With school proms approaching quickly, there will be a bevy of high schoolers looking for that perfect dress for the special evening. Several local organizations are teaming up to make prom dreams come true for those students. The Universi…

Cristina Lynch can still remember her early fascination with the embroidered blouses and flowing, vibrantly colored skirts that she’d see throughout the streets of Mexico during childhood trips. Born and raised in Dallas, Lynch often trave…

Every year around this time I start scowling into my closet wondering why in the world I have so many clothes. I inevitably zero in on a few obvious suspects that I neither wear nor like and I aggressively stuff them into bags for a trip t…

On Jan. 10, I woke up to six text messages, all on the same topic. The first one read, I heard about David Bowie. Are you okay? I was not, in fact, okay. To explain why this hit me so hard, I need to go back to about 1973 when a skinny kid…

Veteran designer Thomas Wee is back in the retail scene with a boutique at Mandarin Gallery, called Maison Thomas Wee, and he has a clear agenda for opening it. The 67-year-old wants Singaporean shoppers to know what proper design and tail…

As executive director of the Little Village Chamber of Commerce, Jaime di Paulo can talk at length about the Mexican neighborhood that draws visitors from all over the city, suburbs and other parts of the United States. Storefront vacancie…

It’s bold. It’s fierce. It’s fashion. The runway is a place to put everything in the spotlight. The designers' creativity and artistic expression are evident in every p through each cross-stitched seam. The runway also is a vulnerable plac…

There are so many reasons to be lazy right now—the weather, the mood, the way the blankets just fall over our bodies, the furry pets that ask for you to be just as relaxed… The list, I must say, is endless! But, every so often, a day will …

If you still haven’t taken the plunge with the latest 1990s throwback, now might be the time, because slip dresses are going nowhere. The bias-cut, spaghetti-strapped and often lace-trimmed dresses are at once daring, demure and effortless…

I went into “Ride Along 2” with an open mind. This was accomplished by trying to remember what happened in the first “Ride Along” and realizing that I could remember almost nothing about the movie that opened on the same holiday weekend tw…

Does it make sense to show men’s and women’s collections on the same runway? A growing number of designers here in Milan are saying “yes,” including Miuccia Prada, who explained her motivation thus: “When working on the men’s collections, …

Tonight, Florence’s oldest theater, the Teatro Niccolini, will reopen after 20 years. And it will play host to a very different kind of show: a fashion presentation from the young designer Marco de Vincenzo, during Pitti Uomo, the Italian …

The frigid weather didn't stop anyone from lining up outside the Rag & Bone sample sale this morning at the Chelsea Market. When the doors opened at 10:30am, the queue of about 75 people rushed in and the wonderful madness of the sample sa…

While browsing for gifts online this holiday season, you may have come across some pieces with triple-digit price tags at your favorite “cheap clothing” shops. At Forever 21’s website, for example, you’ll find dresses selling for $220 next…

If you’re a diehard Sex and The City fan like me, you’ll remember when Charlotte suggested Mike get circumcised in order for her to have sex with him and he took her advice since he was tired of women sexually rejecting him because of his …

Another awards season is upon us, and we know you can't wait to see who shows up on the red carpet together at the 2016 Golden Globes tonight. Let's just say, there are no cheap dates on the red carpet. Behind every step taken on a red car…

As a thrift store wanderer, I'm constantly surrounded by interesting clothes coming from all different kinds of attic chests and basement closets. And at a granny-run thrift store is where I met the pants that changed my life — nestled rig…

You can see it in each faded Polaroid and snazzy outfit of hers on display at Philly AIDS Thrift on South Fifth Street and Philly AIDS Thrift Giovanni's Room at 12th and Pine. In all of them, no matter the year, there's a mischievous glint…

One of my favorite things about the fashion world is design partnerships. Naturally, I love the affordability a collaboration offers, but what really pulls me in every time is the opportunity to peek into the sartorial consciousness of som…

The actor has worn skirts before, and now he is fronting a major womenswear fashion campaign wearing one. Will men follow his example? That there is so very little fuss about Jaden Smith wearing a skirt—he’s the new face of Louis Vuitton w…

If you think every lovely bride is still wearing white, it’s time to wake up to 21st century wedding fashion. “Generally speaking, there isn’t a lot of color in bridal dresses, but there are many more color variations today than there were…

Jordan Matthews was fired up. The Eagles' second-year receiver hasn't been afraid to show emotion after making big plays. It was no different during Philadelphia's season finale Sunday at MetLife Stadium against the New York Giants despite…