Simon in the News
Simon Doonan on The Moth: Every Expense Was Spared
A man sets out on a mission to fulfill a childhood desire.
"Learn to point the finger. If people are giving you the thumbs down on your outfit, simply pass the buck, 'Yes, I know… isn't it hideous! The designer should be ashamed of himself.'"
"Sometimes fashion can damage your credibility: nobody wants a colonoscopy performed by some chick in a Comme des Garcons hump dress or a Cavalli sequined unitard."
"I like my politicians-and their wives-to be frumpy and frowzy. They must deny themselves any fashion indulgences so that the rest of us can be flossie flosssie and fabulous."
"As you get older make sure your eye-wear gets larger. Think Yoko Ono! Think Swifty Lazar! By the time I am 80 I want to be Mr McGoo."
"Ditsy jewelry is annoying and unacceptable. Rocks and gems should be emphatic: e.g., turquoise. It’s bold, it’s chunky, it’s bohemian–even if you’re not. It has many moods and magic properties including, some say, the power to protect a rider from a falling off a horse."
Simon on Slate
March 3, 2014
The Old Broads Killed It!
The best and worst of Oscar fashion.
Simon in the News
It’s Kind of a Funny Story: Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler
The first in a brand new Man Repeller series that will profile fashion couples on how they met.
Simon on Slate
February 8, 2014
The Gayest Olympics Ever.
Sorry, Vlad. Sochi’s opening ceremony was theatrical, flamboyant, and fabulously haughty.
Simon on Instagram
@michaelkors gave me this life-size ceramic poodle. It never poops in the house. #constipated #bnyfw #iluvmk
Simon on Slate
January 28, 2014
Frockophany!
Even the Grammy gowns are tame. Why are we still so obsessed with award-show fashion?
Simon in the News
Q&A: Simon Doonan on Why Stars Should Buy Their Gowns for Awards Shows
Awards-show red carpets are highly curated spectacles, filled with perfectly styled, perfect people in lavish (and often exceedingly beautiful) borrowed clothes. And while many of us watch these spectacles because of the fashion, Barneys’ creative ambassador-at-large Simon Doonan thinks that awards-show dressing doesn’t actually have much to do with fashion at all.
Simon on Slate
January 14, 2014
I Got Hacked.
And it felt great.
Simon on Slate
December 18, 2013
Marilyn Monroe’s Two Secrets: What I learned about the icon by folding her capri pants.
Simon in the News
Watch the American Express/Shop Small video series in which Simon dresses windows for Small Business Saturday, including Dickson’s Farmstand Meats in New York, Merz Apothecary in Chicago, and Surfing Cowboys in Los Angeles.