At Repetto Fête, Charlotte Ronson Exalts Jane Birkin, Brigitte Bardot, Kate Moss

Last night brought together a spirited mix of New York’s cutting-edge fashion designers and artists—young representatives from two industries that are impossible to keep apart these days.

Designer Philip Lim, model Jessica Stam, stylist Kate Schelter, Vogue’s Stephanie LaCava, socialite Genevieve Jones, men’s wear designer Thom Browne and supermarket mogul Ron Burkle were among Read More

Best Fashion Week Ever!

A freshly shorn Marc Jacobs surveys the damage at his own after-party.

Mr. Jacobs’ vision for fall includes an asymmetrical little black dress with a big bow.


Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter keeps toasty with a pea coat and a pretty lady.


Going to Carolina in Read More

Transmanhattan! Guys, Gals Whirl in Big Gender Blender

I’m suffering from gender confusion. Not mine—everyone else’s. But it’s not my fault. It’s just the times: January 2007, and the whole concept of gender has been destabilized! Every time you turn on the telly, somebody is “transitioning.” Nobody is what he/she purports to be. We now live in a magical topsy-turvy world where, with Read More

Fall's Fashionable Felons! Plus: A Plea for Pageantry

I wonder if John Mark Karr, that strange bloke who falsely claimed to have killed JonBenet Ramsey, realizes how fashionable he is. The squeaky-clean nerd in the high-waisted pants embodies so many of this fall’s trends that I found myself wondering, “Who’s he wearing?” Ralph? Dior? Valentino?

Attention, fashion P.R. flacks! The red-carpet thing Read More

Fall’s Fashionable Felons! Plus: A Plea for Pageantry

I wonder if John Mark Karr, that strange bloke who falsely claimed to have killed JonBenet Ramsey, realizes how fashionable he is. The squeaky-clean nerd in the high-waisted pants embodies so many of this fall’s trends that I found myself wondering, “Who’s he wearing?” Ralph? Dior? Valentino?

Attention, fashion P.R. flacks! The red-carpet thing is Read More

Queer Eye, My Eye! Cast Harasses Hairy Heteros

Highly strung homosexuals have got to be stopped! They are terrorizing the mainstream males of Manhattan. The Queer Eye phenomenon has given carte blanche to every boutique salesperson, hairdresser and style guru-call them the lay gay-to “transform” any dopey hetero who happens to wander into their field of vision. The more these wannabes inflict their Read More