Claire Howorth
The Archive
Designer Katharine Polk is the new queen of the aisle
"Ifyou obey all the rules you miss all the fun,” Katharine Hepburn famously quipped. No one has taken those 11 words more to heart than Katharine Polk, a designer who...
Sylvie Millstein launches hot new line, Hellessy
Lined up in a panel of windows across Sylvie Millstein’s sprawling floor-through Soho apartment are key pieces from her fledgling sportswear line, Hellessy. The racks hold dozens of cleanly cut...
British favorite Kurt Geiger is coming stateside
In probably hundreds of photographs of Kate Middleton through the years, you’ve seen a sedate, tasteful pair of pumps at the end of those royal pins. Many of those have...
Meet the stunner from Down Under who will have you tuning in to '24'
Carrie Mathison of “Homeland” had better watch out — the fictional arm of the CIA has a new maverick agent on the scene, and she doesn’t do “cry faces.” “Oh,...
L’Wren Scott created at the 'height' of fashion
L’Wren Scott was 6-feet tall by age 12, so making her own clothes became a necessity. She’d hunt for bargains at thrift shops in tiny Roy, Utah, where she was...
Getting the goods: Online shop details where stuff's made
The time is ripe for fashion do-gooders. At a moment when just about everyone is fed up with old-fashioned corporate greed, brands with more altruistic ideologies are thriving. Toms puts...
Sara Battaglia's streak of bag luck
One Battaglia sister has already made her name on these shores — Giovanna, a master stylist and reigning street style subject. Now, with a growing line of luxury handbags, little...
Gimme shimmer: L'Wren Scott collection full of holiday cheer
You might imagine life as Mick Jagger’s other half would mean parties, scandal and decadence 24/7. Designer L’Wren Scott would surely beg to differ. The rocker’s longtime lady love is,...
Barneys puts cosmetics and charm in a new space
Department store beauty floors can be intimidating, what with the heady aromas, special gift offers, quite-literally-in-your-face salesfolk, crowded cornucopias of products and mirrors at every terrifying angle. It’s enough to...