The Council of Fashion Designers of America President Diane von Furstenberg and CEO Steven Kolb announced the nominees for the 2013 CFDA awards yesterday, with an event hosted by von Furstenberg and Nadja Swarovski at the CFDA's new digs at 65 Bleecker Street in New York. The awards will take place on June 3rd at Alice Tully Hall. Womenswear Designer
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Glitz is taking a gritty turn on the runways, with bedazzled legwear outfitting punk- and grunge-inspired ensembles. Capturing the D.I.Y. spirit of the era, sheer tights and trouser socks are sporting an edgy jumble of rhinestones, studs and sequins. Foil applications and Lurex fibers offer smoother, subtler shine; and coarse, heavy-gauge yarns further dim the sparkle. – Nivara Xaykao
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Emerging at key shows in multiple cities, matte black eyewear frames look new. Styles range from thick plastic cat eye or round sunglasses to Simone Rocha’s more directional, knitted nerd specs. – Whitney Kessler
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Zebra patterns are among the freshest animal motifs to emerge on F/W 13 bags, with stripes created via piecing or printing. Black and white palettes are both classically zebra and of-the-moment, while unconventionally vibrant hues update. – Whitney Kessler
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In sync with looks shown on the Men's F/W 13 runways, bags constructed to showcase multiple compartments are now emerging for Women as well. Doubled gussets resembling pleats have appeared in several collections, while Alexander Wang’s carriers — with completely unconnected bottoms — took the concept a step further. – Whitney Kessler
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Reviving an old-timey item, designers are styling knit or leather dickies over tops and dresses for F/W 13. Most styles are turtlenecked, hinting that this might be a new neck-warmer silhouette. – Whitney Kessler
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Maker’s Row is a new online directory assisting emerging and established designers in sourcing appropriate manufacturers in America.
Currently based in the U.S., the website was founded by former Marc Jacobs designer Matthew Burnett, friend and former Google employee Tanya Menendez and web designer Scott Weiner. The trio saw the need for a resource that could bridge the, often overwhelming, gap
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Scarves are a key winter accessory, and recently manufactures like Howlin, Eribé, Y3, ESK, and Ghostly International have stepped it up with fresh fabrics, colorings, and patterns that will have your neck in cozy-town in no time. These established knitwear brands, some with a long family legacy in the portfolio, bring standards like wool and cashmere to the table, but
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Bonfaire.com launched last month with the mission to showcase the best accessory products from the world's most talented designers. The new shopping destination functions as a membership-only "showroom", with new designer collections launching on a daily basis and available for pre-order.
“Bonfaire a new kind of ecommerce experience and platform that connects consumers in a much more direct way to
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Saturdays Surf opened it's second New York city location in the West Village. The store embodies the laid-back lifestyle of surfing and the upbeat, fast-paced lifestyle a New Yorker. Originally selling boards and wetsuits, this space now produces its own line of menswear including cult-worthy t-shirts and tanks that can been seen on the likes of women and men alike.
Saturday’s
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Just when you thought bow ties couldn't get any cuter, here comes Augustus Shaw with his line of dice-fabricated neckwear under the moniker "Mr. Talented." Shaw fashions the one-of-a-kind bow ties out of colorful translucent dice, as well as numbered vintage woods. The line toys with the modern idea of the bow tie as a symbol of quirk, taking the
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Young Men gear up for summer festivals in hippie-inspired accessories that are practical, fun, and unique. The perfect festival backpack sports a triple threat of technical nylon, vintage rucksack design, and bright color blocking highlighted by tribal motif trim, all with enough room to hold the necessities. A fisherman cap will shade eyes from the sun, while boasting rough-hewn hippie
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Fashion's "geriatric starlet" Iris Apfel is launching a new line of handbags that promise to have much style as she does. With materials including Mongolian lamb, haircalf and snakeskin, her love of the exotic is apparent. Calling the collection "Extinctions" after a conversation with Apfel's business partner Lisa Nunziata, a dodo bird fittingly serves as the collection's hangtag. With their new collection in
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A new edgy twist on stacked bracelets, matchstick-inspired bracelets take shape. Made from a variety of metals including gold, brass and silver, these bracelets hit every price point while looking chic. Bold match-head colors pop against saturated yellow gold while simple silver and black combinations give the bracelets a utilitarian vibe. Lightweight and easily combined with others, these matchstick bracelets
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