The Schmooze lies at the intersection of high and low culture. Here, the latest developments and trends in Jewish art, books, dance, film, music, media, television and theater are all assimilated into one handy pop culture blog.
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Sacha Baron Cohen Pays O.J. Simpson $20K For Movie Cameo
To some, he’s an American hero. To others, he is the embodiment of our society’s moral dissolution. And now, he’s gone and done it again. Sacha Baron Cohen, creator and star of “Borat”, has reportedly paid convicted criminal, O.J. Simpson, $20,000 to be in his next movie. This news, while moderately disturbing, is also deeply…
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Brilliant Pops Of Color Define A Beautiful Tibi Collection
Designer: Tibi Date: Sunday, February 11, 2018 Location: Pier 17 at South Street Seaport Jewish? Amy Smilovic is married to a Syrian Jew, but we’re unsure if she herself is Jewish (although, if we had to guess, she probably is). Tibi as a brand never says anything new. They are, essentially, the higher end Zara,…
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Gauzy Pastels Anchored An Excellent Mansur Gavriel Spring Collection
Designer: Mansur Gavriel Date: Sunday, February 11, 2018 Location: Spring Studios Jewish? C’mon, did Gavriel not give it away? We are 90% positive that Floriana Gavriel and Rachel Mansur are both Jewish. Unlike other shows reviewed here, Mansur Gavriel presented a spring collection — in other words, this was a see-now-buy-now affair, which is just…
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New York Fashion Week: The Jew-ish Edit
We’re proud to announce New York Fashion Week: The Forward Edit, curated by our very own style writer, Michelle Honig. From the days of Joseph and his multicolored coat, Jews have always had a special relationship with clothing. From design to production to modeling, from the traditional world of modest clothes and head coverings, to…
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Victoria Beckham’s Fall Collection Is A Lesson In Luxurious Classics
Designer: Victoria Beckham Date: Sunday, February 11, 2018 Location: James Burden Mansion on the Upper East Side Jewish? No, but her husband maybe, sort of, kinda is: his grandfather on his mom’s side was Jewish. Also, bonus: Victoria used to have a biblical verse in Hebrew tattooed on her neck. It’s been nearly ten years…
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Feminism Gets A Hefty Dose Of Femininity At Jonathan Simkhai
Designer: Jonathan Simkhai Date: Saturday, February 10, 2018 Location: Spring Studios Jewish? Definitely a Jew Like many designers this season, Jonathan Simkhai was inspired by feminism. But unlike other designers, there were no empty slogans, no protest shenanigans. This was a straightforward runway, where the clothes spoke for themselves. Which, in this case, was the…
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Adam Lippes’ Fall Collection Was All About The Details
Designer: Adam Lippes Date: Saturday, February 10, 2018 Location: Adam Lippes Showroom, Brooklyn Heights Jewish? His name sounds Jewish and he spoke at a Young Jewish Professionals event in 2010. Held in Lippes’ new Brooklyn Heights showroom, the presentation format enabled the fabrics in the collection to remain the focus. Indeed, when Lippes focused on…
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This Drama Between Kim Cattrall And Sarah Jessica Parker Is Positively Aflame
It’s one thing to enjoy your job but it’s another thing entirely to feel that you’ve been put on earth to do exactly what you’re doing and that the universe would spin out of orbit and the apocalypse would come one season early were you to have chosen another path. Some experience this feeling when…
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Wearability And Styling Clashed At The Hellessy Runway Show
Designer: Hellessy Date: Friday, February 9, 2018 Location: Pier59 studios Jewish? Founder Sylvie Millstein is most probably Jewish. So far, the “more is more” aesthetic seems to be the running theme of the fall 2018 collections. Historically, the most dramatic and over-the-top fashion emerges at times of uncertainty. The fantastical, Surrealist designs of Elsa Schiaparelli…
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Tory Burch Goes Escapist
Designer: Tory Burch Date: Friday, February 9, 2018 Location: Bridgemarket, the former supermarket in the shadow of the Queensborough bridge Jewish? Tory Burch is the patron saint of WASPy Jew by way of Ralph Lauren As the patron saint of WASPy Jew by way of Ralph Lauren, Tory Burch loves to find elegant locations around…
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Juicy Couture Goes 50 Shades Darker And Flexes Its Non-Velour Tracksuit Muscles
Designer: Juicy Couture Date: Thursday, February 8, 2018 Location: Hotel Wolcott, Midtown Manhattan Jewish? The founders Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gela Nash-Taylor are Jewish. The new creative director, Jamie Mizrahi, is also Jewish. It’s official: The Juicy Couture of the 2000’s is dead. Jamie Mizrahi took the bubblegum pink velour tracksuit a la Paris Hilton circa…
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