Articles by Robin Givhan

35 articles since 1997

Wait a sec – is that my dress she’s wearing?

Entertainment | By Robin Givhan | August 11, 2007
NEW YORK – The end may be near for easy access to cheap, unauthorized knockoffs of designer clothes. Read more
 

Fashion’s allure wore off for him

Entertainment | By Robin Givhan | June 2, 2007
For the third time since its namesake retired in 1999, the venerable American fashion house of Bill Blass doesn’t have a lead designer. Read more
 

Lesson 1: Beauty isn’t skin deep

Entertainment | By Robin Givhan | January 6, 2007
Talk show mogul Oprah Winfrey opened her girls’ school in South Africa on Tuesday, and details about the lavishness of the 28-building campus have poured in from various media reports. Read more
 

The scents and sensibility of a high-society publisher

Entertainment | By Robin Givhan | January 5, 2007
Publisher Prosper Assouline is sniffing a $250 book. Read more
 

Fashion essentials: healthier models, more

Entertainment | By Robin Givhan | January 1, 2007
Fashion is an industry built on planned obsolescence, which means that much of what was breathlessly touted in 2006 will be forgotten in 2007. Read more
 

Women’s business wear plays to its strongest suit

Entertainment | By Robin Givhan | December 25, 2006
A recent breakfast at the New York Athletic Club celebrating the charitable work of Dress for Success provided the perfect opportunity to glimpse a variety of women in their ideal professional attire. Read more
 

Fashioned for a good cause

Entertainment | By Robin Givhan | November 10, 2006
There is nothing like a celebrity stepping forward as a do-gooder to bring out the skeptics. Read more
 

For stylist wannabes, a dressing-down

Entertainment | By Robin Givhan | January 21, 2006
Celebrity stylists are the fashion industry’s most peculiar creations. Read more
 

Bling’ isn’t cool – can you dig it?

Entertainment | By Robin Givhan | December 28, 2005
The word “bling” has been overused by every two-bit jeweler selling cubic zirconium. Read more
 

Dove look is real, but does it inspire?

Entertainment | By Robin Givhan | August 23, 2005
Popular culture is in a tizzy of a debate over the female physique and the way in which it is depicted. Read more
 
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