We so wanted to avoid covering any of the 2009 Resort Collection fashion show, but how can you bypass Chanel? Karl Lagerfeld took his Chanel Cruise show poolside at the Raleigh Hotel in South Beach, Miami. Models walked a curved runway built over the pool. The closing performance a la Esther Williams featured …
It is always fun to check out the student fashion shows and see what the next generation of designers is up to – who knows, you could see the work of the next Marc Jacobs or Anna Sui! It was in that spirit of discovery that Second City Style attended the Columbia College student fashion …
Chi-Lai Cherry Yuen Last Friday Second City Style got the chance to check out some of the industry’s future stars at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago‘s annual student fashion show. While the overall production was heavy on the conceptual and artistic creations (the designers’ inspirations included traditional Japanese cabinetry and Dante’s Divine …
It seems as though we got our wish for fall: tights and hats aren’t going anywhere, and, in general, I couldn’t be more pleased with this collection. Especially with Ferre channeling the Blues Brothers via the cropped black pants, white socks, and black hats. Ironically, I was Belushi’s character, Jake, for Halloween last year and …
There is something very noble about the celebration of pleasure— not frivolity but that which pleases. And Christan Lacroix managed to create a collection that is truly Parisian at heart. It’s not the Paris often referred to in magazines; translation: ahdes of black and perhaps a scarf. But au contraire. Parisian women are restrained but …
