Best Dressed: London Fashion Week” y 11 mas |
- Best Dressed: London Fashion Week
- Street Style: Barbara in Zara & Tse
- JW Anderson: From Workroom to Runway
- London Fashion Week Spring 2011: The Ten Best Collections
- Recession Be Damned, Julie Haus Opens Her First Brick-and-Mortar Store
- Fashion News Roundup: A Gucci Robbery, Kate Moss Speaks, and Jill Sander Streams S/S 2011.
- Are Lindsay Lohan’s Breast Implants the Reason For Her Drug Problems?
- Issa’s Grand Finale
- Henrik Vibskov’s Spring/Summer 2011 Collections Was Inspired by “Lifeboats, Mushrooms, Genitals Etc.,”
- Meadham Kirchhoff Made Us a Bit Uncomfortable…Maybe?
- Marios Schwab Returns to His Roots For Spring 2011
- Clements Ribeiro’s Refreshing Prints
| Best Dressed: London Fashion Week Posted: 23 Sep 2010 02:00 PM PDT
We love Alexa Chung’ preppy-chic loafers and fitted blazer. We’re also absolutely smitten over Charlotte Dellal’s Charlotte Olympia banana clutch. Julia Johansen went wild in her colorful zebra print while at a Mulberry dinner. And both Cat Deeley and Caroline Sieber look stunning while arriving to the Burberry show.
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| Street Style: Barbara in Zara & Tse Posted: 23 Sep 2010 01:00 PM PDT
Occupation: Model Agency: IMG Who are your pants by? Tse. And your shoes? They are from Zara.     
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| JW Anderson: From Workroom to Runway Posted: 23 Sep 2010 12:00 PM PDT On Tuesday I got a sneak peek into Jonathan Anderson‘s Shorditch workroom, where he was putting the final touches on his Spring 2011 collection, which he showed at the BFC tents on Wednesday. I’ve put together a little photo essay of what I saw, plus the final results.
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| London Fashion Week Spring 2011: The Ten Best Collections Posted: 23 Sep 2010 11:30 AM PDT
Additionally, I must send out a big thanks to Swarvoski, not only because they sponsored my trip to the UK, but also because they underwrote almost all of the very best shows at LFW. If not for them, some of these collection mightn’t have happened.
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| Recession Be Damned, Julie Haus Opens Her First Brick-and-Mortar Store Posted: 23 Sep 2010 11:00 AM PDT
Texas native Haus-Alkire, who designs her eponymous line, Julie Haus, as well as a diffusion line, J/J by Julie Haus, is taking her early sale as a good sign. “It feels like people are buying,” says Haus-Alkire, “at least key investment pieces.” She gives a lot of credit to the location. “This area is shifting,” says Haus. “Three years ago, SoHo was still all about big brand stores and now with Isabel Marant down the street, VPL moving in, and Alexander Wang, I just feel lucky to have that walk-by traffic.” Of course, her fall collection–drapey tops and dresses and cropped blazers with thick braided knit details–should drive traffic as well. The best part about finally opening up a brick-and-mortar store is that it functions like a think tank, Haus-Alkire says. “We’ve always had that disconnect before because the line was going straight to wholesale and we’d get notes back from the buyers [but couldn't do anything about it]. With the store we can really test out what we’re making and see how customers react before we produce.”
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| Fashion News Roundup: A Gucci Robbery, Kate Moss Speaks, and Jill Sander Streams S/S 2011. Posted: 23 Sep 2010 10:45 AM PDT
Jil Sander Spring Summer 2011 Show: Jil Sander will be streaming their Spring Summer 2011 women’s show live from Milan Fashion Week on September 25. The live stream will give a “front row” view of the new women’s ready to wear, and shoes and bags collection. {Jil Sander} Kate Moss Gives An Interview: T5M recently interviewed Kate Moss during London Fashion Week. They spoke about her new collaboration with Longchamp, divas, and how “good friends” keep her sane. {Jezebel} Valerie Campbell Is A Proud Mom: Last night Naomi Campbell hosted a party commemorating her 25 years in the modeling industry. Her mother, Valerie, says she’s very proud of her daughter despite some mishaps she’s had along the way. {Vogue UK} Religious Controversy on ANTM: Esther Petrack–an Israeli-born model and contestant on America’s Next Top Model–has decided to shun Sabbath laws in order to compete in the competition. ANTM‘s scheduling apparently does not leave room for the Sabbath, as Saturday’s are almost always spent doing something for the show. This has caused much controversy in the Modern Orthodox community. {Black Book Mag}
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| Are Lindsay Lohan’s Breast Implants the Reason For Her Drug Problems? Posted: 23 Sep 2010 10:23 AM PDT
Could Kate Hudson be next?!
