YSL Auction at Christie’s
Exactly one month and one day after Yves Saint Laurent’s death (July 2), Christie’s will auction off seven pieces of his designs, mostly jewelry, along with some pieces from Christian Lacroix, Thierry...
View ArticleIs the Art Worth More Than the Clothes?
Start saving your pennies. Christie’s just announced that they’ll be auctioning off Yves Saint Laurent’s weighty art collection come February of 2009. Without identifying exactly which pieces will be...
View ArticleMemo: Art Can Be Overpriced Even for the Rich
While some companies are trying their hardest to come across as inexpensive as possible through advertised (and constant) sales and “everyday” low prices (Olay, Target, Bloomingdale’s), other...
View ArticleDesigners’ Art Marches On
The art world’s refusing to let go of their auctions, regardless of how tough times might be. We get it – as if the fashion industry would ever relinquish Fashion Week. But wouldn’t it make sense to...
View ArticleWould You Like Some YSL With That?
Someone walked into Housing Works – the New York-based thrift store whose profits house AIDS patients across the city – with a bag full of clothes. And by “bag” we mean almost 500 pieces of vintage...
View ArticleSneak Peek: YSL’s Treasures
Waiting with bated breath for the Christie’s YSL auction? Sorry, it’s still not here. But Vanity Fair‘s acquired some very cool pictures of Yves’ apartment in which you can see a selection of the items...
View ArticleBuy Chuck Close’s Kate
Each time I move apartments (and I tend to do this often) I fight the same battle; no one understands why I insist upon moving my magazines. “Throw them out!” they tell me. “They’re too heavy!” they...
View ArticleWant an Avedon?
Next Monday marks Christie’s final photography auction of 2009 and with it, comes a Richard Avedon image. The portrait’s of Babe Paley, the New York socialite of whom Truman Capote famously said, “Babe...
View ArticleGucci Partners With Christie’s: A Step Toward Better Control of Its Secondary...
Today marks the launch of “Gucci Collector: Presented by Christie’s,” the first Gucci-certified online destination for appraising vintage Gucci products. The micro-site, which lives on the Christie’s...
View ArticleIsabella Blow’s Collection of McQueens, Treacys and Blahniks are Going to...
The auction of a lifetime is coming to Christie’s London this September. Isabella Blow’s clothing collection of over 90, yes 90, Alexander McQueen pieces, 60 Philip Treacy hats, and an assortment of...
View ArticleGucci and Christie’s: A One-of-a-Kind Match
It was a mix of two pleasures that drew the fashion crowd into Gucci‘s Madison Avenue store last night; the combined launch of Gucci’s made-to-order Bamboo bag and a preview of works that will be up...
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Talking Overpriced Fashion and Prized Wardrobe Possesions with Suzy Menkes
Journalist Suzy Menkes, who’s been leading fashion coverage at the International Herald Tribune since 1988, is not one to share her personal fashion choices. (After all, what good is a fashion critic...
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