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Lanvin wedding dresses on super-duper sale right now

We know this is a very specific sales roundup, but it was too good to just keep to ourselves (and Gchat to our friend who got engaged over the holidays). Right now, there are a lot of gorgeous Lanvin wedding gowns (and white, not-necessarily-wedding-dresses) on the Barneys Warehouse site that are 70 percent off their already reduced price — meaning all of them are 85 percent off.

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Top Chef: Just desserts contestant, cookbook author, and Pastry Chef

Malika Ameen is a pastry chef and cookbook author. Her new cookbook, Sweet Sugar, Sultry Spice, came out in October. She was a contestant on Top Chef: Just Desserts and a pastry chef at the Chateau Marmont, and is preparing to go on a book tour this February.

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Valentino showed a timely Collection inspired by ‘Hope’

“An America everyone dreams of: hope in mind and on the body.” That was Pierpaolo Piccioli’s intention, as stated in his show notes, for the Valentino show held at the Beekman Hotel — a newly refurbished Gilded Age building — this morning.

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7 Turtleneck-and-Dress Combos to Wear Right Now

Layering is a breeze when you’re wearing a long-sleeved shirt under a tee, but mixing a mini dress and a sweater (that won’t bulge underneath) is more complicated. Luckily, we’ve come up with seven no-fail ideas for wearing this winter trend that’s both practical and a lot of fun.