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 A true icon of the fashion industry, Nina Garcia has accomplished more in twenty years than most people do in a lifetime. After starting her career in the PR department at Perry Ellis (back when Marc Jacobs was it’s head designer) she quickly moved up in the industry. She worked her way through the ranks [...]

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You would be hard-pressed to find anyone in the design world who is not familiar with Alexa Hampton. The interior designer honed her skills working with her late father – the iconic American decorator Mark Hampton – and eventually took over his design firm, Mark Hampton LLC, which she currently runs. While she may have [...]

Tags: Alexa Hampton, books, My Heirloom

When Maxwell Osborne and his partner Dao-Yi Chow launched their fashion line Public School, they aimed to create something that was a direct reflection of their upbringing in New York City. The public school graduates met when Osborne was overseeing the woven’s department at Sean Jean – where Chow was the Creative Director – and [...]

Tags: cfda incubator, favorite things, Maxwell Osborne, Public School

Accessories designer and CFDA Incubator Sang A Im-Propp was at one time considered to be one of Korea’s most promising celebrities – as a singer, actor, and dancer. Her success as a performer was only enhanced by her instinctive love for fashion and accessories; she became a style icon in Korea, styling and creating unique [...]

Tags: Accessories, cfda incubator, favorite things, Sang-A

A fashion industry veteran with a twenty year career, Editor-in-Chief of Essence Magazine Constance White has left her mark on nearly every major fashion publication, from Women’s Wear Daily and the New York Times, to Glamour and Elle, where she served as Executive Fashion Editor. Described by Essence President Michelle Ebanks as “A visionary and [...]

Tags: Constance White, My Heirloom

Our second CFDA Incubator, Alice Ritter, was born to be a fashion designer. With a strong passion for design and fashion, the former music publicist moved to New York ten years ago to live out her dream – and persevered until she got there. The self-taught designer bought herself a sewing machine, tore apart vintage [...]

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For this installment of Favorite Things – and the next few to come – we decided to reach out to the designers who the CFDA calls “the next generation of fashion designers in New York City” – the CFDA Incubators. First up is Rachel Dooley, a talented and creative designer whose brand GEMMA REDUX has [...]

Tags: CFDA, CFDA Incubators, GEMMA REDUX, my favorite things, Rachel Dooley

You would be hard pressed to find a person who has not heard the name Nate Berkus. Certainly his years as a contributor on Oprah didn’t hurt, but Nate Berkus has proved to be one of the most well known – and talented – interior designers in America all on his own. After founding the [...]

When Bill Indursky founded VandM.com in 2006, he had a goal in mind: “There are millions of things to collect, but the key that I preach on my website, VandM.com is to be curatorial and choosey. I love objects to have a great history and story. The more human for me the better.” Prior to the [...]

Tags: Bill Indursky, Home Decor, Home Design, living with what you love, VandM

In our newest column, Living With What You Love, we explore the way various tastemakers live with the things that mean something to them. From antiques and works of art to books, jewelry and knick-knacks, the objects people live with often have a unique and meaningful story behind them. For our first installment of this [...]

Tags: Home Decor, Interior Design, living with what you love, Stingray Hornsby