Derek Lam

Fashion students get used to pulling all-nighters in the studio as deadlines approach. But heading into the 11th annual Driehaus Awards for Fashion Excellence recently, Maribel Dinwiddie thought she could rest easy, knowing her last loose thread had been...

Rachel Zoe follows a long line of celebrity stylists who have parlayed their tastemaker status (and access to celebrities) into clothing and accessories brands. Here are some of the other celebrity stylists and their brands: Newbark: L.A.-based stylist...

Stealth wealth. Fashion gaming. Elsa Schiaparelli. Raf Simons. What else? Here's a list of stylish people, trends and ideas to pay attention to in 2012. Surrealism. Opening May 10, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's exhibition...

If you thought you could never afford designer clothes, Amazon may help change that.  Known for having the lowest prices on anything from books, to digital cameras to kid toys, Amazon is now taking the same approach, buying big quantities and going for...

SVEE blends the exotic sensuality of the Far East with a modern urban edge.  New York-based, Bangkok-born Designer Voravit Lapnarongchai honed his talent over nearly a decade working with America’s premiere designer Derek Lam.  SVEE’s debut...

First Lady Michelle Obama's fitness initiatives are defended after U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner says her rear end is too big. Say what?...

New York Fashion Week got underway Wednesday with New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz cutting the ribbon. Meanwhile, Gisele Bundchen gets a partial apology, Kanye West plans a return to Paris Fashion Week and the characters from "South Park" get...

Katy Perry may be dating a hunky male model. Madonna plans a line of shoes for fall. "Fashion Star" premieres on Tuesday....

Derek Lam was in a Palm Springs state if mind when he designed his knockout spring collection, inspired by the clean lines of mid-century modern architecture, the raw expanse of desert and the refuge of a clear blue pool. The result was an upbeat...

The one woman who fits the description is the late, great Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Tfank's inspiration for her spring collection. When Tfank moved to Los Angeles in the early 1990s, it was to pursue a career in costume design. So it's understood that she...

Leila Lopes of Angola is the new Miss Universe, one of the few black women to take the crown in the world's largest beauty pageant. In New York, Christina Hendricks grabbed attention at the premiere for "I Don't Know How She Does It" with her low, low cut...

It was a nice gesture on the 10th anniversary of September 11 for Diane von Furstenberg, the grand dame of New York fashion, to pass out small American flags during her customary post-show stroll around the runway, during which time she stops to greet her...