Hervé Léger at New York Fashion Week for Fall 2008 Collections
BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP plans to show their Hervé Léger by Max Azria ready-to-wear collection during Fall 2008 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. This will mark the first time since the mid-nineties that the collection will be presented on the runway, and the first time ever that it will be shown in New York. The collection was originally shown in Paris.
“I’m thrilled to be bringing the glamour and sensuality of Hervé Léger by Max Azria to the New York runway,” said Max Azria, designer, chairman and CEO of BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP. “I’ve spent the last year focusing on redesigning and reinventing the brand, while staying true to the house’s heritage.”
The original Hervé Léger fashion house was founded in 1985 and acquired by BCBGMAXAZRIAGROUP in 1998. With fashion moving in the direction of more feminine, shapely silhouettes, in the past year the Hervé Léger look experienced a resurgence in popularity. Recognizing this, Azria relaunched the Hervé Léger label with his own designs that have since been embraced by celebrities such as Kate Bosworth, Victoria Beckham and Catherine Zeta-Jones, among others.
Zac Posen at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin
New York’s darling Zac Posen and the German Fashion Label Joop! to show in Berlin.
Since Zac Posten debuted in New York City in 2002 with his collection he is in the spotlight of the international fashion world. Today the 27 year old announced that his Resort 2008 will be the final show of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin on 31st of january.
Especially the dynamic and creativity of Berlin were the main reasons for Zac Posen to show in Berlin: “Today Berlin is like New York has been back in the 80’s. The city is one of the most dynamic in Europe and is full of ideas and energy. I am overly happy to be able to show my collection in this creative environment.”
Simultaneously the international successful German fashion label Joop! announced that they will be participating with some off-site show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin. “The participation of the worldwide celebrated labels Zac Posen and Joop! at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin is a wonderful success for the event. The presence of those well-known designers is a sign for the big interest of the international fashion-scene regarding Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin”, says Massimo Redaelli, senior vice president of IMG Fashion Europe.
Besides of Zac Posen and Joop! the following designers have confirmed their participation at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin in january 2008: 30paarhaende, HEIRESS, INTUITIVE, Macqua, Marcel Ostertag, SINEMUS, STEFAN ECKERT, Strenesse, Suzana Peri? and UNRATH & STRANO at the location at Postbahnhof as well as HUGO, MICHALSKY and SISI WASABI in off-locations.
Like in the last season, the Karstadt New Generation Award will happen again and offer young design talents some ideal opportunity to present their creative ideas to some selected fashion professionals.
The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin starts on sunday the 27th of january with the opening show of HUGO and ends on thursday the 31st of january with Zac Posen’s show. Other associated fashion events happening around Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin are the Premium, Ideal, Stark and Projekt Galerie fashion fairs.
http://www.mercedes-benzfashionweekberlin.com
Karl Lagerfeld Takes a Stand on Size Zero Models at Paris Fashion Week
Here is an article from the Telegraph about Karl Lagerfeld’s Paris Fashion Week Show and his refusal to allow overly skinny models to showcase his collection.
Paris Fashion Week: Lagerfeld takes a stand on size zero, by Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director at Paris Fashion Week
Karl Lagerfeld revealed in Paris he had taken a dramatic stand on the size zero issue by rejecting three models for his Chanel catwalk show yesterday (Friday) because they were ‘too skinny’.
“It is the first time I have ever done something like this,” he said.
“I have nothing against skinny girls. But these were terrible. They looked as if they had grown up in a Third World country with no food to eat.
“I sent them back to the agency. I did not think they should be modeling,” said the designer.
He described the three models – who he did not identify – as being so thin as to look ‘almost deformed’ and agreed his stance may persuade other designers to follow suit.
The 45 girls who were accepted to model the Chanel spring/summer 2008 collection ranged in size from lean to luscious. Gemma Ward, the blonde “surfer-babe” from Australia, in particular, looked positively curvaceous in a skimpy bikini.
The show was staged in the Grand Palais, on a dark blue and silver star-print stage, surmounted with a 30ft high bow – stars and bows being two of the themes of the collection – before one of the largest celebrity front rows seen this week in Paris.