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| Posted: 23 Sep 2010 10:00 AM PDT
With most in the crowd skipping the menswear to make way for Milan (or, you know, get some sleep), the Issa show definitely had a last dance atmosphere. The party feeling was further enhanced by some familiar faces in the front row: Lily Allen and sister Sarah Owen, partners in a new vintage fashion venture; Poppy Delevigne, and the ubiquitous Amber Rose all turned up. The clothes? They were pretty much what you’d expect from the figure-friendly designer’s Indian Summer theme. The predominantly silk jersey looks featured sari-style asymmetric tops and plenty of dhoti draping at the hip, in rich fuchsias, purples, royal blues and mustards. In keeping with what we’ve seen from New York, the midi-length dresses — particularly one duck egg blue number with a sweetheart top — looked freshest of all Vivid lace dresses, however, seemed wan compared to a certain other London designer’s work with the material. And we understand that it’s important to do SOMETHING with all that leftover jersey, but turbans? Really? These are dresses to wear to a summer wedding, nothing weightier or more thought-provoking. But isn’t pure pretty what you want at the end of a long night of dancing?                            
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| Posted: 23 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT
And when the models walked the runway, they were kitted out in post-apocalypse gear: They wore padded headbands with chin straps and small black goggles (I’m ashamed to admit I’m pretty sure they were tanning goggles), necessary for protecting ones eyes from that post-apocalyptic nuclear haze. Braces, kind of like the ones Forrest Gump wore when he was little, enveloped the models’ shoes. Vibskov’s show felt more like a happening or an art installation than a typical runway show, which is par for the course from the multi-talented artist, musician, and designer from Denmark. “The general vibe is dark, but with a built in optimism that lies in the micro-organic life and the efforts to reestablish what has been broken,” Vibskov’s line sheet read. “The people dressed for this occasion is [sic] strong but humble…to complete the protection and optimise [sic] the strength, we encase these people with emergency flutes, a jar, rope and binoculars amongst others.” Strange? Totally. Fun to watch? Definitely.
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| Meadham Kirchhoff Made Us a Bit Uncomfortable…Maybe? Posted: 23 Sep 2010 08:30 AM PDT
But it wasn’t at all sweet. Styling that saw red velvet ribbons take on garotte associations and angry, heavy makeup seemed sadistic. The low, glittery sandals–which may as well have had velcro and My Little Pony appliques, they were so juvenile–invited JonBenét associations. In the end, the color and craftsmanship won me over. Still, I think it’ll take seeing these zombie child bride/rebellious former pageant queen clothes worn more naturally to overcome my response to the provocative styling. What’s your view?                     
