Posts for February 14th 2009

A Few Thoughts About Alexander Wang Fall 2009
Diane Von Furstenberg

A Few Thoughts About Alexander Wang Fall 2009

>> The line to get into the Roseland Ballroom, where Alexander Wang showed his Fall 2009 collection, went down the entire block and around the corner — it stayed this way for a good half an hour or so after the show was scheduled to start .
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Tasha Tilberg

>> The line to get into the Roseland Ballroom, where Alexander Wang showed his Fall 2009 collection, went down the entire block and around the corner — it stayed this way for a good half an hour or so after the show was scheduled to start . . . This season brought in the attendance of Alex's first big celebrity front row — Sarah Jessica Parker; also in attendance were Diane von Furstenberg, Patrick Robinson, and Philip Green of Topshop, the latter sparking some questions.  Green said Anna Wintour had just suggested that he come check the show out . . . Wang's obsession with Hooters continues — they provided the backstage catering . . . Alex wrote a sign backstage for the models promising "tequila shots for those who don't fall!!!" . . . Fur was worked into his collection for the first time . . . Anna Wintour brought Bee Shaffer along for the first time (lots of firsts); usually she just comes to Proenza Schouler and Marc Jacobs.  Does that mean Alex has moved up into Proenza and Marc territory in Anna's eyes? . . . Among the model cast were a few '90s and early '00s faces — Trish Goff (who's also supposed to walk Preen tomorrow), Tasha Tilberg, Natasa Vojnovic, Christina Kruse, and Hannelore Knuts — runway comebacks in the works?
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Ohne Titel's Fall 2009 Understated Spectacular Confirms They Are Ones To Watch
cesare paciotti

Ohne Titel's Fall 2009 Understated Spectacular Confirms They Are Ones To Watch

>> It was a three-tone show for Ohne Titel this morning: black, gray, or brown, but it contrasted quite nicely with the light, bright white space; the only pops of color in the room came from the varicolored macaroons being served beforehand.  Quite the show for the newly-minted 2009 Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation winners.  The model cast was excitingly blue-chip — Liu Wen!
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Ohne Titel's Fall 2009 Understated Spectacular Confirms They Are Ones To Watch

>> It was a three-tone show for Ohne Titel this morning: black, gray, or brown, but it contrasted quite nicely with the light, bright white space; the only pops of color in the room came from the varicolored macaroons being served beforehand.  Quite the show for the newly-minted 2009 Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation winners.  The model cast was excitingly blue-chip — Liu Wen! Constance Jablonski! Lakshmi Menon! Eniko Mihalik! — it must be those unzipped knee-exposing stretch pants they're all gunning to take home; that and the over-the-knee, ruffled-top, lace-up back leather boots Alexa Adams and Flora Gill did in conjunction with Cesare Paciotti.

The designers say they went "darker" with "armorial" accents this season; along with the tight-fitting knit bondage dresses, the pieces fitted with studs, what looked like washers, and other assorted metallic elements organized in a pattern that reminded me of an art deco skyscraper, stood out.  Also of note: Alastair McKimm, who styled Alexander Wang last season and this season, also styled this show.
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Marc Jacobs Fall 2009: Officially Without Celebrities, But With Bee Shaffer As Usual
Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs Fall 2009: Officially Without Celebrities, But With Bee Shaffer As Usual

>> We already knew Marc Jacob's Fall 2009 show on Monday is going to be a horse of a different color — one or two celebrities, a simpler set, and no plus-ones.  Now, a few more concrete details — Marc, legendary in year's past for hosting everyone from Lil' Kim to Kevin Federline to Victoria Beckham to Courtney Love, has eliminated the entire celebrity quotient, so don't expect to see a one.  As for the set, it's supposedly being done without — and most of the 700 invited guests will be front row — since the setup is largely monorowed.As for the matter of plus-ones, Marc Jacobs president Robert Duffy "made an exception for one person, and one person only — and that’s Anna Wintour.
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>> We already knew Marc Jacob's Fall 2009 show on Monday is going to be a horse of a different color — one or two celebrities, a simpler set, and no plus-ones.  Now, a few more concrete details — Marc, legendary in year's past for hosting everyone from Lil' Kim to Kevin Federline to Victoria Beckham to Courtney Love, has eliminated the entire celebrity quotient, so don't expect to see a one.  As for the set, it's supposedly being done without — and most of the 700 invited guests will be front row — since the setup is largely monorowed.

As for the matter of plus-ones, Marc Jacobs president Robert Duffy "made an exception for one person, and one person only — and that’s Anna Wintour. Anna gets to bring a guest because she got us our jobs. Anyone else who wants to get us a job, they can have a plus-one, too.”  Sounds like we'll be seeing Bee Shaffer, since Anna traditionally brings her to Marc every season.
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Alexander Wang

>> IN PRODUCTION —Will Alexander Wang's non-earring earring collaboration with Paris Kain of AbraxasRex be this season's Jil Sander-Damiani earrings?  Both are non-traditional approaches to ear decoration and can be worn in one ear alone.  Let's just hope that the Wang version — which wraps completely around the top of the ear and ends on a point at the neck with four sets of curved spines sticking out — rings up at a price substantially less than the $4,500-$10,000 Jil Sanders (they should).
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>> IN PRODUCTION —Will Alexander Wang's non-earring earring collaboration with Paris Kain of AbraxasRex be this season's Jil Sander-Damiani earrings?  Both are non-traditional approaches to ear decoration and can be worn in one ear alone.  Let's just hope that the Wang version — which wraps completely around the top of the ear and ends on a point at the neck with four sets of curved spines sticking out — rings up at a price substantially less than the $4,500-$10,000 Jil Sanders (they should).


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