To Jennifer Kelling, a vintage brooch is more than a few rhinestones and a pin. Starting at 15, Jennifer would accompany her mother on her antiquing trips, soon developing an addiction that would dictate the direction her life would take 10 years down the road when she would create her brand, Madame Mathilde.

“When I first started [antiquing] with her I was immediately drawn to the jewelry,” Jennifer said.

Collecting costume jewelry became a hobby. Like treasure hunting, most of the ...more

“Living in Manhattan… You see phone booths. You see really beautiful metal,” Wendy Stevens says. “The walls on trains have this etched stripe pattern.”

To handbag designer Wendy Stevens, manhole covers, the Flatiron building and industrial shapes are something to ogle and admire.

Her handbags, which are fashioned from sheet metal, have become a symbol of her city, New York, and the constant inspiration it offers her.

Wendy Stevens didn’t even start making anything until ...more

If you’re in need of chic, classically tailored outerwear, then Ryan Roberts is your man. His new line for fall is just as expected – full of his signature knits, coats and sweater dresses but in new jewel tone shades of dusty wines, greens, blues and browns, alongside staples in charcoal and black.

In his lookbook, cacti and the desolate California desert serve as the backdrop for models draped in Italian wool, revealing Roberts design paradox. Although Roberts is based in southern ...more

Being a member of the military these days is in, even if the fashion one wears might not be. Granted, vintage military is cool, but donning it day-to-day can be anything but, especially for female members of the corps. One of the nation’s top designers might be lending a hand soon: Ralph Lauren, the reigning king of American fashion, is said to have initiated talks with the United States Navy to craft better-fitting uniforms for its female sailors, according to a report in the military ...more

Known for her raw approach to nature and animal imagery, Pamela Love’s jewelry has become a stylist’s go-to statement piece, whether they’re pulling her iconic talon cuff bracelets or a necklace with a serpent delicately gripping quartz.

Her fall line similarly oozes with Love’s rough-around-the-edges appeal. Instead of calling New York as her city of inspiration, Love lives in Brooklyn, the jewelry designer hit the southwest for a new point of view.

“On my trip to New Mexico ...more

During Fashion Week, New York ladies start their fashion itineraries first thing in the morning. Down that cup of joe and it’s off to your first show. Although some shows are more formal than others, more and more up-and-coming designers are popping up shop around Lincoln Center. Plus, there’s tons of events around town that don’t call for 5-inch heels or a black cocktail dress. Although it’s nice to pack as many Hervé Léger essentials as you can, sometimes a maxi can go a long way.