Fashion Matters

SJP's new clothes March 15, 2007 | Leave a comment Who among us is surprised that actress and fashion leader Sarah Jessica Parker is introducing her own clothing line? The collection, called Bitten, is expected to be high-quality, affordably priced sportswear for women of all ages and sizes. According to online reports, the pieces will be sold exclusively at... Read More

Fashion Week: Hats on February 09, 2007 What do fashionistas wear when temperatures hover in the teens and a wicked wind sucks the fun out of almost everything … except a fashion show? Hats — aviator fur hats, Russian trooper hats, knit caps, berets, fur head wraps. I saw so many one day that for a minute I thought I was in the Alaskan tundra. We... Read More

Fashion Week Day 4 February 06, 2007 Let me just say it’s really cold here. Blustery, brutal, nose-numbing cold. When I left my hotel at 7:45 Monday morning, the temperature was 9 degrees — 0 with the wind chill. The fashion gods were smiling, though, because I walked out of the hotel and right into a toasty cab for the 7 blocks to the tents.... Read More

Fashion Week Day 5 February 06, 2007 More from Fashion Week. SIGNATURE COACH: No funds for a Coach bag? Maybe you’ll like the smell of this. Reed Krakoff, president and creative director of Coach, opened his home (well, two of his five floors) to celebrate the launch of the company’s new fragrance. The scent is a special blend of soft florals.... Read More

Fashion Week Day 3 February 04, 2007 Today I caught up with “Project Runway” mentor Tim Gunn, who was sitting front row at the Tracy Reese show. Of course, I had to ask him about Kayne Gillaspie, Oklahoma’s favorite “Project Runway” competitor. “I love Kayne,” he said. I told him about Kayne’s new eveningwear collection, introduced... Read More

Fashion Week Day 2 February 03, 2007 You probably heard that First Lady Laura Bush was in town Friday morning for the Heart Truth Red Dress Collection fashion show that kicked off Fashion Week. She was here, I wasn’t — at least not yet. But I saw the video that played on the big-screen televisions in the lobby area of the tents, where many of... Read More

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Fashion Week Day 1 February 02, 2007 Fashion Week kicked off Friday, and I hit the sidewalk running. My plane landed at noon and by 1 p.m. I was walking into the Perry Ellis menswear show. A few menswear designers show on Friday, but this week is mostly about women. The Perry Ellis collection included a fresh take on some old favorites, including... Read More

Go nude January 05, 2007 Before you start peeling off your clothes, I’m talking about lips. According to Fashion Wire Daily, celebs such as Cindy Crawford, Angelina Jolie and Cate Blanchett are ditching their scarlet hues for glossy nudes. To avoid looking washed out, FWD suggests those of us without a makeup artist in tow opt for... Read More

What's with their hair? December 18, 2006 It’s usually women who get blasted for their choice of hairstyles. Now men.style.com points the finger at 20 guys whose hairstyles make for good lunch table conversation. Some of the offenders — Kevin Federline with his cornrows, Tom Hanks’ back sweep, Al Gore’s sleek ’do and Simon Cowell’s part.... Read More

Suck it up, Tom November 30, 2006 Finally, a guy suffered to look good on his wedding day. Not just any guy — it was actor Tom Cruise, who reportedly packed on about 20 pounds leading up to his marriage vows with Katie Holmes. Word is his Armani tux was a bit too tight and had to be let out in all the right places. Still, he needed even more... Read More

Making up is easy to do November 22, 2006 Christmas came early for Oklahoma’s Sephora fans. At the pre-opening event, it was elbow-to-elbow shoppers as women grabbed up their favorite shadows, lotions and potions — many of which weren’t available locally until now. More than once I heard customers asking for Smashbox and Philosophy. Do we love... Read More

Confessions of a fashion writer November 09, 2006 A bottle of black polish landed on my desk today. Super shiny. Super black. Black is the trendy shade of the moment, which I wrote about recently in the Sunday Living section, and as much as I want to embrace dark nails, I just can’t give in to black polish. Dark polish is a nice change from summer’s... Read More