Among those sitting ringside were Victoria Beckham, in a bright green, 1950’s vintage dress; the actress, Kirsten Dunst; the rock, rap and pop singers, Courtney Love, Kanye West, Lily Allen and Alison Mosshart from The Kills; the supermodel, Claudia Schiffer; and the burlesque queen, Dita Von Teese.
The collection was a “BoomBox” club mix of goth, biker, disco, rock ‘n’ roll, futuristic, surfer and sports looks, which even included tennis wear, complete with leg-warmer socks and Double C-logo rackets.
A classic cardigan jacket occasionally materialized amongst the cacophony, more often than not teamed with a denim leotard or a pair of baggy jeans equipped with the latest Chanel “must-have” – jeweled bicycle clips.
The show opened with a salute to America’s favourite fabric - denim. Woven with silk, technically distressed and faded, it came as sexy-sporty swimwear, with biker jackets and sparkling silver, wedge-sole, “disco boots” or shoes with no laces.
There was more Americana in a stars-and-stripes sequence, which featured flag-meets-nautical looks in raw-edge jackets, dresses and skirts with “pinking shear” hems, in a mix of red-and-white stripes and navy-and-white star prints, accessorized with patent high heels with a miniature quilted bag attached to one ankle, in the manner of the US ‘Alcohol Detecting Ankle-Strap’, as recently sported by Lindsay Lohan.
Party wear included everything from Little Black Dresses, stamped with rivets and festooned with dangling silver chains, to skintight slinks patchworked with metallic circles, embroidered lace trousers and demure, star-print long gowns with matching hair-bows.
“It’s all about proposals for life,” said Lagerfeld of his Chanel fashion ‘casserole’.
“There’s no room for just one way; people need clothes for different lifestyles”.
source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/main.jhtml?xml=/fashion/2007/10/06/efchanel106.xml
Model Falls into Runway Hole at Los Angeles Fashion Week, October 2007
Here’s a brief bit from the AP about a model falling into a hole in the runway during a show at the Mercedes-Benz Los Angeles Fashion Week for the Spring 2008 Ready-to-Wear Collections:
Fashionistas from Naomi Campbell to Carrie Bradshaw have made embarrassing missteps on the catwalk. But model Sarah Welch trumped them all when she fell through a hole during an L.A. Fashion Week show.
A video of Welch’s dramatic drop — a sensation on YouTube — shows her walking the runway at last week’s presentation of the fashion line Shadang. She stares blankly ahead, not noticing the gaping hole left where a martial arts performer had cracked open the floor with a flip.
“As a runway model, you have to keep your head up, you know,” Welch, a former contestant on “The Bachelor” reality series, told KABC-TV. “So I didn’t look down for a hole, particularly.”
Then came the plunge. In the video, the crowd is heard howling with apparent shock. Welch, waist-deep in the hole, struggles to lift herself out, and is helped by “Heroes” actor Jimmy Jean-Louis, who modeled at the event. She regains her footing and exits stage left, raising her fist to seemingly signal that she’s OK.
The video of the tumble, posted Thursday, had more than 1 million views on YouTube by Monday afternoon.
Welch, now an Internet celebrity, has a good sense of humor about it.
“It is just a really funny mishap. And I hope they’re enjoying watching it just as much as I am,” she said.
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Karl Lagerfeld Turns the Great Wall of China into a Runway for Fendi
Here’s a fashion show on a scale never held before, with eighty eight models walking down a ramp that is literally one of its kind in the world - a ramp nothing less than the Great Wall of China.
Some of the country’s most famous stars gathered at the Wall at Juyongguan, an hour north of Beijing, for the unveiling of a new line, partly designed by Karl Lagerfeld for fashion house Fendi.
China’s Great Wall was not just a popular tourist spot on Friday (October 19, 2007) night - it was a catwalk. Over eighty models from all over the world flew in, just to be able to walk down one of the new seven wonders of the world. The brains behind all this is Fendi, one of the world’s most popular luxury brands. After working for a year to get permission to set up the glamorous stage, Fendi raised Chinese eyebrows. Silvia Fendi, the designer of the new looks, said there was hardly anything left to top this.
