Posts for September 2009

Christian Lacroix Sits Out Paris Fashion Week, But May Be Bought by Emirati Sheikh
Christian Lacroix Sits Out Paris Fashion Week, But May Be Bought by Emirati Sheikh September 30, 2009 5:37 pm >> Paris is minus a Christian Lacroix fashion show this time around — according to his team, this is the first time he hasn't even made a collection — but he may get one good thing out of this Fashion Week: a buyer.Previous frontrunner Borletti, who was working with Lacroix on a bid, has dropped out because “the conditions for confirming this takeover were not brought together."
September 30, 2009 5:03 pm >> Jessica Stam Sits Out Paris Fashion Week Sick, Tanya Dziahileva To Finally Walk This Season —Toni Garrn made her first catwalk appearance this season today at Gareth Pugh, but we're still missing a number of models usually on the circuit: Catherine McNeil, Raquel Zimmermann, Sigrid Agren, Anna Maria Jagodzinska, and Tanya Dziahileva among them.  Word is it's possible some may be hitting the Paris catwalks, but it looks like a Tanya appearance is most likely out of the bunch.  Don't expect to see Jessica Stam, though, who's been going light this season as is: She's been sick for the past few days and decided to head back to New York.
Marco Zanini Takes Second Rochas Collection to Runway for Spring 2010
Marco Zanini Takes Second Rochas Collection to Runway for Spring 2010 September 30, 2009 4:10 pm >> Marco Zanini's new, more commercial interpretation at Rochas was so well-received last season, he kicked off Paris Fashion Week this morning, taking his designs to the runway for the first time under the label.  Anna Wintour was front row for the '40s-inspired collection with below-the-knee hemlines: Zanini said he wanted to get away from classic Parisian fashion, and instead imagined "a young woman going to a boarding school in Saigon."
Paris Fashion Week: Limi Feu Spring 2010
Limi Feu Spring 2010 September 30, 2009 3:50 pm Paris 09/30/09.
September 30, 2009 3:04 pm >> Giorgio Armani Eases Workload —His hepatitis diagnosis in May and slighter figure in June when he presented his Spring 2010 collection have spurred many questions about the future for Giorgio Armani and his brand.
Paris Fashion Week: Rochas Spring 2010
Rochas Spring 2010 September 30, 2009 2:17 pm Paris 09/30/09.
Alexander McQueen Teases Spring 2010 Collection as Fall 2009 Campaign Pops Up
Alexander McQueen Teases Spring 2010 Collection as Fall 2009 Campaign Pops Up September 30, 2009 2:03 pm >> Less than a week before Alexander McQueen shows for Spring 2010 next Tuesday, his Fall 2009 campaign has appeared, featuring Tara Gill shot by David Burton.  The effect is much different than that amped-up dramatic show, but at this point we're already looking forward to what's coming on Tuesday — the designer has been busy dropping hints on Twitter like: "Dante's Inferno !!!!!," "TRANSMUTATION," "The Creationist?," "MEDUSA," "NEBULA," "HUBBLE PALLET [sic]," "FULL CIRCLE," and posting a picture to do with the origin of species.  Mid-September he Tweeted, "Fashion month has started with banality," so hopefully his collection will help change that.
Paris Fashion Week: Nina Ricci Spring 2010
Nina Ricci Spring 2010 September 30, 2009 1:58 pm Paris 10/01/09.
September 30, 2009 1:32 pm >> Lindsay Lohan Still In Place at Ungaro, Invites Miley Cyrus to Attend Show Sunday —Lindsay Lohan debuts the first collection she designed with Estrella Archs for Emanuel Ungaro on Sunday during Paris Fashion Week, and despite rumors that she might already be on the outs, she is indeed in Paris and just saw her office earlier today: "It's so pretty!
Paris Fashion Week: Gareth Pugh Spring 2010
Gareth Pugh Spring 2010 September 30, 2009 1:32 pm Paris 09/30/09.