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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

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Beauty & Style

Anya Caliendo Spring/Summer 2015

Anya Caliendo Spring/Summer 2015

Jordan Sitinas, Contributing Writer September 7, 2014

The St. Regis Hotel brings to mind images of opulence and old-money luxury. Stepping inside its gilded, marble lobby is stepping back in time to the heyday of the Astors and...

Venexiana Spring/Summer 2015

Venexiana Spring/Summer 2015

Madison Mills and Jordyn Payne September 7, 2014
A review of Venexiana's Spring/Summer 2015 collection.

Robert Geller Spring/Summer 2015

Kari Sonde, Staff Writer September 7, 2014

The lights dimmed momentarily as an ambient drumbeat faded. Light broke through the dark room and reflected off the x-shaped runway. As mysterious music influenced by ‘80s punk...

Alon Livné Spring/Summer 2015

Carley Tsiames, Contributing Writer September 7, 2014

Alon Livné struck the audience with well-defined edge in his Spring/Summer 2015 collection. As the show began, Ariana & the Rose braced the stage with live pulsing music...

Rebecca Taylor Spring/Summer 2015

Rebecca Taylor Spring/Summer 2015

Caroline Aghajanian, Contributing Writer September 7, 2014

Silk chiffon, embroidered flowers, fluttered tops and dresses dominated the runway of Rebecca Taylor's Spring/Summer 2015 collection. Model Waleska started the show wearing...

Supima Spring/Summer 2015

Anubhuti Kumar, Contributing Writer September 7, 2014

Clothes, colors, and cotton galore were a perfect way to introduce the fresh faces of New York Fashion Week. That is what Supima, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting...

Mara Hoffman Spring/Summer 2015

Mara Hoffman Spring/Summer 2015

Gianna Collier-Pitts, Violet Vision editor September 6, 2014

Accompanied by drum beats and hypnotic melodies, Mara Hoffman calmed and intrigued spectators at Lincoln Center with a lighter color palette and softer silhouettes in her Spring/Summer...

Lacoste Spring/Summer 2015

Lacoste Spring/Summer 2015

Dana Reszutek, Managing Editor September 6, 2014

Predictable concepts were matched with surprising cuts as Lacoste presented its contrasting Spring/Summer 2015 collection at Lincoln Center. The collection’s yachting theme...

Trina Turk Spring/Summer 2015

Trina Turk Spring/Summer 2015

Grace Halio, Contributing Writer September 6, 2014

Trina Turk’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection began with an upbeat, breezy space filled with blooming floral prints and energetic hues of pink and orange. Turk’s cheeky theme...

Haspel Spring/Summer 2015

Carly Berns, Contributing Writer September 6, 2014

In their New York Fashion Week debut, Haspel’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection looked to reinvent and invigorate the Southern Gentleman. Full of soft pastels and optic whites,...

Charlotte Ronson Spring/Summer 2015

Laura Tucciarone, Contributing Writer September 6, 2014

Anxious crowds of  spectators entered the excitingly feminine dream of Charlotte Ronson's Spring/Summer 2015 presentation. As her sister, esteemed DJ Samantha Ronson, played soulful...

Yuna Yang Spring/Summer 2015

Yuna Yang Spring/Summer 2015

Emma Scoble, Staff Writer September 6, 2014

All eyes were drawn to a single model in a flowing, gossamer gown, as she entered the softly lit studio atop Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, walking down the runway at an unusually...