Posts for October 1st 2008

Karl Lagerfeld Gives Good Face
Karl Lagerfeld Gives Good Face October 1, 2008 8:49 pm Karl Lagerfeld has a masterful sense of the here and now, sometimes we wonder if the bizarrely acute designer has an extra gene switched on that allows him to function like the human equivalent of a syntactical pattern recognition program so strong is his grasp of the interrelationships of the prominent features of a fashion season.
Givenchy Stays in the Black for Spring 2009
Givenchy Stays in the Black for Spring 2009 October 1, 2008 5:18 pm >> Keep the hard-edged black leather, trade in the religious iconography of Fall for cowboy couture, and you've got Riccardo Tisci's vision of Spring.  The collection already has at least one early adopter in the form of Carine Roitfeld, and she's not the only top brass taking note: at least four LVMH executives sat front row, indicating that Givenchy may be moving on up in importance for the group.  So will the bondage tops, denim and leather chaps, and peekaboo dresses catch on?  With most of the fashion crowd, for sure — except maybe Cathy Horyn, who called the collection "gluttonous" and a "mess."
October 1, 2008 3:37 pm >> INSIDER WIRE —Carine Roitfeld is often known to wear pieces right after they've been on the runway, but as the fashion cycle gets faster and faster, so does her turnaround rate.  This past February during Paris Fashion Week, she got to wear the much-coveted Fall 2008 Yves Saint Laurent boots before they debuted on the runway, and this morning, she did it again, showing up to Karl Lagerfeld in a Spring 2009 Givenchy cape that debuted on the runway this evening.
Vivienne Westwood, Kate Moss to be Immortalized on Film?
Vivienne Westwood, Kate Moss to be Immortalized on Film? October 1, 2008 2:55 pm >> There are various Coco Chanel films and a Gucci movie in the works for 2010 — but fashion can never get enough of film, and it looks like the feeling is mutual.That Vivienne Westwood biopic that has been bandied about for two years?  The rumors have been reignited — the designer's managing director was supposedly overheard a couple of days ago telling guests at the Westwood Gold Label show that Kate Winslet is lined up to play Viv from the '70s to present day.And here's a new one: a Kate Moss movie.  Supposedly, a team of Hollywood types is interested in London's Primrose Hill and the crowd who hangs out there — Sienna Miller, Rhys Ifans, Sadie Frost .
Coutorture Community's Must Reads 10/0/08
Coutorture Community's Must Reads 10/0/08 October 1, 2008 2:54 pm The theme for today's Coutorture Community Must Reads is F-U-N, because we've spent the entire day being super stressy about all that's going on in Paris (information overload!)--must reads are "must reads" for a reason.  Denimology found out about a pair of tie dyed Siwy's the old fashioned way: via the designer's myspace page.
Paris Fashion Week: Hussein Chayalan Spring 2009
Paris Fashion Week: Hussein Chayalan Spring 2009 October 1, 2008 2:20 pm Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2009.
October 1, 2008 1:50 pm >> THE MODELIZER —Yesterday, Coco Rocha did a little dance at Jean Paul Gaultier — but it wasn't of the Irish dancing persuasion like last time.
The Glamazon Theory For Spring 2009
The Glamazon Theory For Spring 2009 October 1, 2008 12:47 pm Right now, in our fashion laboratory, we are working on a trend forecast to encapsulate the entire Spring 2009 season and, because the Paris shows run until Sunday, we just can't say much yet--let the Maison Martin Margiela example, at left, be your guide.
Dries Van Noten Checks In for Spring 2009
Dries Van Noten Checks In for Spring 2009 October 1, 2008 12:36 pm >> After a couple of seasons of prints aplenty — including last Spring's floral explosion — Dries Van Noten's newest outing seems calm in comparison.  Not that he completely did away with prints — when you're Dries van Noten, that just won't do — checks and squares worked out on a computer and dip-dyed in a gradient rainbow replaced the feminine florals with graphic flair.  Between the new direction and the show's setting — a tent around the Pol Bury silver ball fountains — the critics were pleased.  Cathy Horyn called the collection "wonderful," Suzy Menkes found it "lovely" and Christina Passariello of The Wall Street Journal thought it "perfect for Parisian dressing."
October 1, 2008 11:36 am >> THE MODELIZER — The abrupt closure of Jovovich-Hawk was a surprise, but according to Milla Jovovich, all is good in the hood.  She's hardly done with designing: "Now I’m here in Paris meeting with bigger houses about doing designing for them.  Unfortunately, Carmen [Hawk]’s not working with me anymore  — she’s taking pictures — but I am definitely going to keep designing."  Now if we could just get Jane Mayle squared away .
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