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| Marios Schwab Returns to His Roots For Spring 2011 Posted: 23 Sep 2010 08:00 AM PDT
LONDON–From the moment the first model came out onto the wooden floor of the theater wearing a light turquoise silk bustier slip dress, followed by a model in a black stretch corseted silk crepe dress with sheer panels outlining its boning, it was clear that Marios Schwab has returned to the tight body hugging silhouette of his first collections. (The label launched in 2006.) Bruce Springsteen’s "I’m On Fire" and Nirvana’s "Come As You Are" blasted over the loudspeakers, virtually announcing the fierce rebel spirit of these girls in lingerie dresses dabbed with lacework. Tattoo patterns were printed onto the green and pale pink silks and jerseys. There was a sense that while these looks were youthful and geared towards a younger generation of women who want sexy clothes, the show lacked the depth of Mr. Schwab's creative talents. “I would say this collection is less about body concious shapes and more about fluidity and the drape of cloth on the body to accentuate key areas of interest on the body. Combining the feminine slip dresses with leather pieces which have a tougher, harder edge," Mr. Schwab said after his show. "The women I had in mind when creating this collection are a generation of women who have multi-faceted personalities shaped by contemporary culture and the “Designed to bring the mystery of the female body to the surface,” the show’s centerpiece was a variation of the lingerie slip dress whether worn as a top with a slit and torn effect with white print pants or as a corset worn with black leather pants and black leather boots. Remember that Mr.Schwab’s father was an engineer at a bra factory and he had studied sewing in Salzburg when he was young. He added his own design elements to make each simple dresses more individualistic. Witness, for example, a lightly draped long silk dress in green with a cut-out at the center of the chest, or a tan leather dress with black leather upside down triangles below the nipples. While this collection presented less of an experimentation in design than say his pleated and draped dresses from last spring, this time Mr. Schwab went sexy. His women are now aggressive, with their dark eye makeup and wet hair. Inspired by the movie Transylvania–a smorgasbord of Goth, tattoos, biker, grunge and of course romantic mysticism. Surely, the collection has greater commercial appeal than many of his designs in the past. These dresses would allow any store to easily make its planned margins next season. But now that he has a chance to delve into more commercial clothes with his work for Halston, where he presented a capsule collection in New York less than two weeks ago, Mr. Schwab should reserve his London show to dazzle his audience with an imaginative collection utilizing his superb command of technical skills. He needs to bring back a bit of fearlessness and risk. That’s what makes the London shows special.                 
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| Clements Ribeiro’s Refreshing Prints Posted: 23 Sep 2010 07:30 AM PDT
From that beautiful beginning came a parade of palette-cleansing clothes, a fashion sorbet of ladylike dresses in gorgeous original prints. First down the catwalk was a purple and green hydrangea-print shift, followed by a shirt with boughs of jasmine in white on a red background. This same print in a skirt looked perfect when paired with a fine gauge Breton-striped sweater. Best of all, though, was a nipped-waist v-neck dress with browns, peaches, aubergines and lemon curd tones applied to those same hydrangeas, prompting instant covetousness and some magical budgetary thinking on my part. When the print disappeared, ensembles briefly veered into less interesting territory. An off-the-shoulder navy blue embossed silk dress with an obi waist tie and wide sleeves would have been stronger without the large paillette flowers (sequins fell off of other heavily embellished garments). But a navy cardigan the same length as a short lace dress in the same color read as flirty and young. At the end, the crowd exited The Old Dairy smiling. These are easy-wearing silk shifts and shirtdresses that won't date, well-suited to the socialite circuit and special occasions. All of this, by the way, progressed against my favorite soundtrack of the week: a slow, breathy rendition of "Hey, Big Spender." Are you listening, buyers?         
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London Spring 2011 was hands down my favorite fashion week ever. Shocked, are you? Once you feel the energy, see the masterful technique, and find yourself wide-eyed by the innovation, you’ll understand where I’m coming from. Here are my ten favorites.
A few days ago Julie Haus-Alkire opened the doors of her first brick-and-mortar store on 458 Broome St. (between Greene and Mercer Sts.). Just 45 minutes later, she had sold over $1,000 worth of merchandise.
The store is meant to be like an art-gallery-cum-living room. The decor changes seasonally to reflect Haus’s inspiration. So if you stop by today, you’ll see horse head prints and a screening of a making-of doc on the London production of “War Horse,” Haus’s inspiration for fall. The store also houses antiques from Haus’s own collection (that she can no longer squeeze into her own apartment), in an effort to make the 1400 square foot space feel like someone’s living room.
It’s debatable whether or not 
LONDON–As the lights went down at 
MILAN–Before the models started walking, it was clear Henrik Vibskov’s Spring/Summer 2011 collection was set in a kind of post-apocalyptic world. Eerie music piped through the cavernous studio space and oversized orange looms expanded and contracted throughout the runway. Wooden orange structures that looked like pears topped with racing flags were stacked like tepees in corners of the room.
I’m still not sure what to think of 
Fashionista contributor Long Nguyen is the co-founder/style director of 
LONDON–Through a scrim we could see the models for Clements Ribeiro's Spring 2011 show assembling–an array of reedy girls in shifts and A4 paper hats. We knew it was time to begin when the lights dimmed and a spotlight threw models' silhouettes onto the thin muslin screen, creating what was surely one of the week's most quietly lovely images.
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