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Karl Lagerfeld, 'Pope' of Fashion, Stars in Four-Hour German Documentary...

Karl Lagerfeld, with his vaguely priest-like uniform, is considered the "pope" of fashion, and was followed throughout his day-to-day life over 16 months for a new four-hour German documentary...

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The Future of Street Style Looks Bleak According to Garance Doré and Scott...

Guess what? We're still. not. done. talking about the future of street style. And according to OG street style bloggers Garance Doré and Scott Schuman, things may be about to change...for the worse.

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Punk: Chaos to Couture Closes as One of the Met Costume Institute's Most...

The latest Met Costume Institute exhibition, Punk: Chaos to Couture, closed yesterday--and despite mixed reviews, it ended up being a pretty big hit.

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Cara Delevingne Instagrams From Her Movie Set, Tommy Hilfiger Is Sick of...

HERE'S THE FIRST IMAGE OF NORTH WEST! And yep, she would look pretty perfect alongside Prince George. {Us Weekly}Cara Delevingne posted a snap from her in-the-works film Kids In Love. So. Many. Flower...

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Tom Ford Admits His Panned Spring 2012 Collection Was 'Terrible'

Tom Ford is something of a deity in the fashion world--from revamping Gucci to creating covetable luxury beauty products--for men, natch--it sometimes seems like Ford can do no wrong. Even A Single...

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Britney Spears Gets Remixed, Michael Kors' Stock Drops on Downgrade, The...

All your must-read, mid-week fashion news in one spot.

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Suzy Menkes Is Leaving the International New York Times for Vogue International

And the backbone of the New York Times' fashion week coverage just broke. Suzy Menkes, the longtime fashion critic of the International Herald Tribune -- rebranded last year as the International New...

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The Story Behind Rihanna's CFDA Dress, Inside Karlie Kloss's Bathroom, Gap...

And Cara Delevingne dressed up as a pregnant farmer with a rabbit in her pocket.

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Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld Turn Out for an Apple Watch Preview at Colette

The fashion and tech insiders in attendance seemed to get on famously.

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Here's What All the Critics Have to Say About Alessandro Michele's Gucci...

Buzz words include estate sale, flea market and gender-neutrality.

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Shop Talk at MAC & Milk

Yesterday afternoon MAC's John Demsey and Milk's Mazdack Rassi hosted a panel discussion for Parsons and FIT students in the studio that was the siteContinue reading

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A Weekend's Worth of Tweets

In which we catch those of you, and those of us, who spent the weekend outside, away from a computer or on a phone-cation, up on the fashion TwitterveContinue reading

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Where Facebook & Luxury Meet

The International Herald Tribune's hosting a conference in Berlin right now. Techno Luxury's the theme and Christopher Bailey, Jefferson Hack, ClaudiaContinue reading

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Framing Fashion

I spent last week in Beirut. The city, perched in the middle of Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea, fancies itself the fifth fashion capital of the worlContinue reading

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Suzy Menkes Gives Givenchy a Boost

"The collection was almost too compressed, as though Mr. Tisci could not leave enough time to savor a thought before taking another bite. But it was sContinue reading

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Prep School Fashion Hackers’ Access Denied, Part II

Yesterday, Steff mentioned the Gawker story about high school crashers - the daughter of a Vermont politician and her smartly dressed friend. Last nigContinue reading

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Suzy Menkes Sticks Up For Milan, Then Pisses Me off

As a whole, International Herald Tribune fashion editor Suzy Menkes' latest piece--on why Milan Fashion Week is often overlooked by the fashion industContinue reading

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Fashion News Roundup: McQueen's Memorial, The Other Meat Dress, and Is Gossip...

Remembering McQueen: A gathering of about 1,000 people took place at St. Paul's Cathedral to memorialize Alexander McQueen. Speakers at the ceremony included Suzy Menkes and Anna Wintour, who told the...

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Miu Miu London Gets a Makeover: Katie Grand, Chloe Moretz, Natalie Massenet...

