It’s a good thing the Victoria’s Secret fashion show will be on TV in a couple of days, because I’m not really sure how to describe it.
Something like, “At last night’s Victoria’s Secret show, naked women, but for $3 million bras and tweed bustles, walked down a triangular runway, around the Black Eyed Peas who performed with mimes and trapeze artists, in front of a diverse front row including Jay-Z, Carine Roitfeld, Michelle Trachtenberg, Dr. Dre, Patricia Field and Sir Richard Branson. The giant blow up dog that blew up out of the floor at the start of Pink section took our breath away and we left the Armory covered in glitter,” would be a good start.
It was sort of like fashion Disneyland; there were lasers and dancers, people were in the sky, wings were made out of balloons, Fergie was actually great and the whole production made a Chanel show look like it’s put together by a high school stage crew (a really talented one, sure).
If there’d been clothing, I’d say it was the most fun I’ve ever had at a fashion show.
1. Security guards at the tents are meaner than ever this season.
2. This season’s cadre of Diane admirers included Blake Lively, Tina Brown, Candice Bergen, and every editor on the planet.
3. Diane needs a bigger venue and I have some serious personal space issues.
4. Safari prints and crochet will be worn this spring by many, many twenty-something girls investing in perhaps their first pieces by a proper designer.
5. DvF’s grandkids are ridiculously cute (seated between both their parents) and jumped up to give her a hug and flowers as she made her walk. I am dying to know what they call her, because you know it’s not Grandma.
6. My runway pictures were not so good—get thee to Style.com to see the clothes, but click through to see the models play with their hair for Jeremy.
While the thought of another Sex and the City movie makes us kind of nauseous, the fact that we’re missing out on this internship opportunity is even more depressing.
Pat Field and her brilliant team need help dressing the girls for the sequel to Sex and the City: The Movie.
You must be enrolled in school and able to receive academic credit for your work on set. They’ll need you for at least two days a week, though like everyone else would prefer three or four, to run errands, pick up and drop off samples, organize the wardrobe space and of course perform a few administrative tasks, too.
Stylist Patricia Field has created another custom Diet Coke bottle, currently available at Selfridges in England. This time the inspiration was Ugly Betty.
Now Ugly Betty hasn’t been much of a buzzworthy show of late, but perhaps that is not the case overseas. ABC almost pulled the plug on it this spring, so the timing seems a bit odd.
Also the bottle, wow is it not so cute. It’s a pink leopard-ish print. And guess what? It comes with stickers that you can put on your bottle…or maybe your notebook.
Rumor has it that Patricia Field might part ways with the Sex and the City sequel, over creative differences with Sarah Jessica Parker.
SJP wants Carrie’s wardrobe to be reflective of the recession, which Field is apparently not so into. The flame-haired style maven told Grazia, “I don’t use the recession as a reference for my creativity.”
Whose side are you on?
In these times, we have all had to struggle with balancing our lust for fashion and cautious saving, or just outright lack of funds. And it’s nice that SJP is considering realism. But do we, as viewers, actually want Carrie Bradshaw to cut down on her fabulous and outrageous outfits? Is this one of those times when art doesn’t have to imitate life?
Personally, this strikes us as exactly the right time and place for fashion escapism.
The rumors have finally been replaced with an actual date: On May 28, 2010, Sex and the City 2 hits the silver screen, though we bet there won’t be a silver hair in sight on screen.
The entire quartet is signed on, as is writer/director Michael Patrick King, but there is one name curiously missing from the list: Patricia Field.
Could the truly over-the-top ensembles of the first edition have nixed Pat from the sequel’s wardrobe planning? If so, we must admit, adding a little mystery to the movie’s costume department might be the rejuvenation they need to get people talking about this…
So it’s true - Marc is in fact resurrecting Stephen Sprouse for Louis Vuitton next month.
The launch will coincide with Deitch Projects’ 80s retrospective, (they’re the ones who initially suggested a re-do to Marc) and the Rizzoli book on Sprouse. But the Louis products - bags, scarves, leggings, etc - are all Marc since Sprouse passed away in 2004.
Marc says, “I just felt it was a funny way to play with it, to pretend to be Sprouse for a bit, and use the work that he did, and then bring it back to the work that he did before I collaborated with him.”
The online component is the coolest part though, (unless you’re holding your breath for neon rose-covered monogrammed sneakers). On December 15, Vuitton will launch welovesprouse.com with everything you need to know about the late artist and interviews from his friends including Pat Field and Debbie Harry.
And of course, no Marc project post-2007 would be complete without naked Marc, so thankfully, Terry Richardson shot the graffitied Jacobs for next month’s issue of Bazaar.
At this rate, the Deitch opening will more than make up for Marc’s canceled holiday party.
I didn’t think this gloomy day could get any worse.
But now, on top of thinking about K-Swiss when Chuck Bass comes on the screen, I have to think about the Sex and the City sequel.
Thanks, Kim Catrall (she confirms its existence at about ten minutes in).
