Topic: Knitwear

Cthulhu Reviews Cthulhu Inspired Hat

Cthulhu Reviews Cthulhu Inspired Hat

Now, personally, I love this hat, inspired by the Great Cthulhu, the terror inspiring creature who acts as high priest to the great old one. You can read about him in Lovecraft’s nonfiction work. But I’m no fashion expert. And since, despite working at a beauty and fashion website, we don’t know any “experts” per se, I interviewed Cthulhu to see what he thought of it. More »

Plus-Size Fashion: Do its Problems Begin In Fashion School?

Plus-Size Fashion: Do its Problems Begin In Fashion School?

Since the relationship between fashion and “plus-size” is a never-ending fount of discussion, dissection, frustration and sometimes outright dismissal, the Frisky wonders today if the absence of available upmarket clothing in larger sizes is deceptively simple: is the problem with plus-size fashion in fashion schools? In other words, rather than the fashion world’s widespread marginalizing of larger silhouettes (the popular culprit) could it be More »

Lust Object: Stella McCartney Dégradé Wool and Silk-Blend Coat

Lust Object: Stella McCartney Dégradé Wool and Silk-Blend Coat

Knitwear is one of those things you just can’t find done well on the cheap. And when you do discover a nice cozy knit at an affordable price point, it’s often unfortunately bulky. Which is why I want to hand it to Stella McCartney, for designing this wool and silk-blend coat that wears like a wrap dress (and she could probably use a friend these days, anyway). At first it was just a little busy for me, but More »

Link Love: The Day Toddlers Wore Tiny Missoni Knits

Link Love: The Day Toddlers Wore Tiny Missoni Knits

Designers like Gucci, Fendi and Stella McCartney are adding luxury children’s lines. Apparently $400 apple sauce-stained cashmere sweaters are 1) a sign of the recession’s end and 2) a sign of the coming Apocalypse. – NYT Fashion

The Dolce & Gabbana boys are sponsoring an Italian boxing team, who presumably need more leopard print mouth-guards and embellished snakeskin gloves. – Reuters

Maybe possibly definitely probably sorta hopefully the first image of the Lanvin for H&M Collection! – Fashionista

Uncle Terry photographs the Pirelli Calender and (wait for it) gets a bunch of supermodels to take their clothes off. – The Cut More »