Victoria Beckham joins Diane von Furstenberg & other Fashion greats including Christian Siriano, Jason Wu at the New York Fashion Show 2010.

Tweet ALTUZARRA needs to rein in the apparent wow factor of the clothes and use his talents toward creating fabulous clothes that can be taken to retail with the confidence of the buyer.  There is great talent, great craftsmanship and even great ideas and inspiration, but they all need to be refined in such a [...]

New York Fashion Week extravaganza. Featuring Christian Siriano & Prabal Gurung report courtesy of Jeffrey B Felner, fashion guru of New York

Celebrate some of the Fashion World’s Hall of Famer’s here. You know-the ones we loved once & now, though no longer in the spotlight, are remembered as being Designers with class, style & an eye for setting trends in the world of fashion.

Fashionista Ivanka Trump leads the way with Jewelry designed for the 21st Century.

Thierry Mugler is a designer’s designer, a visionary, a craftsman, an artist, & some might say genius. Discover Mugler through author Daniele Bott’s & this review.

Limited Edition book highlighting the fashion savviness of Emilio Pucci. Wonderful photos help provide an insight into the trendsetting style of this amazing designer.

Tweet One can find art in many areas of fashion, but it is rare than one can find a master of his art in any industry.  I have been lucky enough to find such a master and he is in the unlikely business of GLOVES!!  Gloves have long been regarded as utilitarian, theatrical and even [...]

Tweet Fashion Commentator, Jeffrey B Felner reviews this Book by Gity Monsef, Samantha Erin Safer & Robert de Niet (Antique Collectors’ Club, December 2009) From the title of the book, one might think that this will be some sappy tale or series of tales about some ladies and what their favorite dresses mean to them. [...]

Tweet This is an interesting post on accessorizing your outfit with the ever popular and ever changing style of necklace. Jeffrey B Felner has once again excelled with selecting some stunning pieces to showcase here on the SHI Symbol blog. I think that necklaces should be the center of attention for any fashion savvy woman.  [...]

Tweet The designer is Louis Marione.  The company is Dominic Louis.  You will need to remember them both.  During these times, I must be unconsciously preoccupied with the darker, more occult, and more vampirish aspects of fashion.  This week there is this androgynous and dark collection which is equal parts Rick Owens, Tom of Finland, [...]

The final collections have been shown…the season hobbled to a close on a more promising note but certainly not equal to its opening performance.

Tweet Another fabulous commentary by Jeffrey B Felner on what is the highlight of the Fashion world’s calendar – the Paris Fashion Show. Haute Couture is the creme de la creme of fashion, but this season we see that even the grandest master of the couture..KARL LAGERFELD…can produce a clunker of a collection and that hiring new [...]

Tweet As promised yesterday, here’s more from the amazing Fashion extravaganza being held in Paris as I type. Today it is time for the ‘regulars’ such as Givenchy and Armani. Enjoy… Chapter 2 in Paris couture includes one more unlikely pair of designers, one the new sweetheart and one a hall of famer. The 2 [...]

Tweet If you’re wondering what’s going on in the Haute Couture world of Paris Fashion – you need look no further than this scintillating piece of news – and check out the outfits too… It is that twice a year ritual that can only be described as “the wet dream of the fashion world.” It [...]

Miracle Icons medals are the good luck charms for everything and anything.

Tweet This is the perfect book to take you through how new designers became the most famous international designers that we have ever known.   They are the precursors of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano and paved the way for so many designers and brands of the 21st century. The Beautiful Fall by Alicia Drake – [...]

Tweet As we all know, fashion is an enormous international conglomerate which has an endless inventory, endless database of designers and an endless audience. During my search for some of the newer and newest designers, I was fortunate enough to find Sandro Reali who certainly has found his way via many paths within the business [...]

Tweet By all standards these are not your average next door neighbor types nor are they to be found at your corner store but they might just be the most talented design team you have ever met! Meet THE BLONDS, Phillipe and David. If you ever dreamed of dressing like a rock star, that dream [...]

Tweet (Pushkin Press, April 2010) Have you ever wondered what it would be like to spend a weekend with Coco Chanel? Just the two of you engaged in an extended conversation, which is really her recounting some of her most memorable times of her youth and later life? There have been many words and hours [...]

Tweet SHI Symbol is very pleased to announce New York fashion writer, Jeffrey B Felner’s contribution to this blog. You’ll be kept abreast of What’s Hot and What’s Not, the latest trends, fashion faux pas and more every week. Jeffrey’s first post is very topical with Earth Day literally upon us – today! Do enjoy [...]