I hated the first movie’s wardrobe. The eclectic and charming use of vintage, high street, designer, and couture fashion that made the show so much fun to watch was missing from the big screen. All the vintage was designer vintage, all the “risky” outfits came from the runway, and every single outfit was An Outfit. All the fun parts were missing.
So now that the women aren’t just older, but plain old, how will Pat put the fun bits back into the wardrobe? Because honestly, the plot will be shit - there is absolutely nothing left to say about these women, or Big - and the clothes are all we have to look forward to.
On a related note, wouldn’t it be wonderful if they shot the entire thing inside so that we don’t know what everything looks like months before?
Immediately, it just looks a whole lot like Sex and the City.
Take the Glamour Mac, reminiscent of the trenched outfit Carrie wore while darting through the streets with her shameful Vogue underarm. Or the Rose Puffball dress, an edgier version of one of Carrie’s uber-lady ensembles. Or the Sexy Strapless Catsuit paired with a gold belt, the exact outfit she wore to her rehearsal dinner. Pat even went as far back as the Burger days, bringing back to life the “stupid hat” we actually thought was really cute.
We don’t know why we didn’t see this coming - Kate Moss and Rachel Bilson have already sort of paved the way for designing lines based on already existing closets. But even still, we can’t help but wonder where Pat will go once even the most die-hard fans roll their eyes every time they hear “I couldn’t help but wonder”…
We love your show. And while some in our office might be on Team Blair, we love you, too.
And so we’re kind of worried about you. Have you lost track of where Serena Van Der Woodsen ends and Blake Lively begins?
It’s ok that you’re dating your on-screen boyfriend off-screen, apparently everyone does that, but we’re concerned with your wardrobe. See, Serena’s outfits are ok for TV, (truthfully, sometimes they’re a little much), but they’re not ok for real life. And yet you pile on the accessories and carry the outrageous bags through New York as if you can’t leave GG world.
And the outfit you wore to the premiere party this weekend, at left, had us super worried until we realized that it was the premier party and you’re probably just getting into character.
You should talk to Sarah Jessica Parker about this, she managed to learn a lot from Pat Field without ever actually dressing like Carrie.
Pat’s designed a limited-edition quartet of Diet Coke bottles to be sold exclusively in London at Selfridges (and on her site). But don’t confuse those bottles with certain HBO lady-characters. They represent career (gold), passion (red), love (pink), and fashion (turquoise).
There’s only 25 sets for sale, and they go for $100 each, right next to the Carrie nameplate necklace and the Carrie studded belt from, well, you know.
If there’s any sort of line, any point at which ripping off designers goes too far, ASOS just crossed it.
Right now, their homepage features Carrie Bradshaw’s laptop and her oft-repeated quote, “I like my money right where I can see it, hanging in my closet.” One click and you’re in Carrie’s closet, circa Sex and the City: The Movie, where you can continue to click on a variety of outfits “inspired by” Pat Field’s costumes.
The best part though - when you click on the item it says “In the style of Sarah Jessica Parker.” We too can get a bit carried away with characters, (ahem, Gossip Girl), but seriously?
Looks like Lily Cole isn’t the only redhead Marks & Spencer is counting on to up its image -
Vogue UK says that Pat Field’s going H&M style and designing a limited-edition line for the chain retailer, which is not only a first for Pat, but a first for M&S as well.
The 35-piece range hits stores in October, and will be available online and in international stores other than M&S so everybody can get in on the fun.
Pat says the concept for the line is “Destination Style New York”, which we take to mean as a little bit Andre J and a whole lot of Samantha, with just a dash of marketability.
We’re sure the line will do well, no matter what Pat thinks up for it, so we guess the next logical question would be, who’s going to design the next capsule collection for M&S?
If you’re anything like us, you’re probably looking for a way to pass the morning before your co-workers come in and you can all finally complain, scream, squeal about last night’s Project Runway.
And what better way to do that than with a little video about the clothes on set of Sex and the City?
It’s pretty funny that SJP says the fashion is “reaaally different” right before you see her trotting down the street sporting a huge flower brooch.
We kind of wish they’d interviewed the interns - we’re sure they’d have a lot to say about what makes it into the movie and why.
Either way, enjoy!
PS. How cute is Charlotte (ok, “Kristin”) referring to the tables of bags and shoes as Mecca?
We hear from a TV source that the very silly Cashmere Mafia has been laid to rest.
If the internal gossip bleeding proves true, it means Candace Bushnell has won this battle with Darren Starr - remember, both her Lipstick Jungle show and Darren’s woolly production are based on previous Bushnell books.
The move also marks the first time (maybe) that Patricia Field hasn’t been able to save or at least salvage a production from total boredom - remember her costumes for Hope and Faith? They basically rescued the whole show.
Those wondering what Lucy Liu will do with her spare time might jet over to Germany, where the actress is giving an exhibit of her paintings next month.
Maybe she and Iekeleine can have a joint show at Gagosian?
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