Video: Watching ‘Project Runway’ With the FinalistsWhile you were having your own Project Runway viewing party last night, Jada Yuan took a camera crew to the TRESemmé party at the Tribeca Grand. Jillian, Rami, and Christian talked about the onset of sudden fame, and Sweet P discussed the ins and outs of being a decoy at Bryant Park. Watch the video for more season-four secrets!
Video: Bravo Hosts Project Runway Finale [NYM Video]
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Video: Undercover Braids at Carmen Marc ValvoHow do you get your hair to look like the models at Carmen Marc Valvo? It’s complicated you’ll definitely need another set of hands (or two). New York’s beauty and market editor Aja Mangum took our cameras backstage to learn the secret from stylist Odile Gilbert.
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Video: Leven Rambin Gets Tough at Tommy HilfigerNew York’s Jada Yuan took our cameras to Tommy Hilfiger yesterday at Lincoln Center and heard from the designer himself as well as his more recognizable fans.
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Get the Look: Bobbi Brown at Brian ReyesNew York beauty editor Aja Magnum ventured backstage at the Brian Reyes show, where beauty legend Bobbi Brown was hard at work, creating an outdoorsy, sporty look for girls who’ve been out and about in the country. Think gently flushed cheeks, powdery tones, and windswept brows — yes, even your brows can get windswept. Watch and learn.
Beauty: Bobbi Brown at Brian Reyes [NYM Video]
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At G-Star Raw, Good Denim Makes for Good AssIf there’s one thing you need to know about G-Star jeans, it’s that they make your ass look good. Or that was the consensus among the attendees at the G-Star Raw show, from Tyson Beckford to Damien Fahey to Duran Duran, who went as far as to note that the denim even makes “your other bits look good.” In this backstage video, reporter Jada Yuan surveys the crowd’s collective bottom, makes notes of Ryan Adams’s $20 shoes, and catches Dennis Hopper’s freaky runway narration. Click to watch.
Video: Backstage at G-Star Raw [NYM Video]
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Video: Resurrecting the Flapper Backstage at Monique LhuillierNew York’s Jada Yuan took cameras backstage at Monique Lhuillier to capture the preparations for the designer’s flapper-inspired show. The makeup artist sought “poetic glamour” with you guessed it a smoky eye. The hairstylist nixed short-haired girls. And the designer herself had a preshow freak-out that lasted five days. Watch the video to see the drama for yourself.
Video: Backstage at Monique Lhuillier [NYM Video]
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Apply the Stormy Eye Backstage at Tracy ReeseWhat’s the difference between stormy eye and smoky eye? New York beauty editor Aja Mangum and our cameras found out from makeup artist Mally Roncal backstage at Tracy Reese.
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Tyra Banks and Vivica A. Fox Speak On the Fabulosity of KimoraAmid the usual chaos backstage at Baby Phat, Jada Yuan managed to catch up with not only label designer Kimora Lee Simmons, but also Tyra Banks, Robert Verdi, Star Jones, and Vivica A. Fox, who each testified to Kimora’s “fabulosity,” as Fox put it. “Kimora is big, she’s over-the-top, she’s a grande dame,” said Banks; “she taught me ‘off the hook’ and ‘off the chain’ — and the chain is actually diamonds, when it’s Kimora’s chain,” added Verdi. Indeed. Watch the video for more.
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Baby Phat Invents ‘Understated Bling’Only at Baby Phat could black-on-black nails embellished with black crystals be considered low-key. But as Creative Nail Design co-founder Jan Arnold explained backstage before the show, Kimora Lee Simmons decided to go with an “understated bling” look this year. Now there’s a contradiction. New York Magazine Beauty Editor Aja Mangum also caught up with MAC’s Nadine Luke, who expanded further on the show’s makeup theme — “it’s 1920s but a modern 1920s, so instead of a flapper girl, she’s a flippin’ girl.” Watch the video to see the nails and the makeup close up.
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Video: Backstage at the Sean John Open Call
Sean John last showed in February 2003. So how can the designer bring his name to the forefront this Fashion Week? Casting all African-American models is a good start. Novelist and New York correspondent Brian Keith Jackson took our cameras to the Sean John open call in midtown yesterday afternoon. Watch the video to check out the hot competition.
Video: Sean John Open Call [NYM Video]
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Video: Studio Tour With Chris BenzNew York’s Amy Larocca recently visited with young (only 25!) designer Chris Benz in preparation for his upcoming show at Fashion Week. Citing inspirations from frumpy Parisian ladies to Mary-Kate Olsen and Margot Tenenbaum, Benz explained his design process and predilection for bold, colorful prints. Watch the video to get a peek at what Benz may bring to the tents. Video: Studio Tour with Chris Benz How does a designer prepare for Fashion Week? Read Chris Benz’s; journal. More Videos Studio Visit With Michael Kors Inside Derek Lam’s Studio
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Video: Studio Visit With Michael Kors
Michael Kors doesn’t restrict his pithy comments to Project Runway he had plenty to say when New York fashion director Harriet Mays Powell visited his studio with our cameras. “I was having a Virginia Slims moment for spring,” he said of one tennis dress. He was exuberant about a day-to-night, adjustable lizard bag and gave a colorful hint about his upcoming fall collection. Watch the video for more joie de Kors.
