Tag Archives: Fashion

In Conversation with Andria Crescioni

Designer Andria Crescioni marries tradition with innovation. Describing her work as “modern interpretations of traditional silhouettes – utilizing techniques from the past to create pieces for the present,” the recent graduate of Parsons School of Design creates contemporary garments informed by traditional artisan crafts and natural materials. Fresh from the completion of her Spring/Summer collection [...]

The Accidental Tourist

Photography by Mara Corsino . Styling by Fabiana Fierotti . Hair by Marco Braca. Makeup by Thais Bretas. Model: Ann at Ice Models Milan. Photographer’s Assistant: Giulia Soldavini. Special thanks to: Hotel London Milano. Above: Top, Luisa Beccaria. Shorts, M Missoni. Shoes, vintage Suzie Mas. Top, M Missoni. Shorts, American Apparel. Click “Read More” for [...]

Stay Awhile

Dress, Lindsey Thornburg. Jacket, Camilla and Marc. Boots, LD Tuttle. Necklace, Anndra Neen. A good distance and a reality away from her home in Alberta, Canada, model Meghan Collison—who also appears in the Dossier Issue 6 fashion editorial Major Arcana—combined her rural roots with her current urban existence on a windy beach in Rockaway, Queens. [...]

The Avengers: Rebecca Turbow and Tom Hines

Designer Rebecca Turbow and photographer Tom Hines have done it again: collaborating this year in a  photo shoot for Turbow’s spring 2010 collection with a dry 1960s spy vibe. The black and white shots read like vintage stills of The Avengers or The Man from U.N.C.L.E (the spy organization hidden behind a tailor shop), complete with [...]

Naomi Sims 1948 – 2009: The world’s first black supermodel

Models like Adrienne Fidelin, Dorothea Towles Church and Donyale Luna may have paved the way, but Halston called her the first black supermodel. She posed with Andy Warhol for an iconic cover of Interview in 1972 and was the first female model of African descent featured on the covers of Ladies Home Journal in November [...]

Style On Tap

Refinery 29, one of our favorite online sources for fashion news, recently launched a new blog. They’re calling it The Pipeline and it offers a continuous stream of all the great style info we’ve come to expect from them so go have a look.