Fur, both real and faux, returned for Fall, and one of the most interesting incarnations of the furry stuff was the debut of the gorilla arm. By that, we mean the seriously, thickly fur-covered sleeves of coats. Rag & Bone showed it in their futuristic Scottish ski bum, Giles did it under a black corset, and Peter Som took it to the trench. It's certainly a bold look, but one that could be Read more

Last night, Victoria Beckham was spotted wearing a structured LBD by Giles and boots by Brian Atwood at the DVF and Claridge’s party in London. In fact, it's the same Giles mini — but in a different color — as the one she sported at last year's Fashion's Night Out event in NYC. Both times, the celebrity designer paired it with sexy black thigh-high boots. One dress, two colors: which do you Read more

For his Spring '10 runway show at Paris Fashion Week, Giles Deacon delivered a colorful and quirky collection filled with prom-inspired dresses, metallic pants, and see-through gowns. However, it was the abundance of creepy, crawly spiders that induced my fear. Indeed, I suffer from slight arachnophobia (although I guess I don't mind daddy longlegs, they eat other bugs, right?). And so, I don't Read more

My pal FabSugar told me about the maybe freaky, maybe fabulous spiders in the Giles show at Paris Fashion Week . . . and mentioned the plush purses carried by the models. At first glance, I thought it was a dinosaur of some sort but then I was thinking maybe it was a unicorn (or even a rhino) wearing a popped collar cape — it's open for interpretation and I'm thinking only Mr. Deacon knows for Read more