Fug Girls: The Biannual Fashion Week AwardsNow that it’s all said and done (and we’ve had some serious naps), we can take a look back at the highlights of a Very Special Week.
Despite the Heat Wave, Couture Soldiers OnPlus: Marimekko moves to protect its trademark against Dolce & Gabbana, Lacoste partners with the Australian Open, and classic supermodel partying in London.
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Lydia Hearst for ‘Gossip Girl’; Feed Bags ProliferateLydia Hearst will have a minor role as some sort of bad girl on ‘Gossip Girl,’ Lauren Bush’s Feed Bags will hit Whole Foods stores worldwide, and how the Pope screwed over Lacoste.
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Designers Catch Yellow FeverWe were expecting grays, browns, and blacks for fall. But banana yellow? Not so much. Kimora Lee Simmons sent Little Miss Sunshine down the runway in a floor-length yellow dress at Baby Phat, while Lacoste complemented the loud color with a dark cardigan. And Nicole Miller brightened up traditionally dark outerwear with a three-quarter-sleeved coat of color. This isn’t mellow yellow.
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Lacoste Is So Over the Celebrity Thing• Lacoste doesn’t like famous people. No, seriously: “We don’t really care about personalities,” said Lacoste designer Christophe Lemaire. “We feel it’s a stupid game to play. There are so many famous people wearing Lacoste anyway, we don’t need to pretend or show off.” [WWD]
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Straw DollsThe soundtrack at the shows this week could easily have been Van Halen’s “Panama,” because straw hats were perched atop models’ heads everywhere.
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Au Naturel on the Runways
Fall’s faces are blank. Don’t expect dark eyes or deep lips the biggest shows so far went for natural looks. Lacoste and Yeohlee showed bare eyes, while Erin Fetherston’s girls sported softly flushed cheeks. A few shows offered slight splashes of color like the rose-hued lips at Abaete and Twinkle’s lightly violet eyes. Combine this with the perfect pallor, and you’ll be right at home with your favorite MisShape.
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Bottoms Up!Who wears short shorts? Models for Perry Ellis, Narciso Rodriguez, and Lacoste.