Julie Gilhart

'Making It' at New York Fashion Week (VIDEO)

Jenni Avins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Julie Gilhart, Parsons School of Design, Hazel Clark, Jenni Avins, New York Garment District, Suno, Bibhu Mohapatra, Closettour, NY Around Town, Fashion Week, Barneys, New York Fashion Week, Style News
Jenni Avins

As always at New York Fashion Week, there's been talk about our city's role in the industry. The consensus seems to be that while Paris may be forever more refined, New York is the place for young designers to get their start.

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Calendar Girls (VIDEO)

Jenni Avins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fashion Calendar, Julie Gilhart, Swimsuit Shopping, Fast Fashion, Barneys, New Media, Fashion, New York Fashion, Closettour, Style News
Jenni Avins

The fashion industry (or is it the media?) might be pushing us into fall, but it's still summer on the streets of New York! So how come I can't find a swimsuit?

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Fashion's Broken Calendar

Jenni Avins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fashion Calendar, Julie Gilhart, Barney's, Hazel Clark, Grace Coddington, Donna Karan, Barney's Co-Op, Tomoko Ogura, Plum Sykes, Closettour, Sustainable Fashion, Style News
Jenni Avins

Even when I worked in fashion, I struggled to understand a system that kept designers "creating" relentlessly, so stores could stock winter sweaters in July, and bikinis shortly after Christmas.

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Edun Relaunches at Barney's

Jenni Avins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Julie Gilhart, Sustainability, Barney's, Ethical Fashion, Edun, Ali Hewson, Style News
Jenni Avins

Wednesday night was Barney's official relaunch of Edun, the fashion brand Bono and his wife, Ali Hewson, established in 2004 to bring trade to Africa. It felt like more of a rebirth than a relaunch.

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PHOTOS: Barneys and HuffPost LA Celebrate Rozae Nichols New IAN Line

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Julie Gilhart, Rozae Nichols, Barneys New York, Willow Bay, Last Night in La, Ian, Slidepollajax, Arianna Huffington, Los Angeles News

This week, HuffPost LA joined Barney's in celebrating the launch of Rozae Nichols' IAN line. A fashionable and politically savvy crowd gathered as Bar...

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If the Future of Fashion Isn't Green, What Is It?

Starre Vartan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Julie Gilhart, James Woudhuysen, Barney's, Eco Fashion, Fashion, SoHo House, Treehugger, Green News
Starre Vartan

Julie Gilhart, Barney's: "If the way we make beautiful clothing... actually damages the natural environment and our precarious health within it, how can we enjoy this kind of so called beauty?"

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"Don't Panic: It's Organic!" Chic Green Tips From Barney's Simon Doonan

Huffington Post Living | E. A. Hanks | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Julie Gilhart, Organic Products, Green Fashion, Phillip Lim, Holiday Season, Eco Fashion, Barneys New York, Tips for Holiday Season, Organic Fashion, Simon Doonan, Video, Healthy Living News

Simon Doonan, sometime media critic and Barney's New York creative director has some fantastic tips for a fashionable and green holiday. ("Green is th...

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