Video: Studio Visit With Michael Kors
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Video: Inside Derek Lam’s Studio
Derek Lam invited New York’s fashion director Harriet Mays Powell to his studio, and our cameras tagged along. Will Lam use lace for fall 2008? Or will he go with embroidery and pleating? It’s all out on his design table, but Lam wouldn’t get specific beyond admitting that purple and green are his favorite colors. But his fashion philosophy is worth remembering: “If a woman feels comfortable in her skin, then she’s the best-dressed one out there.” For more advice from Derek Lam, watch the video.
Video: Inside Derek Lam’s Studio
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Frédéric Fekkai Teaches Secrets of Painfully Tight PonytailsBeauty editor Aja Mangum managed to steal a few minutes of hair guru Frédéric Fekkai’s time at the Diane Von Furstenberg show. The mane maestro is all about effortless chic this spring, apparently, with a focus on shiny, healthy hair. Bobs, chignons, and painfully tight ponytails are all in your near future, ladies, so pay attention as Fekkai explains how to achieve his looks.
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Video Memo to Derek Lam: Give Cathy a Signature Silhouette!There was no shortage of commentary backstage at the Derek Lam show: Fabiola Beracasa and Lam discuss the art of balancing his eponymous line with his work for Tod’s, Amanda Ross declares Lam’s “classic” designs to be among her favorites, and Bergdorf buyers have bought Lam’s lines in full force. But as well designed and accessible as Lam’s work may be, ever-honest Times critic Cathy Horyn is still searching for something more.
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Idol Worship at DVFDiane Von Furstenberg’s role in life is “to make women feel confident,” and it’s this sort of philosophy that makes the popular designer Fabiola Beracasa’s idol. Backstage at the DVF show, Fab chats up the lady of the hour as well as Plum Sykes and Diane’s hubby, megamogul Barry Diller — who reveals that his wife steers clear of working on his wardrobe. Watch and see why.
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Nicky Hilton’s Muse Is Her Jewelry BoxComparatively quiet socialite Nicky Hilton debuted her Nicholai line last night, and New York was there to catch the magic both on the runway and behind the scenes. Nicky’s big sis Paris wasn’t present (was getting mocked by Sarah Silverman at the VMAs really that preferable?), but her proud parents were right by her side — mom Kathy was quite literally “speechless” at her daughter’s accomplishment. As for the collection itself, Nicky drew her inspiration from bling. See for yourself how it all played out.
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Video: Fabiola Beracasa Explores Michael Kors’s A.D.D. BackstageBehind the scenes at the Michael Kors show, Fabiola Beracasa encountered underwear, models, Robert Verdi, some adorable children, show producer Alexandre de Betak and, of course, Michael Kors himself.
Backstage at Proenza, Find a Natural Look
New York’s beauty and market editor Aja Mangum sneaked backstage at one of the biggest shows this week Proenza Schouler to talk to Lancôme’s Gucci Westman. Brown was the new black for faces, she says, with a natural look prevailing. Want to know what else the Jack and Lazaro thought up? Watch the video.
Backstage at Proenza Schouler [Video]
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Video: Backstage, Everyone’s Rooting for Thakoon
With our cameras in tow, fashion correspondent Fabiola Beracasa hit the Thakoon show and found several of the designer’s fans. Filmmaker Liz Goldwyn told of one Thakoon dress she has taken around the world. Mary Alice Stephenson, former fashion director of Harper’s Bazaar, gleefully recalled being Thakoon’s boss before the fashion assistant grew up to be a designer. Find out who else was there by watching the video.
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Video: Get Sexy Backstage at Max Azria
Fashion correspondent Fabiola Beracasa was backstage at BCBG Max Azria with a camera. See what the designer himself considers to be “relatively romantic” and find out what celebrity Arden Wohl saw at her first fashion show. And which pieces of the “sexy, sensual lingerie” will Molly Sims order?
At Alexander Wang, Party-Girl Style Stays Simple and SexyAja Mangum, New York’s tireless beauty editor, has hit the shows yet again, this time scoping out the hotness backstage at Alexander Wang. According to makeup artist Dick Page, the styling was inspired by “street girls au naturel.” No, he didn’t mean hooker-chic (damn!), but more the look of a glam gal out on the town. Think textured hair, some “murk in the eye,” a bit of bronzer —; and voilà! The show was also styled by former model Erin Wasson, who summed up Dick’s work in one word: “amazing.” See it to believe it, people.
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Looking Lela Rose–Ready With Ted GibsonFront row not cutting it for you? Follow our dedicated beauty editor Aja Mangum, who’ll take you to the real action backstage.