But the audience for the fashion show on the Great Wall, mainly constituted those Chinese civilians, who are benefiting most from the economy’s rapid rise - the newly rich. Still Karl Lagerfeld, designer of not only Fendi but also of a few other top luxury brands - defended fashion by stating saying that, it could in fact lead to the betterment of lives.
While all the Chinese political leaders are talking about an agenda to build a harmonious society, out there on the catwalk, the order of the day was consumerism, luxury and business.
Petro Zillia Closes Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring 2008 … with Paris Hilton?
CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — Who better to add some spice to Petro Zillia’s closing show of bright, sassy dresses at L.A. Fashion Week than ultimate L.A. girl Paris Hilton? It all was, like the show’s name, “So L.A.”
Light bulbs flashed and necks swiveled when Hilton sashayed down the runway Thursday night to her front-row seat at Smashbox Studios’ main tent arm-in-arm with the label’s designer, Nony Tochterman.
Hilton, wearing a Petro Zillia midnight blue satin jumpsuit, had missed her sister Nicky’s spring Chick collection earlier in the week.
“I’ve been shooting a film in Toronto for two months,” Hilton told The Associated Press, adding that she had arrived in town the night before for Spike TV’s Scream Awards and to see Petro Zillia’s “great collection.”
The last time Tochterman showed at L.A. Fashion Week was two years ago. Last year, the L.A.-based designer opened her first store, soaking in the trendy street styles of women in the area.
Thursday’s collection triumphantly reflected that influence, with block colors as bright and California fresh as Tochterman’s pink hair, and dresses either skimming the thigh or swept low to the ground.
“This season is all inspired by the L.A. girl, the fearless girl into fashion,” Tochterman told The AP in a phone interview. “I love the dress trend. Putting on a dress and running out of the house and looking like you didn’t try too hard. The girls here don’t know the rules our parents used to follow. They wear what they like.”
That confidence reigned on the catwalk, where models sporting fake Afro-puff ponytails and huge heart-shaped earrings strutted in gold knee-high Roman boots or gold platform heels, playing up a fun ’70s feel.
The line showcased silk ruffled dresses, either short in coral or floor-length in red. There were off-the-shoulder sheer gowns in orange silk and hot pink chiffon, accented by a trailing scarf.
A gold rayon knitted vest stretched to the ankle. It was saucily cinched in front and left open to reveal matching, high-waisted gold underwear.
One standout greeted by clapping and cheers was a gorgeous floor-length teal wrap dress with delicate folds of chiffon worthy of any starlet prepping for the awards show season.
Silk and satin jumpers, in line with trends in New York and Milan, came in bright yellow and fuchsia. Belted shorts and flowing wide-legged pants were paired with metallic knitted tops.
Only a daring woman would don the see-through black dress with enormous gold-edged flowers shown at the collection’s end. Then again, the gown brought a zesty finish to Mercedes-Benz L.A. Fashion Week.
The week’s 34 shows included designers Sue Wong, Randolph Duke, Christian Audigier, Kevan Hall, Jeremy Scott, Heatherette and Monarchy Collection, which presented its looks on a catwalk of green grass.
“When I lived in New York, I felt New York was the only place where I could get inspired in the streets. Now the mentality, the culture, is all changing,” noted Tochterman. “The fashion and culture is so inspiring here.”
Mercedes-Benz LA Fashion Week Spring 2008 Goes Green!
Li Cari finishes off a week of shows and celebrations with an Eco Friendly Finale show that will rock the planet. This Red carpet event will be held Friday, October 19, 2007 at Dom in the heart of Beverly Hills.
The evening will commence with a Cocktail party and lead into a catwalk for celebrity and VIP guests. Hosted by Morgan Weirich, CBS, Looks Like Love, and presented by LA Direct Magazine. DJ Poet from the Black Eyed Peas and DJ Pinxx will be spinning the turn tables for not only an incredible fashion show, but also for the pilot to “Catwalk” a reality series which started filming during New York fashion week. The show is based on Jazmin Whitley the designer of the Li Cari fashion house.
