Thursday night Steff and I attended Mr. Brainwash’s debut solo art show titled Icons. The French-born, Pop street artist presented two floors and 15,000 square feet worth of portraits and sculptural installations. Like the name implies, the walls were covered with portraits of icons—fashion designers, models, artists, celebrities and more. Our favorite were the model [...]
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Fall 2010 New York
Jason Wu Tries Something New
Scene: The Waterfront buidling on 28th & 11th Ave. A long dark hallway with pink carpets, pink lights, two rows of black chairs and purple tulle curtains. Music: Spa tunes. So relaxing I want to close my eyes. Models: Each girl wears a single look. Anja Rubik opens the show in a grey menswear inspired [...]
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As a fashion week newbie, I was thrilled to be attending this runway show, despite the fact that I haven’t liked these clothes since 1994. The pre-show prancing and preening by attendees was great, and I met a fashion grande dame decked out in black and fuchsia with a huge hat. When I complimented her [...]
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Fall 2010 New York
Heart Truth: Celebs in Red
The Heart Truth show on Thursday evening was filled with celebrities and lots of people wearing red sequins (many of whom probably shouldn’t have been). The gowns worn by the celebrities will be auctioned off and the money used to raise awareness of heart disease in women. I spotted Robert Verdi wearing a long blood-red [...]
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On Thursday night the legendary Patti Smith took the stage at Milk Studios in honor of LNA’s first New York Fashion Week presentation. Everyone–from fashion interns to Alison Lewis, from men in suits to Josh Hartnett and Jared Leto–packed onto the dance floor and rocked out to Gloria. Smith wished everyone a happy fashion week [...]
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This morning, WWD reported a collaboration between LA based denim brand Current Eliot and Marni, the Italian luxury house designed by Consuelo Castiglioni. Serge Azria, who owns Joie which in turn backs Current/Eliot, mentioned that the designers, Emily Current and Merrit Eliot, had nothing to do with the collaboration whatsoever. But he was, “thrilled for [...]
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Y-3 is already known for its attention-grabbing runway shows. Last season, there was a footie game with designer Yohji Yamamoto and French soccer icon Zinedine Zidane. For Fall/Winter 2009, there were ice walls inside Pier 40, and before that, a backdrop of waterfalls cascading from the High Line. But this year promises to be even [...]
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GQ named Billy Reid the best new menswear designer in America this afternoon. The magazine’s editor-in-chief Jim Nelson, Calvin Klein men’s designer Italo Zucchelli, and a few other industry leaders picked Reid from a pool of six finalists whose looks span the sartorial spectrum from collegiate prepster to urban lumberjack. Reid gets a decent $50,000 [...]
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Comment of the Week
“This is why I will NEVER buy anything from the Ed Hardy lines. None of it looks any good in the first place, and now it’s not even original ugly stuff.”–DanielleD, on Marc Jacobs trademark-infringement lawsuit against Ed Hardy.
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Alexander McQueen: Our Favorite Collections
The fashion world is devastated by the loss of one of it’s greatest and most fearless pioneers. Alexander McQueen’s creative genius was daring. He broke all the rules and expanded the definition of fashion. What he did for us all was open our minds. We must never forget the mark he has left on our [...]
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We sure got a show at the Erin Wasson x RVCA last night at New York’s most lovely housewares store, ABC Carpet & Home. But maybe not the kind of show you’re thinking of. The Good The runway cut through the multi-level store’s carpeting floor, which means many of us perched on stacks of five-figure [...]
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Fall 2010 New York
The Making of a Runway Show: MHT Produces Jen Kao and Tells Us Everything
While we had plenty of meetings during the month before Jen’s show, the final run-up to Thursday’s 6pm event is when the brunt of the work takes place. Here’s a look at what we were up to. Monday, February 8 1:25pm Check with Jen Kao’s office about dresser supplies from last season. For each show, [...]
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