"We lubricate the tubing with Crisco," the technician informed me with an easy giggle. I faced away from her, lying knees-to-chest in the fetal position. "Okay... cool," I heard myself respond flatly, staring ahead at the eggshell wall. "Now a big breath in," she instructed. And on my exhale: "Theeere...

Tuesday night at the Alvin Ailey dance studio, and amidst a bed of oranges, sisters Lizzy and Darlene Okpo showed the latest collection of their brand, William Okpo for S/S13.

With tall, teased model hair, and the twilight...

Their emails always begin innocently enough -- Dear Mihal, I hope you are well today! -- followed by the pitch: Secret Hot Designer Collab with H&M! or Lucy Liu Loves her Ash Wedge Sneakers! And so on. They usually relate to style because that's all I really write (or care)...

New York Fashion Week. The cool kid's table in the cafeteria. It's an impeccably dressed party of overly caffeinated and mostly jaded insiders, sinking their dripping fangs into the decorated entrees designers have cooked up for the next season.

Sounds thrilling right? Well don't shove your heels into your...

In case you haven't been on the internet in the last two years, you should be aware that some things have changed. Streaming music has gotten way more awesome. Top-secret government documents were made available to the public and it caused quite a stir. "Trending" has become a disturbingly popular...

Tavi Gevinson bewilders the heck out of me. The 15 year old fashionista and author of blog Style Rookie comes to us from another era. She's sassy, she's perceptive, she's irreverent and she's eloquent beyond her years. When she first rose to popularity there was some speculation as...

Last night, 70s rock 'n' roll legend Patti Smith performed at Sotheby's in NYC and I was there to witness the glory firsthand. Accompanied by guitarist Lenny Kaye, Smith's performance was to benefit the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art. She performed...

I do most of my interviews in a coffee shop near Union Square. I get there early, set up, sound-check my voice recorder and wait. When my interviewees arrive, I treat them to a drink -- coffee, green tea, soy cappuccino, whatever. I try to read people by their drinks...

Sike! You can call it a comeback. And you should. R&B is absolutely making a return and I'm thrilled about it. In the last handful of years it seems the music industry has been about all things not R&B: pop (GaGa Mania and Bieber Fever), hip hop (Kid Cudi, Drake...

I had the pleasure of getting a sneak peak at the Erin by Erin Fetherston Autumn-Winter 2011 collection... and it was goooorgeous. Feminine and flirty -- lots of flowy bohemian silhouettes (my fav!!) but still some elegant, structured pieces to balance it out.

Ms. Fetherston was there and...

Didn't have the chance to make it to New York Fashion Week 2011? Well I happen to have made a video to capture my first-hand experience of it. I made it to about 15 shows in all and I accidentally slept through about 4. Tired of the standard pictures I've...

It seems as though every other person these days is living a gluten-free lifestyle... and guess what, I'm one of them. I have a pretty manageable time with it, but I feel the g-free pain the most when it comes to sweet treats -- cookies, cakes, pastries, etc. Imagine: no...

Those who know me know that I've never really been one to celebrate (or care about) Valentine's day -- with or without a man in my life. In the past week my inbox has gotten so flooded with Valentine's day product press releases that my eyeballs hurt from exaggeratedly rolling...

It's winter. How do you plan on arming yourself? Puffy coat, Uggs and a matching scarf and hat? Oh dear God, please, no. Luckily the innovative young women over at We Are Owls have decided to throw you a bone, rendering your excuses for an undecorated neck worthless.

Levi's never fails to impress me. They have achieved a unique status in the fashion world that most brands cannot even dream of: being able to keep their product continually classic rather than letting it get old. Consequently, they have maintained a ridiculously broad demographic for decades, including...

When Wall Street meets the fashion industry, there's no telling what will come out of it. Really, you couldn't pick two more opposing industries -- except perhaps that both value men in beautifully tailored power-suits.

Recently, swimming...

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down to coffee with Joshua Kissi and Travis Gumbs, the dapper duo behind the upwardly famous style blog Street Etiquette. The blog is gaining rapid popularity not only due to the creators themselves, but also because of their unique emphasis on...

Now that the glittery dust has settled, the cameras have been stowed away and the broke show-goers have returned their designer NYFW outfits for store credit, I felt it appropriate to write something. I've been holding off, but not for lack of interest -- rather, due to bombardment of the...

Fall is coming and I'm more than ready for it. I've already put my shorts away (albeit prematurely, at least here in NYC), I impulse purchased a few fall scarves, and my nimble fingers have lead me to some serious online shopping for my favorite fall accessories... boots. I already...

Image Courtesy of Cole Haan PR/Patrick McMullan

Last night Cole Haan and Interview Magazine hosted a party to celebrate the launch of tennis star Maria Sharapova's Fall 2010 collection. This is the third collection she has designed for Cole Haan and the soiree did...