Filmmaker Marc Levin’s HBO documentary ‘Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags’ which chronicled the fate of New York’s garment district, made for very sad viewing back in 2009 when it was released. Now 7 years later, the area that was once New York’s largest employer is almost totally decimated as all the fashion businesses and its … Continue reading
Arisce Wanzer a transgender fashion model has become a cover girl. Not for some edgy hip clothing brand, but for Spiegels one of the country’s oldest established mainstream catalogs that has been in the mail order business for over 100 years. This is no mean achievement for Wanzer who is one of the rising stars … Continue reading
It’s nice having clever friends like my pal Dan Jones who is a very successful style guru and who writes really fab books that get published and become ‘must reads’ for fashionistas in particular. His latest one ’50 Men’s Fashion Icons that Changed the World’ that he wrote for London’s Design Museum is now available globally … Continue reading
It is the day after Thanksgiving so as good Americans we must do one of two things. Go shopping on Black Friday and spend a lot of money we really do not have on buying things we really do not need to save a few dollars and maybe get killed in the mad crush in … Continue reading
Daniel Lismore the man who Vogue Magazine once called ‘London’s Most Outrageous Dresser’ is currently enroute to Miami for his exhibition ‘Theater of Self’ which will open as part of Miami Art Week/Art Basel. The 32 year-old 6’4″ British artist, fashion designer, stylist and self-styled eccentric has never been much of a wallflower “People are going … Continue reading