LONDON--Now 18 years old, Miu Miu--Prada's jaunty little sister--has just moved into her new address on London's New Bond St. alongside YSL and McQueen. Celebrating the two story flagship's Roaring...

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Fashion News Roundup: Another Emma Watson Cover, Nicola Formichetti Won't...

Emma Watson's Harper's Bazaar UK Cover: Watson continues to dazzle post-Potter with a stunning Jekyll-and-Hyde dual cover for the British mag's August issue. It's gorgeous and definitely more...

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Breaking: Raf Simons Reportedly Taking Over at Yves Saint Laurent

The New York Times' Suzy Menkes review of Raf Simons' spring 2012 show for Jil Sander opens with a startling piece of news: that the designer is set to take the reins at Yves Saint Laurent, replacing...

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UPDATE: Raf Simons Is Not Going to Yves Saint Laurent

In the wake of Raf Simons' gorgeous spring collection for Jil Sander and subsequent review by Suzy Menkes, a veritable media frenzy erupted over the weekend thanks to a statement by the respected...

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Fashion News Roundup: Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award Winners, Get Your...

Ecco Domani Announces Fashion Foundation Award Winners: Haus Alkire, Corell Corell, and Tim Coppens are amongst the seven up-and-coming designers who received the honor along with $25,000 grants to...

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Fashion News Roundup: Bloglovin' Award Winners Announced (We Won!), Anna Sui...

Bloglovin' Award Winners: ManRepeller's Leandra Medine was named 2012's Blog of the Year at the live-streamed awards ceremony, hosted by Derek Blasberg. Other winners include Olivia Palermo for...

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Daphne Guinness To Exhibit Isabella Blow's Wardrobe at Central St. Martins...

Daphne Guinness has finally revealed, to Charlie Rose of all people, what she plans to do with that wardrobe of Isabella Blow's she bought following Blow's death, to prevent it from being auctioned...

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New York Fashion Week Crib Sheet: The 10 Most Well-Reviewed Shows According...

After 300-plus shows, it's no wonder we're still reeling. But while the calendar may have been jam-packed, there are only a few collections that really make headlines--which is why we've compiled the...

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London Fashion Week Crib Sheet: The 8 Most Well-Reviewed Shows According to...

The darkly romantic looks on the first day of Milan fashion week may have been a palette cleanser from the rainbow-splashed prints on display over the weekend from all the young guns in London. But you...

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In Which Suzy Menkes Slams Online Rumor-Mongering, Then Mentions Rumor that...

The International Herald Tribune's Suzy Menkes wrote a lengthy, thoughtful piece this weekend about the current case of designer musical chairs at major fashion houses, which posits that designers are...

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Milan Fashion Week Crib Sheet: The 7 Most Well-Reviewed Shows According To...

The fashion flock might have already taken flight for Paris, but in case you're still getting your Guccis and Puccis in a row, this afternoon we check in with your ultimate crib sheet to Milan fashion...

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UPDATED: IHT Online Style Editor Jessica Michault Named Editor-in-Chief at...

Jessica Michault, Suzy Menkes' partner-in-crime and online editor at the International Herald Tribune, is leaving her post at the storied publication for greener--or at least speedier--pastures: The...

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So How Did Raf Simons Do On His Debut Collection for Dior? Here's What All...

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but here are 552 used by the fash pack to characterize Simons's very hotly anticipated debut at Dior. While nContinue reading

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Here's What Alber Elbaz, Carine Roitfeld and More Would Look Like as Disney...

What a cute way to start the morning! As was announced back in August, Barneys is giving Disney characters a high fashion makeover for its new "Electric Holiday" campaign and upcoming "moving art...

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Fashion's Most Beloved Characters Get Disney-fied for Barneys' Holiday Windows

It's not such a stretch to imagine some fashion people as cartoon characters, is it? Here are the Disney versions of all your favorites in the industry, straight from the Barneys/Disney holiday collab....

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Suzy Menkes to Be Honored at Pitti Uomo With Prestigious Italian Award

After all that hate Cathy Horyn received earlier this year, it's nice to hear news of a fashion critic actually getting some appreciation: Suzy Menkes, renowned fashion critic for the International...

