Stress and fuss behind catwalk glam
Minutes to go until showtime, and the cool calm that was has turned into a manic frenzy as stylists, make-up artists and hairdressers add the final touches to the models about to strut down the catwalk.
Months of work for 10 minutes: Putting on a fashion show
MILAN – Minutes to go until showtime, and the cool calm that was has turned into a manic frenzy as stylists, makeup artists and hairdressers add the final touches to the models about to strut down the catwalk
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Fendi’s Lagerfeld colours Milan
Stark winter colours dominated Milan’s catwalks Thursday, brightened mainly by Fendi’s Karl Lagerfeld in a collection laced with “strange blues.”
Issa
If one is to judge a label by its front row—which is, after all, the point of the front row—what on earth to make of Issa? Its prime seating section proudly showcased the likes of Peaches Geldof and Pippa Middleton, sister of Kate, girlfriend of Prince William. In other words, English girls famous for their relatives
Burberry Prorsum
There’s only one problem with the jackets on the Burberry Prorsum runway for Fall: Which one to choose? It’s the biggest accolade to Christopher Bailey that (a) that was a real and urgent dilemma, as the outerwear was available to pre-order instantaneously on the Burberry Web site, and (b) it would actually be impossible to go wrong. Every single one of his giant-collared shearlings, military-drab overcoats and parkas—and every hybrid thereof, in all their variations of volume, shape, shagginess, and leather strap and buckle detail—was utterly desirable. Bailey nailed it from the point of view of proportion—oversize and cropped—and practicality. He did it for women who like a frisson of showy seasonal fashion, and for those who want a coat that’s destined for a long life in the hall closet. By 5 p.m. GMT, thousands of mouse-pointers all over the world were hovering in distress over which “Click to buy” button to press
Basso & Brooke
After losing the rights to his name and taking the Spring season off, Alessandro Dell’Acqua was back on the runway today with a new label and a somewhat new approach. He’s named the collection No. 21 after his lucky number (his birthday is December 21), and as he said backstage, “It’s about real women.” Or to put it another way? “There’s more daywear.” Dell’Acqua’s focus on masculine staples like crisp blue cotton poplin shirts, boxy knits, and camel trousers puts him in step with the general direction fashion is heading in—a smart move in these more practical times
Prada
To take a lead now in the headlong rush and cacophony of multi-platform fashion-news generation, it takes a clear mind to figure out what women want, and what we’re lacking. And, far more radically, to address aspects of the system that have been (to say the least) annoying the hell out of many. Miuccia Prada did that today with a calm shrug
No. 21
After losing the rights to his name and taking the Spring season off, Alessandro Dell’Acqua was back on the runway today with a new label and a somewhat new approach. He’s named the collection No. 21 after his lucky number (his birthday is December 21), and as he said backstage, “It’s about real women.” Or to put it another way? “There’s more daywear.” Dell’Acqua’s focus on masculine staples like crisp blue cotton poplin shirts, boxy knits, and camel trousers puts him in step with the general direction fashion is heading in—a smart move in these more practical times
Moschino Cheap & Chic
To celebrate the opening of Maison Moschino, the company’s new hotel in Milan’s Viale Monte Grappa, Rosella Jardini and her Cheap & Chic team changed up their show format, flying in British pop sensation Pixie Lott to perform and enlisting Italian actress Asia Argento to deejay. Instead of sitting in orderly rows, guests swigged Champagne and stood cheek by jowl in a clear plastic tent as models streamed past them. The concept, as the designer described it afterward, was “all of the different women who come out of the hotel.” There was a “Chanel lady” in a bright pink tweed boucléjacket and skirt, and an “Hermès lady” with a black Kelly bag perched upside down on her head. With Carla Sozzani’s famous 10 Corso Como store just steps from the hotel, Jardini sent out “shopaholics” carrying blue shopping bags with “Full” printed on one side and the Moschino URL on the other. Those were just for show, but the designer did debut a new collection of luggage, dubbed Lost and Found. There were even maids in black and white uniforms who playfully swatted the people lining their way with feather dusters