Jazmin Whitley was the youngest designer to show in NY fashion week. At the ripe old age of 19 this dynamic young designer will show for the second time in LA fashion week. The Li Cari label was launched in Los Angeles in March 2006. As the fashion world continues to speed up and hasten through trends, Li Cari lingers on timeless and classic looks that are eternally appealing, with a modern touch influenced by the designer’s youthful and innovative personality. The allure of the Li Cari fashion house is its youthful charm and clever twists on otherwise uniform trends.
Attracting hip clients like Blu Cantrell, Michelle Stafford, Sara Carter, Erica Rose, Jo De La Rosa, Victoria Justice, Aimee Teegarden, Brie Larson, singer Monet Monico and Alex M to name a few, Jazmin Whitley has dressed many other celebrities for red carpet events including The Teen Choice Awards, MTV Awards, Catwalk for Charity, Care Awards, Young Artists Awards, and will be dressing several for the Grammy awards. Whitley has been featured in 12 magazines in the pasted two months and seems to be on a very fast pass to the top.
Jazmin Whitley is not only passionate about fashion she also holds children and protecting the earth and its resources very close to her heart. The line will only be made in the USA, Italy and countries that enforce child labor laws. Whitley states “and that will never change”. Whitley is adamant on educating Americans on the harm of child labor as well as showing that Eco-friendly fashion is just as couture as the toxic textiles that are out there. She feels that building a better tomorrow starts today. Whitley states “Conventional clothing is killing our environment, the textile industry is one of the most polluting industries on earth but We have the means to create new industries, products, lifestyles that enhance our natural environment rather than destroy it.”
Dom Valcucine was selected as the venue because of its incredible leadership in protecting the environment. Dom specializes in Eco friendly products DOM works with architects and designers on individual residences as well as multi-unit projects offering eco friendly design assistance.
This young designer has taken young Hollywood by storm and is now the buzz around New York City with plans to show in Milan and Paris Ms. Whitley is well on her way to capturing the hearts of fashion lovers around the world.
Marc Jacobs’ Behavior at Paris Fashion Week S/S 2008
Here’s an article from the New York Post (by Danica Lo) about the Marc Jacobs’ show at Paris Fashion Week:
MARC Jacobs bared his tongue in Paris on Sunday night. While taking his bow on the catwalk following the Louis Vuitton show, he publicly - in front of an audience that included his boss, LVMH head Bernard Arnault, the world’s top fashion editors, and celebs like Courtney Love, Kanye West and Victoria Beckham - stuck it out at International Herald Tribune fashion critic Suzy Menkes.
The designer’s defiant, if childish, gesture was a response to Menkes’ scathing review of Jacobs’ namesake Marc Jacobs spring 2008 collection: “A bad, sad show,” she called it, that “symbolized everything that is wrong with current fashion.” And the tongue is just the latest in a string of bizarre, bratty antics that have industry insiders whispering about the state of Jacobs’ mental affairs.
While he is arguably the most influential working American fashion designer today, this past year has seen Jacobs, 44, in and out of rehab and plagued with rumors about plastic surgery and drug-induced weight loss (he insists he dropped the pounds by working out and going organic).
Embroiled in a steamy, on-again off-again relationship with Jason Preston - the ex-male prostitute and former porn-star who had Jacobs’ name tattooed on his fore-get-your-mind-out-of-the-gutter-arm - Jacobs has also posed naked for a WWD cover, Out magazine, and the latest self-edited issue of Visionaire.
His previously critic-proof professional success is also suffering rumblings of imminent backlash. Not only is he earning a (deserved) reputation for being unable to start a show anywhere near on time - the Vuitton show in Paris started an hour and a half late and the Marc Jacobs show here started more than two hours past schedule - recent reviews have been far less than stellar.
“A remarkable display of self-destruction,” The Post called it.
In the days that followed, Jacobs gave a ranting interview to WWD, blaming the Council of Fashion Designers of America for his tardiness, whining about feeling like an outsider and threatening to move all his shows to Europe.
