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Zac Posen, spring 2010. A couple of weeks ago, Zac Posen announced the launch of his lower-priced line , an increasingly common business strategy for young designers in the recession. After the label cut the position of vice-president of communications, rumors of more layoffs persisted, further abetting questions surrounding how well-off the label is financially. However, Posen has a new strategy...
Filed under: News LOOM AND GLOOM IN HIGH FASHION Versace and Barney's just did a round of layoffs. Luella Bartley and is going bust and of course, there was Christian Lacroix saga. Now, rumors are now swirling that Gucci and Zac Posen maybe the next to send out the shocking pink slip to employees. While reps for both businesses had no comment, those pesky industry "insiders" are saying its...
By the time most of you read this guest post, I will be up in the air, en route to Thailand. Special thanks to Diana of our.city.lights for putting together a wonderful Designer Profile about emerging designer Frank Tell . I recently had a chance to see his collection for S/S '10 and was impressed by the workmanship of the pieces, consisting of intergalactic-inspired, metallic separates including...
I. Tagged by lovely Fellow Fashionistas Jaime of la vie… j’aime and Crystal of Plush Palette with stating 7 Unique Things about CC: 1) I have a serious penchant for overdressing. Japanese Numero , March 2009. 2) I’ve had actual conversations with celebs such as Alec Baldwin, Ivanka Trump, Adam Sandler and Sandra Bullock (she goes by “Sandy”). 3) My given name is Catherine...
Paris is over. Which in my own little world is synonym for another six months of waiting for the next fashion week. Didn't Anna Wintour say fashion was all about looking forward? I listen. To those of you wondering, I did not get into any of the shows in Paris. But just the sight of Carine, Emmanuelle, Anna and Lily Donaldson contented me. It was just as nice to get back to London and go through every...
Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
Spring makeup and hair are usually pretty, feminine, and full of pinks. This Fashion Week, designers and their teams let loose, painting rainbow colors on eyes (all at once at Derek Lam), and intertwining bright bursts of color in hair at Zac Posen. Rodarte used body paint to create memorable tribal art that very nearly stole the show. Marc Jacobs opted for geisha-like makeup, setting off his ode...
Images via style.com Coco Rocha kept us guessing all Fashion Week here in New York. Will she show? Is she taking the season off? From the beginning of Fashion Week it was set that Coco would host the MCM party, given she’s the face of the new line with Joy Gryson, but it was only at Diane von [...]
For someone who has been in and out the gossip columns and celebrity limelight, Mischa Barton has been frequent red carpet with the New York Fashion week and other social gatherings. The OCs actress...
Kim Kardashian lets out a might yawn at NYFW Fashion Week can be trying, especially keeping up with all the fashion designer shows in New York, London, Paris, and Milan. Sometimes a picture can sum up the strains of fashion week on the celebrity participants and sometimes a photo can just make your mouth drop. Kim Kardashian Yawns In this case, it just might have been the yawn that was heard around...
A style.com video of Dita attending an event for designer Zac Posen. Fashion Week Party, Soho Grand Dome. NYC. Thursday, September 14th, 2006. I’ve had this on my hard drive for a couple of years. I tried sharing it some time ago, but I could never get the audio to sync properly. Now I have! I did have [...]
Another fashion season's shows wrapped and there's still a few things left to show and tell. 1. Trends in makeup- It's about peach for Spring. Peach lips and peach cheeks. The new Lancome Pout a Porter in Chris and Tell is just one pretty possibility along with a new peach blush. Both are coming in Spring line. Deeper, matted pink lips were big as well. 2. Robert Verdi is a nice guy with a cute dog(...
Summary: OK, we are going to admit we did not see this show and are just basing this review on the pictures. Zac Posen moved from the tents to the Altman Building which is a much smaller venue than he...
Now that New York Fashion Week festivities have come and gone, we continue to catch up on shows and pick our favorites. We also take time to reflect and ask ourselves a serious question… How did Snuggies make it to fashion week? Snuggies, the year's most sought after infomercial gimmick, used this fashion week to introduce their new collection of printed robes -zebra, leopard and tye-dye -...
Couturier Oscar de la Renta is really in a class by himself at fashion week. He has dressed first ladies, royalty, socialites and celebrities. His work is always beautiful, elegant and masterful, with a fine attention to detail. He clearly loves women, and it shows in his work. The Spring 2010 collection had beautiful, rich silks, embroidered slim skirts, embellished jackets and some stunning ball...
Raina Marinelli is a stunning beauty with a secret past. She makes an unforgettable impression while strutting down the runway in a Zac Posen gown during New York Fashion Week, and effectively steals the spotlight away from fellow model Sonja Stone. Sonja has been out of the country for mysterious reasons. She is now desperate to convince her agent, Claudia Foster, that she can reclaim her status as
Raina Marinelli is a stunning beauty with a secret past. She makes an unforgettable impression while strutting down the runway in a Zac Posen gown during New York Fashion Week, and effectively steals the spotlight away from fellow model Sonja Stone. Sonja has been out of the country for mysterious reasons. She is now desperate to convince her agent, Claudia Foster, that she can reclaim her status as