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Posts for September 18th 2008

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London Fashion Week: Avsh Alom Gur Spring 2009

Seeing high profile editors at an offsite show adds a jolt of adrenalin to the experience.
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Seeing high profile editors at an offsite show adds a jolt of adrenalin to the experience. We had a scheduling conflict and decided to go to the Avsh Alom Gur show yesterday because, after research, we thought it would be the more exciting choice. Seeing Suzy Menkes there made us feel like our instincts were right (the designer is also Ossie Clark's Creative Director--so that might explain a few things). Note: we write this, funnily enough, sitting across from Menkes in the media lab--she's got one tiny PC and is making phone calls that, if we had no conscience, we'd transcribe and post immediately. The collection was, in fact, quite amazing. It was street ready with unapologetic prints that were fit for a picnic or day under a parasol at the beach. That is, it was one part Fitzgerald heroine, and one part art school hipster. After about ten exits the looks felt slightly redundant but playing the game of "which look would we most like to wear this Spring 09" helped the time pass. Talk about a stylist's dream come true--these looks have surefire editorial appeal. Check out our video below, from Avsh Alom Gur; a designer you might want to get to know. 

 

Anna Wintour, Tom Florio Split Up the Vogue Pie
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Anna Wintour, Tom Florio Split Up the Vogue Pie

>> You've got to love Anna Wintour's excuse Rolodex — there's a new article in Forbes about how Vogue's publisher is using Model.Live to keep the magazine relevent — and Anna wasn't available for comment because she's "attending Fashion Weeks in Paris and Milan."
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>> You've got to love Anna Wintour's excuse Rolodex — there's a new article in Forbes about how Vogue's publisher is using Model.Live to keep the magazine relevent — and Anna wasn't available for comment because she's "attending Fashion Weeks in Paris and Milan." Funny thing is, the article came out yesterday, and Milan Fashion Week doesn't start until Saturday . . . with Paris following after that.

But nevermind mincing details — let's look at the bigger picture.  Vogue still makes its money from print ad pages, but this year's subscriptions are down — and Tom Florio, the aforementioned publisher, is worried about keeping Vogue relevent for the next generation.  That's where Model.Live comes in — Florio created the show with his 16-year-old daughter in mind — without Anna Wintour's involvement: "I'm comfortable with it, because I feel that the principals of what we're doing are based on the same principals as the brand."

He says if Anna didn't like where the content was going, he would kill it, and a Conde Nast spokesperson said that Wintour understands Vogue.TV is run by the business department and stays informed about its programs. But there are a couple of concerns: Will partnering with brands like Express (which sponsors Model.Live) dilute the Vogue brand?  And: If online video series produced by the business side become big moneymakers for Vogue, will Anna's sphere of influence at the company be diminished?
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Mary-Kate Olsen

>> IN PRODUCTION — Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen guard all details about their high-end label The Row like no other, but one new tidbit has leaked: under Ashley's direction (Mary-Kate works more on contemporary line Elizabeth and James), the line may be expanding into menswear as early as next Fall.
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>> IN PRODUCTION — Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen guard all details about their high-end label The Row like no other, but one new tidbit has leaked: under Ashley's direction (Mary-Kate works more on contemporary line Elizabeth and James), the line may be expanding into menswear as early as next Fall. [WWD]

New York Spring 2009 Trend Reports: Stripes
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New York Spring 2009 Trend Reports: Stripes

Forgive us the awkward turn of phrase but stripes of all stripes were out in force on the catwalk for Spring 2009.
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New York Spring 2009 Trend Reports: Stripes

Forgive us the awkward turn of phrase but stripes of all stripes were out in force on the catwalk for Spring 2009. Horizontal, vertical, or criss cross  the pattern made its way onto dresses, shirts, skirts, and even slacks. Sabysachi, Mara Hoffman, Tommy Hilfiger, Aurelio Costarella, Leifsdotter, Doo Ri, Derek Lam, Iodice, Ports 1961, Carmen Marc Valvo, Marc Jacobs and Marc by Marc, Tibi, Y3, Catherine Holstein, Alice McCall, Rag and Bone, Michael Angel, and Thakoon all showed a variation on the theme.

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