. Fashion€™s One-Woman Bailout? -The New York Times

Discontinued: Eluxury Gets Out of the Game -Racked

Searle's Bankrupt -Fashionista

New York Fashion Week: Assume Nothing -Style

The Cut-Price Sell Out -Vogue UK

Tags : bill blass , eluxury , fashion week , j crew

Blaze A Trail in Bold Yellow Like Eva Mendes

Sabrina Newman on Dec 29, 2008 5:16 AM PST

At the London premiere of The Spirit, the always stunning Eva Mendes was the standout star thanks to her strapless yellow Bill Blass dress. The dress itself, which fit Eva to perfection, would be gorgeous in any shade but the yellow orbited the look to show-stopper status. What I especially love about this ensemble choice is that the color is highly unexpected, especially in the dreary winter months, adding an element of adventurousness- always an added bonus in the world of fashion! It's almost New Year's Eve, a night that is all about getting noticed, so why not take a cue from Eva and go brazenly bold with a frock in a not so mellow shade of yellow!

Check out my SLIDESHOW for 5 fabulous options!

Tags : tory burch , the spirit , see by chloe , rebecca taylor , bill blass

Auntbee's Holiday Wishlist Is Here!

kate napleton on Dec 18, 2008 6:16 AM PST

One of our favorite fashionistas, AuntBee, has a holiday wishlist up and ready for you to covet! Leave it to AuntBee to find not one, but two ruffle tops that I simply refuse to live without - at both ends of the price spectrum - from Bill Blass's crisp white ruffle sleeveless top to Forever 21's navy dressy ruffle top. After all, a holiday season without ruffles is hardly a holiday season at all! And if you crave ruffles in the warmer months, AuntBee's got you covered, er, sort of, in Juicy Couture's Beach Ruffle Skirt Bottoms. My personal favorite on the list is the very versatile Erva Design black handbag with the adorable metallic clasp. Check out the rest of AuntBee's Holiday Wishlist and try not to drool.

Tags : womens accessories , womens , women's gift , women's fashion , bill blass