Anything but understated, Oscar de la Renta presented a collection of Russian fairy tale-inspired looks for his Upper East Side ladies in canary yellow, crimson, pink, and turquoise accessorized with knotted scarves—best in canary ikat—and embroidered cardigans. For evening, de la Renta offered full-on drama in a floor length patchwork skirt paired with a ruffled chiffon blouse and cocktail dresses covered in sequins and paillettes.
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>> For the better part of a year, rumors of Martin Margiela's withdrawal from his label have plagued the industry. In October, majority owner Renzo Rosso finally confirmed that Margiela was no longer involved in design and later said he was about to name a replacement.
It seems Rosso has changed his mind: Giovanni Pungetti, chief executive of Maison Martin Margiela, said today that the designer has quietly left the comapny and will not be replaced. The fashion house, which had in the past offered his job to Haider Ackermann and Raf Simons, will continue to operate with the creative staff, 28-strong, that Margiela developed over his 20-year stint. According to Pungetti: “It would have been very simple to hire someone else, and we evaluated that option, but in the end, what is important is the taste of designer."
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ditional campaign images of Lara Stone for Louis Vuitton photographed by Steven Meisel have arrived along with a few words from Marc Jacobs:
“Because the collection loosely took its cues from the idea of the New Age traveler, we decided to create a green, outdoorsy set that would evoke a spirit of peace and love. To model the clothes, we wanted a modern, iconic, sexy beauty… It had to be Lara Stone.”
A behind the scenes video will soon be available on Louis Vuitton's website.
>> First Look: Jamie Bochert for Marc Jacobs Spring 2010 —It's only appropriate, since her career owes its second wind to opening a Marc Jacobs show, that Jamie Bochert would lend her jolie laide look for the brand's Spring 2010 ads. Ever ironic Juergen Teller's lens is, Bochert — who is also said to be the face of Lanvin this season — takes a balletic pose in the first image out, tulle surrounding her, while standing in a toilet. [Models.com]
>> dVb is no more: Victoria Beckham has taken her denim and eyewear collections in-house to go with her four season-old dress line, and everything is now housed under the Victoria Beckham collection. Beckham, who just had up to 75 of her dresses stolen en route to Neiman Marcus in London for delivery last week, is serious about the designing thing.
Despite traces of Roland Mouret's aesthetic in her dress collection (and the fact that they're both backed by Simon Fuller's 19 Entertainment), Beckham insists all design decisions are her own.
I have utmost respect for Roland. I think he is incredibly talented. I love what he does. He’s a great businessman. When I very first started working on the dresses, he gave me advice when it came to putting my team together. He doesn’t have anything to do with the design of anything that I do. But he taught me about how to turn my dreams into reality, if you like. He told me I needed a production manager — he helped with that side of things. I do what I do, and he does what he does, and it’s incredibly separate.
>> Alexander Wang Hints at Fall 2010 Direction—Alexander Wang previewed his Pre-Fall 2010 collection a couple of days ago, which was preominantly black and with a little tailoring thrown in: "My girl, she's got to go to work sometime." But he's also thinking ahead to Fall 2010: “There will be more color in the fall collection." Also: “Dressing up! And men’s tailoring. And old Italian Renaissance colors. I’m thinking more artsy, less sporty.” [Style.com, Vogue]
>> As rumored, Louis Vuitton chose to go with Lara Stone for Spring 2010, rather than bring Madonna back for her third consecutive season. Antoine Arnault, Vuitton's communications director, explained: “After two seasons with such a huge star, Marc [Jacobs] decided to take a breather and work with a model — and not just any model. It’s the choice of a new supermodel.”
Steven Meisel, who took over the Vuitton campaign three seasons ago from longrunning Vuitton photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, captured Stone surrounded by doves (perhaps carrying on a thread of his Fall 2009 Lanvin campaign with Kristen McMenamy in the midst of black cats). Arnault described the six images, which break in February magazines, as fresh, summery, whimsical, young, and optimistic.
UPDATE: More images can be seen here.
Inspired by the racy photographs of Guy Bourdin, Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana presented a collection of neon green, pink, and orange separates paired with black lace and multi-colored dot prints for their D&G pre-fall collection.
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Carolina Herrera was influenced by the tango for pre-fall, using a 1920's illustrated print of tango dancers in cocktail dresses and full length gowns for much of her collection. For daytime there were fur-trimmed tweeds and slouchy pants, but the playfully printed dresses were the clear stars.
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