2008 spawned a tremendous flurry of fabulous Fashion Week shows. Let's see, there were New York Fall and Spring shows, Milan Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, and LA Fashion Week. Oh, and don't forget all of the ravishing Resort and Pre-Fall collections. Some of my faves were Proenza Schouler's Fall line, Alexander Wang's Spring offerings, and Balmain's Spring collection in Read more

While some criticized Frida Giannini's Gucci collection for being overly commercial, and lacking innovation, Versace managed to deliver both wearable and wowable Spring designs. Short, belted dresses are simply adorable, while powerful folds and curvature proved to work for the drama-loving vixen as well. Her palate was subdued — white, powder blue, camel, yellow, black and a gorgeous steel Read more

The famous foursome of Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Matthew McConaughey, and Camila Alves were together again last night at the Dolce & Gabbana Golden Age party in Milan. The bash celebrated Domenico Dolce's 50th anniversary, and what better way than with a decadent soiree including all their A-List friends — the Lopez-Anthonys even arrived in a horse-drawn carriage. Elsewhere in the Read more

Whatever the Dolce & Gabbana boys are doing, they should keep on doing, because they're setting the runways on fire. Maybe it's the dramatic clothes against the sleek black background, but the house's Spring collection commands attention. It's part sexy, part girlie, some forward, and all innovative. There's a lot going on, so bear with me. The first thing is the incorporation of silk pajamas Read more

At Fashion Week in Milan, Prada was a real problem — Jezebel The little black dress is more than just a LBD — FashionTribes Roisin Murphy on gob-dropping clothes — Style File Rafé New York Tracy doctor’s bag — Purse Blog Trendspotting: Bra tops, not just for Oh Henry! heiresses — Fashionista Rachel Zoe still has friends! — W Magazine Editors' Blog Chanel Iman brings black back at Read more

Italy continues to be a celebrity hotspot thanks to Milan Fashion Week, and this time the stars came out to support Gucci and D&G. Rihanna went for one of her more edgy looks at the Gucci show last night, keeping her legs warm in the front row with a pair of thigh high boots — love 'em or hate 'em? Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey had their second reunion in two weeks Read more

Cavalli's moody prairie Fall collection didn't float my boat, but his flavorful Spring collection sure does. I know designers feel the pressure to switch things up, but when your forte is mad prints and dramatic cuts, your fans tend to lean on you for such splendor. Cavalli delivered the goods, while showing some new angles.From frilly cocktail dresses to daring black gowns, Cavalli brings the Read more

Fringe here, fringe there, fringe fringe everywhere. That's the gist of Alberta Ferretti's Spring collection. The designer proves that you need not be a flapper girl of yesteryear to pull it off. Everything from floor-length dresses to skirts and tops made fringe come to life. Purple, black, beige, blue — the fringe came in all sorts of colors and lengths. While many pieces with fringe were Read more

Not that she ever lost it, but Frida got her groove back. It's taken the designer a few seasons to really make a splash at the house of Gucci, and splashy this Spring collection is. With attendees like Rihanna and Rachel Zoe, I'm sure the aquarium colors and provocative shapes impressed. At Gucci there's always a lot of skin, but the clothes, many in vivid tropical and geometric prints, were Read more