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Cruise 2011

Oscar De La Renta

We're Live-Streaming Oscar de la Renta's 2011 Resort Collection Today at 1 PM

  An Oscar de la Renta runway show (held since 2008 at 583 Park Avenue in a former church) is the most elegant interpretation of showing a collection that New York has to offer.
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An Oscar de la Renta runway show (held since 2008 at 583 Park Avenue in a former church) is the most elegant interpretation of showing a collection that New York has to offer. Models glide their way down a raised runway in what feels like an intimate presentation of the past—often with a live orchestra as soundtrack. Today, the designer is live-streaming his resort collection (at 1PM EST) for all to enjoy, on a select number of fashion sites, this one included. As Mr. de la Renta recently explained, this is his way of inviting all of you to 583 Park Avenue: "I think that this is where the real power of the internet lies, allowing anyone anywhere to interact with your brand, shifting what has traditionally been kept private to the public space. I suppose it’s a bit like adding more seats to the venue."

The video player above will reveal the Oscar de la Renta resort 2011 collection, beginning at 1PM EST.

Vena Cava Does Mesh Tanks and Handkerchief Hems For Resort 2011
Vena Cava

Vena Cava Does Mesh Tanks and Handkerchief Hems For Resort 2011

Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai’s resort collection for Vena Cava is full of the wearable, easy looks we love to see in a pre-spring lineup.
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Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai’s resort collection for Vena Cava is full of the wearable, easy looks we love to see in a pre-spring lineup. Their mesh tanks, overall-inspired jumpsuit with zippers, menswear button-downs, and adorable handkerchief hemmed dresses and skirts are fresh takes on spring sportswear. We want it all.

Alexander Wang Unveils Resort 2011 and Announces Arrival of a Third Collection
Alexander Wang

Alexander Wang Unveils Resort 2011 and Announces Arrival of a Third Collection

Earlier this week Alexander Wang presented his resort 2011 collection, for which the typically downtown-inspired designer went suburban, or "not urban" as he called it, with a lineup of homespun knits, deconstructed kahki skirts, leather shorts, and a bathrobe-style trench coat.
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Earlier this week Alexander Wang presented his resort 2011 collection, for which the typically downtown-inspired designer went suburban, or "not urban" as he called it, with a lineup of homespun knits, deconstructed kahki skirts, leather shorts, and a bathrobe-style trench coat. During the preview in his New York showroom, Wang also announced a forthcoming (still unnamed) new collection of essentials which will launch with resort. "This is our way of being more democratic," he said of the line that will debut with six pieces—three pants, two jackets, and one shirt. While his T collection continues to be inspired by casual t-shirt dressing, the new line appears to be focused on more polished, dressed-up looks. Adding to his list of responsibilities, Wang will open his first brand store in New York later this year.

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Sneak Peek: Stefano Pilati Presents Yves Saint Laurent Resort 2011
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Sneak Peek: Stefano Pilati Presents Yves Saint Laurent Resort 2011

Stefano Pilati gave WWD a first look look at his 2011 resort collection for Yves Saint Laurent before it is unveiled during a press event today in New York at the French Consulate.
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Stefano Pilati gave WWD a first look look at his 2011 resort collection for Yves Saint Laurent before it is unveiled during a press event today in New York at the French Consulate. “Resort started for the American market. And so, this is a sort of a mini-show in New York in a space that could breathe a bit of French history by itself. You know, a collaboration," Pilati said of the decision to present his cruise line in the U.S. Inspired by iconic pieces from the YSL archives, Pilati offers a twist on classic Saint Laurent cuts by adding bold details—looks that he hopes will translate into major sales come November.

Photos of Missoni Resort Cruise Collection 2011
Missoni

Angela Missoni Does '60s Silhouettes and Tribal Prints For Resort 2011

Angela Missoni pumped up the color with her latest cruise collection, mixing graphic combinations of bright yellow, red, orange, green and purple with jolts of black to create distinctive tribal prints.
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Angela Missoni pumped up the color with her latest cruise collection, mixing graphic combinations of bright yellow, red, orange, green and purple with jolts of black to create distinctive tribal prints. Her fabric treatment may have been rooted in African motifs, but silhouettes were altogether taken from the '60s—with mini shifts and long halter dresses paired with armfuls of bangles, hoop earrings and head scarves.

