Team Coutorture is in San Francisco this week, missing New York a lil' bit, but busy and happy in the meantime.
by meganzanke
Team Coutorture is in San Francisco this week, missing New York a lil' bit, but busy and happy in the meantime. To tide you over, here's a roundup of our most recent
designer interviews (that's really the good stuff isn't it?) for content-therapy. We're not willing to beat you over the head with the quick stuff, so we figure we'll just send you over to the pockets we think are worthwhile, until all resumes normalcy next week. Thanks for being such a lovely reader, oh, and
have you seen the
Naeem Khan Resort 2009 collection? Gush, gush, gush. Makes us think of cougars and martinis and pool boys.
Designer
Steinunn Sigurd gave us a few kind words in conjunction with our
One Train photo shoot. She was a Senior Designer for
Tom Ford and lives in Iceland now, working on her line and hanging out with her dog.
Sue Stemp is another lovely designer we've created some crazy content around. In addition to
shooting her Fall 08 collection post-fashion week, we interviewed her about the process both
before and
after the show,
and, funnily enough,
added her blog to our network.
For independent designers, we've recently gotten a hold of
The Hellers, a brother and sister street wear design duo,
Layla Pakzad of Salt Swimwear, and
Jesse Finkelstein of JF&Son (on his way to becoming a straight-up household name) whose clothing we shot in a
rooftop photo shoot and who, at the moment, is over in India maintaining production facilities so that young, emerging designers can ethically and affordably access the textiles and craftsmanship that the country offers.
For video interviews,
we have many, but most recently we caught hold of
Charles Nolan at his Resort showing, where we sipped lemonade and watched an easy to wear,
Americana-themed collection, be presented on a stage equipped with American flag streamers and old fashioned summertime props.
In case you didn't know, we also venture away from designer interviews on a regular basis. Our
Garmento video series is the best example of this effort. In this series we interview everyone from
screenprinters to
boutique owners. Also up on the site recently was a cool little interview with
the buyer of New York boutique OAK, and one very meta
interview with the perfumer behind CB I Hate Perfume.
Enjoy!
>> THE MODELIZER— Topshop owner Sir Philip Green is taking good care of his cash cow, reportedly paying almost $200,000 to fly Kate Moss and her boyfriend Jamie Hince to Majorca this weekend after Kate told him she felt "a bit run down." A butler, masseuse, and beauty therapist will be on hand to accommodate their every whim, plus a boat will be readily accessible for floating around the coves. [Daily Mail]
