Forget walking in ridiculous sky-high heels, models at the Brian Reyes show kicked off their specially-designed Manolo Blahniks for the finale and went barefoot instead. After several stumbles and three models stopping to take off their stilettos, they forfeited footwear all together to close the show. Besides this misstep (ha!) the collection itself was a cohesive display of tailored separates including belted dresses, stone-coloured suits, bronze jumpsuits and mulberry shifts.
Talking to Mark Badgley and James Mischka today at the launch of their new fragrance, Couture, they let slip some Oscar fashion scoopage! They *are* dressing one of the best actress nominees – so it’s Anne Hathaway, Angelina Jolie, Melissa Leo, Meryl Streep or Kate Winslet. They also said the actress in question does have the fragrance and perhaps hinted that she would be part of the advertising campaign.
“We think it’s important that the Oscars remain important and aspirational,” James Mischka said. “If they all wear black strapless dresses it will be sad.”
The guys were super sweet, and I just loved The Fall 09 Badgley Mischka collection earlier this week, so they’ve definitely earned a fan in me. Be sure to check ShinyGloss for more on the fragrance!
Tory Burch is smart about this recession business. She didn’t sacrifice the luxe factor for her Fall 09 collection, far from it, she seems to have upped the sophistication and chic styling. But a big part of her collection? The affordable statement necklace.
“We spent a lot of time on costume jewelry, shoes and handbags,” she said backstage before her show. “[The jewelry] is all made by hand and will be available in stores and on the Web site.”
I love that, because a lot of times the jewelry for a show is one-of-a-kind and can’t be purchased, or certainly can’t be purchased by the average jane. What is TB thinking for fall 09?
“My favorite piece for fall is ths soft white jacket with feather detail … the skinny leather pants I love … every look in [this collection] I would wear myself.”
Check out tons of bags, boots, jewelry and fashion in our gallery by clicking on the image below!
If there’s one thing American fashion designers know, it’s how to run a successful business. To hold her own during the recession, Donna Karan stuck to what she does best for A/W 2009. Sharp shoulders, beautifully cut separates and a mixture of great tailoring and artfully draped pieces created a wardrobe of timeless pieces that work together in various ways for different looks. It may not be new, but it’s practical and beautifully executed. Cheers to Coutorture for the video.
Kim and the Catwalk Queen gang have been waiting eagerly for the arrival of Agyness Deyn and Daisy Lowe at New York Fashion Week and here they are! The duo, alongside Lily Donaldson, stormed the runway at the Anna Sui Fall 2009 show last night. The collection itself was a romantic, feminine affair inspired by ‘reading lots of Proust’, according to the designer. Silk bohemian fabrics and early French velvet coats held such drama that one might have been forgiven for thinking they were watching a theatrical performance. This was my fashion week buddy Melissa’s favorite show of the week, and she’s gone to all the biggies.
Click on to see a video of the show and to watch your fave models in action!
Tonight was a busy night but I stopped backstage at Tory Burch (and met the lady herself!) between the Carmen Marc Valvo party and Vivienne Tam presentation. A style blogger’s got to sleep sometime, so I will leave you waiting for all that fabulous fashion but in the meantime check out the Tory Burch beauty gallery over on ShinyGloss.
For lots of pretty, floaty, fabulous frocks it is imperative that you swing by the Marchesa show during New York Fashion Week. Sticking two fingers to the economy was co-designer Georgina Chapman, who didn’t disappoint in offering up an array of delicate whimsical creations for eveningwear. Fairytale-inspired red carpet gowns were aplenty in layered tulle and draped Grecian-style jersey. These filtered out into ruffled candy cocktail dresses and sparkly black and red minidresses, all tied up in a satin bow. As always it is a true pleasure to watch the fruits of Marchesa’s labor, and take a moment to escape the realities of life. And with Sir Philip Green lurking around the room, one can’t but help wonder whether we might see a Marchesa/Topshop collaboration in the future.
Brights with black told one of the color stories at the Tibi Fall 2009 fashion show, in contrast with the primary-colored, hippie-chic flower child dresses that flowed down the runway next. Is this the ’70s or the ’80s? And is it fall or spring, for that matter? A girl would be mighty chilly in some of those thin dresses.
Unlike the Barbie girls, these ’20s-inspired dollies were dropped on some God-forsaken playground in the ’80s and have been resuscitated a little worse for the wear to stomp the Diesel Black Gold runway.
The stars came out for Pamela Roland yesterday, including Nicky and Paris Hilton continueing their rounds. Amanda Bynes and Michelle Trachtenberg sat next to each other in the front row and looked as if they were having a great time, and just a few seats down was Kristen Bell. Before the show started I also spotted Miss Jay and Nigel of “America’s Next Top Model.”
Designer Pamella DeVos evoked the elegance of Russia with warm furs, crystal- and jewel-encrusted gowns and deep jewel-toned dresses in silk, cashmere, crepe, chiffon and velvet with gold and silver adornments.
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Things were of a very sharp, sartorial nature at the Narciso Rodriguez fall ’09 show on Tuesday evening. Dipping into the future (like so many designers this season) his models took to the catwalk in robot-style peek-a-boo headwear. Body-con dresses in acid yellow, shocking pink and neon purple offered a hint of skin in sliced sections. They were thrown alongside more tailored, conservative looks in camel coats and tweed skirt suits. Jackets also ranged from jaquard to mohair with full-length zips. Besides a hint of Gothic lace and a shiny corset here and there, the most daring was left to a camouflage black-and-white print worked into dresses, trousers, boots and just about everything else. Click play on video below to watch.
Behnaz Sarafpour put out a tight collection of what she’s best at for Fall 09, which is probably what many consumers are looking for right now. Pieces that exemplify a designer and will hold a special place in their wardrobes, as many of Sarafpour’s clean, geometric dresses would do for day, and pretty little velvet dresses would do for night.
And thanks to Fashionista for clearing up why I was a lot late for the show when I thought crosstown traffic had made me only a little late – the invite I went off of said 2:30 while the official schedule said 2:00. I literally saw the show going on as I dashed past the windows of Exit Art to see the second half from practically the doorway. But it was actually an excellent vantage point for a video of the models’ final pass.
Will Angelina go for Max Azria again this awards season? Perhaps, now she has a whole new collection of draped, wearable creations to choose from. The mainline collection from one of fashion’s most hardworking men (together with his wife he produces three collections each season; Max Azria, BCBG Max Azria and Herve Leger by Max Azria) this was a show that followed what seems to be a strict NYFW policy; dark, wearable, beautiful. Take a look for yourself below…
I had a ‘fashion moment’ going through the pictures of the Rodarte show. There was a lot of gasping, cooing, grabbing of Isabelle’s arm and turning of my monitor to show her the collection. The legwear! The dresses! The knitwear! The black leather! The flashes of emerald on grey! The autumnal burnt orange on black! All of it is making it very hard for me to write anything that makes sense about the show. Just take a look for yourself. Once again the Mulleavy sisters have wowed us with their unparalleled understanding of texture, form and colour. Yes, it’s dark (apocalyptic, according to one editor) but it was also pretty damn fabulous! [all images courtesy of Coutorture]
Badgley Mischka’s Fall 2009 collection embraced more of the traditional darker colors for fall and winter with blacks, bordeaux and ultramarine with some bright crimson and teal pieces thrown in for good measure. Eveningwear was featured prominently and accented with some fabulous accessories. We were backstage before the show getting an up-close look at the shoes and jewelry that really helped Badgley Mischka’s designs sparkle.
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