“PUNK: Chaos to Couture,” the latest exhibit organized by Andrew Bolton for The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, opens to the public tomorrow. The press got a first look today. And I have a feeling reactions will be mixed. (The International Herald Tribune‘s Suzy Menkes already panned the exhibit for being too “sanitized and bloodless.”) Here’s why:
Name: Julia
Age: 19
Occupation: Student
How would you describe your style? Rayanne Graff meets Patti Smith. There’s nothing that I wouldn’t wear and that’s what I love about Rayanne. She can put on anything and make it look good.
So, there’s nothing you wouldn’t wear? Maybe not a hot pink Juicy tracksuit, but you never know, 20 years from now it could be ironic to wear one. I think it’s how you wear it and quality over quantity with clothing.
Name: Elizabeth
Age: 31
Occupation: Designer
How would you describe your style? Easy and comfy, with great jewelry.
What are you listening to? Patti Smith.
What is your favorite dessert? Lemon bars.
“People wouldn’t know this about me, but I adore ball gowns. I love their cut, their architecture and the thought of the hands of so many seamstresses working on them.” –Patti Smith in an interview with The New York Times.
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 Read more →
Everyone’s pumped for tonight’s LNA afterparty. The Los Angeles based leggings brand is throwing a huge bash at Milk Studios and the one and only Patti Smith will take the stage. (Not to mention Ryan Gosling’s band, Dead Man’s Bones is DJing the presentation this afternoon, and will probably stick around). But now we hear Read more →
