Author Archives: Christopher Niquet

Barbie Turns 50

Zac Posen Barbie Doll and Ken Doll giftset. Dear all, Barbie turned 50 years old yesterday. She’s probably still menstruating. I remember when Barbie turned 40, and everybody was saying that 40 was the new 20. Well, 50 is definitely the new 30. Happy Birthday Barbie. CN

Zac Posen @ NY Fashion Week

Some will say my opinion of this show might be slightly corrupt and that I, Zac’s biggest fan, probably shouldn’t review it, but the excitement must be spread. The show was a big bag full of contradictions of the best kind. Dresses with a couture fit and look were constructed with industrial techniques. Vintage-inspired shapes [...]

Anna Sui @ NY Fashion Week

What else can I say? Anna Sui makes me happy. In my opinion, this season you’ll either love her or hate her—there is no middle ground. Some people might say this is always the case, and that she reworks the same themes every spring and fall. It’s just that those themes happen to be everything [...]

Diane von Furstenberg @ NY Fashion Week

After the rush and fight to get in the tents, due to some insane front-of-the-house disorganization, I found my lovely second row seat with someone else in it. But, because I am a nice boy and because the show was about to start, I kept quiet and climbed all the way to the top of [...]

Patrik Ervell @ NY Fashion Week

Patrik Ervell has evolved from being our friend who worked for VMAN to designing the most sought after, must-see show of Fashion Week. As in previous seasons, he presented his Fall/Winter 2009 collection at Pier 59 in a gracious, sunlit space where guests sat enveloped in perfume. The show was — in one word — [...]