It’s not that runway debuts are unusual but when the debut is by Reed Krakoff, the executive creative director of Coach, more attention is paid than to a struggling small fry.
I had the pleasure today to be on “The Charlie Rose Show” with Narciso Rodriguez, Mickey Drexler, the chief executive of J. Crew, and Robbie Myers, the editor of Elle. We discussed all things fashion from our different perspectives of the industry. The show airs tonight at 11.
I admit I didn’t know much about the life and loves of Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, known by her stage name Lola Montez, who was the inspiration for an enchanting Marchesa presentation today.
With their hair rolled and fluffed, their lips glossy and eyes smoldering in the direction of the photographers (egad!), the models at Oscar de la Renta today hinted of espionage.
Reviews of The Row, the Olsen sisters’ line, and Sophie Theallet.
At his New York show last night, Marc Jacobs seemed eager to show clothes were exquisite without being complicated.
This afternoon, before Diane Von Furstenberg’s show, I popped up to Oscar de la Renta’s showroom for a preview and, lo, the burgers and fries were inbound.
The opening look in Italo Zucchelli’s fall men’s collection for Calvin Klein suggested a minimalist interpretation of an omnipresent style among guys who take the easy route to dressing.
If there is an answer to McQueen’s death, and no doubt there will be some thoughtful attempts at an explanation in the coming weeks, it will have to begin with his work.
Alexander McQueen’s death is just incredibly sad.
I love dropping by workrooms before the shows, and few are more absorbed in the small details than the dedicated folks at Ralph Rucci’s shop.
Recently, over a meal at Ben’s deli on W. 38th Street, I spoke to Cindy Ferrara, a veteran production specialist, about her job and how the work has changed. The wingspan of her career is enormous. Now manager of product development and production at Danskin, a Moret Group brand, Ms. Ferrara first came to New York in the early 70s to buy fabrics for a shirt company she started as an Iowa college student.
When I saw the brown suede dress with white trim in the Fendi show, my mind reeled back to Joseph Altuzarra’s collection in New York, with suede dresses patched with scissor-cut Swiss dot and other white (or pink) fabrics. It’s always intriguing when two designers come up with a similar look, though plainly Mr. Altuzarra made a statement with his.