Christina and Swaim Hutson are cult figures in the fashion world — at one point responsible for Obedient Sons & Daughters and Generra. The design duo now juggle both their creative consultancy Hutson New York and parenthood. Somewhere in there, they get time to just talk.
Yeah, we can’t wait to see who is best new artist. But we’re also happy to just sit back and listen. It was a good year.
This is one of my favorite pictures, from a trip to the Bahamas with the boys. So many great memories. Sawyer was so excited because there were giant starfish everywhere. All we had to do was reach down and pick one up. On a side note, we posted this picture on the blog last year for Mother’s Day, and the response from readers here and on Facebook was incredible. A lot of people also asked about the dress I’m wearing — it’s the Amira, from one of our first collections. It’s still my beach go-to, and it’s the first dress I pack when I go some place warm. I love the Mexican folk embroidery and easy silhouette. We brought it back for spring — I hope you like it! — Tory
Fashion Week involves more than klieg lights and runway spectacles — there are a lot of sleepless nights, especially for designers and their teams. Of course, you can’t burn the midnight oil without a little sustenance so we asked a few of our designer friends — in the Garment District, TriBeCa and NoHo — for their go-to late-night takeout spots and orders. And there’s not a handful of almonds in there.
It’s one week and counting until Valentine’s Day and also the start of New York Fashion Week. In the spirit of fashion and love, we will be highlighting several impossibly chic and impossibly in love duos between now and Valentine’s Day (also the last day of NYFW). We begin today with Lisa and Jeff, two young American designers showing this week, who are also newlyweds.
They don’t call New York the city that never sleeps for nothing. We kick off fashion week here with an ode to Gotham’s twilight hours. As New York at Night: Photography after Dark shows, the city comes alive when the sun sets. With shots from Richard Avedon, Guy Bourdin, Diane Arbus, Stanley Kubrick, Nan Goldin, Ryan McGinley and more, the book’s a seductive and electrifying slideshow of the city pulsing through the ages. And like New York itself, there’s a little of everything, from the glittering and glamorous to the gritty and deliciously debauched.
Photograph by Larry Fink, George Plimpton at Elaine’s, NYC, January 1999 © Larry Fink
From wheat and yellow to the global magpie, see and hear what inspired Tory for Spring 2013.
We caught up with street-style photographer Candice Lake as she settled in to her new London apartment after her January wedding back home in Australia. She’s known on the fashion week circuit for her height (a cool 6′) and streamlined style (a lot of color blocking). Here, wearing Tory’s Lacquered Rattan Basket and Daphne Wedges, Candice talked about how she reinvented her own career in fashion, style and how to kick homesickness.
Curling up with James A. Michener’s 1959 novel Hawaii is the next best thing to jetting off to the sunny islands themselves. The book, a favorite of Tory’s mom Reva, is an epic tale that traces the history of Hawaii from its creation (literally — chapter one begins with volcanic eruptions) to its statehood, as seen through the eyes of various families through the ages. Equal measure fact and fiction, it’s a lush, sweeping narrative, much like Michener’s 1947 account of the South Pacific, which turned into the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. There’s a Hollywood version of Hawaii, too, which starred Julie Andrews. One of the extras was a young as-yet-unknown Bette Midler. Who, it so happens, is a Honolulu native.
While getting ready for the Grammys, we stumbled across this incredible group shot. It’s somehow hard to imagine all of this genius standing together, but there they are. 1975. Stevie Wonder wins album of the year. So we put this playlist together with songs by each of these boys and linger in the past. We miss you madly, John Lennon….
From left: David Bowie, Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon, Yoko Ono and John Lennon at the Grammy Awards, New York, 1975, photographed by Ron Galella
It’s hot somewhere, right? While it’s winter here in New York, we dream of warmer days ahead. And the kinds of things you get to wear then, like a tank, jeans and gladiators. Photographer Bibi Cornejo Borthwick (shot here by Hanuk) epitomizes the buy-now-wear-later ethos as she pairs our Marlien Denim Leggings in just that kind of sunny-day combination. Her vertical stripes, paired with a heel, add an extra leg-lengthening boost.
Talking with your mouth full is A-ok in Gail Simmons’ book — actually, that’s the name of her memoir Talking With My Mouth Full, which charts her culinary-curious childhood and career. We spent some time with the author and Top Chef judge at her favorite neighborhood haunt Haven’s Kitchen to chat BBQ, Last Suppers and daily hot chocolate cravings. (Her recipe for Spiked Hot Chocolate is perfectly timed with a recent cold spell here in the Northeast.)
