>> INSIDER WIRE —Speaking of awards, Rodarte won double honors — 100,000 euros for the Swiss Textiles Award, the first American designers to ever do so — last night. The prize, which Laura and Kate Mulleavy snatched over fellow nominees Richard Nicoll, Louise Goldin, and Jean-Pierre Braganza, is to be used to fund international development of the brand. Last year's winner was Marios Schwab. [Style File, WWD]
Louise Goldin
Louise Goldin Looks to the Future for Spring 2009
>> It's easy to put together a sheer skirt or two — but when you knit them, it's a whole different story. For her third runway collection, that's just what Louise Goldin did — she knits everything, even high-tech yarns like monofilaments and fiber optics. With that techie inclination in mind, it's no surprise that her Spring 2009 collection veered to the futuristic and was the result of hours spent in scientific libraries.
For the full collection, go here.
*image: source
Magazine Has a Elle of a Time Shooting in Egypt
»Fashion is fun! During a shoot in Egypt for the September issue of Elle, the crew ate parasite-laced baba ghanoush and had to argue with the Cairo airport staff for 2 days before they could have their 14 trunks of clothing to photograph [Elle Tell All]
»Vivienne Westwood was not impressed by the Sex and the City movie [Fashionista]
»Tom Ford may be returning to womenswear . . . in two or three years [The Cut]
»Diane von Furstenberg speaks fluent Italian "thanks to [her] Italian husband and boyfriends" [WWD Blog]
»Topshop will be sponsoring the runway shows for Louise Goldin, Danielle Scutt, MeadhamKirchhoff, House of Holland, and Peter Pilotto at London Fashion Week this Fall [FWD]
»Lauren Santo Domingo, she speaks! (So do Bonnie Morrison, Lawren Howell, and Kathryn Neale Shaffer) [Style.com]


