Posts for October 28th 2008

Paris Fashion Week

>> INSIDER WIRE —Not all fashion is fun and games, and here's your gross-out proof for the day: "Minutes prior to the commencement of Sonia Rykiel’s 40th anniversary show in Paris earlier this month, one dresser projectile vomited over three models.  Some time was reportedly spent fishing particles out of the models' hair and clothes."
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>> INSIDER WIRE —Not all fashion is fun and games, and here's your gross-out proof for the day: "Minutes prior to the commencement of Sonia Rykiel’s 40th anniversary show in Paris earlier this month, one dresser projectile vomited over three models.  Some time was reportedly spent fishing particles out of the models' hair and clothes." [Frockwriter]
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Mexico Fashion Week: Temores Spring 2009
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Mexico Fashion Week: Temores Spring 2009

The Temores Spring 09 collection was bright, body-skimming, and vaguely nineties, all of which should make it a successful collection this Spring.
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The Temores Spring 09 collection was bright, body-skimming, and vaguely nineties, all of which should make it a successful collection this Spring. Fantastic head pieces aside, these sporty frocks and separates should do well with both the Herve Leger and Lacoste sets. That is, we can see these outfits styled in preparation for the red carpet just as much as we can see them for the tennis court. From the collection, our favorite pieces were the color blocked mini dresses that we might end up seeing in American Apparel before too long. We hear they've got a few stores in Mexico City too...

 

 

Peter Som Out For Good at Bill Blass
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Peter Som Out For Good at Bill Blass

>> Anna Wintour's words may have mended things for a few months, but ultimately, Peter Som has still decided to part ways with Bill Blass.Som left the brand after his contract expired a week and a half ago to focus on his own label, and Prabal Gurung, longtime second-ranking design director at Bill Blass, will be working with the existing team to produce the Fall 2009 Blass collection.As previously reported, Som was unhappy with NexCen, the owners of Bill Blass, because he felt they couldn't financially support his creative vision; The Spring 2009 show was scrapped in favor of a retailer presentation, fabric vendors and embroiderers weren't being paid in a timely manner, and according to an industry source, NexCen "knew very little about how to run a luxury brand, much less rebrand one."
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>> Anna Wintour's words may have mended things for a few months, but ultimately, Peter Som has still decided to part ways with Bill Blass.

Som left the brand after his contract expired a week and a half ago to focus on his own label, and Prabal Gurung, longtime second-ranking design director at Bill Blass, will be working with the existing team to produce the Fall 2009 Blass collection.

As previously reported, Som was unhappy with NexCen, the owners of Bill Blass, because he felt they couldn't financially support his creative vision; The Spring 2009 show was scrapped in favor of a retailer presentation, fabric vendors and embroiderers weren't being paid in a timely manner, and according to an industry source, NexCen "knew very little about how to run a luxury brand, much less rebrand one."

NexCen is still trying to sell Blass, a process that is taking longer than expected — just one more reason Som left.  The delay in sale also caused some retailers to pass on the Spring 2009 Blass collection, due to all the uncertainty.  For a brand that could use the money, that can't be good.
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In The Showroom: Caroline Hedaya Spring 09
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In The Showroom: Caroline Hedaya Spring 09

Caroline Hedaya & Donna Baxter, the duo that make up the Caroline Hedaya brand, are young designers whose signature aesthetic is well timed--there's nothing that pleases us more for Spring 09 than ruffles, fringe, or pleats.
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Caroline Hedaya & Donna Baxter, the duo that make up the Caroline Hedaya brand, are young designers whose signature aesthetic is well timed--there's nothing that pleases us more for Spring 09 than ruffles, fringe, or pleats. Adorning many, but not all, of the Spring 09 pieces were lovely ruffles in the front and back of garments. Hedaya sticks to beautiful, feminine basics otherwise. Click here to see our snapshots of the Spring 09 collection, and, if you can't wait, you can get Fall 08 at Shopbop.

Mexico Fashion Week: Cherry Project Spring 2009
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Mexico Fashion Week: Cherry Project Spring 2009

For the Spring 09 Cherry Project collection jersey and neon were wholeheartedly embraced and no matter how tired of it we might be, it's tempting to indulge in the body skimming mix-and-match pieces that came down the runway.
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For the Spring 09 Cherry Project collection jersey and neon were wholeheartedly embraced and no matter how tired of it we might be, it's tempting to indulge in the body skimming mix-and-match pieces that came down the runway. Some of the color combinations were fantastic, like, salmon, white, and powder blue and some of the pieces were very sexy. There were some outfits that lacked sophistication but, you know, they were still fun and that was the overall message from the collection in the first place. Mexico Fashion Week has been better than ever this season particularly because it has been free-spirited and that is something we expect, but don't always receive, from the Spring season.