Posts for September 9th 2009

Anna Larson's Spring 2010 Debut Erro Collection Sticks to Shades of Gray, But Is Hardly Boring
Anna Larson's Spring 2010 Debut Erro Collection Sticks to Shades of Gray, But Is Hardly Boring September 9, 2009 11:54 pm >> Housed within the confines of the small Ohio Theater tonight were models on boxes, sporting Doc Martens and Anna Larson's debut Erro collection.  Larson's target girl is a "modern nomad," and she embodies Erro, which means "stray" in Latin, through easy-to-wear, layerable pieces in white and shades of gray.  Bliss Lau contributed jewelry and her leather treatment skills to the Spring 2010 collection — the lambskin was crocheted, hand-distressed, and perforated; former Eventide designer and current stylist Christian Stroble consulted and styled; and Alexandra Richards was hidden above the crowd in the back, mixing the soundtrack.
September 9, 2009 11:13 pm >> Cacharel Taps Cedric Charlier of Lanvin to Replace Eley Kishimoto — Spring 2010 Paris Fashion Week is shaping up to be full of new blood, between Phoebe Philo at Celine, Peter Copping at Nina Ricci, Lindsay Lohan and Estrella Archs at Ungaro, and now Cedric Charlier, who has been appointed as creative director at Cacharel.
Dries Van Noten Isn't Against Costuming Britney Spears or Madonna
Dries Van Noten Isn't Against Costuming Britney Spears or Madonna September 9, 2009 7:47 pm >> Dries van Noten was honored today in New York by the Fashion Institute of Technology's Couture Council, but he's not letting the newfound recognition (he received the CFDA's International Designer of the Year award last year) go to his head, he tells The Moment; he will never be one of those designers who rely on their star power: "I think I tell enough about myself when I make my clothes and when I show them.
September 9, 2009 6:54 pm >> Fashion Documentarist Loic Prigent Reveals the One Question Fashion Designers Really Hate —Documentary filmmaker Loic Prigent has brought us into the inner sanctums of Chanel, Marc Jacobs at Louis Vuitton, and most recently Proenza Schouler, Fendi, Sonia Rykiel, and Jean Paul Gaultier via The Day Before.
Ungaro Taps Lindsay Lohan, Unknown Designer Estrella Archs to Collaborate, Create Some Noise for the Brand
Ungaro Taps Lindsay Lohan, Unknown Designer Estrella Archs to Collaborate, Create Some Noise for the Brand September 9, 2009 6:26 pm >> Mounir Moufarrige, who famously replaced Karl Lagerfeld with 25-year-old Stella McCartney at Chloe in 1997, is at it again: He's signed an almost-unknown chief designer, Estrella Archs (left), and Lindsay Lohan as an "artistic adviser" to replace Esteban Cortazar at Emanuel Ungaro, in hopes that they will bring attention — good, bad, or otherwise — back to the brand.
New York Fashion Week: Rachel Comey Spring 2010
Rachel Comey Spring 2010 September 9, 2009 2:35 pm New York 09/09/09.
Over the Knee Boots September 9, 2009 11:00 am What was once reserved for pretty women who walked the streets has now made its way to the catwalks and, potentially, on to your feet.
Fashion In 50 Seconds 09/09/09 Lohan at Ungaro, Kristin Davis' Collection Canceled
Fashion In 50 Seconds 09/09/09 Lohan at Ungaro, Kristin Davis' Collection Canceled September 9, 2009 8:06 am Lindsay Lohan named artistic advisor to Ungaro's chief designer Estrella Archs.