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Fashion Week

Cat Hats, Black Swan Runway Shows and More: Here are the Top 10 Highlights from Copenhagen Fashion Week

The thing we love about lesser-known fashion weeks is that designers aren't afraid to get a little freaky creative on our asses. And Copenhagen's recent fashion week, which wrapped on Saturday, is no exception. Between white-faced models, a presentation set in a gym and a Black Swan-inspired runway show, the week was anything but boring. Oh and the clothes were pretty noteworthy too. Here are our favorite moments, in no particular order.

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Henrik Vibskov’s Spring/Summer 2011 Collections Was Inspired by “Lifeboats, Mushrooms, Genitals Etc.,”

MILAN--Before the models started walking, it was clear Henrik Vibskov's Spring/Summer 2011 collection was set in a kind of post-apocalyptic world. Eerie music piped through the cavernous studio space and oversized orange looms expanded and contracted throughout the runway. Wooden orange structures that looked like pears topped with racing flags were stacked like tepees in corners of the room. And when the models walked the runway, they were kitted out in post-apocalypse gear: They wore padded headbands with chin straps and small black goggles (I'm ashamed to admit I'm pretty sure they were tanning goggles), necessary for protecting ones eyes from that post-apocalyptic nuclear haze. Braces, kind of like the ones Forrest Gump wore when he was little, enveloped the models' shoes. Vibskov's show felt more like a happening or an art installation than a typical runway show, which is par for the course from the multi-talented artist, musician, and designer from Denmark. "The general vibe is dark, but with a built in optimism that lies in the micro-organic life and the efforts to reestablish what has been broken," Vibskov's line sheet read. "The people dressed for this occasion is [sic] strong but humble...to complete the protection and optimise [sic] the strength, we encase these people with emergency flutes, a jar, rope and binoculars amongst others."

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Business

Racked Dealfeed: Alexis Bittar, Eva New York, Torrid, and More

Alexis Bittar Deal: 25% off the jewelry designer's Spring/Summer 2010 collection, including Lucite, Elements and Miss Havisham. When/Where: Ongoing until they run out. At Alexis Bittar's three shops: 353 Bleecker St., 1100 Madison Ave., 465 Broome St., New York, and also online at AlexisBittar.com. Eva New York Deal: 30% to 70% off clothing from designers like Henrik Vibskov, Mandy Coon, Eairth, Ann Yee, and Logan Neitzel. When/Where: Sunday, July 11 through Saturday, July 31. Sun—Thurs noon—8pm, Fri—Sat noon—9pm. 355A Bowery between Third and Fourth Sts (212-925-3890) Native on Franklin Deal: 25% off all accessories and jewelry. When/Where: Monday - Friday, noon to 10pm; Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 10pm. 5915 Franklin Ave., Los Angeles. (323-962-7710)