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Fashion Editors, Anti-Defamation League Rush to Galliano's Defense After...

There's much to be said about John Galliano and his return to fashion. Fashion industry leaders, like Anna Wintour and Oscar de la Renta are all for it (it was Wintour, after all, who asked de la Renta...

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The Princess and the Peacock: We're Still Not Over Suzy vs. Susie

"So do you want to talk about this?" asks Leah. This being Suzy Menkes' "Circus of Fashion" article from T, which turned into this "Blog is a Dirty Word" manifesto from Leandra Medine, which rolled...

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Everything You Need to Know from Oscars Night, Models Talk Eating Disorders,...

Oscars Extravaganza: We've got every angle of that Oscar red carpet covered: Documenting every gown? Check. Best and worst dressed? Got it. There were plenty of quick changes. We picked out the biggest...

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The 10 Biggest Stories from the Fall 2013 Fashion Season

Fashion month: It's finally, truly over.Continue reading

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The Issue With T Magazine's 'Slut Clothes'

It's been a tough few weeks for mini skirts and the young women who flaunt them. Between CNN's blame-the-victim tone in Steubenville to the helicopter parents picketing Victoria's Secret Pink, you'd...

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'Slut' Clothes: A Brief History

In a recent piece for T magazine, Suzy Menkes heralds the end of what she calls a "decade of slut style," and a return to modesty on the runways. (Yeah, we had a thing or two to say about that.) But if...

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Winona Ryder Covers Interview, Kate Middleton Inspires a Bag Trend, and Suzy...

A seemingly age-defying Winona Ryder (Wino forever?) graces the latest cover of Interview. {NY Daily News} Giancarlo Giammetti, star of Valentino: The Last Emperor and longtime business partner of the...

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So Who's Taking Whom to the Met Ball?

Galliano's not going. See who is.Continue reading

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Suzy Menkes Talks Blogger Backlash, the Perils of Fast Fashion, and Getting...

Last night, Fern Mallis sat down with Suzy Menkes for the latest installment of her "Fashion Icon" series at 92Y. The noted fashion critic candidly (and sometimes hilarious) addressed everything from...

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Suzy Menkes Gets a Fancy New Title at the International New York Times

When Suzy Menkes spoke with Fern Mallis during her "Fashion Icons" series just a few weeks ago, Mallis asked her if she planned on staying with the International Herald Tribune when it's rebranded as...

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Gisele Bares Her Bikini Body for Vogue, Coco Rocha Works at PC Magazine, and...

Gisele shows us why she doesn't need retouching on the June 2013 cover of Vogue Brazil, lensed by longtime friend Mario Testino. {Fashion Gone Rogue} Coco Rocha is now a contributing editor at...

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Where Have All the Fashion Critics Gone?

In the 1970s, the New Yorker’s fashion critic, Kennedy Fraser, wrote about clothes nearly every week. Yes, she reported on the collections. And industry personalities. But she also wrote about...

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Amanda Bynes Wigs Out, Cara Delevingne Goes On a Roman Holiday, and Jennifer...

Jennifer Lopez takes W magazine back to her old block in the Bronx for the glossy's August cover story. {W} More details are emerging from yesterday's "compact" for labor safety in Bangladesh....

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Is Pope Francis Influencing Italian Fashion?

Since being appointed as head of the catholic church in March, Pope Francis has been seen as more humble and less ostentatious than previous popes. And so has the fashion coming out of Italy. At least...

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Talking Overpriced Fashion and Prized Wardrobe Possesions with Suzy Menkes

Journalist Suzy Menkes, who's been leading fashion coverage at the International Herald Tribune since 1988, is not one to share her personal fashion choices. (After all, what good is a fashion critic...

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Suzy Menkes, Wearing a Small Top Hat, Was the Low-Key Style Star of Natalia...

Natalia Vodianova's Fabulous Fund Fair charity gala touched down in London on Saturday night, bringing out swarms of fashion people at the industry's busiest time of year. There was Ellen Von Unwerth,...

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