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Rebecca Taylor Gets Dressy With A Black Tie Collection [Vogue UK]
The sophisticated line of dresses will be made with rich fabrics and intricate beading…Logo Mania Is Back, In Culture Form [New York Times]
From Opening Ceremony to DKNY, it’s clear these words are more than advertisements…Revisiting An Interview With Ann Demeulemeester From 2002, Long Before She Resigned From Her Label [Dazed Digital]
In her perspective, “fashion is silly.”

Now, this is a New York shot if there ever was one! It gal Rita Ora appears in DKNY’s Resort campaign shot by Lachlan Bailey. The campaign was shot in Times Square and styled by Alastair McKimm. Additional images of the campaign can be found on DKNY’s website. Ora performed at the brand’s epic 25th anniversary bash last month.

DKNY: For the 25th anniversary of DKNY, Donna Karan was back in a New York mood in a big way. Upon entering the space there was a giant DKNY sign done in graffiti. The show opened with the Beastie Boys’ “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” with Joan Smalls in a white button down worn underneath a pair of jean overalls with a navy blazer and white trench thrown over and topped off with a baseball cap. Other looks included nylon anoraks, bathing suits, backpacks, and dresses done in black and white bandana print. Plus! Plenty of vibrant neoprene on bomber jackets and swing dresses in hues like cobalt, cherry red, and aqua. And while there were denim jeans and jackets covered in sewn on patches and swimsuits worn with low slung track pants, the most overtly Brooklyn-esque and streetwise statements were pieces like a B&W matching sweatsuit worn with a white sheer anorak all completely branded with DKNY. If we weren’t already convinced by Alex Wang’s showing the day prior, branding is definitely back this season. Or, rather, it’s so passe that it’s cool again. What’s more Brooklyn than that? Also of note: Karlie Kloss closed the show, followed by Rita Ora, who skipped down the runway in a number that would have definitely been worn by Madonna, circa the 80s.

More designers to discuss! Ernest Alexander worked on the ad grind for the likes of fashion biz doyenne Donna Karan’s lines. He gives it to us straight about his eponymous foray…

Digital showroom The Runthrough just received $1.2 million in funding led by the New York Angels, a group of 75 individually accredited angel investors. Founded in 2011 by former W magazine accessories editors, Meggan Crum and Mandy Tang, The Runthrough acts as a virtual showroom that neatly compiles product from ready-to-wear and accessories brands so that fashion editors can simply request their product pulls in one forum the way a consumer would shop say, Net-A-Porter.

Looking for a book to devour this summer? We’d like to rec Iris Has Free Time by Iris Smyles? The author and former New Yorker intern was at DKNY’s Madison Avenue store this week to sign copies and spent a little free time to tell us her tale.

For the latest Resort circuit, DKNY showed a mix of sporty and sweet, with a bit of edgy glam and a touch of the pervasive menswear-as-womenswear theme. The look that captured this perfect downtown blend?

Donna Karan fills us in on one of her nearest and dearest pals, plus her affinity for all things ’90s… Love your ‘90s DKNY revival with Opening Ceremony. How would you describe yourself in the ‘90s?
I think I’m still in the ‘90s. I didn’t grow up!

You and Patti Cohen have been friends forever.
She’s really me.

DKNY is time traveling back to the nineties by way of Opening Ceremony. The New York-based brand is teaming up with the retailer on a limited-edition capsule collection comprised of 15 DKNY items, reissued from the nineties archive, including the iconic skyline print you’ve been missing circa ’92. Expect hooded sweatshirts, color-blocked, zip-front jumpsuits, bodysuits, logo tees, puffers, and leggings that will retail between $145 and $665. The best part? The buzzy collab is slated to hit Opening Ceremony locations tomorrow in New York. Los Angeles, Toyko, and London, along with OpeningCeremony.Us.