Next week I’ll be attending The Heart Truth 2013 Red Dress Collection Fashion Show. This annual show is a Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week staple, featuring celebrity women walking the runway in gorgeous designer gowns. In the past, participants have included everyone from Cicely Tyson to Heidi Klum and Kim Kardashian, all wearing gorgeous red gowns by […] Read More »
Rami Kashou launches bridal dress collection for bebe
You may remember Rami Kashou from Season 4 of Project Runway. Known for his incredible draping skills, he came in second, as the runner up to Christian Siriano. Though he didn’t win, Rami has been keeping busy over the years, most recently competing on TV again on Project Runway All Stars and lending his brilliant […] Read More »
Payless gets luxe with new Pearl Platform Pump by Christian Siriano
We never thought we’d see the days of luxe shoes at Payless, but that all changed several years ago thanks to some fab designer collaborations with Alice + Olivia by Stacy Bendet, Lela Rose, Isabel Toldeo, Silvia Tcherassi and Christian Siriano. The latter, Project Runway winner and one of our favorite designers, has just rolled […] Read More »
Low -priced luxury: Christian Siriano for Payless Caged Strappy Shootie
We love Christian Siriano‘s high-low fashion designs. His ready-to-wear shows feature brilliantly designed haute couture-style gowns paired with shoes from his Payless collection! You wouldn’t even know they were available at Payless just by looking at them. Siriano’s shoes bring the same fierceness and ferosh-ness that he imbues into his namesake clothing line. Check out […] Read More »
Seeing triple: the croc rain boot
In fashion, it seems that one designer finds a formula that works and everyone else goes with it. One such trend is the mock ‘croc’ rain boot, or Wellie. The Hunter Boot for Jimmy Choo croc Wellie was the first one i remember seeing and coveting but at the price ($295 at the time, $425 now), […] Read More »
My Most Uncomfortable Experience
Do you ever wish you could leave your house barefoot? We do. That’s because when it comes to uncomfortable experiences, it typically involves our feet and some painful footwear. Stilettos, of course, but other shoes, boots, even sneakers are included. The most uncomfortable moment? It happened during this past New York fashion week. Picture this: […] Read More »
Rent the Runway: haute couture that you love, wear and return
UPDATE: Rent the Runway is currently INVITATION-ONLY. In order to join, please email me at editor (at) whatshaute (dot) com. Anyone who knows me well knows that I am a fickle shopper. ‘Buy today, return tomorrow’ has long been my motto. Not everything of course – I do like to keep my closet well-stocked. But […] Read More »
Christian Siriano – Fall 2009 Fashion Week
Typically reality show winners suffer the curse of the sudden death of their careers once the show ends. But Christian Siriano seems to have shaken and broken the curse and his meteoric rise in the fashion industry has been something worth watching. Siriano won last year’s Project Runway and since has reached celeb status, partly […] Read More »
The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection at New York Fashion Week
This was my first time attending The Heart Truth’s Red Dress Collection 2009 and it was an amazing way to kick off fashion week. Stars who usually sit front row were front and center on the red catwalk, donning stunning red designer dresses to raise awareness about heart disease in women. Twenty celebrities strutted their […] Read More »
Christian Siriano’s Fierce Fashion at Bluefly
Project Runway fanatic, are you? Well now you can rock the wares (or ‘wears’) Read More »