Looks online
So you're living the digital life, and you want to look good
doing it? While the fashion set hasn't exactly seized the web, a few
designers are working the online world in style.
Designers you know and love
The Scarf Booklet from
Nicole Miller demonstrates maneuvres you never knew you could make with a
scarf, including "hiding from your old boyfriend in the frozen food
department." Plus, wearable bridesmaids' dresses --
how novel!
Donna Karan's site is a little less practical, to say the least. Her
quarterly Woman to
Woman mini-magazine reveals tidbits like this: "Nature has this amazing
way of spontaneously blending colors and textures together. Just pick up a
handful of stones and you can see the perfect tweed." For Donna lovers
only.
The super-graphical Kenar
site features new photos of spokesmodel Linda Evangelista each month. The
audio-enabled can "hear Linda talk about Kenar" if they so desire.
The bold and the beautiful
My avant-garde fave is
German designer Walt Van Beerendonck's spring/summer '97 collections at W & LT, a.k.a. Wild &
Lethal Trash. There's tons of interactive stuff, backstage photos and very
little explanation of where this nutty fashion comes from.
New York designer Sylvia Heisel's clean, classic resort collection
is available to order online now at the NY Style site.
You'll applaud -- and maybe buy -- the sleek, wearable designs from Product, the collection of L.A.-based
Elaine Kim. You can also register there
to win a free outfit.
Beatrice contributor Michelle Cohen surfs fashion sites from New
York City's East Village.