On the heels of the release of clothing line “Bitten” from Sarah Jessica Parker and “Elizabeth and James” from MK and Ashley Olsen, an article recently appeared in The New York Times criticizing the extreme rise in the number of celebrity designers. Apparently, designer Phillip Lim is only one of many designers who is concerned by this phenomenon- and I don’t blame him.

At first there were a few labels by celebrities like Sean John by rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and L.A.M.B. by singer Gwen Stefani. In these beginning stages the public could realistically believe that these few celebrity/designers had a genuine interest in contributing to the fashion world.

It wasn’t long before other celebrities smelled the money making, publicity friendly empire. Labels consisting of basic tanks, oddly shaped jeans, and tacky looking accessories were assembled and thrown into the market. Countless celebrity fashion lines later, it’s quite obvious that this is no longer about the clothes. Read More »

America has fallen in love with Tim Gunn. If a genie popped out of a lamp and granted every woman three wishes, one of them would be to have Mr. Gunn as our own personal stylist who followed us around while we shopped. The other two wishes would consist of Tim Gunn calling us and all of our friends “designers” all day and watching Pretty in Pink with us on a Saturday night in our pajamas.

Wow…that would be awesome.

The elegant man responsible for helping bring Project Runway to its height of popularity has a written a book.

Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste & Style is a must-buy, because it inspires the fashionista in all of us to find our own, distinct style like only Tim Gunn can.

The tone of the book is written in the same way in which he speaks on the show, so his character undertones make it a very enjoyable read.

You can even read the first chapter here, where Mr. Gunn Read More »