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Proenza Schouler Go Urban Scuba for Spring 2010

fashionologie — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:54:07 -0700

>> Of all the shows this week, Jack McCollough's and Lazaro Hernandez's Proenza Schouler presentation had the most excitement and energy about it; Joe Zee agreed, calling it "one of the best this week." We didn't know it at the time, but a piece from the collection actually debuted on Dasha Zhukova during the POP dinner last Friday.

Tonight, the lights above flickered back and forth on the bottom floor of Milk Studios, and with three Trainas in the front row - Victoria, Vanessa, and Samantha - we got to see the full urban scuba collection, which seemed to be a continuation of their Tahiti-inspired resort 2010 collection. Neon printed minidresses mirrored the backs of tropical fish, cateye sunglasses had lifeguard-style reflective lenses, neon tops resembled long sleeve Under Armor, and tinsel and feathers fringed dresses. One girl sported beachy green-tinged hair, another purple. And of course the boys, known for their knack with accessories, didn't disappoint with rainbow-linked minibags and strappy toggle wedges.

Afterward, they told Fashion TV's Jeanne Baker they wanted to indulge in color this season, and edited out about half their potential looks from the show to leave people wanting more.

Alexander Wang Takes His Spring 2010 After Party to a Gas Station

fashionologie — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:09:29 -0700

>> Alexander Wang may have changed up his collection's look for Spring 2010, but he's not about to lose his street cred. He partnered with Katie Grand and LOVE, rented out a Mobil gas station last night, and brought a crowd - which included Trish Goff, Daphne Guinness, L'Wren Scott, Erin Wasson, Vanessa Traina, plus fellow designers Esteban Cortazar and Gareth Pugh.

Despite the fact that the station's gas tanks were drained yesterday afternoon and the venue drenched with nonflammable suds, cigarettes were verboten; nicotine-dependent guests were constantly reminded with "Please stop smoking!" announcements. To take their minds off those forbidden cigarette, there were performances by both Courtney Love, who told the audience she received (ironically) a carton of cigarettes and a pair of shoes to play, and Santigold; plus guests had a free run of anything in the station's convenience store: Bee Shaffer took advantage of the candy aisle.

Alexander, for his part, seemed to be enjoying himself - he chatted up Lily Donaldson and Frankie Rayder, got down with Hanne Gaby Odiele (below), and jumped onstage and into Courtney Love's arms during her performance.

fashionologie — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:10:18 -0700

>> Chanel Names Five It-Girls As Ambassadors -Christian Dior named it-girl Harley Viera-Newton a house DJ for Dior Beauty last August, and it was only a matter of time before another brand caught on to the concept. On Tuesday, Chanel announced five it-girls, perhaps in a nod to Coco's favorite number - Jen Brill, Poppy Delevigne, Vanessa Traina, Leigh Lezark, and Caroline Sieber - as part of their new beauty ambassador program. The latter two are often spotted wearing Chanel, anyway. [Style File]

Keegan Singh Works Menswear-Clad Vanessa Traina for Dossier

fashionologie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:29:10 -0700

>> The third issue of Dossier with Lou Doillon on the cover doesn't launch until April 12 - launch party tomorrow night - but in the meantime, co-founder Skye Parrott passed along a peek at the innards: an editorial featuring Vanessa Traina in "the best menswear of the season," photographed by Paul Maffi and styled by Keegan Singh, who was just named one of Paper's Beautiful People for 2009 along with Kate Lanphear (who also styled for this issue of Dossier) - apparently they would only consent to do Paper as a duo, featured in the same picture.

The Dossier spread features Eddie Borgo jewelry, which seems to be a trend in Singh-styled editorials - and no wonder, since they live together - Borgo is his boyfriend. Other contents to look forward to within the upcoming Dossier: jewelry designer Pamela Love takes a turn as editorial stylist, and Valentine Fillol-Cordier interviews Charles Anastase.

Jack and Laz Show Off Their New Proenza Bags

fashionologie — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:02:33 -0800

>> Along with their first full-blown shoe collection for Spring 2009, the boys at Proenza Schouler have their hands full with a new handbag line. They waited until they felt like they had something to say, according to Jack Hernandez, and they wanted "a bag that feels familiar but is completely different" and "would transcend seasons." Along with a good view of the upcoming offerings, Jack talks about their "secret bag" - "they're called the PS-1. No one has them yet, we just gave them to friends." An it bag in the making? It's possible, since Vanessa Traina already has one . . .

