Antonio Berardi
Top 5 Prints of the Season: Paint the Town
I’m usually one for big, bold prints but this season I’m all about the pretty painterly feel. It’s a softer approach – and it’s speaking to the romantic in me. These printed dresses are so gorgeous you can practically hang them on your walls. But it’s so much for fun to wear something beautiful! My [...]
London Fashion Week Roundup: All Softness and Light…and Bright
Spring has sprung – at least in the two-steps-ahead fashion-week world – and London designers have embraced it in classic blossoming fashion. Vivid florals and high-octane pastels punched up a few notches from their demure norm ruled the runways on flowing skirts of silk and satin, breezy trains with uneven hemlines, and structured dresses. Bright [...]
Top 5 Lacey Looks: A New Lease on Lace
Remember a time when lace used to be stuffy and Victorian, fit for prissy old ladies and high-necked wedding dresses? I hardly do either. The new breed is not your grandmother’s lace, far from it – but it’s not too lingerie-like either. We have no desire to look like walking doilies, but rather than going [...]
Antonio Berardi Lace and Mesh Bodysuit: One for All and All for One
Your favorite skirt has such fabulous details that would be crime to cover up but you just don’t have the right shirt to pull it all together. Well, now you do. This is like that cami you can’t live without, it will become such a staple that you pick it up at the dry cleaners [...]
Tuxedo Jackets: Le Smoking Heats Up
The famed le smoking jacket that was (re-)invented decades ago by Yves Saint Laurent is back in a big way. And once again, we are reminded why it’s not just for the gents. A well-cut tuxedo jacket can be equally sexy on the girls, especially with the kink of an unexpected element, like sheer sleeves [...]
Antonio Berardi Box-Pleat Stretch Cotton-Crepe Dress: Don’t Mess With the Dress
When it comes to dresses, I know enough not to experiment too much. I stick with a few trusty names, the ones that deliver mile-high timeless style and flawlessly flattering fits – Alaïa, Alexander McQueen, Roland Mouret, and now Antonio Berardi has been inducted into the winner’s circle. I have been longing for this fuchsia-pink [...]
Antonio Berardi: Dress to Impress
You may have wiggled through your fair share of bandages, twirled in countless full skirts, and even strutted in a few Dolce & Gabbanas like you were Anita Eckberg herself. But you really have not worn a dress until you find yourself deliciously encased in an Antonio Berardi. I don’t have to tell you I’ve [...]
Moda Operandi: The Shopping M.O. for Those in the Know
A revolutionary new e-commerce site is now taking the insider experience of shopping from the showroom and bringing it to the (exclusive) public. Showroom shopping is how I buy from designers I’m friendly with. It’s a satisfying process that cuts out the middleman – you see a look on the runway, you order it straight [...]