To be honest, we expected a lot more from the man who was credited with bringing creative credibility back to the American fashion industry beginning with grunge in the early ’90s. Instead, he’s turned into a whiny, bratty, self-obsessed cheeseball. Whether his new image and obnoxious professional demeanor will impact his bottom line remains to be seen. And we’re not talking about his ass - though we’re sure it’s in great shape, and no we don’t want to see it (anymore).
Banned from Louis Vuitton Show at Paris Fashion Week
October 7, 2007 — FASHION journalists are buzzing over how Newsweek’s Dana Thomas was banned from today’s Louis Vuitton ready-to-wear show in Paris. Thomas apparently struck a nerve at the 150-year-old leather goods house with her best-selling book, “Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster.” She wrote, “Vuitton is the McDonald’s of the luxury industry: it’s far and away the leader, brags of millions sold, has stores at all the top tourist sites - usually steps away from a McD’s - and has a logo as recognizable as the Golden Arches.” The International Herald Tribune’s Suzy Menkes was banned from Dior a few years ago and the New York Times’ Cathy Horyn from Dolce & Gabbana last winter, both after writing reviews that displeased the brands. Calls to Vuitton reps in New York and Paris weren’t returned. Thomas had no comment. Chances are, however, the ban won’t last forever. “Menkes is back at Dior now,” our source told us. Other luxury brands, meanwhile, seem unperturbed by Thomas’s book. She was spotted at the Christian Dior and Hermes shows earlier in the week.
source: page six
Valentino Bids Farewell to Paris Prêt-à -Porter Fashion Week
Italian fashion giant Valentino staged his last ever ready-to-wear show, winning a standing ovation Wednesday from his supporters and a reprimand from fellow designer Karl Lagerfeld, who said it was too early for the designer to retire.
Wednesday’s show is not quite Valentino’s last hurrah — a final haute couture display is scheduled to take place in Paris in January. But the emotions were palpable as he blinked back tears on the catwalk, and backstage there was hardly a dry eye.
“I want to stop at the height of my glory,” the 75-year-old designer told reporters. “I want to have a bit of fun because I have spent my life stuck in couture houses drawing hundreds and hundreds of sketches every season.”
Having celebrated his 45 years in fashion with three days of glittering celebrations in Rome, Valentino announced last month that he would retire in 2008. Alessandra Facchinetti, the former designer of Gucci women’s ready-to-wear, has been appointed to replace him.
Valentino said he wanted his penultimate collection to be young and joyful as a tribute to all his fans.
Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova, back on the catwalk just three weeks after giving birth to her third child, opened the show in a short pink-and-lilac cashmere coat.
To a thumping soundtrack of Prince songs, models stepped out in flirty cocktail dresses scattered with polka dots and gold bows. Blocks of color formed graphic patterns that had an upbeat ’80s feel, while a print of oversized arum lilies added a romantic touch.
Fashion editors and retailers praised the legendary designer, who has dressed luminaries from Jackie Kennedy to Gwyneth Paltrow.
“It’s very emotional; he’s such an iconic designer, such an important part of fashion history,” said Ken Downing, senior vice president and fashion director for U.S. department store chain Neiman Marcus.
Lagerfeld lamented Valentino’s decision to stop.
“I am not very pleased because I think it is not good that he’s stopping; he is in great shape,” he told reporters after showing his Karl Lagerfeld ready-to-wear line earlier in the day. “He should continue. It’s no fun; he will be bored.”
Valentino had been insisting for months that he had no plans to retire, but the purchase of the Valentino Fashion Group — which owns his label — by private equity firm Permira may have influenced his decision.
The designer said he would take time to travel and perhaps design costumes for opera and ballet — he already has plans for a collaboration with the famed Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg, Russia. He also is planning the creation of a foundation to house his creations.
Lagerfeld, 69, said he had no intention of stepping down in turn from his multiple roles as creative director of the Lagerfeld, Chanel and Fendi brands.
“All my contracts are for life, so I am like a death row inmate,” he joked.
While Christian Dior and Valentino have staged lavish anniversary celebrations this year, Lagerfeld barely acknowledged the passing of his 25th year at Chanel. He joined the firm in 1982.
