| A Young Outsider, on the Doorstep A young designer’s outsider status, with resources skimpier than most, mark him as an emblem. He is that quintessential newcomer driven, against daunting odds, to snatch the Fashion Week spotlight. feeds.nytimes.com |
Critical Shopper | Isabel Marant: At Isabel Marant, What’s in a Label? The young French designer Isabel Marant opens a boutique in SoHo. feeds.nytimes.com |
Dior: Electric Gardens John Galliano's new haute couture collection for Dior is both faithful to the house and as fresh as a daisy. feeds.nytimes.com |
Nocturnalist | Partying, Not Just Posing While the parties of Fashion Week are rarely much fun, a sense of frivolity prevailed on Wednesday at several of them. feeds.nytimes.com |
Fashion Ticker: Max Azria, Malo Max Azria's namesake collection was full of sexy draping. Dresses hung from one shoulder and fell over or under the mesh belts as if they — not the designer — had decided which way to go. Harem pants were present, as were supple leather jackets that lent an air of polish. The backs of several dresses were open, either in full or in dramatic, diagonal slits. Flat knits had form-fitting cuts; few beige cotton sweaters ever looked so attractive. Several hemlines and necklines were asymmetrical... nysun.com |