Tripping the Runway FantasticWe spent the first few days of Fashion Week giddily anticipating our first glimpse of Anna Wintour. We fielded several phone calls from home asking if we’d seen The Bobbed One yet. But the answer was always a downtrodden “no.” Until today.
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The Pack Is BackLike taking pictures in Times Square, wearing a fanny pack has long been considered tourist territory. But if this week’s shows are any indication, these bum bags (that’s what they’re called in other countries) are once again hip for, well, the hip.
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Gramercy Park Mobilizes Against Marc JacobsSome Gramercy Park residents were surprised on Sunday evening when handwritten notes were slid under their doors, urging them to take action. The cause for the outrage? A certain fashion party scheduled for tonight.
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What Barneys Is BuyingThroughout the week, the buyers from Barneys, Intermix, and other stores will tell us which runway looks they plan on stocking. Today, Julie Gilhart, senior vice-president and fashion director of Barneys New York, files her weekend picks.
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Bold-Name Desperation Outside the French Vogue PartyHow exclusive was French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld’s Saturday-night party for the young swans of fashion, Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, Bee Shaffer, and Margherita Missoni? Too exclusive for us. But the scene outside the velvet ropes at the Gramercy Park Hotel might have been as entertaining as the one inside.
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Fashion Grumps Don’t Mind the PartiesNot everyone feels glamorous at Fashion Week. Here are a few scenes from the weekend’s parties. Chris Noth and Whoopi Goldberg, attending the Rainforest Action Network party at the Plumm, freely admitted their fashion don’ts.
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Fashion Blogs We LikeBloggers are working Fashion Week almost as hard as the designers, frantically publishing runway videos, podcasts, and handbag critiques.
Volume: The Golden TicketDesigners clearly had Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory on demand this season: Oompa-Loompa-inspired dresses loads of volume at the hip and nipped in at the legs are prevalent on the runway.
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Dim Lighting Makes Whites BrighterWe hoped that Luella’s line would be quirky and adorable. Alas, it was not to be, unless you think a rehash of the eighties is either quirky or adorable.
Amy Sacco’s Fashion Week FavoritesWhat looks will get you into Bungalow 8? We asked club owner Amy Sacco for her Fashion Week favorites.
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Fashion Façade Falters at Brian Reyes
For those of us who communicate via hand gestures and scrunched faces, Fashion Week is a real exercise in restraint. Thank God for actress Tracee Ellis Ross, whose enthusiasm broke the mold at this morning’s Brian Reyes show.
Stars Skip Sunbonnets, Ruffled Diapers
If there’s one thing we’ve learned in our two days of roaming Bryant Park, it’s that there is no such thing as “Hurry up, the show starts in 30 seconds.”
Our evening began with a 6 p.m. Karen Walker show, her first-ever U.S. presentation. Now, when neither of you is a local and one of you was born without a sense of direction, it’s best if the other is not terribly trusting. Sadly, that’s not the case.
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Waistlines: Going Up
Your panties may be pretty, but next season they’re going undercover. Designers are hiking waistlines practically up to the neck. Rachel Roy offered belted ivory silk skirts while Verrier’s ruffled number stopped just short of the ribs. United Bamboo’s sailor-buttoned black skirt aims high but has a loose fit, so you can breathe even though you’re covered up.
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Iman Sees Future in PlasticsBarneys hosted the Balenciaga Paris book party on Friday night with stars (Courtney Cox, the Olsen twins), designers (Anait Bian, Nicolas Ghesquière), and three different kinds of caviar. New York’s Jada Yuan chatted with Iman.
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The Raconteurs Rock PradaIt was a battle to get through the door for the Raconteurs’ private concert at the Prada Epicenter in Soho.
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Gaultier Visits U.S., Eats HamburgerJean Paul Gaultier hardly ever shows up Stateside, so when he descended upon Manhattan, it caused quite a frenzy. Jada Yuan uncovered his surprising plans.
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Lauren Ezersky, Fashion TV PersonalityToday’s Video Look Book: Lauren Ezersky, host of the Style Network’s Beyond the Velvet Ropes, explains her “spatula and spackle” makeup technique.
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Ten Things We Liked on Friday
1. Soft and comfy little leather jackets from Neal Sperling.
2. Chocolate-dipped macaroons at the Yigal Azrouël show.
3. Kara Ross’s new line of bags in ring lizard and colored ostrich skins.
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Baby Phight!It was a harried day for 50 Cent. He spent the afternoon in the Midtown South precinct house after being pulled over for a traffic violation. He got out in time for the Baby Phat show, only to wait around an hour for it to actually begin. And then he got in a fight with another show-goer.