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Access, Art and Engineering
A positive experience at New York Fashion Week is all about access. 41st Street, as seen from the entrance to the Bryant Park Tents Ariel Kaminer, The New York Times’ City Critic, wrote a column (and...
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Garment District Incubators
Now that I’m settled down from Sweden, a story this morning from the Wall Street Journal’s Ralph Gardner Jr. fanned the fire under my buns to get back to my reporting in the Garment District. I’m glad...
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The feeling this morning at the Open House for the Fashion Incubator, the CFDA’s rent-subsidized hallway of studios for hand-picked designers, was distinctly giddy–sort of like Open House at the...
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Webisode 3: “Making It”
In less than one hour, designer Bibhu Mohapatra will show his Spring 2011 collection at Lincoln Center. I’ve no doubt it’s going to be smash hit — I got a sneak peek at his fabrics and inspiration...
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For a Limited Time Only? NY Fashion Week’s Best Designers Can Still Make It Here
As always at New York Fashion Week, there’s been a lot of talk about our city’s role in the industry – now changing as quickly as you can say “fast fashion.” The consensus seems to be that while Paris...
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Fashion Week: Inspiration on the Runway
Left – Chard, Jenni Avins; Right – Libertine, Fall 2011, Getty Images One of my favorite things about Fashion Week is when designers share the sources of their ideas — something they do with...
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Webby Nominated: Help Make It Happen for “Making It!”
Yeah! “Making It,” the third installation from Closettour’s webisode series, featuring designer Bibhu Mohapatra and his sample-maker Ari Magallanes, is nominated for a Webby Award! Ari Magallanes, at...
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