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The big news this month is New York Fashion Week, covered by Marilyn Kirschner. I had been reading Marilyn's witty fashion commentary in Ernest Schmatolla's The Lookonline (www.lookonline.com) for a few years. I loved her savvy, sophisticated style, and was delighted when she agreed to be our New York Editor. Marilyn seems to embody the New York Fashion aura, and the New York Times revels in capturing her image as she walks in the streets of Manhattan, just to comment on what she is wearing. Marilyn is a fashion star in her own right, and guess what? She is also a great girl, generous with her immense knowledge and very funny as well. She also cringes at banal fashion, and this is why we love her!
Photo taken by Randy Brooke
Next stop- Harper's Bazaar- where I remained for 21 years- starting out as an assistant fashion editor, but quickly working my way up to a full- fledged fashion editor. I covered everything from lingerie and furs, to sportswear, eveningwear, and designer lines, and I also did shootings. I attended all the major fashion shows in New York, and traveled extensively to see the international collections (including couture)- in Paris, Milan, and London, even Helsinki, Finland.
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Marilyn Kirschner, New York Editor
Born and raised in New York City, I attended George Washington University in Washington, D.C. where I received my B.A. in Liberal Arts. In order to pursue my passion and love for fashion, coupled with the overwhelming desire to work at a fashion magazine, I returned to Manhattan where I got my first job- I was hired by Seventeen Magazine as an assistant fashion editor (working for the Photography Editor).
Photograph taken by Marc Royce for More Magazine, Meredith Corporation.
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Having become computer savvy, I am now completely immersed in the Internet. I am currently Editor in Chief of the "Look on-Line", the New York Editor for Fashionlines.com, a monthly contributor to JamesGirone.com- an online guide to children's fashions, and I have written a series of columns ('Off the Cuff') for About.com.
I have guest lectured at F.I.T., lent my fashion expertise to large corporations, been interviewed by major publications, and have been photographed for Vogue and More Magazines. I have appeared numerous times in Bill Cunningham's 'On the Street' column of The New York Times, and was the subject of a full column pictorial devoted entirely to my particular sense of vintage style.
I have also appeared on television (in a segment of Metro Channel's 'Full Frontal Fashion' as well as WABC's Main Floor).
My true passion is scouting out and collecting vintage clothing and accessories: I go to all the vintage shows around town, make frequent trips to vintage stores, boutiques, and the 26th street flea market (and others).
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The Rumor Mill---Fact or Fiction?
Ralph Rucci designed 27 suits for Martha Stewart to wear during her courtroom stint.
Upon being asked if Hedi Slimane was indeed his boyfriend, Karl Lagerfeld quipped, "I wasn't aware Hedi liked older men."
Jean Paul Gaultier's couture line, beautiful though it is, may not be long for this life.
"Godfather" Emanuel Ungaro declared he would not show this season if his "godson" Franck Sorbier was cut from the Haute Couture calendar.
Tom Ford is gritting his teeth and plans to park cars in San Jose if his Southern California dreams go awry. Don't worry Tom. Something will turn up. It always does.
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Tatiana Sorokko, Christine and Maria Muzio at Elie Saab in January
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Haute Couture meets Haute Cuisine in Tokyo
Chanel Couture and the Alain Ducasse Group have just signed a joint venture to open a restaurant in Tokyo, according to press releases issued by both parties on Friday. The site will be located on the top floor of the Chanel building in Ginza, the most prestigious shopping address in the Japanese capital.
Ducasse previously opened a restaurant, The Spoon, in Tokyo in July of 2000, though it closed two years later because of its bad location. The famed French chef indicated that he plans to develop a more simple cuisine than is his normal custom, perhaps taking a nod from Joël Robuchon, whose Paris and Tokyo restaurants have become mega-success stories. "It won't be a deluxe restaurant like the one in Plaza Athénée (three stars in the Michelin Guide)," said Ducasse, "but a place where you can drop in not only during the business hours of the boutique, but also in the evening."
Richard Collasse, President of Chanel Japan, told Agence France Presse "Our two Houses work with a savoir-faire based on an age-old tradition, and the dexterity of passionate and tenacious artisans in a spirit of originality."
With an eye perhaps to clarifying that tongue twisting phrase, a press conference has been scheduled for March 30, 2004 in Tokyo with the building's architect, Peter Marino.
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