On the outside looking in. We've all been there. New York Fashion Week is no exception. In fact, it's probably one of the best examples of feeling like an outsider--unless you're Anna Wintour's daughter. Here are some friendly tips from someone who was outside and made it in alive. More»

Love her or hate her, Anna Wintour has the ability to make and/or break careers in the fashion world and beyond. Every couple of seasons she seems to take a shining to certain athletes, increasing their overall exposure in the fashion world and introducing them to an entirely new portion of the public. In the past she has been seen at shows with Amare Stoudemire, Serena Williams, and Roger Federer. So, in anticipation of Fashion Week, what better way to combine the worlds of sport and fashion than by placing odds on who Anna will pick as her next front row companion? More»

Tavi Gevinson will sing live in NYC on February 12th, Elizabeth Street is the new meeting place for stylish moms, Liu Bolin hides designers in their own work in his Harper's Bazaar photo shoot and much more in today's Fashion Files! More»

Elle France magazine writer, Nathalie Dolivo had the ultimate payer dans la bouche moment. In a recent blog post for the magazine's website titled "Black Fashion Power," Dolivo wrote:

"For the first time, the chic has become a plausible option for a community so far pegged [only] to its street wear codes."

She suggests that the style bar in the Black community has grown greatly thanks to Michelle Obama. Such a statement, as well as the post in its entirety (which Elle France removed as of January 24, 2012), had readers' undies in a bunch. Granted, the First Lady has flawless style, however there are many Black women who pioneered fashion not only in the Black community but the world. Check out some of the fashion icons that ruled the school way before Mrs. Obama was around...

In department stores across the world, shoppers race up and down escalators with one mission: buy what they need and get out. But there’s a different breed of department stores where art galleries, libraries, and ATMs that dispense actual gold are the focus—and not poorly stocked shoe sections or pushy salespeople. Here are five department stores with features so awesome that shopping is just an after-thought. More»

To celebrate the launch of Uncle Karl's new eponymous line with Net-A-Porter, KARL, five pop-up window shops are being unveiled across the globe in Paris, New York, London, Berlin and Sydney.

The fashion festivities kicked off in Paris, where a mysterious cube that appeared on Boulevard St. Germain was officially opened by Mr. Lagerfeld himself.  The interactive window display allowed customers to scan, shop, and win pieces from the affordable collection. More»

This week, the Cut informed us that Simon Doonan thinks Obama's style is "unremarkable" and, what's even more, that "the only stylish politicians are dictators." As 2011 was a particularly rough year for absolute rulers, how stylish are the dictators of this world (or, those who are left)? And do they deserve their cult of personality? We decided to analyze Doonan's statement a little closer by investigating the most stylish dictators...

Prutha Raithatha is the force behind the experimental fashion blog Don’t Shoe Me. She creates stories through fashion -- and her style is everything but boring. Furthermore, her fashion stories, like the recent one  titled May the Gods be with you. Period., incorporate serious socio-cultural messages. Over a cup of Glühwein, she gave us the scoop on where she gets her inspiration from, and revealed her favorite designers, blogs and places.

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