The Daily Front Row

Long gone are the days of steamer trunks and head-to-toe airport couture, instead replaced by hassle-free luggage and accessories. Lame! Where have all the glamorous jetsetters gone? To celebrate globetrotting fashion, Tumi joined up with Anna Sui to launch a line of signature floral print luggage. In addition to the patterned carryalls, Tumi and Sui paired with Lonelyleap

When the Kaiser speaks, everybody listens; the WWD CEO Summit was no exception. Karl amassed an entourage of attendees including SJP, Carine Roitfeld, Anna Wintour, and Stephen Gan. The industry elite listened as Karl and Bridget Foley discussed a wide range of topics, like hosting Chanel’s next Metiers d’Art show in Texas. Oh, Karl!

Attention! Attention! Today is the day that Vicky & Lysander, a new comedic web series, unearths another episode with the LOGO network. It’s our civic duty to share all the deets from the show’s creator that landed in our email inbox this morning. Take it away! The series (10, five minute long episodes) follows a deluded couple as they try to climb the social ladder of Manhattan.

After her unfortunate commando episode a few weeks ago, Anne Hathaway wore pants last night to the National Board of Review Awards in Manhattan. But not just any ol’ pair! Annie showed up in a three piece Hedi Slimane number from his spring 2013 collection, with a clutch by Jill Milan. Hathaway’s latest flick, Les Misérables, took home the Best Ensemble award at the event.

Last night in West Hollywood, W and Guess hosted a party celebrating film and fashion, at which Alexander Antebi of “Who is that guy?” fame gave his best Sharon Stone while stepping and repeating. Just who is Antebi? His Facebook page lists him as CFO (Chief funkadelic officer) at Conquistador. If any of our West Coast friends could explain what that is, we’re all ears!

Those Fabulous Beekman Boys seem to do it all! Not only did they win The Amazing Race, have a reality show on the Cooking Channel, and a line of best selling books, but now they’ve entered the comic book world. Introducing…Polka Spot: My Life in Pictures. The comic was co-written by Darren G. Davis, Michael Troy and the Beekman Boy himself, Brent Ridge.

Retail farewell alert! Vince’s founders, Rea Laccone and Christopher LaPolice, are parting ways with the company they started nearly 14 years ago come February 1. Word of the duo’s departure arrives in tandem with plans for Vince’s parent company, Kellwood, to take the company public. Known for its stylish basics in quality fabrics, particularly its sumptuous cashmere sweaters done in plush neutrals, the sportswear company has grown fast and big since its inception. Besides its stronghold on the realm of perfected staples, the brand has gone a luxe-skewed route in recent years: “Today we’re selling $1,100 leather leggings and $2,000 shearling coats; we’ve really elevated the product,” LaPolice told The Daily in August 2012.

Look what we have here, folks! Anna Wintour attended the Stella McCartney Fall presentation yesterday at 680 Park Avenue and got to have a little visit with Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Seinfeld. What fun! It’s not every day we see Jerry out and about in our neck of the woods…

Tibi: Angular graphics grooved with slouchy layers and hits of colorblock in Tibi’s offering for that innately buyable Pre-Fall season. Black and white presided over the alternations of minis and stovepipes, with a few knee-grazing shorts and skirts cut to the same general hemline in the mix.

The Waldorf Astoria got a massive dose of inspiration last night, thanks to the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund’s 50th anniversary of the Geoffrey Beene Fashion Impact Awards. Leave it to Lanvin’s adorably bespectacled leading man to bring the poignant punch. On the premises: an array of notable industry movers and shakers, including the eve’s host, Alina Cho of CNN, designer Bibhu Mohapatra, W’s Stefano Tonchi, Paper’s Kim Hastreiter and the guest of honor, Lanvin’s Alber Elbaz. Each year 130 standout fashion students from colleges around the country are invited, with the top eight receiving scholarships to pursue their dreams with aid from the fund. And dreams are just what honorary lifetime achievement recipient Elbaz, was on hand to discuss. “When I arrived in New York I had two suitcases: one little one for my clothes and a big one for my dreams.” Why the connection between Elbaz and Beene’s namesake org? A former protégé of Beene, Elbaz designed for Beene for seven years.