Walter Van Beirendonck, Spring/Summer 2012

December 15, 2011.Reading time 1 minute.

[First published in Cliché Magazine on 6.25.2011] If you ever wondered what it would be like to experience the cross-section of Wonderland and Sweeney Todd’s barber shop sans mind-altering substances, Walter Van Beirendonck has your answer. His show was a plucky explosion of brightly colored mismatched patterns, and, shall we say, garden-inspired pieces. That’s the Alice-side of things. […]

Jo Calderone: Cool or Cringe-Worthy?

December 15, 2011.Reading time 2 minutes.

[First published in Cliché Magazine on 8.30.2011] I’m always waiting for the ball to drop at events like Sunday night’s VMAs. Waiting, with bated breath and wonderment, bracing myself for the moment Gaga arrives. It’s going to be crazy, I tell myself. And then a small part of me wonders if she and her Haus of Gaga geniuses have finally hit a wall […]

Versace for H&M

June 24, 2011.Reading time 1 minute.

[First published in Cliché Magazine on 6.21.2011] Donatella has been making some interesting and unprecedented choices lately. Shortly after she opened up the Versace archives to Lady GaGa for her latest “Edge of Glory” music video for the first time since her brother Gianni’s death, she announced that she would be collaborating with Swedish fashion giant […]