*Please forgive my short absence from the blog world, i have been very busy lately and plan to get back to illustrating and fashion blogging asap!*
Rebel with a cause is the most adequate way i could describe J. Sabatino's fall 2009 mens collection.When it comes to menswear, designer's can easily come off as habitual and routine so it's always a treat when a designer can break through the almost robotic ingrained look that many feel (is mens fashion) and give us something stylish functional and exclusive.
With wacky vintage glasses and unconventional pairings like sweat pants with narrow modern blazers , I depict the J.Sabatino man as a mundane collegiate nerd who will eventually evolve into a rock star.
In an effort to make reading Racked as much like being in the tents as humanly possible, we'll be liveblogging the shows all week, from the suspense of waiting in line (will the seats be any good?) to the drama of the runway (will anyone stumble?) to the post-show euphoria. This time around: the minimalist, structural luxe of Calvin Klein.
Show location: 205 W. 39th Street between Seventh and Eighth Aves The skinny: Tough, futuristic silhouettes with lots of texture: Felted jackets, spiderwebby blazers, laser-cut dresses, waterfalls of skinny ruffles, layered panels of shimmery fabric, and almost all of it gray or black. What color there was—an acid yellow-green—looked like a darker take on the neon we've seen at other shows. Celebs spotted: Vogue's Andre Leon Talley, wearing a bedazzled jacket that said "The New American Dream" and sitting with a small child—the only famous person we saw, and really the only one we needed. Takeaway: In tough times, some designers get nostalgic (hi there, MJ.) Calvin Klein designer Francisco Costa took exactly the opposite approach, creating a feminine yet assertive wardrobe for the urban warrior.
How to describe the scene at the Ralph Lauren show, held this morning in Hudson Square? Opulent? Just a little. We entered the check-in area, and were confronted with a huge vase filled with pink and white roses. Then the crowd, consisting of all the top editors of basically every fashion magazine we poured over as a teen (Elle, Vogue, GQ) and a bunch of other important-looking, immaculately-dressed people (and us), waited in front of a cream curtain to enter the show. Once the curtain parted, everyone took their seats on cream-velvet-cushion-covered risers to either side of the dark-wood runway, and watched while Anna got situated and Blake Lively, dressed in a cropped leather jacket, tight grey dress and nude snakeskin lace-up Louboutins, had her photo taken with a Feedbag-wearing Lauren Bush.
As for the clothing, it was classic Ralph Lauren wasp prep. There was a bit of a flapper feel to some of the looks, like a drop-waist beaded gown paired with a wool jacket, and a short, white fur overtop a long liquidy silk gown. But Lauren hewed pretty closely to the Americana he's known for, showing fairisle wool sweaters, flannel and twill pants, shearling coats, donegal and herringbone tweed jackets and satin jodphurs in tones of ivory, cream, dusty pink and pale green. After all the models did their thing, the man of the hour came out to take his bow, looking tiny and tan in a pair of fringed leather pants, and a tight vest over a tighter white long-sleeve shirt. And then, Fashion Week was officially over.
The name Kira Plastinina is about to become very popular in the teen fashion world. The young lady is making quite a reputation for herself in the fashion industry. Plastinina started her enterprise two years ago and is taking the youth fashion world by storm. It stands to reason that if you want to know what teens like to wear, why not ask a teen.
Plastinina has been compared to Paris Hilton and not in the crazy party girl sense, but rather for her popularity in Russia, where she attends school by day and designs by night. Paris was a guest of honor at Kira’s latest show during Moscow fashion week. Plastinina really likes Paris’ style and wanted her opinion on her collection. The designer’s father paid Paris $2 million to be part of the event.
Currently her fashions are in over 30 family owned clothing stores across Russia . Kira is ready to take America by storm at her first US debut. Yesterday it was announced that a store will open in March on the corner of Houston and Broadway, in New York.
This business adventure was the brain child of her millionaire father. He ownes Wimm-Bill-Dann, Moscow’s largest daily and juice company. At first she was afraid but it looks like it has turned out well for the ambitious teen. Not only is Kira creating fashion, but she has a perfume line, shoes, jewelry, candles and lollipops. Sounds pretty impressive!
Teen Celebrity Fashion Look of the Month Miley Cyrus. The teen sensation Miley has been everywhere these days and I've been taking notes on her fashion looks. She's popping at movie premieres for her new film Hannah Montana the movie.
From her one shoulder tropical dres (shown below) to her shoulder pad sparkling dress the girl has style. Look below to see all her fashionable looks which she wore this month.