New, New York, Talent: Joseph Altuzarra

fashionologie — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:49:38 -0700

>> He showed for the first time ever at New York Fashion Week - by appointment only - and already he's getting major buzz.

As Mickey Boardman at Paper put it, "The name all those in-the-know were dropping was Joseph Altuzarra. French Vogue . . . told Paper that Altuzarra, who worked previously at Proenza Schouler and Givenchy, is the one [to] watch from New York Fashion Week." Stores are vying for exclusives on his first collection - and he's got a lookbook model in Vanessa Traina, who chipped in her two cents: "The right magazines came to see his stuff, the right stores want to buy it-which means, personally, it’s been a pretty good week for the guy." And Julia Restoin-Roitfeld already wore one of his dresses to the Calvin Klein 40th Anniversary party last week.

But the part that really sticks with me is Vanessa Traina being in the lookbook - seems like Joseph is just where Alexander Wang was a couple of years ago, when he was just starting out and had Vanessa modeling in his lookbook.
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fashionologie — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:16:16 -0700

>> INSIDER WIRE —My interest was piqued yesterday when Vanessa Traina showed up among Elite's show packages: Would she walk the New York runways, rather than just spectate like she has in the past? Her agent says it's still unconfirmed, but if the right designer comes along, she's definitely into the idea. [Style File]

Vanessa Traina and Harley Viera-Newton, Coming to a Runway Near You?

fashionologie — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:18:25 -0700

»Vanessa Traina and Harley Viera-Newton have Elite+ show cards going out for Spring 2009 [Of the Minute]

»Paul Starr, makeup artist to Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Dolce & Gabbana, mysteriously passed away Tuesday [BellaSugar]

»Coco Rocha acts out for Barneys Fall catalog [The Cut]

»Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann has a new cause [FWD]

»Lakshmi Menon has some upcoming work in Vogue Paris [Models.com]

»Spring 2009 show packages galore: Supreme, Muse, Ford, Elite [Of the Minute]

Working for Rachel Comey Means Lobster Dinners and Carnival Rides

fashionologie — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:08:49 -0700

»Rachel Comey schleps her team out to Long Island house to work on her Spring 2009 collection (peeks involved!) [Refinery29]

»Vanessa Traina and Vladimir Restoin-Roitfeld are co-hosting a Boucheron gala during New York Fashion Week [FWD]

»Kate Moss's Fall 2008 Topshop collection is dropping September 9 [Topshop]

»Hana Soukupova is hosting a Victoria's Secret preview at her Sag Harbor home this weekend [FWD]

»Net-a-Porter has started stocking Halston [Fashionista]

»Alessandro Nivola has been cast to play Boy Capel opposite Audrey Tautou in Coco avant Chanel [Vogue UK]

»Sean Avery's fledgling styling business is kaput now that he's moving to Dallas [Style File]

»Which Olympian should replace Roger Federer on Anna Wintour's arm? [The Cut]

»Alice Burdeu got banged [TFS]

Gareth Pugh for Topshop: The Collection That Could Have Been, But Won't Be

fashionologie — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:33:13 -0700

»Gareth Pugh was asked to do a range for Topshop, but turned it down because he "hate[s] the idea of being in Grazia" [Dazed Digital]

»Roberto Cavalli compares models to "pieces of wood" [The Cut]

»Vanessa Traina appears out and about in Balmain boots with Nicole Richie [PopSugar]

»Karl Lagerfeld, dressed in white with blue striped bib, and Amanda Harlech, spotted in Saint Tropez [Jezebel]

»Did Ralph Lauren's Olympic opening ceremony uniforms embarrass America? [Gawker]

»A recent Bill Blass alum is about to go solo [Style File]

»Anna Selezneva is the Spring 2009 girl to watch [TI]

»Charlotte Ronson, re-imagined as Eli Cash from The Royal Tenenbaums [FabSugar]

»Rodarte among finalists for prestigious Swiss Textiles Award [FWD]

»According to Richie Rich, Heatherette is just taking a breather [The Cut]
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