NY Fashion Week Spring '08. Betsey Johnson's Playful Proms Through the Decades. Second City Style Fashion Blog

Summary: For sheer entertainment, Betsey Johnson sure knows how to put on a (fashion) show. The invitation to the show featured her own prom-night photo from 1958. The front row was lined with four-top round tables (one of which Tori Spelling graced) and the stage was set with a disco ball. The scene? The Prom. …

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New York Fashion Week Spring ’08. Gen Art’s Fresh Faces = Fresh Talent. Second City Style Fashion Blog.

Summary: Held on opening night of Fashion Week at the Hammerstein Ballroom, the Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion runway show presented six womenswear designers and two menswear designers. For the women, designers included Bensoni, Dagmar, Delphyne Guiraud, Grace Sun, Mooka Kinney and Whistle & Flute. A-Z and Young Meagher rounded out the show for …

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New York Fashion Week Spring ’08. Ports 1961 Takes Us On An African Safari. Second City Style Fashion Blog.

Summary: The Ports 1961 show was a highly anticipated, star-studded event that featured Alex Wek and Liya Kebede walking, and Sarah Michelle Geller and Ivanka Trump sitting front row. The theme was “safari” and designer Tia Cibani truly led a cultural journey, inspired by the 20th century in East Africa. Her muse was Siti Brinti …

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