Rag & Bone Ready to Wear – Fall 2009 – 2010 Rag & Bone have their menswear influence shtick downpat. I usually like their collections but don’t get all worked up. I find I get excited about their stuff in the store. Well, Rag & Bone is feeding in the skinny pant fetish that I’m currently engrossed in. images: thefashionspot.com
If I was only in NYC like last year to see how the Colette pop up shop in The Gap will work out. www.colettexgap.com host a Colette pop-up shop adjacent to its Fifth Avenue flagship, from September 6 through October 5. Called Colette X Gap, the shop will look more like Colette’s Paris boutique than your typical excessively branded Gap, shilling the French brand’s signature candles, room fragrances, and art. The shop will also collaborate with Oakley on sunglasses, Le Labo on fragrances, and Asics on Tiger sneakers, for limited-edition stock to be sold exclusively in the pop-up. Colette has also commissioned artists and designers, like French graffiti artist Monsieur André, accessories maven Anne-Marie Herckes, Repetto, and Alexis Mabille, to revamp Gap staples like trench coats, denim jackets, and totes, also to be offered exclusively in the Colette pop-up. The store will release new products each week, including limited-edition Gap tees by Parisian and New York artists, exclusive stationery, and other objets d’art.(Colette Pop-up to Arrive in Fall, Courtesy of the Gap — The Cut)
Yohji Yamamoto (Japanese, b. 1943). Dress, spring/summer 2005. Red hand-pleated silk crepe. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2006 (2006.37). blog.mode – Tucked in Red image: blog.metmuseum.org
Halston Ready to Wear – Fall Winter 2008 – 2009 One of the most anticipated shows of the season is Halston and man was it awful. This periwinkle thing is the most hideous garment I’ve seen in a long time. Seriously! These two are the worst of the bunch, but it doesn’t get much better. You are suppose to reinvent Halston not make some existing patterns. images: thefashionspot.com
I hear we will have another Canadian to cheer during New York Fashion Week, it’s Arthur Mendonça. Congrats Arthur, I can’t wait to see the show. Unfortunately it will be online like most people, I’m not attending the fall shows in New York this season. 🙁 image: mendonca.ca
When I was in NYC the Costume Institute at the MET was closed. So I was excited to see the new MET blog called blog.mode: addressing fashion – The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Each post features an item from their collection and there are some really beautiful pieces.
Subversive Jewelry There are no retailers in Canada for this pricey line. You can purchase items directly from the Subversive Jewelry website. via ecofabulous
Dresses from Jodi Arnold’s Mint Collection Mint is available at TNT and Holt Renfrew. click on the thumbnails to see larger images images: jodiarnoldnyc.com
zero + maria cornejo knitwear Zero was one of the fashion shows I attended when I was in NYC for the spring collections. Holt Renfrew carries Zero in Canada.
There were two things that really stuck out for me in New York. 1. Men carried Manbags. All kinds of guys with all kinds of bags, not just the fashion insiders. I liked the look actually and I hope it spreads. Hell, I even liked the guy rocking the clutch at Phi. Find your Man bag here. 2. Goyard is king. I didn’t see a lot of Louis Vuitton, but I saw a lot of Goyard, fake and real. You could get Goyard fakes on every street corner. At night, every street corner had a bunch of guys selling handbags out of garbage bags and boxes. Fucking hilarious. For those that don’t know, Goyard is an old french company that makes very expensive luggage and handbags. images: balenciaga.com and businessweek.com
