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March 12: Wunderkind, Paul & Joe
and Hermès Fall 2009
By Leah Rumack
What day is it? Which show am I at? What’s my name? I’ve started to slip into the delusional state that is called “almost the end of fashion week”, where it all becomes a blur of coltish legs and directional hair...
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March 11: Chanel Fall 2009,
plus Barbie and Goyard
By Leah Rumack
It really isn’t Paris fashion week proper until the Chanel show...
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March 10: Stella McCartney, Giambattista Valli, Viktor & Rolf and Yves Saint Laurent Fall 2009
By Leah Rumack
“God, who are they photographing?” I keep asking, as the crowd of shooters seems rooted to the spot over some unfortunate soul in the front row at Stella McCartney...
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March 9: Andrew Gn, Emanuel Ungaro, Dries Van Noten and Givenchy Fall 2009
By Leah Rumack
I suppose there could be worse jobs in the world than to have to start your day with a tour through the über-chic Roger Vivier showroom to get a sneak peek at fall’s treats.
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March 8: Sophia Kokosalaki, Jean Paul Gaultier
and Roger Vivier Fall 2009
By Leah Rumack
I suppose there could be worse jobs in the world than to have to start your day with a tour through the über-chic Roger Vivier showroom to get a sneak peek at fall’s treats...
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March 7: Lanvin, Yohji Yamamoto, Issey Miyake
and Pierre Hardy Fall 2009
By Leah Rumack
Day two starts not with a bang, but with a “meh” at the Issey Miyake show. Designer Dai Fujiwara collaborated with karate masters to develop flexible fabrics for his latest offerings and the “katas” that the rent-a-karate-masters performed almost stole the show...
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March 6: Nina Ricci Fall 2009
and a model-exec scandal
By Leah Rumack
Now, really—was it sporting of the French police to pick fashion week as the time to start their crackdown on drug use in the Paris fashion and nightclub scene?
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