Recently, astrological authority and sun sign love guru Liz Rose teamed up with Skinny Jeans expert Catherine Heart to create a collection of ‘Stellar’ jeans . Their skin-clinging legs, specially constructed inseams and artful shading and fading conspire to make women look really thin as well as really cool. Their fashion show at Juliet Supper Club featured Todd English nibbles, Moet & Chandon, a large, jovial crowed and a live and lively band.

Tucked into the “goodie bag” was Liz’s book, bedazzled! An Astrological Guide to Earthly Bliss with Your Man. This tome has been translated into many languages, including French, Dutch and Russian. It contains such advice as (for handling a Sagittarius man), “Let him see how appealing his friends find you” and (for a Pisces), “Just make sure he’s not married before you start an adventure”. It’s all quite sensible and is also very ... Read More

Just a week after Zac Posen showed his fall '10 line to a who's who of top fashion editors and writers, the beloved - and prolific - designer attracted a bevy of friends, supporters, and assorted scenesters for the launch of his new collection, Z Spoke, available exclusively at Saks.

Alexandra Richards and Rose Byrne - who was in her native Australia during Fashion Week but stunned in a red Posen design - sipped on specialty Ciroc Z Spoke cocktails while perusing the racks of body hugging knit dresses and chic separates.

As for the inspiration for his latest line? "Utilitarian, American sportswear chic, all of those things," Posen laughed. I pointed to some of the lady-like blouses that caught my eye. "That's exactly it," he declared excitedly, "I wanted this collection to be versatile. I have some tougher pieces and I have some feminine pieces. I wanted to speak to ... Read More

One of the most fascinating aspects of fashion is the group known as “friends of the house”: Those personalities with whom a fashion designer surrounds his or herself in order to achieve his or her own special brand of buzz. I was particularly curious to learn who Gills Mendel, perhaps the most idolized designer of luxury for women now, would invite to the February 25th dinner I was planning for him at Philippe Restaurant in celebration of his appearance at the French Institute Alliance Française on.

Gilles’ talk, designed to shed light on congruence and dissimilarities between French mode and American style, was the first of three on this topic organized by the French fashion writer Pascale Richard. The other two in the series star Tommy Hilfiger and Marc Jacobs.

Gilles’ list was a tad top heavy with beautiful women: Well what do you expect, after all, ... Read More