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Proenza Schouler Pre-Fall 2012

fashionologie — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:34:41 PST

>> After a recent trek to the Himalayas, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez were inspired to model tweed jackets after mountaineering parkas, fashion button-downs out of windbreaker nylon, and give coats and dresses quilting like sleeping bags. Thus, the Proenza Schouler Pre-Fall 2012 collection - which also finishes up with a round of bustier dresses and skirts in a silk jacquard pulled from a Google Earth aerial view of mountains.

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This Week's Best Dressed

fashionologie — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:51:33 PST

>> From London to Sydney to Miami, this week's best-dressed is a colorful bunch. See who's wearing what - and where - in the slideshow.

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This Week's Best-Dressed

fashionologie — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:16:55 PST

>> A lipstick-red slip dress, floor-sweeping fringe, demure yellow lace: see who's wearing them - and where - in the slideshow.

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Catch a Peek Inside Style.com's New Magazine

fashionologie — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:45:22 PDT

>> Style.com's new magazine, Style.com/Print launches next Monday, Oct. 31. Meant to be a distillation of the Spring 2012 shows which ended earlier this month, the magazine, Eric Wilson writes, "is a surprisingly effective product, one that reads with a swiftness that is not unlike the experience of clicking through multiple screens at a time. The first 100 pages can be read in five minutes."

“We wanted to give the reader a sense of what it is like to go through the journey of the shows, from New York to London to Milan to Paris,” said Dirk Standen, the editor of Style.com.

Inside, there's a profile of Proenza Schouler in which Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough talk expansion plans: "We want to create easier everyday stuff, like jeans and a collection of more wearable shoes." Theo Wenner followed Lindsey Wixson (who appears on the magazine's cover) from her home in Wichita, KS, through the month of shows, and then back home again for a 27-page portfolio. There's a Q&A with Azzedine Alaia, Tommy Ton's street-style photos, top-10 lists of most-viewed shows on Style.com (Chanel was No. 1 with 3.5 million pageviews, followed by Louis Vuitton, Prada, Balenciaga, Dolce & Gabbana), Style.com's top 10 shows (Balenciaga came in first, followed by Lanvin, Prada, Givenchy, and Proenza Schouler). There are also lists of the most ubiquitous party people, "fashion maps of New York, London, Milan, and Paris," and "an illustrated guide to the world's fashion cliques - from Miuccia Prada to Aziz Ansari in six degrees or less."

The issue costs $14.99 on select newsstands across North America and Europe, including Kirna Zabete in New York, 10 Corso Como in Milan, and Colette in Paris, and costs $4.99 plus shipping to order online before Monday. (It will be $6.99 after.)

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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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Proenza Schouler Spring 2012

fashionologie — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:06:14 PDT

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Proenza Schouler To Launch Denim Line

fashionologie — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:04:25 PDT

>> After the cash infusion Proenza Schouler received from 20 investors - led by Theory founder Andrew Rosen - in July, it was speculated that the money would be put towards a significant expansion of the label - in the way of accessories, retail, e-commerce, or potentially denim. It sounds like the last category will be the first focus: Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, who have collaborated with J Brand on jeans in the past, plan to introduce their first denim line in December or January. They were already fitting samples last week. [On the Runway]

Shop the It-Bags of Fall 2011

Christina Perez — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:23:00 PDT

>> The bags we ogled on the Fall 2011 runways last Spring are finally starting to hit the stores, and not a moment too soon. From lady-like box bags (and there are plenty!) to hard-shelled clutches to everything in between, here's a drool-worthy round-up of some of the season's most-wanted handbags. Click through to see - and shop - them all.

At left, Lanvin Fall 2011 handbags await the runway backstage. Photo by Greg Kessler.

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Andrew Rosen, Partners Reportedly Invested $10 to $20 Million in Proenza Schouler

fashionologie — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:34:05 PDT

>> Theory founder Andrew Rosen led a group of 20 investors in a deal that was finalized Friday, giving them ownership of a stake in Proenza Schouler. WWD reports that the group invested between $10 and $20 million in exchange for a minority stake equal to that held by Proenza Schouler's management. By comparison, Permira bought a 45 percent stake in the label - which it no longer holds - in 2007, for $3.7 million.

Apparently little of the new cash will be going straight to Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez; they are said to have passed up opportunities for a bigger payday in order to maintain more control over the label.

So where is the money going? It's speculated that before the designers venture into new tiers - like, say, a diffusion line - they'll focus more on accessories, retail, e-commerce, and potentially denim (they have collaborated with J Brand in the past). Earlier this year, Proenza Schouler CEO Shirley Cook also suggested that they've been considering a fragrance launch.

Proenza Schouler Stake Officially Sold To Theory Founder Andrew Rosen

fashionologie — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:46:03 PDT

>> As suggested, after more than a year of negotiations, Permira has finalized the sale of its stake in Proenza Schouler to a group of investors that include Theory founder Andrew Rosen and John Howard.

According to a statement from Proenza Schouler, the new partnership is a "recapitalization" of the label and will allow it "to enter a new phase of development.” Valentino Fashion Group (which is owned by Permira and bought the 45 percent stake in Proenza Schouler in 2007 for $3.7 million) will keep a minority share in the new partnership.

“We are thankful to VFG for giving us a start, and allowing us to get where we are today,” Jack McCollough, Lazaro Hernandez, and Proenza Schouler CEO Shirley Cook said in a joint statement. “There’s so much we’d like to accomplish and have found the perfect complement in John and Andrew to help us realize our dreams.”

Rosen and Howard, meanwhile, jointly commented: “When we look at the current state of American fashion, we see the next generation focused in the advanced contemporary space. We believe that the Proenza business is the future of American luxury, and uniquely poised to compete in a global marketplace, which is currently dominated by European designers. In infusing this brand with our resources and experience, we will position this business to achieve its full potential."

This is a personal investment for Rosen, who also hold similar investments in Alice + Olivia, Gryphon, and Rag & Bone.