Who: Helena Lumelsky, known as Lena. What: Growing up in post-communist Sevastopol, Crimea, Lumelsky didn’t have access to the things most 12 year-olds can pick up at the local drugstore. As a child, she began to create and draft her own fashion magazine by hand—without ever having seen a ... More

There’s something about London that always manages to evoke intense waves of nostalgia. Whether it’s the splendor of Buckingham Palace, the enticing darkness of the Tower of London or the hype surrounding newer attractions like the London Eye or Tate Modern, the line between present and past in the English ... More

Who: RtA by Eli Azran and David Rimokh What: The Road to Awe may sound a bit kitschy for a serious fashion brand, but for 27-year-old French-born Azran and 26-year-old L.A. native Rimokh, the process of crafting their debut collection of denim and leather pieces was a journey that ... More

Who: Claudie Pierlot, sister brand of Maje and Sandro What: Since establishing a strong European following over the past 30 years, the French label is bringing its effortlessly Parisian-chic staples stateside at Bloomingdale's and American fans are ... More

Fashion shows weren't always this way. Before the supermodels, the over-the-top productions and the weird, wonderful quirks that make up modern runway experiences, there was a very different type of presentation. In her new tome, The Mechanical Smile, Caroline Evans, a professor of fashion history and theory at Central ... More

The newest offerings this swimsuit season will turn the most loyal city girls into tropical bombshells—even if they never leave the concrete island. Below, a few of our favorite new bikinis by local designers, and where to where them while summering in the city. More

For Marilyn Monroe and many others, diamonds are a girl’s best friend. But that’s not exactly the case for Barbara Berger, who has been surrounded by fine jewels and materials from birth as the daughter of a ... More

Who: Stuart Vevers What: After serving as creative director of the Spanish fashion house Loewe, Vevers is relocating, with the same title, over to Coach. The English-born designer previously worked for Calvin Klein, Bottega Veneta, Louis Vuitton as well as Mulberry, where he also held the position of creative ... More

A RISD painting major is making a name for herself: Caroline Hurley, burgeoning Brooklyn artist, created an eponymous homeware company offering artful pieces from ceramic bowls to block-printed linen textiles (which can be used as throws, table clothes or even as a sarong). Her designs are available for sale on ... More

Diana Vreeland once said, “A new dress doesn’t get you anywhere; it’s the life you’re living in the dress and the sort of life you lived before, and what you will do in it later.” She was a woman whose job was to create fantasy out of fashion, and Mrs. Vreeland’s ... More