Posts for April 9th 2010

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Isabel Marant Opens the Doors to Her First US Store

        Isabel Marant's team was busy this morning putting the finishing touches on her first-ever US store, which opened today in NYC directly next to her husband Jerome Dreyfuss's shop. She hosted a breakfast for members of the press — and since it was a small French meal, the event was definitely more focused on fashion than food.

 

 

 

 

Isabel Marant's team was busy this morning putting the finishing touches on her first-ever US store, which opened today in NYC directly next to her husband Jerome Dreyfuss's shop. She hosted a breakfast for members of the press — and since it was a small French meal, the event was definitely more focused on fashion than food. Her latest collections are organized around the space in batches by color, with certain areas reserved for the lower-price Etoile line.

The space was designed in collaboration with the French architect Nicholas Andre, who also worked on her three Paris boutiques. They created installations near the windows and doors made of ash wood panels, but it's hard to focus on those while Isabel's clothing hangs nearby.

The store, at at 469 Broome Street in Soho, officially opened today at 2PM.

 

Marchesa

Marchesa's Georgina Chapman and Harvey Weinstein Are Expecting

>> Gisele Bundchen was snapped yesterday in Paris with four-month-old son Benjamin, who just came from his first visit to Bundchen's native Brazil.

>> Gisele Bundchen was snapped yesterday in Paris with four-month-old son Benjamin, who just came from his first visit to Bundchen's native Brazil. And today, news comes from New York that another fashion figure is pregnant — last night at the New Yorkers for Children gala, Georgina Chapman announced to friends that she and husband Harvey Weinstein are expecting this Summer. "We're so excited!" Chapman said. "I'm five months along, but this dress hides it pretty well!" Chapman wore a white swing minidress from Marchesa's Spring 2010 collection.

Weinstein and Chapman were married on December 15, 2007 at their home in Newport, Rhode Island. This will be the first child for Chapman, 33, and the third for Weinstein, 58, who has two daughters from a previous marriage.

John Patrick

>> Organic's John Patrick Scores Television Show —Sustainable fashion pioneer John Patrick has just been greenlit for a show on Discovery's Planet Green channel, documenting the creation of his Organic line from his studio in Albany to production in Manhattan to his New York Fashion Week presentation.

>> Organic's John Patrick Scores Television Show —Sustainable fashion pioneer John Patrick has just been greenlit for a show on Discovery's Planet Green channel, documenting the creation of his Organic line from his studio in Albany to production in Manhattan to his New York Fashion Week presentation. The show, titled The John Patrick Show, is expected to air early next year. “I see this project as becoming part of the organic heritage of the twenty-first century,” Patrick says. “It’s an amazing way to document and assist the entire movement forward for the next generation. We’ve made tremendous strides, and this project represents an investment in carrying the message about intelligent and conscious design.” Patrick isn't the first fashion insider to appear on a Planet Green show — Angela Lindvall paved the way a couple of years ago. [Vogue.com]