Jay Kos: Fashion and Food

While most fashion designers cite exotic locales, vintage films or style icons as inspiration behind their collection, Jay Kos often turns to the “amazing colors, texture and taste” of food to come up with his eponymous clothing line. Though Kos himself is a raw vegan, the former dental student regularly cooks for his family, often resulting in both a delicious meal and a new colorway …

Cylk Bamboo Shapewear

The slimming, sustainable alternative to Spanx

Feminine and resilient, Cylk‘s new seamless shapewear collection offers women a sexy way to streamline their silhouette. Fashioned from bamboo, the garments are as soft as cashmere but are built to maintain support and elasticity with their seamless construction. The collection consists of five styles—a sculpting slip, a streamlined tank, contour briefs, a waist definer and shorts—each designed to give women an hourglass shape (perfect …

São Paulo Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2010 Highlights

The most compelling shows from Latin America's premier fashion event

For this season of the most important fashion event in Latin America, Felipe Meres of the São Paulo-based site Made-Up Disease selected the most compelling, ravishing and innovative shows for Cool Hunting. Alexandre Herchcovitch Womenswear Inspired by ethnic East European garments, Alexandre Herchcovitch’s excellent F/W 2010 collection will also be presented at New York’s upcoming Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The collection features rich embroidery, gorgeous patterns …