Shoe designer Jean-Michel Cazabat undoubtedly has a certain “look.” It’s one of toughness, but with a certain sparkly glamor that only a Frenchman could pull off. For his inaugural New York Fashion Week presentation, the cobbler enlisted Rick Owens aficionado Becka Diamond as a spokesmodel of sorts. The scenester posed with Cazabat in a pair of sharp booties, further reinforcing the fashion crowd’s love of his aesthetic.
We caught up with Cazabat post-show:
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With Betsey Johnson’s recent financial troubles the fate of her Spring/Summer 2011 was in question.
But rather than produce a small, modest SS11 show, Betsey went absolutely all out. From bicycles, video features, and blaring music, the show was more of a party than a proper runway show. Starting with a short movie of Betsey riding a bicycle around Lincoln Center, and later footage of Betsey and her daughter Lulu teaching Betsey’s granddaughter Layla, to ride a bike, it was the clear theme of the show. Models wore “RIDE ME” necklaces, bike hats, and bike chains as accessories.
If biking is not your scene, there were plenty of Betsey’s signature frilly dresses to hop around town in. Available in white, black, florals, and neons the array of over-the-top ensembles was just the kick that NYFW needed. In previous seasons Betsey has tried to tone down her kooky style into wearable options that never quite worked, but this season her crazy styles looked perfect coming down the runway. And for the critics who’ll say Betsey’s looks are completely unwearable for anyone over sixteen, there were plenty of looks for grown-ups.
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Elle is taking heat for their October issue over claims that the mag lightened cover girl Gabourey Sidibe’s skin.
Here’s the criticism: “Sidibe’s skin is noticeably lighter than usual. Elle clearly couldn’t handle Sidibe’s real skin color, and traded away her actual color for something dramatically lighter,” Julianne Hing wrote in ColorLines, an online magazine that tackles issues around racism and social justice.
Elle swiftly denied the accusations.
“We absolutely did not lighten her skin,” Elle’s EIC Robbie Myers told E! last night at the Oscar de la Renta show. “It’s not a controversy.”
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We love this look–and so do designers. Everyone from Rachel Roy to Matthew Ames to Marc by Marc Jacobs experimented with it. But it’s not the easiest to pull off. How will you style your below-the-knee skirt?
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1) Is Heidi’s accent getting more pronounced? Maybe she’s spent a lot of time overseas recently.
2) Are you allowed to say camel toe on TV?
3) Can we add the word “hyperbole” to Ivy’s statement that her look was “stupendous,” “original,” and “expensive”?
4) Isn’t the new Tim Gunn dictionary feature helpful? Now we all know what “Waterloo” means. Thanks, producers.
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LONDON–And so it begins. London Fashion Week kicks off today, starting with a video installation entitled “KM3D-1,” brought to you by director Baillie Walsh, AnOther Magazine and Swarovski.
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A reader tipped us off to yet another mass retailer selling a handbag that looks very similar to Proenza’s PS1. This time, surprisingly, it’s the Gap. Gap’s version seems to be denim and while the front buckles are a little different, it has the same top handle, shoulder strap and triangular flap as the original. It’s weird – Gap doesn’t usually do knock-offs, but I guess everyone wants in on this ridiculously popular messenger bag.
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Tara Subkoff’s designs haven’t seen a runway since 2006, when she ended up selling her company, Imitation of Christ, and leaving shortly thereafter. The Last Days of Disco star was then diagnosed with a brain tumor requiring surgery, which she thankfully recovered from. Now, with her health and her company back, Tara has resurrected her old label as, simply, Imitation, to the extreme giddiness of her long-time fans (us). Our expectations were fairly high, and they were met.
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Even though it might sound like a high school dance, don’t be fooled. Dossier’s “Homecoming” was nothing like a traditional spirit week.
Everyone in the biz has been so consumed with New York Fashion Week over the last eight days that we all nearly forgot it doesn’t last forever. Enter Dossier. The magazine’s ‘Homecoming’ event series was a five-day long celebration aimed at bringing the downtown scene back together to celebrate music, literature, film, and, of course, fashion. The intimate series of live concerts, discussions, readings, film screenings, and “happenings” kicked off last Saturday when Dossier celebrated the launch of their sixth issue featuring Freja Beha on the cover (the issue has also got a feature on it-girl-in-the-making Elle Fanning), and they capped off the week with one final hurrah.
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Name: Jeneil Williams
Occupation: Model
Agency: New York Model Management
Who are your shoes by? Christian Louboutin
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On Tuesday, at around 7pm, I made my way over to Sarah Roosevelt Park in Chinatown where the threeASFOUR spring 2011 show was being held. I pass this park several times a week and instead of being full of screaming kids like it usually is, it seemed to have been transformed into the inside of a space-age museum. In the center of a cement lot–a basketball court?–was a spiral-shaped installation, which served as a backdrop to several projections of some very Warhol-esque movies.
After about twenty minutes of waiting around, in came the models wearing garment bags. The bottoms cut out, allowing them to walk. They carefully lined up against the installation and waited for their cue to unzip and remove their garment bags. And voila! With the nod of some girl standing next to me, the clothes were visible, the music began, and the show was well on its way.
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Canadian brand Complex Geometries showed their Spring/Summer 2011 collection at Pier 59 Studios on Tuesday, September 14. Click through to see the looks from the show.
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