Chic Report

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    "If Only" by Cynthia Rowley: The Hardworking Onesie

    by Daniel Chivu

    When Chic asked designer Cynthia Rowley to be a contributor, she was inspired by Diana Vreeland’s famous Bazaar column, “Why Don’t You…”, in which the editrix offered offbeat and amusing suggestions to readers. One famous offering: “Why don’t you…wash your blond child’s hair in dead champagne as they do in France?”. Every week, Cynthia will sketch a different “unusual” invention that she’d produce “if only” she had the time.

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    Soigne K to Serve as Presenting Sponsor for New Yorkers for Children's Fool’s Fête

    by Daniel Chivu

    New Yorkers for Children has found a new presenting sponsor for its Eight Annual Spring Dinner Dance – New Year’s in April: A Fool’s Fête in Soigne K, the new Madison Avenue boutique that celebrates contemporary Indian designers who are not widely sold in the United States. The April event draws the organization’s younger patrons, and is frequently underwritten by a marquee fashion house such as Akris, Swarovski, and Emanuel Ungaro. The April 12 event at the Mandarin Oriental will be chaired by Allison Aston, Marisa Brown, Alina Cho, Nicole Esposito, Lydia Fenet, Rory Hermelee,and Susan Shin. Soigné Kothari, owner of Soigne K, Clare McKeon and Natalia Echavarria will serve as co-chairs. Advance tickets to the event, which start at TK, will go on sale next week at NYFC’s website.

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    A Bazaar Shot for the Post

    by Daniel Chivu

    Glenda must be glowing! Terry Richardson’s racy photo of Sting and Trudy Styler from the February Harper’s Bazaar made the cover of Murdoch’s New York Post. What’s the big deal? Dunno. Use your comments!

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    Threads of Color

    by Daniel Chivu

    Last night, Threads of Color kicked off its yearlong calendar with a Salute to America soiree, held at the Bernstein Display Showroom in midtown. Founded by Ionia Dunn Lee, a former ESSENCE fashion editor, stylist and current LIM College professor, the non-profit Threads of Color awards college scholarships to aspiring fashionistas (like last night’s winner, fashion merchandising student Fallon Davis) and celebrates diversity in the industry. Student models ambled around the patriotically themed space in designs by the likes of Carmen Marc Valvo, Tracy Reese and Tommy Hilfiger, the latter of whom will be given a lifetime achievement award at Threads of Color’s big runway show this September. For more information, visit threadsofcolor.org, and check out our gallery for more photos from the event!

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    Outnet and About

    by Daniel Chivu

    “It’s like we’re in a movie!” exclaimed Meredith Melling Burke at John DeLucie’s haute spot The Lion last night, as editors gathered to toast theOutnet.com and its director, Stephanie Phair. It wasn’t just the hidden room—”just walk straight through the Basquiat,” the doorman instructed—or the velvet curtain that further alienated this crowd from reality. It was the snow, falling almost embarrassingly cinematically while the looming (potential) weather crisis went relatively ignored.

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