Chic Report
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Models Doing Other Things: Jess Perez Is Every Freelancer’s New Best Friend
Model Jess Perez has had a fruitful career in front of the camera, but is moving on to a new path with the launch of Tycoon, a company she created that develops technology products to help freelancers manage their finances. First up: Tycoonapp, an app that tracks how much and when money is owed. Perez fills us in on how it works and
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Does Fashion Have a New Clubhouse?
Restaurateurs Lisle Richards and Eric Marx, who have a lengthy Rolodex of fashion friends, opened the doors this week to their latest venture, Kola House in Chelsea, with a bash, private tastings, and a hint that this might become an industry clubhouse in the next few months. The restaurant, which sits above The Gilded Lily, kicked off the opening with a party
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Hugh Grant on His Return to Hollywood
Hugh Grant has melted our hearts in flicks like Notting Hill, Love Actually, and Two Weeks Notice, but lately, Grant has pressed pause on the acting front and turned his attention to politics. Now Grant makes his return to the silver screen in Florence Foster Jenkins, where he stars alongside Meryl Streep. The actor talked to W Magazine in its October issue about what he’s been up
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Tinsley Mortimer Is Ready for a Comeback
In Tinsley Mortimer's feature in Harper's Bazaar's October issue, it's as though nothing's changed: she was photographed on the Upper East Side at the iconic Plaza Hotel in a red Giambattista Valli Haute Couture bustier and skirt, looking as beautiful and platinum blonde as ever, reminiscent of her days on the "High Society" social circuit. But this environment feels faraway for Mortimer these days, who reflected on her past...
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Lunch Break with Petra Nemcova and Alysia Reiner!
What do model Petra Nemcova and Orange is the New Black actress Alysia Reiner have in common? They both attended yesterday’s Fashion 4 Development First Ladies Luncheon, where we caught up with them about their latest PETRA NEMCOVA Naomi Campbell received this award last year. Have you ever been honored in the same capacity before? I’m not 100 percent
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Jessi Klein Stars in Loft Comedy Shorts
Hilarious alert! Head writer and executive producer of “Inside Amy Schumer” Jessi Klein is marking her first fashion partnership by starring in Loft’s new series of comedy shorts. A role previously filled by actress Busy Philipps, the Emmy winner (and a nominee this past week) is fronting two episodes that are loosely inspired by Jessi’s real life that go live today.
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Grace Coddington on the American Vogue Years
Grace Coddington’s latest book is The American Vogue Years, which features the various editorials she’s masterminded since 2002 with the biggest photogs in the biz: Meisel, Klein, Weber, Leibovitz…we could go on. We recently sat down with Coddington to talk about the book, her affection for Natalia Vodianova, and what it was like appearing in the recent Calvin Klein campaign. How difficult
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London Fashion Week: The Parties, The People, The Fashion
Another fashion week has come and gone and there were plenty of shocking trends to trot down the runway mixed in with some breathtaking collections that were filled with intricate historical references. Here are the most newsworthy shows from London Fashion Week. Christopher Kane’s Crocs Mon dieu…Crocs have made it to the runway. From Birkenstocks
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Cara Santana on her Engagement to Jesse Metcalfe
After 10 years of dating the gorgeous Jesse Metcalfe, Cara Santana and her beau are finally tying the knot! We caught up with Santana during NYFW to get the scoop on her upcoming nuptials...
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GQ and Gap Announce All-Star Designers for Fifth Collaboration
It's that time of year again...GQ and Gap are going for the big guns with an upcoming collection that's part of the "Best New Menswear Designers in America" project, which brings back some of their former all-stars to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the program.
