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VPL by Victoria Bartlett Fall 2012

Melody Nazarian — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:06:57 PST

>> VPL's sporty aesthetic remains in tact for Fall 2012. Designer Victoria Bartlett sent her signature innerwear-as-outerwear aesthetic down the catwalk, but this season's offering was updated with extreme draping, heavy asymmetry, chunky knits, and earthy tones. Yellow and a few printed pieces were also in the mix, providing contrast to all the sportiness. Fall's pieces - some wearable, others better left to the models - are for the girl who doesn't mind showing off her figure.

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VPL Spring 2012

fashionologie — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 13:54:10 PDT

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London, New York Designers Take Show to Paris in Hope of More Sales

fashionologie — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:22:53 PST

>> Budget cuts brought fewer European retailers to New York Fashion Week and fewer US retailers to London Fashion Week - Julie Gilhart of Barneys, for one - so instead, designers are meeting them at the one Fashion Week they all can't miss: Paris.

Those from New York heading across the seas to meet with potential buyers and hopefully secure sales are Brian Reyes, Alexander Wang, and Victoria Bartlett of VPL, who are all sharing a space, plus Elise Overland, Jason Wu, Erin Fetherston, and Justin Giunta of Subversive Jewelry. Diane von Furstenberg and Philip Crangi have already been spotted together at Tuileries, but The Ritz Paris is said to be the unofficial headquarters of retailer-designer-meet-and-greet activity.

The British Fashion Council is also investing itself in a trip to Paris - starting Friday, designers such as House of Holland, Osman Yousefzada, Felder Felder and Louise Gray will reside at the JTM Gallery on Rue de Richelieu, where international fashion press and buyers will have a second chance to peruse the collections; the hope, of course, is to increase investment in London designers.
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Lizzie Fortunato Jewels for VPL Fall 2009

fashionologie — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:01:13 PST

>> Victoria Bartlett, who has dubbed the Fall 2009 collection for her sportswear-cum-undergarment line VPL "Exquisite Corpse," is keeping a collaboration from last season very much alive. Joining the ever-growing list of jewelry partnerships this season, Bartlett tapped arts-and-crafts-style specialist Lizzie Fortunato Jewels for a second round, resulting in an assortment of blocky, geometric pieces, banded bangles, and fabric ornaments to go with her "shifted Picasso women" theme.

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VPL Spring 2009

coutorture — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:07:36 PDT

Victoria Barlett continues to evolve her innerwear as outerwear aesthetic in her Spring 2009 collection, while still heavily utilitarian this collection has a touch more fun than seasons past even as it retains traditional comfort.

Amber Valletta and Fam Go Grocery Shopping, Vogue-Style

fashionologie — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:41:33 PDT

»Amber Valletta, her son and husband get LOLVogued [Jezebel]

»This morning's Barneys warehouse sale: Not as crazy or marked-down as in the past [Racked]

»Mary-Kate Olsen is obsessed with Diane von Furstenberg [Page Six Magazine]

»Sean Avery's Gap ad overlooks Vogue headquarters [Fashionista]

»Victoria Bartlett commissioned Lizzie Fortunato jewelry for her Spring 2009 VPL collection [The Pipeline]

»Cato Van Ee shot a commercial for D&G with Mario Testino last week [Dazed Digital]

»A "loose size 2" seems to be the modeling size of choice right now [The Cut]

Victoria Bartlett Creates Latex Trench Coats and Skin Suits For VPL’s Fall 2011 Collection

fashionologie — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:09:04 PST

>> Victoria Bartlett found inspiration inside the body, deep down to the umbilical cords, for her VPL Fall 2011 collection, which ebbed and flowed between draped silhouettes and more sculptural pieces. Inspired by artists Piero Manzoni and Joseph Beuys for their multi-textural sculptures, Bartlett created languid one-shoulder jersey dresses, leather tops, latex trench coats, textured jackets, angular boiled wool skirts, along with nylon accordion-pleated pieces inspired by Dustin Yellin to replicate her idea of hard and soft, or what she calls “stretch and fold.” The designer also experimented with warmer hues like deer, wood, iron oxide, gold, and orange, counteracted with cooler options such as aluminum and steel. Bartlett’s undergarments, some almost completely see-through, were another success garnering major applause from onlookers in the stands.

On the accessories front, Bartlett once again collaborated with LD Tuttle for footwear, this time creating a range of tucked and folded platform boots. Orly Genger by Jaclyn Mayer designed the chain and latex belts and wrapped necklaces to mimic umbilical cords, and Brian Crumley created the chunky latex cuffs.

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