Long Nguyen is the co-founder and style director of Flaunt. PARIS–Looking at the set for Yohji Yamamoto’s fall 2012 show, a rectangle of red steel scaffolding in the courtyard of the Lycée Carnot, you might have expected another complexly constructed collection–as the designer is wont to do. This was not the case. The three red Read more →
Tucked away in a dim room below street level in SoHo awaiting the Y-3 show, we sat on rustic benches and music from what could have been a John Wayne film blared from the speakers. We half expected to see a tumbleweed roll by, but instead we saw models properly outfitted for a journey into the wilderness.
Inspired by the idea of escape into the the hills on horseback or by foot, Yohji Yamamoto equipped his fall collection with messenger bags, hooded scarves, leg and arm warmers, short bill caps, voluminous coats and ponchos as well as plenty of neoprene pieces in case of inclement weather.
This morning Tavi tweeted, “OOPS, I violated Blogger’s Terms of Service so they made my blog private. Not sure what I did and I don’t find out for a couple days. Blah.” Of course, we wanted to know why, but Google takes a few days to explain their actions and so far Tavi’s guess is Read more →
This morning, L’Oreal announced that, after years of not-so-stellar performance, it was pulling Shu Uemura out of the US market. (Too bad, because the beauty brand’s face oils are amazing.) This news arrives after the announcement last week that beloved Japanese department store Takashimaya will close its only US outpost. And of course no one Read more →
Two days after Nicole Phelps’ positive and curious review of Yohji Yamamoto’s spring collection, the house has filed for bankruptcy. She wondered whether or not the designer was scaling back; he invited less people, kept the clothes commercial and put all of his avant-garde might into the hair and makeup instead of the pieces that Read more →
Talk about statement hair. From Dame Viv to Yohji Yamamoto, dyed and powdered hairstyles have definitely captured the attention of the front row and beyond this season. The boys behind Proenza Schouler said that they were inspired by “surfing and skating” for their most recent collection. But this apparent Nineties grunge revival in fashion has Read more →
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Doc Martens are being reimagined, again, with another cool collaboration. Jean-Paul Gautier, Raf Simons and Yohji Yamamoto have all had a go at the iconic footwear. And now Dr. Martens is collaborating with Comptoir des Cotonniers for a fall line. They’ve taken the classic 1460 model, and redone it in a delicious light gray Palantino Read more →
If you have to announce you’re closing a New York office – the morning the world’s talking about Jason Wu might be the best time to do it. Yohji Yamamoto’s closing his thirteen-year-old stateside press office at the end of this month. One person will stick around until March – probably to help the Adidas Read more →
Want to work in PR? Love all things Yohji (that includes YY Homme, YY Femme, etc, not just the clothes that appear on the runway)? If you’re looking for a Spring internship, and can offer two full days per week, during which you’ll devote yourself entirely to being the organized, hard-working, sweet person every publicist-in-training Read more →
Linda Dresner, the legendary Park Avenue boutique, will shutter next month. While magazines go out with a bang, the city’s retail gems – this year’s seen the demise of Leontine and Dernier Cri along with others – quietly close their doors in the face of still-skyrocketing rents, invisible shoppers and major department store sales they’d Read more →
If you’ve spent years listening to your boyfriend/intern/best man friend rave about Odin and you’re like, “OK, I get it. Enough,” then it’s finally your turn. Eddy and Paul, the revered team behind the beloved men’s store, opened a women’s outpost in September, called Pas de Deux on 11th between 1st and 2nd, and we Read more →
