Few brands are able to do a classic bag well without sacrificing modernity, or altogether abandoning the beauty of a timeless silhouette for trends' or novelty's sake. Fendi is a one in a handful of handbag designers, and therefore Fendi is cool (cool not being synonymous to "hip"). Time is the ... Read More
Versace Couture Fall 2012
It's no secret that Versace is one of my favorite fashion houses of all time. Its one of those brands you either love or hate—something I admire in anything or anyone. To be able to gauge such polar and passionate a reaction is to execute something with conviction and steadfast loyalty to one ... Read More
Ready or Not: The ‘Y’ in ‘Yves’
Saint Laurent Paris, opening soon. R.I.P. the Y in Yves; it all seems surreal. Impossible, said the French way. The power of one letter, and one so rarely used. This is the power of branding, consumer association and influence. Yves. Y. Yves. Why? YSL is iconic; what of Yves, the man behind the ... Read More