When Downtown Was Cool: Mario Batali, Simon Doonan, Wynton Marsalis Remember the Good Old Days.
Greenwich Village holds a mythical place in the history of NYC. Three legends in their own right remember the neighborhood that helped shape them into the artists they have become.
April 8, 2014
Beware of Normcore.
The bogus-sounding new fashion trend is all too real.
March 20, 2014
Throw Out the Rule Book!
Let’s reinvent etiquette for the 21st century.
Simon Doonan on The Moth: Every Expense Was Spared
A man sets out on a mission to fulfill a childhood desire.
March 3, 2014
The Old Broads Killed It!
The best and worst of Oscar fashion.
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.
February 8, 2014
The Gayest Olympics Ever.
Sorry, Vlad. Sochi’s opening ceremony was theatrical, flamboyant, and fabulously haughty.
@michaelkors gave me this life-size ceramic poodle. It never poops in the house. #constipated #bnyfw #iluvmk
January 28, 2014
Frockophany!
Even the Grammy gowns are tame. Why are we still so obsessed with award-show fashion?
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.