On the Runway provides fashion-related news and commentary, from the latest runway shows and street trends to an inside look into the design process. Cathy Horyn, the fashion critic of The Times, leads the way. Contributors include Eric Wilson, Ruth La Ferla, Guy Trebay, Stephanie Rosenbloom, Simone Oliver and others.
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Fashion Awards, on Speed Dial
By CATHY HORYNThe Council of Fashion Designers of America’s annual awards show on Monday night may have been the fastest in memory, mostly because two of the main honorees were absent.
Two Legs’ Best Friend
By CATHY HORYNTailored shorts look fresh this year, and can be worn with a jacket or camisole.
Cannes Chorus
By CATHY HORYNVampire makeup, pinched breasts and an onslaught of sequins sometimes define Cannes fashion, as it does this year.
Charting the Rise of the King of Retail
By CATHY HORYNCNBC’s profile of Mickey Drexler, the chief executive of J. Crew, on Thursday was a good way to show his enthusiasm and go-from-the-gut leadership.
Planet Fashion Gets Some Fresh Looks
By CATHY HORYNThe artist Tom Sachs introduced NikeCraft, a small collection he did with the shoemaker, with his exhibition, “Space Program: Mars,” at the Park Avenue Armory.
Keeping Schiap Small
By CATHY HORYNOn Monday, as designers around town were fitting actresses for clothes to wear to the Met gala, Diego Della Valle announced that he would revive the Schiaparelli name.
Fashion Forward in Comfort at the Met Gala
By CATHY HORYNAfter working the cocktail room at the Met gala last night, I dropped into the Temple of Dendur to see if dinner guests were comfortable in their $20,000 seats, or whatever one costs these days.
Chapeaux, Chapeaux
By CATHY HORYNPhilip Treacy, the milliner responsible to so many trembling heads, including some royal ones, was giving a hat-making demonstration for journalism students at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.
At Pratt, Seeking a Sophisticated Eye
By CATHY HORYNThe other night I attended the senior fashion show at Pratt Institute. Seventeen students, from a class of 38, presented their work to an overflowing crowd in Chelsea that included a number of designers and editors.
Wicked Women Looking Fabulous
By CATHY HORYNThe Museum of the Moving Image festival, running from May 4 to 13, featuring a “dress to kill” theme seems timely, given the number of film-inspired collections in recent seasons.
Fivestory, a New Midtown Boutique, Chooses Carefully
By CATHY HORYNOn Thursday afternoon, Fred Distenfeld looked unfazed as workmen carried slabs of polished stone into the town house at 18 East 69th Street. On April 19, it will open as the boutique Fivestory.
Judgment Days
By CATHY HORYNFor all the fashion judgments being offered today, there is actually a narrowing of informed opinion.
That Thing Called Good Taste
By CATHY HORYNIt’s interesting to me that despite the Mark Cross company travails — it has had several owners, including Sara Lee — the name still means something to people.
What an Early Spring Has Sown on City Streets
By CATHY HORYNThe first warm days are generally a good time to size up the new spring fashion, but people don’t seem to have their acts together yet.
Eye on Beauty, Revisited
By CATHY HORYNLast September, in an interview with Richard Gere, the actor mentioned that the Getty Museum was planning an exhibition of the photography of Herb Ritts.
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