Like most modern day relationships, ours began online.

Me? A single fashion journalist desperately seeking a device I could have fun with, bring around friends, trust and, most importantly: make my tech-savvy ex jealous!

Not a lot to look for, right? But I had cause for concern.

I'd been involved...

Deep in the winding hills of the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), the third installment of "Summer Sizzle" begins. For the past two years, the show has called the British Virgin Islands (BVI) home, but for the first time it's expanding the USVI of St. Thomas.

The venue is...

What becomes a lobby most? For most properties, modern furniture, subdued music and thoughtful attendants are the formula for elevating this standard space into a pleasant thoroughfare.

But not for Le Meridien.

The Parisian luxury property is relaunching its lobbies into a veritable destination, complete with sensory elements. At...

Thanks to Lady Gaga, Nun's are having a bit of a moment. So naturally, when photographer Darryl Calmese, went roving for fashionistas for The Blay Report, he felt blessed coming across Sister Patricia Marie, of the order of Franciscan Handmaids of Mary.

The Harlem Based nun talked about...

After my presentation on a panel about the growth of fashion in Africa, Benjamin Stone approached me with a warm greeting. Judging by his All-American good looks and youthful energy, it was difficult to imagine him as interested in Africa, let alone old enough to contribute to it.

Five...

"SneakPeeq....."

The name was catchy, but the description was so confusing that I had to take the publicist up on his offer to meet the website's creator.

Five minutes into meeting him, I understood perfectly: if SneakPeeq was anything like it's co-founder, it's a digital dynamo in chic clothing.

Last week in the cozy confines of a wood paneled space on ninth street, my eyes gazed upon a site I never thought I'd see as a fashion editor: a clothing line by Queen Latifah.

The A-List actress, singer, rapper and producer is known...

As I write this, it's I'm wrapping up a fifteen-hour hour work day and at 9 pm, it's an early night.

In those hours I've attended four market appointments with fashion brands, spoken to high school students from East New York, read a chapter of The Seven Habits of Highly...

Since visiting Rimowa luggage's first North American factory in Toronto, I've been a convert.

The craftsmanship, quality and attention to detail they pour into every piece of luggage produces a product which surpasses in style and substance many of their competitors. And with a history that dates back to 1819,...

There's something satisfying about those extra five inches...

Which must be why from Lucite platforms to Louboutin pumps, strippers and socialites alike lust after high heels.

Damnfly.com must understand that exceedingly well. The retail site, which describes itself as "a partnership between...

Visionary, eloquent, determined and charismatic. These are just a few of adjectives that define late Civil Rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King.

But may we please add stylish?

His penchant for two-button suits, skinny ties, and custom tailoring spoke to a dapper man whose personal wardrobe spoke to his life's...

I was supposed to be listening to Kanye West's latest single, featuring Jay-Z, "H.A.M". (The letters are an acronym for "Hard As a Motherf*cker." In case one was wondering.)

And yet...

I was distracted by the album cover...

There was...

Sacha Walckhoff is tasked with a job anyone would loathe for a house everyone loves: Creative Director of Christian Lacroix.

"I'm not only scared, I do not sleep anymore," he shares in a transatlantic phone call. "Maybe I'm unconscious. I'm thinking of what we have to do, but I don't...

Me?

I'm no lawyer.

Or psychologist.

I'm just a fashion editor. And while we may not be the first to spot a good liar, we sure can spot good style. And no one, but no one, makes a stronger style statement than Bishop Eddie Long. The leader of New Birth...

Besides the "It" trend (sheer fabrics), the "It" celeb (Kanye West) and the "It" editor (forever Elle's Kate Lanphear), New York Fashion Week yielded yet another stand out element as pervasive as it was popular: the "It" club.

Thanks to young designers like Alexander Wang, who has elevated after-parties for...

Sarah Brown, Arianna Huffington and Donna Karan walk into a room. If you are anything like me, besides the urge to ask for a job, the next most natural question is: what are they wearing?

Unfortunately, I had the courage to ask neither on...

Dozens of designers. Countless shows. Hundreds of looks. During New York Fashion Week, standing out is no easy task. But, two young designers have found the trick: doing one thing and doing it really well.

For Misha Nonoo, fright,...

The world of vodka now resembles the denim floor at Barney's New York: crowded. Each year brings with it a fresh crop of slick brands with sleek packaging. Ready to prove their place as a timeless classic Smirnoff, which dates back to the...

For as long as one can remember -- Lacroix has been the stuff of dreams. The rich fabrics, lush colors and grand silhouettes all seemed ripped from a requiem.

Then the nightmare started.

Beautiful, well crafted, couture will always have a home in the...

There's a lot one can perfect in 112 years. For Rimowa, their choice was luggage. The family-owned company, based out of Cologne, Germany, has exclusively produced suitcases since it's inception in 1898. But it wasn't until 1937 that they debuted the innovative...