And the CFDA Nominees Are…The CFDA 2009 nominees were announced last night. Have a peek at who’s up for an award.
ByAmina Akhtar
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Fancy a Shag: Fall’s Fur TrendsThis season, designers sent out messy furs, oodles of lamb, and shearling in droves. PETA, we suggest you avert your eyes.
Tie Me UpWhile bows tend to be ultrafeminine embellishments, designers are transforming them into sleek, urban additions on the runway this week. Proenza Schouler swept a chic white bow atop a traditional silk white blouse, while Thakoon tied a printed pattern variation around Coco Rocha’s navy belted coat. Meanwhile, Marc Jacobs fastened his knot front and center for a new spin on the classic black cocktail dress at Marc by Marc Jacobs. Come fall, we’ll be fit to be tied.
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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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Five Things We Liked on Monday
1. Put a feather in your cap (or tweed hat!) at Carolina Herrera.
2. Look No. 2 at Proenza Schouler, the purple layered dress with ocher tights and bright teal suede pumps color-block heaven!
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Shows Starting on Schedule Wreak Havoc, Destroy LivesEarlier today, the Fug Girls experienced the unmitigated horror that was the Oscar de la Renta show, which ran … on time. It is with great regret that we report that this was not an isolated event
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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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Kirna Zabête Likes Thakoon, Proenza, and Fetherston
Throughout the week, the buyers from Kirna Zabête, Henri Bendel, Intermix, and more will tell us which runway looks they plan on stocking. Today, Sarah Easley, co-owner of Kirna Zabête, shares her picks from the recent collections. She loves Thakoon’s paillette dresses, all of Proenza, and Erin Fetherston’s palette.
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Skirting the Issue
Models’ hips may have a circumference smaller than our thighs, but their skirts don’t. This spring it’s all about full skirts the bigger, the better. Vera Wang’s purple-blue skirt is a fresh take on Dior’s new look. Behnaz Sarafpour’s belted dresses add just enough volume to be sexy not hippy. Thakoon’s bright-pink skirt ballooned down the runway, making this spring a rare gift to big bottoms.
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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.