>> She dances, she gives interviews, she doles out some tea . . . and if she's Erin Wasson, she does all of the above while presenting her skater girl collection for RVCA. She jumped with Alexander Wang at the end of his last runway show, and it looks like she's doing the same again at her own — the girl has some energy . . . or maybe it's because her mom, Chris, was there for moral support.
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>> INSIDER WIRE —Those of you who are counting down the days until Topshop opens stateside, you're going to have to wait a little longer. Instead of opening the Manhattan flagship mid-October as promised, they've pushed the date back to November. But here's something to get excited about: Topshop.com is launching a dollar version of the site on Sept. 9 to coincide with the debut of Kate Moss's Fall 2008 collection — finally! [WWD]
>> Abigail Lorick's Spring 2009 Lorick collection will be appearing on an episode of Gossip Girl shortly for public consumption, but first, she staged a presentation today, because let's face it — seeing clothes on TV isn't the same as seeing clothes in real life.
What a presentation it was — a whole floor occupied by seven different elaborate pastiches — "After the Storm," "Demolition Party," "A Room of One's Own," "Overgrown Garden," "Bedroom Disaster" — and my favorite two: the chandelier and TV-laden "In Limbo," and the saccharine "Cake Coma." The set design was amazing, and slightly reminiscent of a presentation Vena Cava did a couple of years back — but nevermind. This one was better.
>> INSIDER WIRE —No wonder Mayor Bloomberg is willing to keep New York Fashion Week at the tents a few more years, if it makes the fashion world happy. The eight day Spring 2009 showcase is expected to attract 116,000 attendees who generate $233 million in spending — for a total economic impact of $391 million. Wow. [Crain's]
>> Nuj Novakhett (pronounced Newzj Nova-ket)'s eponymous line sells well at Satine in LA, but it's New York style that she really likes — that's why she chose to hold the Fashion Week debut of her two-year-old collection in where else — Manhattan.
The Big Apple may inspire her label's overarching aesthetic, but for Spring 2009, the focus comes by way of Europe. While watching a go-kart race in Spain, Nuj was entranced by the spectators's garb: "Everyone was wearing sporty clothes, and I was inspired by the colors of the cars." Hence, a collection of black and white, punctuated by bright blue and orange.
The presentation style was a collaboration with buzzed-about stylist Keegan Singh — the two were brought together by Nuj's PR — and resulted in four rows of four girls each, standing on a white square block and peeling out periodically. "Like the start of a car race," as Nuj put it.
One thing's for sure, this Thailand-based designer has eyes on her — both Style.com and Vogue were represented while I was there. Also spied: Ataui Deng, Alek Wek's neice, looking imposing in a deconstructed black gown.
>> THE MODELIZER —The nature of Chanel Iman and producer Ryan Leslie's relationship may be nebulous — friends? more than friends? — but they are definitely still hanging out and attending events together. The twosome showed up last night to celebrate a Valentino exhibition, setting tongues wagging once again. [Bossip]
