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New York: Alexander Wang’s deconstructed banker
Alexander Wang was definitely the hot ticket yesterday, and he did not disappoint with his very grown-up take on Fall 2010. Grey wool morning jackets, charcoal pinstripe mini-dresses with lace detail, long sleeved cropped sweaters with neck cuffs, velvet apron dresses and one scene-stealing black leather zip away trench coat. The colour du jour? Black, but with dabs of mustard and emerald thrown into the mix. We can’t forget to mention the accessories–wool backpacks with long trailing ribbons, velvet sunglasses from his collaboration with Linda Farrow and black leather bandage boots–as they perfectly compliment Wang’s tough yet polished world.
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Fashion news: Jason Wu sunglasses, American Apparel wants you(r bum) and Alexander Wang’s poster campaign
Photography by Peter Stigter
Jason Wu is launching a sunglasses collection to be sold exclusively at Modo, a high-end eye wear store in New York. [Refinery29]
Versace’s reorganization plan for the company has been approved, including giving the pink slip to 25% of its workforce starting in March and ending in June. The company hopes to be back on its feet and and profitable by 2011. [Vogue UK] Read the rest of this entry »
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Fashion news: Nicholas Kirkwood for Liberty, Modern Amusement shutters and Ciara booed at Givenchy
A 50th anniversary is reason to celebrate, and that is just what Nicholas Kirkwood is doing. In honour of the UK-based store Liberty of London’s Carnaby Street location, the brand is using two of their best-known floral prints-the Bounty and the Santa Maria-and covering a pair of their signature heels with the prints. Fingers crossed these styles make their way across the pond. [Fashionista]
Recent attempts made by the trendy label Modern Amusement, including the departure of it’s CEO and company-wide layoffs, weren’t enough to save the brand. The company known best for it’s crow logo has has shut down operations, leaving boutiques and department stores without their spring shipments. [WWD] Read the rest of this entry »
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Fashion news: Sophie Théallet wins CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund award
Chanel Iman and Sophie Théallet. Photo via WWD.
Sophie Théallet was awarded the sixth annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund grand prize of $200,000 and a year-long mentorship at last night’s awards dinner. Keynote speaker Alber Elbaz was introduced by Nicole Kidman and said of success: “It’s like a bottle of perfume. You smell it, you don’t sniff it or drink it.” With the career boost that last year’s winner Alexander Wang received, things are looking good for Théallet’s future. Read the rest of this entry »
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Fashion news: Wang wins award, Daphne Guinness dons McQueen alien shoes and more
Photography by Peter Stigter
Alexander Wang was presented with the Swiss Textile Award and a $147,000 grand prize last night. Last year’s winner, the Rodarte sisters, presented the award while commenting on the significant difference it made for their business in the past year. Among the runners-up were Erdem and Thakoon. [The Cut]
Heiress and fashionista Daphne Guinness snagged a pair of Alexander McQueen alien shoes. The shoes were in fact a pair featured on the runway, making Guinness the first of the “real people” to wear the shoes in real life. [Fashionista] Read the rest of this entry »
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1930s designers predicted jumpsuits, iPhones and Alexander Wang
Our favourite source of circa 1930s news, Pathetone Weekly: The Spice of Variety, presents a look at what American designers thought fashion would look like in the aughts. Some of the details are alarmingly accurate. Let’s examine: Read the rest of this entry »
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NYFW news: Pigskin at Alexander Wang, Tim Gunn speaks out on LiLo, we are jealous of Tavi, and more
Are you ready for some football? Alexander Wang mixed sweatshirt fleece and caramel leather for a pigskin-inspired spring collection.
Jason Wu went crazy with pattern and colour, but the show somehow still seemed refined. Cathy Horyn thought it was all a bit precious. [Style.com, NYTimes]
A video “prequel” to Gareth Pugh’s Spring 2010 collection, which reveals the line’s inspiration, debuted last night on showstudio.com. It’s suitably bizarre. [Showstudio] Read the rest of this entry »
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Video: Coco Rocha’s life is pretty damn glamourous
We always suspected that being a model essentially entailed montages of swinging around guitars and shopping bags and running down hallways barefoot in an evening gown, and Coco Rocha has confirmed our suspicions. Rocha has conceived a bit of fun self-promotion for Modelina.com, set to JET’s “She’s a Genius.” It’s basically a fantasy day in the life of a Rocha, created to promote Fashion’s Night Out.
Check out the photo’s below from FNO: Rocha, Alexander Wang, Sessilee Lopez, Raquel Zimmermann et al. rock out on inflatable air guitars. Read the rest of this entry »
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