As an alumnus of the Fashion Institute of Technology, I’ll admit to being a little “New York-centric” when it comes to fashion schools. Well, was I ever in for a pleasant surprise when I visited Missouri, “The Show Me State” to see Stephens College in Columbia, right in the heart of the state, halfway between St. Louis and Kansas City.

Columbia,...

It is so cliche, but everything old IS new again. At least that's the way it felt this weekend at Moda Calzado, the shoe show in Madrid, Spain. From the more recent stylings of the 1980's to those of the 1920's, 1890's and beyond, to me, it feels like the style of the 2000s is finally coalescing into something which is both new and old, refreshing and...

Premier…NY/LA Co-Op…Alpha…. There are enough shows within a show at the Atlanta Apparel Market to fill any given venue in New York or Vegas. The big difference? They’re all conveniently located under one roof, span men’s, women’s and children’s and—this is surely heresy in the world of show venues—the food at the Market Café is excellent (try the fried...

OK, if any of you are surprised to see me blogging from Hong Kong, you can't be too much more surprised than I am right now to be sitting at my computer at nearly 10:00 p.m. on MONDAY night, with a view of Victoria Harbor.

Cesar Pelli's 2 International Finance Center – at left – looks just like a building he designed in Jersey City, so, out my hotel...

I’m always kind of fascinated by the passive/aggressive approach that men have towards skin care and fragrance. I mean let’s face it—if I was talking about women, I would have used the word “beauty” to end the first sentence, not “skin care and fragrance”. Could we call it the “handsome department”?

The “metrosexual” trend came and went, and five seasons...