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Fashion Week SS09: Marc Jacobs

Posted on October 6, 2008 by bellastraniera

Once populated mainly by artsy, rumpled Parsons students, the Marc Jacobs show is now a celebrity magnet where SUV’s pull up and dispense perfectly styled glamazons. The Parsons students are still there, but fewer and farther in between, and at least the celebs are giving them a run for their money, style-wise.

One thing that hasn’t changed, however, is the pure electric thrill of a Marc Jacobs show. This is where fashion transcends the mundane and becomes something that continually surprises, inspires, and opens your eyes.

Jennifer Lopez and Victoria Beckham, up close and personal. Beckham’s main fashion statement at this show was her new haircut, which looked great in this playful pixie-ish state.

Padma Lakshmi. Not sure about the white silk jumper, but it is interesting to see more winter white right now.

Lynn Yaeger donned a glamorous cape for the occasion and mixed it with some funky pink leggings and gold shoes.

Sofia Coppola, another style muse of Jacobs.

Black dress, red lipstick, and a flower in her hair. He turns an otherwise conservative outfit up a notch with a hot pink belt.

Tiny ruffles.

Kate Lanphear–yes, those are horses emerging from the clouds on her tee, a la Clash of the Titans, 1981. This gutsy outfit actually looked great, especially with the tough layered leather bracelets.

Hilary Alexander in a statement necklace.

Model on a cell phone.

THE SHOW

The collection, “The Americans,” was a send-up to all things American, with references from the Victorian era, 1920s, and 1940s mashed together, with a few obi sashes thrown in for good measure. Set to Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” (Leonard Bernstein’s performance?), the theme seems almost poignant in retrospect with everything that’s happened in the U.S. in the few weeks since the show.

One signature trick of Marc Jacobs is taking street trends and incorporating them into his collections. This idea of mixing patterns–florals, stripes, tweeds, and plaids–was first seen on the street earlier this year.

If you were to buy one thing from the collection, this ruffled skirt might be it. It has a Victorian bustle in back and was a recurring theme in the show.

Jacobs jazzed up traditional stripes and tweed by injecting them with metallic thread.

He takes the obi sash theme a step further with this look and goes fully into Japanese territory with a beautiful butterfly print.

This dramatic striped dress got a great reaction from the crowd. But note that the majority of looks for this collection were not dresses but separates–mainly high-waisted, mid-calf skirts.

A beautiful, whimsical print that seems pure Marc Jacobs.

See Style.com for the entire show.

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Fashion Week FS08: Hervé Léger

Posted on February 4, 2008 by bellastraniera

Max Azria, who relaunched the bandage dress for Hervé Léger, is at it again with a fall collection that incorporated billowy chiffon skirts into bandage bustier evening wear.

For a view of the collection, check out Style.com. Here’s who came to the show.

Fashion Week begins!

Shoes.

Stockings.

It’s easy to get dressed up for the shows, but what do you do if you play it casual? This guy got it right.

High-waisted skirt.

Two women in hounds tooth.

Fashion icon of last season’s shows. She’s telling me that I dropped my jacket.

Man with murse.

And you think it takes you forever to get ready in the morning.

This mustard color really stood out in the crowd. Expect the untraditional when it comes to spring colors this year.

Très chic.

Knits.

Head-to-toe Chanel.

Funky black glasses and shiny tights.

The gaucho tie may be a little over the top, but nobody could accuse these guys of not having A Look.

Plaid coat and sparkly leggings.

This chick – Kate Lanphear! – has been rocking the bob way before Victoria Beckham did.

Puss n boots?

Unexpected color.

Black and white.

Experimenting with color.

A cropped fur jacket was just the thing for these high-waisted jeans.

Fashion show fatigue is already setting in for some of the younger crowd.

Love the summery frill of white cotton lace peeking out from under a black wool coat.

More black and white.

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Fashion Week SS08: Marc Jacobs

Posted on September 12, 2007 by bellastraniera

Bad news: The Marc Jacobs show was going to be delayed by two hours, late by even Marc Jacobs standards. Publicity agents circulated through the hipper-than-thou crowd, suggesting that everyone go get something to eat, get some dinner or something. No one moved.

“There’s a bar across the street?” a waiting editor said.

Mass exodus.

The show pinpointed what the crowd outside already knew: There’s no one way to corner the market on cool. Breaking with other designers, Marc Jacobs showed a number of silk shift dresses in a cinched-waist season that was already starting to feel a bit constricted. Taking up the challenge to do “sexy,” he interpreted it in the French vein: déshabillé, with sheer panels of fabric and visible undergarments. The unexpected clothes and the expansive pageantry of the show were like a long, cool glass of water after a frustrating wait.

Julie Macklowe

Fashion power trio: Lynn Yaeger, Robert Burke, and Simon Doonan

Shalom Harlow and another model – name, anyone?

a Marc Jacobs hat

Carmen Electra makes eye contact

the shoe of the moment, by Balenciaga

Victoria Beckham

Anna Wintour and daughter Bee Schaffer (They arrived well before Posh.)

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Fashion Week SS08: Oscar de la Renta

Posted on September 11, 2007 by bellastraniera

Perhaps no other designer works with his customer in mind as much as Oscar de la Renta – not an abstract idea of “the customer,” but the actual women who wear his clothes. Every season a loyal coterie of socialites attends de la Renta’s show – and this year, a new Hollywood contingent including Victoria Beckham.

There was no one defining silhouette in this collection, though with the exception of a couple of trapeze dresses, the focus was again on the waist. Moroccan-inspired prints inlaid with sequins and botanical patterns sparkling with hundreds of tiny mirrors were the most exciting developments. These looked particularly beautiful in motion.

Aerin Lauder