“There were never any celebrations, there will never be any — I hate that,” he said.
“Fashion is about today and tomorrow, not about yesterday. If you have to be taken seriously because you have a heavy past, I don’t think it’s a good thing,” he said. “I don’t want to remember, I want to do things and go ahead.”
By JOELLE DIDERICH, Associated Press Writer
Source: Yahoo! News
Los Angeles Fashion Week 2008 Schedule October 14-18, 2007
SUNDAY OCTOBER 14th, 2007
3 - 8 PM DESIGN SUITES Softbox
4 PM SUE WONG The Main Tent
5 - 6 PM Welcome Cocktails with Smashbox
5 - 7.30 PM Design Suites Kickoff Party co-hosted by THE DAILY
6 PM CHICK by NICKY HILTON Stage One
7 PM YVES CASTALIDI Lightbox
8 PM RANDOLPH DUKE The Main Tent
MONDAY OCTOBER 15th, 2007
10.30 AM Mercedes-Benz BLUETEC Press Conference
2 PM ECOGANIK Stage One
3 PM COCO JOHNSEN The Lightbox
3 - 8 PM DESIGN SUITES Softbox
4 PM KEVAN HALL The Main Tent
5 PM William Good Launch & Press Conference
6 PM ELSIE KATZ COUTURE Stage One
7 PM JOSEPH DOMINGO The Lightbox
8 PM HEATHERETTE The Main Tent
TUESDAY OCTOBER 16TH, 2007
12 PM JUAN CARLOS OBANDO *CRAFT, 10100 CONSTELLATION BLVD.
2 PM GREGORY PARKINSON Softbox
3 PM JENNY HAN The Lightbox
3 - 8 PM DESIGN SUITES Softbox
4 PM CHRISTIAN AUDIGIER The Main Tent
4:30 PM PETA Ad Unveiling with Steve-O
5 - 6 PM “Bubbles and Baubles” with Judith Ripka and Melvin Sokolsky
6 PM DINA BAR-EL Stage One
7 PM GREY ANT The Lightbox
8 PM WHITLEY KROS The Main Tent
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 17th, 2007
2 PM TART Stage One
3 PM BEACH BUNNY SWIMWEAR The Lightbox
3 - 8 PM DESIGN SUITES Softbox
4 PM VOOM by JOY HAN The Main Tent
5 - 6 PM ecoStyle Kuala Lumpur Media Launch
6 PM The Green Initiative presented by The Gallery Los Angeles featuring Peligrosa, Rene Geneva, Wet Cement, Vintage China, Protect the Element, M the Movement, Artesania and Demano Stage One
7 PM EVIDENCE OF EVOLUTION The Lightbox
8 PM JEREMY SCOTT The Main Tent
THURSDAY OCTOBER 18th, 2007
2 PM BIRD OF PREY Stage One
3 PM CANDICE HELD The Lighbox
3 - 8 PM DESIGN SUITES Softbox
4 PM MONARCHY COLLECTION The Main Tent
5 - 7 PM Design Suites Closing Party co-hosted by California Apparel News
6 PM SAMORA Stage One
7 PM OLIGO TISSEW The Lightbox
8 PM PETRO ZILLIA The Main Tent
The Main Tent, Stage One and The Lightbox are located at Smashbox Studios, 8549 Higuera Street, Culver City, CA 90232
* Indicates Associate Member Showing Off-Site
Entry by invitation only. Not open to the public.
Collections de Prêt-à -Porter Printemps/Eté 2008 - Ready-to-Wear Collections Spring/Summer 2008
(In English below.)
La session printemps-été 2008 (du 30 septembre au 8 octobe) se présente sous les meilleurs auspices.
- L’action conjointe des maisons adhérentes et de la Fédération française de la Couture a permis de recentrer l’essentiel des présentations au cÅ“ur de Paris, créant ainsi un axe Carrousel du Louvre / Louvre / Tuileries proche du Grand Palais, des Palais de Chaillot et Tokyo.
