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Versace and H&M Go Big For Collaboration Runway Extravaganza

fashionologie — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 08:45:22 PST

>> In honor of their upcoming Versace For H&M collaboration - in stores and online Nov. 17 - the two brands pulled together three events in one last night at New York's Pier 57. Through a gilded hall of mirrors, designers (Anna Sui, Joseph Altuzarra, Christopher Kane), supermodels (Linda Evangelista, Helena Christensen), and other such notables (Uma Thurman, Chloe Moretz, Nicki Minaj, Prince) were swept into a dark room framing a serpentine catwalk, on which Versace favorites like Abbey Lee Kershaw, Natasha Poly, Lindsey Wixson, and Daphne Groeneveld wore black leather headscarves, heavy kohl, and stomped to speaker-pumping music.

Cue the next: After her runway bow, Donatella Versace gestured guests to follow her into a green-lit, disco ball-hung room covered in oversized palm tree wallpaper. Minaj took the mic - dressed in Versace for H&M, of course - and inspired Alexander Wang to sing along in the audience to every song. Much to Donatella's pleasure - and Natasha Poly's, who sat on the shoulders of a friend so she could videotape the set on her phone - Prince was up next on stage. Versace fist-pumped when Prince gave her a shout-out, clapped above her head . . . and that was before his encore of "Purple Rain."

Finally, the last of the three-prong event: crowds that had been lining up before Prince even took the stage were unleashed into the shopping area. As Style.com notes, "Many of the women in the crowd made beelines for the collection's men's clothes."

A video of the show, below.

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Smoldering Stares and Safaris - Backstage at Proenza Schouler, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Michael Kors, and Anna Sui

fashionologie — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:16:34 PDT

>> Energy was still high backstage on the second-to-last day of New York Fashion Week. Lindsey Wixson did a Lolita impression at Anna Sui (left); Frida Gustavsson pulled off a Marilyn Monroe moment in her leopard and feather dress at Michael Kors; and everyone gave their best smoldering stare backstage at Proenza Schouler. See those snaps - and more from backstage at 3.1 Phillip Lim and Anna Sui - in the slideshow.

Photo: Greg Kessler

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Anna Sui Spring 2012

fashionologie — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:41:07 PDT

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Anna Sui Fall 2011

fashionologie — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:54:36 PST

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Alber Elbaz Pulls Out the Stops at Lanvin for H&M Fashion Show

fashionologie — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:56:54 PST

>> Alber Elbaz and the Lanvin team descended on New York's Pierre Hotel Thursday evening, transforming it with palm fronds, caged parakeets, models in French maid outfits, and little old men offering up champagne, scotch, crustless tea sandwiches, and macaroons, to show off their H&M collaboration.

At the runway's entrance, a rose-filled arch set with "Lanvin Hearts H&M" in fluorescent lights; to the side of that, a salsa band played live music. And above the runway, there were 20 crystal chandeliers. The venue was packed, to say the least - Sofia Coppola, Patrick Demarchelier, Shala Monroque, Sally Singer, and Grace Coddington were all there, plus more than a handful of other designers sitting front row: Proenza Schouler's Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, Tory Burch, Alexander Wang, Anna Sui.

Katie Grand styled the show - and the models were told to engage with the audience - so Siri Tollerod, as veiled bride, tossed her bouquet; Pixie Geldof strutted down in her gender-bending suit; Anna Dello Russo, walked with a gray standard poodle at her side; and Julia Frakes made her runway debut. The clothes were couture riffs on the Lanvin for H&M collection - on sale to benefit Unicef now - but afterward, there was a frenzy for the Lanvin for H&M collection pop-up shop set up downstairs. Many editors walked away with multiple bags, Coppola bought the tulle jacket, and even Wang did a little shopping of his own.

A video of the show can be seen here.

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Anna Sui Mourns the Loss of Supermodels on the Runway, Made Karl Lagerfeld Complain Once Upon a Time

fashionologie — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:02:49 PDT

>> Stunt casting has really become part of the fashion show DNA in the past couple of seasons, but Anna Sui's runway casts have always boasted at least a few special girls - sometimes even a few supermodels. Though now, she says, "It’s a different time. We are now going through a period of a lot of Eastern European. It’s more about their look than their personalities. It was the most terrifying thing to do fittings with supermodels, because they would come in and look at your Polaroid board and count how many outfits they had, what order they came out in, and who were they next to. They would say things like, 'She is taller than me, and I am not coming out after her,' 'How come she has three outfits, and I only have two,' and 'I want that outfit.' They’d literally pull the Polaroid off the board and say they want to wear this. There was a reason they were supermodels, though. When they put on an outfit, everyone was floored."

That includes Karl Lagerfeld - who took notice of Sui's dresses before she even had her first runway show. As Sui tells it, "Linda [Evangelista] and Naomi [Campbell] went to the couture shows the Summer before my first show, and they were wearing my cotton lace baby-doll dresses. All of a sudden, I started getting phone calls from Paris, and other models like Helena Christensen were asking for the dress. I heard that Karl [Lagerfeld] was complaining. Everyone came into the couture fitting wearing my dresses, and he was like 'Who is this Anna?'"

Get Halloween Inspired by Carine Roitfeld's Leopard Vogue Paris Masquerade Ball Look

Chi Diem Chau — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:26:22 PDT

How to get into the Halloween cheer without spending needlessly? Instead of donning an out-and-out costume this year, why not pull double duty by wearing everyday pieces in a not-so-everyday manner. With Carine Roitfeld as our inspiration - spotted in leopard prints, sheer and not-so-sheer, earlier this month at Vogue Paris's 90th Anniversary Masquerade Bash - we put together a catty Halloween ensemble, which can be easily deconstructed for later wear. Also, opt out of buying a mask and treat yourself to a little cat-eye eyeliner instead!

Left to right: Anna Suit Leopard Print Fur Bolero ($645), Topshop Leopard Palm Warmers ($24), La Perla Satin Briefs ($110), Mimi Holliday by Damaris Follie Chiffon Playsuit ($130), LAMB Pounce Pumps ($325)

Models in Their Natural Habitat Part Four: Backstage at Proenza Schouler, Phillip Lim, Anna Sui, and More

fashionologie — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:23:12 PDT

>> Now that New York Fashion Week has wound to a close, one last look at the backstage hubbub - we've seen Lily Donaldson give her best glare, Liu Wen her best stare, and plenty of kissy faces. In this installment, there's Phillip Lim making a few last minute alterations, Hanne Gaby Odiele playing coy at Anna Sui, plus behind-the-scenes snaps from Proenza Schouler, Ralph Lauren, Jeremy Scott, and L'Wren Scott.

Photos: Greg Kessler

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New York Fashion Week: Anna Sui Fall 2010

coutorture — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:55:35 PST

New York 02/17/10 Getty

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New York Fashion Week: Anna Sui Spring 2010

coutorture — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:43:32 PDT

New York 09/16/09. Getty Images

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