Shopping, in theory, is supposed to be fun and stress free. Yet when it comes to tasks like finding the right pair of jeans, things seem to head downhill pretty quickly. They fit your hips but not your waist. They hug you in all the right places but they’re three sizes too long. Or they just don’t work at [...]

  The most glamorous night of the year — The Met Gala — is just around the corner! And finally, you can go behind the velvet ropes and get an up close look at the designers, the celebrities and most importantly, the fashion! For the first time ever, Moda Operandi offers unprecedented access to The Met Gala’s most-coveted creations—straight off [...]

With the 2013 Met Gala mere weeks away, we’re already casting our votes to see which designers celebrities will wear and who will be escorting who down New York’s most fashionable red carpet.  This year’s edgy theme, “Punk: From Chaos to Couture” will kick off with the Gala on May 6, hosted by Rooney Mara and Riccardo Tisci, and the [...]

Federal authorities slapped the Ralph Lauren Corporation with more than $1.6 million in penalties after bribery charges against the company were made. Investigators confirmed that illegal payoffs between customs officials and a “top executive in Latin America” were taking place to get around local regulations. Illicit payments were made by a general manager who worked in the firms subsidiary in [...]

The fashion world was buzzing with news yesterday that Aussie model, Miranda Kerr, was getting her wings clipped by Victoria’s Secret. Although the rumor that she’s getting dropped by the company doesn’t appear to hold any truth, the rumors didn’t just create themselves. They stemmed from reports that Kerr would likely lose her yearly contract and therefore her official title [...]

In an all too familiar move within the industry, time has actually run out on the print publication Time Out Chicago. Joe Mansueto, Chicago billionaire, has sold the publication to the company that already owns the New York and London editions. The Time Out Group plans to retire the print version and go completely digital. Many members of the staff including president [...]

It’s interesting to hear that Net-A-Porter will soon be launching a print magazine while other publications are slowly going under. If there’s one thing to be counted on,  it’s that this industry is a very unpredictable one. Where some companies rise, others fall to fill that gap, and Lucky Magazine has taken a few hits lately. Just last month, Condé Nast [...]

Celebrities get all of the freebies and perks. We, the regular people of the world, are well aware of this. It seems ironic though that the people who can probably afford the majority of the items without denting their bank accounts are the ones making out like bandits. Sadly, this is no different during fashion week – and it’s been [...]

Along with their efforts to create the sustainable clothing line Conscious, H&M is moving forward with their goal of conservation within the fashion industry. The brand has partnered with WWF to create a cutting edge water conservation strategy. The two companies have entered into a three year global partnership where they’ve both created a new water strategy that will take into [...]

As of Wednesday, Lucky Magazine has a new leader. Effective immediately, the publisher since September 2011, Marcy Bloom, was replaced by Gillian Gorman Round. Gillian Round who formerly held the title of senior vice president of brand development can now add the position of general manager to her resume. She will now be in charge of editorial and business. Although [...]