After four plus weeks of seeing collections from all over the world, originating from any and every conceptual birthplace, I was anticipating a “palate cleansing” from Hermès. Not that I wanted to forget any of the previous collections, as it was a solid season, I just yearned for a substantial dessert course. The tennis-themed show [...]
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Wunderkind @ Paris Fashion Week S/S10
October 10, 2009 – 2:42 pm
Scanning the room at the Carrousel du Louvre on the last day of Fashion Week, impatience was obvious in the body language of my fashion colleagues. That the 11:30am Wunderkind show began an hour late did not help. Upon commencement, it became clear that the prominent stylistic elements of the collection were slightly clinical tights [...]
Sonia Rykiel @ Paris Fashion Week S/S10
October 9, 2009 – 9:10 am
Building her fashion empire, Sonia Rykiel’s approach has been more evolutionary than revolutionary. Her S/S10 show was no exception, as the so-called “Queen of Knits” invited all of us fashion weary to her St. Germain boutique, which for the occasion was sprinkled with silver confetti and decked out in flashing strobe lights and spinning disco [...]
A.F. Vandevorst @ Paris Fashion Week S/S10
October 8, 2009 – 7:33 am
Upon taking my seat at the A.F. Vandevorst show, I scanned the venue for some clues as to what I might expect on the runway. I noticed one standing industrial fan, where I presumed the models would enter, and a plush black carpeted runway. Since Vandevorst collections can be heavy on the black, I predicted [...]
Karl Lagerfeld @ Paris Fashion Week S/S10
October 7, 2009 – 9:31 am
A group of anti-fur protesters chanted “Shame on you!” outside of the entrance of Karl Lagerfeld’s morning show—not that many guests were wearing their best furs at 10am. And although I do not condone animal cruelty in any sense, I thought it mentionable that a few demonstrators, perhaps even the loudest shouters, were wearing leather [...]