The name Fortuny is practically synonymous with Venice, gorgeous pleats and sumptuous fabrics — but how about boat propellers and floor lamps? There’s more to this century-old house, as we learned from co-owners Mickey and Maury Riad. Here, we talked to the brothers about pushing the company forward (while honoring its legacy) — and got their insider travel tips to La Venezia.
Straw = beach. Clutch = night? Not so. We love the idea of taking something you wouldn’t expect to see, and putting it into a new context. Why not swap out your day bag with a hand-held clutch, bursting with personality? This pint-sized style transforms even the most basic look: its cheerful pom-poms (which remind us of marigolds) break up an otherwise monochromatic, double-denim outfit — channeling a bohemian, vacation vibe.
Shop the Beachy Norah Flat Clutch now.
If you think you’ve seen every Marilyn Monroe photo available, think again. New York’s Danziger Gallery is holding a special exhibit of never-before-seen stills of the bombshell: Marilyn Monroe (New York, 1955), which comes with an accompanying book. The back story here is as engaging as the images — they were taken by 14-year-old Peter Mangone, who, on a cloudy March day in 1955, played hooky to stalk the actress outside her hotel, with his cardboard Revere movie camera. She invited him along for her afternoon stroll and the resulting five-and-a-half-minute film, which was lost until 2002, depicts Marilyn charmingly au naturale. She’s at ease, unguarded, completely herself and still absolutely hypnotic.
We recently caught up with beauty guru Gucci Westman to find out where she’s been, what she’s up to and what’s inspiring her. Here’s a teaser: Sleepytime tea, TLC with her children Dash and Gray and husband David Neville of Rag & Bone, playing cards in Antigua and loving Caribbean colors for spring.
Nashville, New York, Austin and…Muscle Shoals? Any music buff will tell you that, when it comes to music capitals, the small Alabama town turns out big sound. The film set is discovering just that at Sundance right now with the documentary Muscle Shoals, which features Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Etta James and Aretha Franklin, among many others, talking firsthand about this magic locale. Here, filmmaker Greg “Freddy” Camalier tells us about its legendary recording studios. Imagine if those walls could talk….
Good things come in threes. Get a head start on spring and shop the Tory Burch trio seen in the February issue of Vogue: our wheat-print Ninian Skirt, hourglass Emilie Dress and striped iPhone Case.
There’s no quicker way to up the fashion ante than with a pair of chic frames. Channel everyone from the Hollywood set to vintage vamps and the ever-elegant Jackie O — or, oh, just your everyday leisure-loving beach babe, 365 days a year.
When in Sundance, do as the festival goers do — eat at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s J&G Grill, just off the scenic slopes at the St. Regis Deer Crest resort. Here, the chef shares his menu of the week and even gave us the recipe for the restaurant’s famous Black Truffle Pizza.
For The Book of Happiness, photographer Joseph Peter visited 50 African countries and took 150,000 pictures of people laughing and smiling. It is a singular message of hope. Peter presented Nelson Mandela with a special edition. “His voice was grand,” recalls Peter of meeting the iconic statesman. “And when he smiled the room lit up!”
Cupid, step aside. When it comes to matchmaking, we’ve got it down pat — at least when it comes to the gift-giving part. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we’ve put together our special picks guaranteed to delight and surprise…and then some.
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If you ever doubted that the French owned je-ne-sais-quoi chic, then check out the new book 75 Parisiennes by lensman Baudouin (yes, one word, like Madonna). A freelancer for Elle, Grazia and Le Monde, the Frenchman shot a crew of Parisians in their own environs over a six-year span. And these aren’t your usual oft-photographed It girls; every turn of the page brings a new discovery — not to mention an impressive peek into the City of Light’s kaleidoscopic culture and style. In a world of ubiquitous street-style photography, where every pose melts into the next, Baudouin’s artfully arranged compositions are a breath of fresh air — witty, visually stunning and each one utterly unique.
Alison Brie can play an uppity housewife to perfection (Mad Men), not to mention a hilariously hyper-driven, beyond-bubbly coed (Community). Now? She’s tackling the coming-of-age, dark comedy genre with Sundance’s Toy’s House, about a trio of adolescent boys escaping to the woods for a little independence. Here, Alison, who plays big sis in the film, talks to us about the festival, her Park City essentials and co-star couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally.