Posts for March 4th 2009 Page 2

Posts for March 4th 2009

Paris Fashion Week: Gareth Pugh Fall 2009

Those who flew to Paris on the first day of the Women's Ready to Wear shows, in order to catch Gareth Pugh, must have been surprised to learn that the Fall 2009 collection would be shown as a video--and not even an exclusive one. At 11am New York time (5pm Paris time) Pugh's Fall 2009 range debuted live on SHOWstudio.com. Avant garde as Pugh might be, he still managed to touch on some of Fall's major trends including thigh-high boots and colored metallics. Click on the link above to see for yourself.

New York Mar 04, 2009

First Look: Zero + Maria Cornejo Opens New Flagship

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After ten years in Nolita--the space where the designer became, for the second time in her life, a frontrunner in the fashion world--Maria Cornejo has moved her business to a much larger space which now serves as her New York storefront, atelier, and showroom. Possibly the most architecturally riveting quality are the lead framed windows which are, to a New Yorker, the equivalent of owning a time machine to a much older, cooler version of the place they live. Leave it to Cornejo, who is always so effortlessly in-the-know.

Check out a first look at the new flagship below and, for more, Cornejo's Fall 2009 collection and a just-launched sale of the designer's clothing on Gilt Groupe.

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Runway Mar 04, 2009

Paris Fashion Week: Kris Van Assche Fall 2009

Paris 03/04/09. Photos by Karl Prouse/Catwalking/Getty Images & Francois Guillot/Getty Images.

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Paris 03/04/09. Photos by Karl Prouse/Catwalking/Getty Images & Francois Guillot/Getty Images.

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Still No Outnet, Net-a-Porter Launches Into A Mid-Season Sale

Those of us who thought that the removal of a sale section on Net-a-Porter meant that all discounts going forth would move over to theOutnet, were apparently wrong. Today Net-a-Porter--sale section on the top nav or no--launched into a major mid-season sale with 40% off three full pages of merchandise. 3.1 Phillip Lim and Matthew Williamson are both well represented in the sale, and the merchandise is going fast. Soon as we clicked into that coveted marching band jacket by Lim, the thing was gone, out-of-stock. As for theOutnet, which was slated to launch in February, a source at Net-a-Porter tells us the launch date is now April.

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Quote Of The Day: Suzy Menkes On Dolce & Gabbana Fall 2009

The kindest thing to say about Dolce & Gabbana's superficial tribute to the surrealists (by way of Jeff Koons) is that the design duo must have been too busy on their new line of makeup to take a clear look at this show of Mickey Mouse shoulders (as seen last season) and Elsa Schiaparelli references.

by coutorture The kindest thing to say about Dolce & Gabbana's superficial tribute to the surrealists (by way of Jeff Koons) is that the design duo must have been too busy on their new line of makeup to take a clear look at this show of Mickey Mouse shoulders (as seen last season) and Elsa Schiaparelli references.

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Fall 2009 Trend Report: Fur Gauntlets

The first time we remember seeing fur gauntlets crop up this season was in the striking Balenciaga Pre-Fall collection and, come to think of it, the Prada one too.

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The first time we remember seeing fur gauntlets crop up this season was in the striking Balenciaga Pre-Fall collection and, come to think of it, the Prada one too. Needless to say, we think this trend is about to become as eponymous as lace was last fall or as thigh-high boots will be this season as well. In New York, Donna Karan, who vowed not to use fur this season, rendered hers in shearling. In London, Giles Deacon styled his with bare shoulders, and in Milan, Salvatore Ferragamo showed off a trademark penchant for luxurious monochrome.