From the invasion of the supermodels at Alexander Wang, to partying with Barbie, the ten best moments from New York fashion week.
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New York fashion week was a whirlwind. The trends, the celeb sightings, the parties. With so much ground to cover a look at my favorite moments from the week.
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Instead of doing a rundown of every show that I liked, every shoe that I am lusting after and every celeb I had a run in with, I thought I would share some of my favorite moments from New York fashion week.
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Monique Lhuillier was clearly having a garden party moment. With colors like red, green and rose floral prints it was a fantasy collection. The evening wear in the show was all about the drama. I would just love to spend a day lounging about in one her gowns, wouldn’t you?
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Alice & Olivia always has a fun party vibe at its presentations and the latest show was no exception. I arrived to the event space to find a long line because the doors had not yet opened. And who was behind me, none other than blogger dujour Tavi Gevinson. Come to find out she had styled the band and the dj for the presentation, and while she may have taken on celebrity like proportions in fashion lately she has yet to develop any diva-tude which was quite refreshing. I loved the show, which had a fun 1970s style, but wasn’t as literal as Marc Jacobs’ interpretation of the trend. And I love going to shows where I can afford everything, and fully intend on buying the leopard feather skirt.
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You have to give it to Michelle Obama–she has an amazing sense of rising fashion stars. One of her favorites of the moment is Sophie Theallet, a French born designer who was Azzedine Alaia’s right hand for over a decade. Her spring 2011 collection could not have been more beautiful–my only complaint about it was the space that Theallet showed in, Lincoln Center’s presentation space. Theallet showed a hybrid of a presentation and runway show and it didn’t do the collection justice–I wanted to get up close. I loved the Spanish influences in the show and that Theallet ended with her interpretation of a wedding dress (does she have couture aspirations perhaps?)
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Walking into Marchesa’s presentations is always a game–what stars are going to end up in what dresses? Sandra Bullock won the academy award in a one shoulder Marchesa gown earlier this year, and the list of celebrities that wear Marchesa for major red carpet moments goes on and on. The photos speak for themselves–tulle, beading, corsets, feathers, handpainting–each Marchesa piece for spring 2011 has a couture like feeling and is all about drama.
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Powerful. Sensual. Mysterious. Sexy. Independent. Lovable. Yes, I am talking about you, and me, and Sarah Jessica Parker (creative director of the less expensive Halston Heritage line)–but most importantly I am talking about the Halston spring 2011 collection. Marios Schwab, Halston’s current designer, describes his latest collection as “Evocative, provocative, and sensual,” and smack, those feelings slapped me in face when I pushed past the hurdles of fabulous people in the narrow foyer of an intimate Chelsea Gallery into the presentation.
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Oh Mr. Badgley and Mr. Mischka, why do you seem scatter-brained? Are thoughts of spring pollen fogging up your design process?
This New York fashion week the label Badgley Mischka (designed by business and romantic partners Mark Badgley and James Mischka) was all about florals but unfortunately not as innovative and inspiring as I had hoped and expected. Yes every gown had lines and contours that would make most women coo, but that has come to be a given for the line. Aside from a few moments where beautiful embroidery reigned, the collection was one big yawn and sometimes even confusing. One moment I thought the collection had a 1970s inspiration, another moment I was convinced it was exploring the 1920s era with georgette dresses fit for a Gatsby gala, and then a minimalist modern look would come down the runway and prove me wrong again.
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Oscar de la Renta was my final show of New York fashion week. I headed backstage before the show to chat with Revlon’s Gucci Westman about the makeup–a green smoky eye paired with a neutral lip. Westman wanted to added a youthfulness to the ladylike collection–give a modern spin to Grace Kelly. The collection itself was clearly inspired by Kelly’s iconic 1950s style. Karlie Kloss, who is currently starring in Oscar de la Renta’s ad campaign opened up the show carrying an ostrich bag full of flowers. The show progressed into adorable printed sheath dresses, and then a range of dresses fit for a 1950s debutant–a navy gazar embroidered with black organza and a white swansdown tutu with a black faille bodice. The evening gowns, cut at the ankle to reveal just a peak of the shoe felt like a wonderful throwback to a bygone era. The triumph of the collection–a celadon silk faille with the pink carnation appliqués and matching bolero worn by Karlie Kloss, while hard to imagine actulaly being worn will likely make the editorial pages pop this spring–I spotted Anna Wintour nodding approvingly.
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