Zac Posen’s got a new venture, launching Z Spoke – a new lower-priced line launching exclusively at Saks Fifth Avenue for spring.

We tend to think fashion has a bit of a phobia of food, but designer Zac Posen and chef Marcus Samuelsson think designing and cooking are extraordinarily similar.

Need cheering up? Check out the Zac Posen sample sale on at Gilt right now. We’ve had a look and there are a couple of dresses worth coveting for summer! Other sales also going on today are Judith Lieber and Tracy Reese. Indulge in a cute sparkly Lieber clutch or a gorgeous floaty Reese dress. See below for more sales happening at Gilt this week: Tuesday: Laila Azhar,...

Actress and girl about town Kate Mara is best known for her work on 24 and Brokeback Mountain.  A fixture on the LA and NY party circuit, Mara knows how to make an entrance.  Whether she’s front row at Zac Posen looking darling and demure, at a Chanel event dazzling in their latest couture collection, adding some much needed va-va-voom to the red carpet in eye...

Wonders will never cease, designers are getting creative in the kitchen. The Council of Fashion Designers America (CFDA) have decided to launch their fourth book, and it’s a cookery book. Over 100 designers will be writing out their favourite recipes, proceeds from the sales of the book will go to benefit the CFDA. Professional homemaker Martha Stewart is writing the...

We’re used to designers “pushing boundaries” and creating completely unwearable and impractical items. Like those ridiculous heel-less high heels from Victoria even you looked mind-bogglingly ridiculous). Now it’s time for our poor earlobes to take a battering, and surgeons have warned that this is one dangerous trend.

Hadley Freeman gives her hilarious take on The Rachel Zoe Project [Posh goes for the chop (just not as short…)[Catwalk Queen] Zac Posen wows his audience with his sexiest collection to date [

Footwear, legwear and general leg exposure is always a bit of a tricky area when the sun bestows it’s gentle rays on pins as white as mine are. All sunkissed summer looks feel about a million miles away from appropriate for a little Scottish girl.

Vivienne Westwood has confirmed she’ll be showing her second line “Red” during London fashion week next year, Herve Leger and Halston are making an anticipated comeback to New York Fashion Week in February and now Zac Posen has announced he’ll be closing Berlin Fashion week in January with a presentation of his Resort 2008 collection. “Today...

Papermag covers designer Zac Posen…. I love strong female archetypes,” Zac says, nodding. “And movies made me understand the drama of life: the excitement, the calm moments, the wild moments, the demure moments, insecure moments. How clothing can seduce, comfort or uplift a person.” [papermag]