by Aaron on February 14, 2009
It’s Day 2 of New York Fashion Week and we already have a scandal.It involves the Yigal Azrouel show where Ashley Dupre, Elliot Spitzer’s call girl, showed up in the FRONT ROW!!!And let’s just say that Yigal Azrouel was not amused.
“I’m shocked,” Azrouël told WWD on Friday night. “I’m not somebody who’s following and focusing [...]
by Aaron on February 14, 2009
Duckie Brown’s Fall 2009 collection had the design duo of Steven Cox and Daniel Silver continuing to develop their idea of protection that we saw in their Spring 09 collection as well.At times no piece of skin was left exposed save for a sliver around the eyes.Bright orange was the color that popped from black [...]
by Aaron on February 14, 2009
The Academy of Art University’s presentation at New York Fashion Week gives us the opportunity to see new blood in fashion as recent graduates of the San Francisco based school showcase their designs.
by Aaron on February 14, 2009
Yesterday was Day 1 of New York fashion week which got off to a mellow start. The activity in the tents didn’t quite seem up to normal levels of past seasons, which I’ll blame on the economy.But there were good shows both in the tents and at off-site shows.Duckie Brown continued to impress as designers [...]
by Aaron on February 12, 2009
55DSL is having a party during fashion week to showcase rapper/singer Jovanotti at their NY Soho flagship.
Jovanotti whose latest album SAFARI went straight into the Italian charts at number one is performing a sell out show at NY’s Highline Ballroom on the 18th February. Jovanotti (friends with U2’s Bono) has recorded collaborations with Michael Franti, [...]
by Aaron on December 17, 2008
Oy!
First Carmen Marc Valvo and Betsey Johnson decide not to show in the tents and now we can add another prominent name to that growing list.
Vera Wang has chosen to forego an expensive runway show in February at the Bryant Park tents. Instead Ms. Wang will host a low key presentation at her Soho boutique.
“We [...]
by Aaron on December 17, 2008
So what IS a Marc Jacobs sale like?
Well, here’s what W magazine’s executive editor, Bridget Foley:
I walked into a full-house frenzy of fashion girls (and some boys), all very much my junior, who ferreted furiously through the piles of bags, which were heavy on bubble gum pink Sofias and frog-closure nylon pouches that bore the [...]
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by Aaron on December 15, 2008
This economy is really F-ing everything up!
This February’s Fashion Week is getting thinner and thinner as designers opt out of showing in the tents. The latest to succomb is Betsey Johnson.
Ms. Johnson, who has been showing regularly at the Bryant Park tent for the last five seasons, decided last week to forgo staging [...]