Gucci Belt Prints Dominate Frida Giannini's 2011 Cruise Collection
Gucci

Gucci Belt Prints Dominate Frida Giannini's 2011 Cruise Collection

Resort is all about the print for Frida Giannini's Gucci.
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Resort is all about the print for Frida Giannini's Gucci. Tiger stripes in khaki, army green and gray along with an iconic Gucci belt and chain print covered much of the resort collection's skinny pantsuits, slim strapless dresses, and one-piece swimwear. Giannini showed hints of inspiration from the Seventies, a decade not lost on Karl Lagerfeld's recent ressort collection for Chanel.

Christian Dior Brings the French and David Lynch to Shanghai for Cruise 2011
Christian Dior

Christian Dior Brings the French and David Lynch to Shanghai for Cruise 2011

>> The 12-minute film David Lynch produced for Dior featuring Marion Cotillard, “Lady Blue Shanghai” (see it here), the third segment in the Lady Dior series — made its debut before a crowd of 500 gathered in Shanghai for Dior's Cruise 2011 show.
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Christian Dior Brings the French and David Lynch to Shanghai for Cruise 2011

>> The 12-minute film David Lynch produced for Dior featuring Marion Cotillard, “Lady Blue Shanghai” (see it here), the third segment in the Lady Dior series — made its debut before a crowd of 500 gathered in Shanghai for Dior's Cruise 2011 show. According to Lynch, the only direction he had from Dior was, "They called me up and said, ‘Would you like to make a short film for the internet? You can do anything you want, you just need to show the handbag, the Pearl Tower and some old Shanghai.’” For both Lynch and Cotillard, the two-day shoot for the film in December marked their first visit to the Chinese city; the outcome is an enigmatic, Lynchian take on a love story.

Cotillard was back in Shanghai on Saturday, front row along with fellow house muse Charlize Theron. Dior face Karlie Kloss opened the French New Wave-inspired show in pink; John Galliano explained of his inspiration: “I didn’t want to come here and present a Chinese-inspired collection to my Chinese friends. I’m the ambassador of the house of Dior, and I wanted to come here with a French-inspired collection and to show the savoir faire of France.”

The afterparty, at which Kelis performed, saw both Galliano and Dior CEO Sidney Toledano dancing on the DJ's platform. And despite the fact that Dior usually shows cruise in New York — with the exception of this season — Shanghai may be the start of something new. Toledano noted: “I think the cruise opportunity is fantastic to go to a new market. This year it’s in Shanghai. I’m sure next year it will be somewhere else.”

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Andre Leon Talley on Crystal Renn's "Groundbreaking" Moment; Alyona Osmanova Joins Ford's "Plus Size" Division
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Andre Leon Talley on Crystal Renn's "Groundbreaking" Moment; Alyona Osmanova Joins Ford's "Plus Size" Division

>> After "plus size" model Crystal Renn walked thrice in the Chanel Cruise 2011 show, she told Fashion TV host Jeanne Beker, according to Beker's Twitter, that "she was glad Karl [Lagerfeld] used so many real women in the show and thinks it'll set a new direction in fashion..." Andre Leon Talley seconded that emotion in a recent post on Vogue.com: "Lagerfeld had cast the show with a slightly more curvaceous model named Crystal Renn, not seen on any Chanel catwalk before.
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>> After "plus size" model Crystal Renn walked thrice in the Chanel Cruise 2011 show, she told Fashion TV host Jeanne Beker, according to Beker's Twitter, that "she was glad Karl [Lagerfeld] used so many real women in the show and thinks it'll set a new direction in fashion..."

Andre Leon Talley seconded that emotion in a recent post on Vogue.com: "Lagerfeld had cast the show with a slightly more curvaceous model named Crystal Renn, not seen on any Chanel catwalk before. This in itself was groundbreaking for the house, but there was also the return of personality models encouraged to be themselves instead of robotic look-alikes. 'Each girl was cast because of her sense of individuality,' Lagerfeld said enthusiastically."

As for Alyona Osmanova, a former Prada and Miu Miu runway exclusive »