Welcome to the BeltwayLast season’s waist-cinching trend is back for spring. But instead of thin wisps, designers opted for obis.
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Meet the New Girl: Joan SmallsThis versatile face has rocked the runways for newbie designers and is the face of Ports 1961. Did we mention that Ricky Martin video?
Model Eats, Obviously Sent Home From ParisHere’s a good one from Paris: It’s not as if the scant body mass indexes on runways are good things. But the absurdity marches on, and still some strong-headed young things refuse to accept the conventions of modeling’s narrow vision.
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Americans Don’t Want Luxury, But the World Still Loves GucciGucci wins the fabulous contest! According to a Nielsen Group survey, it’s the world’s most coveted luxury brand. WWD reports:
In an online poll of 25,000 consumers in 48 countries … one in five respondents said they would choose to buy Gucci over any other luxury brand if money were no object.
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Irina Kulikova Is Monday’s Top ModelMonday was a mixed bag of no-brainer casting and compelling new faces. Runway veteran Anja Rubik lead the Oscar show. But Anna Gushina, who just debuted at Prada in September, generated significant buzz by winning Proenza Schouler’s coveted first spot.
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Eliza Dushku Reenters Society at Ports 1961, of All PlacesWe had an epiphany about Sophia Bush today. Her character on One Tree Hill is the super-successful fashion designer behind the grammar-tragedy clothing line Clothes Over Bro’s. So maybe some of her appearances at Fashion Week — like tonight’s, at the Ports 1961 show — can be chalked up to Method acting!
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Video: Fashion Veteran Likes ‘Crap and Couture’
Fashion editor Debby de Montfort came to Fashion Week well layered. Her tastes range from designer to vintage to H&M — “crap and couture,” she says. Though she loved Ports 1961, Debby thinks most recent collections have skewed young: “Unless you’re 12 years old and have high blood pressure, I don’t know where you’re going to wear these clothes.”
Watch more videos from fall 2007 Fashion Week.
