Linda Immediato

There is a crisis no one is talking about, an inconvenient fashion truth. Hipsters have been mining vintage shops, thrift stores and resale outlets, tapping the ’80s vein at an alarming rate. If the trend continues, there will be no skinny jeans, no Care Bear T-shirts or even pastel bangles......

“Ummm, I’ll be honest,” said my friend, looking a bit at the end of her rope. “She’s a handful.” She even repeated that last bit: “A handful.” I looked down to find my dog with guilt written all over her snout and realized I’d never be able to call in......

I think of Joanna Newsom maybe. Or Tori Amos crossed with a young Sophia Loren. There is something sprightly yet sultry in the clothes of Trasteverine. Something otherworldly and fragile, but also grounded and tough. I recently sat down with Trasteverine designers Brian Frank and Michalyn Andrews at a downtown......

Kerry Clarkson Valdivia was nervous and excited as she laid out her designs for the shoemaker in Spain. Her shoes are sexy and have a distinct silhouette — as curvy as a pinup girl, with a rounded toe, a shapely arch, a nice heel. The Princesa, with its stitching up......