WWD ‘s Fashion Illustrator Gets a Show of His Own
Wearing a silk leopard-print ascot and a black cotton shirt, Kenneth Paul Block nursed a teatime martini in his art- and book-filled Riverside Drive apartment on May 10. Mr. Block's evocative and...
View ArticleS.I. Newhouse Jr. Gets a Daily
The sale of the Walt Disney Company's Fairchild Publications to S.I. Newhouse Jr.'s Advance Publications went through the afternoon of Aug. 24. The price? A reported $650 million. In addition to taking...
View ArticleMajorcan Designer Miguel Adrover Wows W.W.D. by Mocking Big Labels
It can happen any season. Somebody-then everybody-decides there's a young star designer out there. A single fashion show becomes the Show. It's held downtown, somewhere gritty and inconvenient. And,...
View ArticleWWD Gets Its Bite Back
When James Fallon, then the London bureau chief of Fairchild publications, interviewed John Fairchild, the legendary editor and publisher of Women's Wear Daily , for the paper's 90th anniversary issue,...
View ArticleMonday: Soft Landing, Pause, Melt Down? Which Is It?
You've heard different terms, sometimes conflicting, in broadcasts, blogs and cocktail parties. But, how should one describe the real estate market? (The New York Times) The New York City...
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The W We Were, With John Fairchild
“If I see another movie star in a fashion magazine — it’s ridiculous! It’s a nightmare,” said John Fairchild, who launched W magazine in 1971. “That’s what they call the cutting edge," he continued. "I...
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Twilight of the Dirty Girl
Late last week, in a moment that feels particular to the neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a girl in her early 20s with long, seemingly unwashed brown hair, stained denim cutoffs, scuffed boots...
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Jargon-Heavy Memo Elicits Collective ‘What?’ From Condé Nast Employees
A memo sent out Tuesday by Condé Nast CEO Charles Townsend may have announced the "structural realignment" that would propel growth and success for the company. It may have emphasized the "importance...
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James Franco Now Don Draper, Basically
Don Draper, basically (Photo via Getty Images) Performa seances and NYU classes aside, James Franco has kept it pretty low-key for the past couple weeks. What has that crazy Artist been up to? Making...
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Is L.A.-Based Designer Barbara Tfank Michelle Obama’s New Designer of Choice?
Ms. Obama and the girls. Photo Courtesy of AP/WWD. Word has gotten out from publicists and fashion news authority Women’s Wear Daily that first lady Michelle Obama has endorsed yet another one of...
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