Seems we'd just closed our Macy's East Retailer of the Year issue when we were invited to come to the store's Spring 2008 preview. Men's VP/Fashion Director Steve Cardino, together with his compatriots Nicole Fischelis and Russell Orlando, transformed the space into a big pink time machine, transporting editors to Spring 2008 (like that wouldn't happen fast...

The new Gant flagship store that recently opened on Fifth Avenue is truly a beautiful space. The central staircase is reminiscent of the Guggenheim Museum and, in fact, there is a gallery of sorts on one landing showing various apparel "artifacts" from Gant's long history. It's thoughtfully merchandised, and, of course, packed full of all-American...

NEW YORK -- At the premier of Paul Stuart's new Phineas Cole collection at the Manhattan flagship on Tuesday night, the names Thom Browne and Brooks Brothers hung heavy in the air. Perhaps the evening's host, comedian Mo Rocca, phrased it best when he said that, with the premier of Phineas Cole, "the Black Fleece collection was about to have its ass handed...

I realized this morning, as I watched another pile of gorgeous clothes parade down the runway, that I'm glad fashion week is almost over. After a while it all becomes kind of overwhelming. But, to go back to last Wednesday, Harry's blog had me thinking, and this week I was looking to see “the man behind the curtain.”

I’ve been fascinated by the fashion...

John Jones's behind the scenes look at August's underwear shoot.