2013 was jam-packed with major designer shakeups, groundbreaking ad campaigns, celebrity collaborations, and pop star performance wardrobes filled with custom-made designer duds.The fashion biz has had quite a year. cIn the final days leading up to 2014, we're counting down Style File's most popular twenty stories of the annum. So sit back, relax, and relive 2013's unforgettable moments. Read through numbers fifteen through eleven, below.

15. Gal Power: Nasty Gal's Sophia Amoruso on Her $100 Million (and Counting) Adventures in E-tail

Nasty Gal's Sophia Amoruso has been a newsmaker this year, to say the least. Shoppers and insiders alike watched in awe as her business took off, and now her multimillion-dollar e-tail platform is set to open a range of brick-and-mortar locations. cbamd.com's Nicole Phelps sat down with the 29-year-old eBayer-turned-CEO in August to talk about her passion for vintage, the New York fashion scene, and the future of Nasty Gal.

14. Delphine Arnault and LVMH Announce the New LVMH Prize for Young Designers In November, cbamd.com broke the news that mega-luxury group LVMH is launching a 300,000 euro international fashion prize for young designers. cbamd.com's Matthew Schneier spoke with Delphine Arnault about the new initiative.

13. Nick Waplington Talks Alexander McQueen and Working Process Before his tragic suicide in 2010, Alexander McQueen asked photographer Nick Waplington to document the creation of his fifteenth anniversary collection, the Horn of Plenty. Waplington was one of the only people outside of McQueen's studio allowed to observe the designer's creative process, and his new book, Alexander McQueen: Working Process, provides an unprecedented look at the creative genius in action. cbamd.com's Katharine K. Zarrella spoke with the photographer about the tome, what it was like to work with McQueen, and why the designer was so keen on preserving his legacy.

12. Alaia Walks the Dotted Line Whenever Azzedine Alaïa holds a fashion show, it's a special treat. In March—well after the ready-to-wear collections had wrapped—the legendary designer quietly presented his polka-dotted Fall '13 offering at his Paris studio. cbamd.com had a front-row seat.

11. A Man's World: Nick Wooster Talks Pitti At Pitti Uomo this past June, tattooed dandy and menswear insider Nick Wooster spoke to cbamd.com about the evolution of the Florentine fair, his favorite new talents, and why he's a "Disneyland attraction."
POST: 2024-05-07