Fashion Week Comes to a Close
You'll find a recap of the last day of New York Fashion Week after the jump.
- Fashion Week concluded today. New York Fashion Week, that is. Feel free to take a moment to sympathize with the exhausted editors and buyers who are now crossing the Atlantic to attend London Fashion Week which begins tomorrow. [AFP]
- Ralph Lauren's show today was "an ode to work." ("I believe in the resilient spirit of America—and I have always loved real working clothes," explained Lauren.) There was lots of denim, folk music by Woody Guthrie, and one of the hardest-working Americans around, Janet Jackson, in the front row. [NYT, WWD, WSJ, NYP]
- The Calvin Klein show took place this afternoon. On hand to see Francisco Costa's collection: Eva Mendes, Rose Byrne, Molly Sims, Kerry Washington, and Thandie Newton. [AP, WWD, WSJ]
- Isaac Mizrahi's show featured a golf cart, staircase, "rain," and three-piece jazz band. Kathy Griffin was the star attraction. [Cut, NYT]
- Party report: T magazine celebrated its fifth anniversary with a fete last night at the Standard's Boom Boom Room. Calvin Klein, Simon Doonan, Hamish Bowles, Thakoon Panichgul, Phillip Lim, Courtney Love, Josh Hartnett, Catherine Malandrino, Tory Burch, Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough made appearances. [Style.com]
Other Bits of News
- Keren Craig, Georgina Chapman's partner at Marchesa, is quite the trooper. She gave birth on Monday, but that didn't stop her from attending the Marchesa show two days later. [Cut]
- LVMH honcho Renauld Dutreil appeared in the front row at the Rodarte show on Tuesday. So now there are rumors of an acquisition. [FWD]
- A Q&A with designer Doo-Ri Chung. [NBC]
- Another surprising spotting at Fashion Week: Martin Scorsese. [FWD]
- A former employee at Coach has filed a lawsuit against the company and his former supervisor; he says he was sexually harassed. [NYDN]
- Lindsay Lohan wasn't the only celeb considered as "artistic adviser" at Emanuel Ungaro, apparently. Paris Hilton was a contender as well. [Cut]
