Madison Avenue | the CITIZENS of FASHION

Essie Nail Polish Spring/Summer 2013 Collection

June 4, 2013 by The CoF

6 bright colors with street names The wide range of American professional nail polishes, Essie , grew this summer with another 6 shades. For the names of the new shades the brand creator, Essie Weingarten , was inspired by the world famous shopping districts and streets: Avenue Montaigne in Paris, Munich Maximilianstrasse , Bond Street in London, Ginza in Tokyo and Madison Avenue in New York City. “Everyone wants to know my favorite city. But of course, as in the […]

Categories: Beauty • Tags: Avenue Montaigne, Bond Street, collection, Essie, Essie Weingarten, Madison Avenue, Nail Care, Nail polish, spring/summer 2013

The $91,500 Hermes Crocodile Skin T-Shirt

March 28, 2013 by The CoF

“A T-shirt is certainly a necessity but rarely can be categorized as the most expensive piece of garment in anyone’s wardrobe. However we have seen exceptions to this trend with a $300,000 T-shirt, $90,300 Air Yeezy 2 T-Shirt and the most expensive, diamond-studded, greenest t-shirt worth $400,000. The latest tee to make news in the world of high-priced fashion is a $91,500 Hermes crocodile skin T-shirt. This wildly priced T-shirt was discovered by The Awl team and has been reported as the ‘most expensive T-shirt in […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Hermès, Luxury good, Madison Avenue, New York City, Shopping, T-shirt

Reed Krakoff & Ladurée = Strange Love

February 12, 2013 by The CoF

Ladurée macarons could easily be the signature food for the fashion world, pair it with fashion’s signature drink, Champagne and you have yourself a timeless combination. Ladurée has previously worked with Louboutin and Marni to create an incredibly fashionable macarons. Their latest collaboration is with designer Reed Krakoff, together they have created a box of matte black dark chocolate macarons that they are calling ‘Strange Love.’ The limited edition macaron was launched at their Madison Avenue store. The scrumptious bites of heaven will come in a reed Krakoff box and […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Fashion, food, laduree, Madison Avenue, Reed Krakoff, Valentine's Day

Sylvie Chantecaille:Beauty Secrets

December 14, 2012 by The CoF

Beauty secrets from the woman who gave us prescriptives and her own successful niche brand Beauty had a big night at the Golden Globe Awards last January, but we aren’t talking about the bounty of event-ready hair and makeup on the red carpet. About an hour into the show, the cameras panned to an Atelier Versace-clad Angelina Jolie who, at that very moment, dipped into her clutch, pulled out a tube of lip gloss and slicked it on as the […]

Categories: Beauty, Fashion, People • Tags: Estée Lauder Companies, Food & Wine, Golden Globe Award, Madison Avenue, New York City, Roy G. Biv, Sylvie, Victor Vasarely

Diamond Covered Hermes Birkin

December 12, 2012 by The CoF

In addition to revealing their Madison Avenue boutique’s Alice in Wonderland-inspired holiday windows, Hermès gave their new Haute Bijouterie collection its U.S. debut—haute being an understatement of sorts. The house’s jewelry maestro, Pierre Hardy, created a rose-gold and brown-diamond buckle cuff and diamond and gold collier de chien bangles, but the most traffic-stopping were mini, objet d’art versions of Hermès bags. Kelly, Birkin, and Nausicaa styles have all been shrunken and reimagined in precious metals and stones. And a new bag created […]

Categories: Fashion • Tags: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Colored gold, Hermès, Madison Avenue, Nausicaa, New York City, Precious metal