Showing posts with label Dresses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dresses. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Camilla Olson, Terp Turned Fashion Designer

I can't tell you the name of the University of Maryland's new
basketball coach since Gary Williams's recent retirement, but I do like
to keep informed about what's happening at my alma mater in College
Park, Maryland. Of course, when the alumni magazine arrived in my
mailbox today, I flipped through it. And there, among the articles on
the end of "Garyland" and the long-awaited arrival of air

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Fashion Diplomacy

While her outfit to greet the Queen in London yesterday was lacking,
Michelle Obama's evening gowns the past two nights have been quite
simply some of her best looks to date. Interestingly, they have been
some of her most simple and all-American looks to date, too. For
yesterday's state dinner at Buckingham Palace, she wore a regal white
gown by American fashion celebrity Tom Ford. The gown was

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

London Fashion Week: Lee Klabin

As you're probably aware, I have a crush on Lee Klabin's luxurious
ready-to-wear. In February, I again visited the Lee Klabin team, this
year at the On/Off exhibition, which showcases some of London's
up-and-coming, and most innovative, designers via intimate catwalk
shows and a cozy showroom.While chatting with Lee Klabin and her
spokeswoman, I learned that her third ready-to-wear collection was

Monday, February 7, 2011

Lee Klabin's Lovely Frocks

If you're a woman in Washington, you often find the occasion to wear a
cocktail dress--especially in the spring, when the warmer weather
brings invitations to charity galas, media dinners, embassy parties,
and other springtime fetes. (Yes, a cocktail dress. Unless you're going
to the White House, it's probably not necessary to wear a long gown. If
you resemble Heidi Klum or Helen Mirren in any

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Royal Dressing

The Hollywood awards shows have nothing on a royal wedding. The last
time we heard a buzz this loud about a dress was in January 2009, when
the world wondered who Michelle Obama would wear for the Inauguration
festivities. (She surprised everyone, you may recall, with her exciting
choice of Jason Wu.) Now, the world wonders who Britain's Kate
Middleton will choose to design her royal wedding