In the two days I spent with the Brooklyn-based fashion designer Samantha Pleet, the term “Samantha Pleet World” came up repeatedly, but not in an imperious Valentino-like way, nor a wacky “Wayne’s World” way—although she did film a public access-style talk show during our time together. No, visiting Samantha Pleet World is more like being [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2009
SHOWstudio does Rick Owens
April 17, 2009 – 1:22 pm
Nick Knight’s engaging portrayal of the man behind the minimalism. Happy Friday.
FORM at EVA
April 17, 2009 – 8:23 am
From Right: A look from FORM’s 2009 Spring Collection; Inside EVA. Remember when EVA closed last August? Well lift up your black veil and come out of mourning because EVA is back. And, at the risk of sounding cliché, it’s better than ever. After a seven year stint on Mulberry Street, owner Stephanie Pappas had [...]
Talitha Getty: The Myth and the Muse
April 16, 2009 – 7:58 am
July 11, 1971-Rome, Italy. Just after noon on a stifling Sunday, an ambulance screams towards the 17th century Palazzo Mutti-Bussi in Piazza d’Aracoeli. It is an address notorious for its free-spirited inhabitants and decadent parties. An unconscious young woman with russet hair and almond-shaped eyes, wrapped in a minx cibelina coat is rushed through the [...]
Dossier’s Sample Sale Dossier
April 15, 2009 – 9:07 pm
Going on Now: Aeffe (Mens and Womenswear) Now-May 2nd, Friday 10am-6pm; Saturday 11am-5pm Alberta Ferretti, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Moschino 30 West 56th Street, (near 5th Avenue) Diesel (Mens and Womenswear) Plus List, Javier Simorra and more May1st, Thursday, 9:30am-6pm Precision Photo: 260 West 36th Street (near 8th Avenue), 3rd Floor Matt Bernson (Men’s and [...]
