Alix Verley-Pietrafesa exudes cool. She’s one of those girls, and she always has been.“I remember my first bikini,” she told me during our interview, “I was about seven years old... More»

Androgyny is back. Or at least some well-established and watered down version of it is, says the Times. The compelling evidence? Men pairing skinny jeans with their moms' sweatshirts and women in leather jackets and hoodies. And, unfortunately, everyone in cardigans. More»

Nothing quite marks the arrival of brisk winter breezes like the first donning of corduroy. In addition to being cozy, the fabric has inspired everything from a beloved children's book to a great Pearl Jam song. So it's no surprise that a Corduroy Appreciation Club exists to celebrate the textile tomorrow on the date that most closely resembles corduroy's parallel lines: 11/11. More»

[ZARA TEREZ, Photos by ANDREAS BRANCH for PMc] Zara Terez hosted a spectacular smash of a party for the launch of her new handbag line yesterday at SKY BAR in West Hollywood. Guests joining Zara Terez included Val Bloom, Lady Victoria Hervey, Eva La Rue, and Kristen Renton. The bags are a refreshing change of pace with their eye-dropping designs, including everything from extra pockets to exciting new textures and colors, both on the outside and the inside. More»

The Fiber Optics Dress. Know that friend of yours that has to outshine everyone at parties? Help her out next time with this one-of-a-kind LumiTop Sohpia a.k.a a fiber optics dress! While it might cause social suicide or long-term depression, she definitely will turn some heads as she swagger down the street in this $2,000 garment of woven fiber optic threads, or give Cher a run for her money. More»