- Le Carrousel du Louvre fait peau neuve. Les 4 salles du Carrousel : Gabriel, Delorme, Soufflot et Lenôtre s’offrent dès octobre prochain une nouvelle décoration. L’espace y devient plus modulable, rendant aux salles toute leur dimension. Grands rideaux de coton gratté blanc, bancs ébènes mats et gradins déclinent dans ces boîtes blanches un esprit minimal, contemporain, propice à de nombreuses mises en scène. Des images numériques des salles ainsi modifiées sont d’ores et déjà disponibles sur ce lien.
- Une seconde tente accompagne, à l’initiative du Ministère de la Culture, l’Espace Ephémère Tuileries. Situé près de l’Arc de Triomphe du Jardin du Carrousel du Louvre, l’Espace des Jardins du Louvre accueillera quotidiennement des shows dans sa structure éphémère.
- Le calendrier : 88 défilés dont plus d’un quart programmés au Carrousel du Louvre composent la fashion week parisienne d’octobre 2008, dense, variée et internationale, à l’image du premier dimanche des collections qui se renforce et voit se côtoyer 10 nationalités différentes.
Quelques faits marquants de cette semaine :
- les maisons Christian Dior et Vivienne Westwood défileront le lundi 1er octobre,
- la maison Louis Vuitton défilera le dimanche 7 octobre à 19h30 directement suivie par Ralph Rucci et sa ligne Chado, qui clôturera ce calendrier,
- pour la première fois deux créateurs indiens présenteront leur collection à Paris : Manish Arora, le dimanche 30 septembre et Anamika le dimanche 7 octobre,
- parmi les nouveaux noms inscrits au calendrier, à noter les premiers pas à Paris de Estrella Archs et Limi Feu, la fille de Yohji Yamamoto.
- Canon et Neiman Marcus sont cette saison les partenaires de la Paris Fashion Week ainsi que Citroën et sa flotte automobile. Le service de restauration L’Ail et la Tomate (19 € sur réservation), Kusmi Tea et leur bar à thés et les chocolats Gü disponibles à la Mezzanine du Carrousel du Louvre et au Centre international de presse et d’information.
Paris fashion week for spring-summer 2008 (Sept. 30 - Oct. 8) is shaping up to be a great session!
- Thanks to the cooperative efforts of the Fédération française de la Couture and its members, the majority of fashion shows will be staged in the center of Paris. The result is a show venue axis comprised of the Carrousel du Louvre/the Louvre/the Tuileries and the nearby Grand Palais/and the Palais de Chaillot and Tokyo.
- The Carrousel du Louvre has gotten a makeover. The four halls - Gabriel, Delorme, Soufflot and Le Nôtre - will debut their new interiors for fashion week. The spaces will have more flexible components enabling users to explore and utilize their full potential. In those white box-like platforms, there will be big curtains in a brushed cotton canvas and matt-ebony benches. The new minimalist décor is more contemporary and will give fashion houses more flexibility to stage diverse show scenery. You can check out the new venue via digital photos on this link.
- A second tent will be open for shows, as the Espace Ephémère Tuileries, thanks to the French Ministry of Culture. Located close to the Arc de Triomphe of the Jardin du Carrousel du Louvre will daily hosts shows from the schedule.
- A total of 88 fashion shows - one-quarter of which will be held at the Carrousel du Louvre - will be held during Paris fashion week. The schedule is indeed packed but filled with variety and international flavor, as demonstrated by the first Sunday of shows where designers from 10 different countries will present their collections.
A few important facts about spring-summer 2008 fashion week:
- Christian Dior and Vivienne Westwood will stage their shows on Monday Oct. 1st.
- Louis Vuitton will show on Sunday Oct. 7th at 7:30 followed immediately by Ralph Rucci and his Chado collection which will close Paris fashion week.
- For the first time, two Indian designers will show their collections in Paris: Manish Arora on Sunday Sept. 30th and Anamika on Sunday Oct. 7th.
- New additions to the calendar of note are Estrella Archs and Limi Feu, Yohji Yamamoto’s daughter.
- Canon and Neiman Marcus are this season’s partners of Paris Fashion Week while Citroën will provide official car service. Restaurant service provided by L’Ail et la Tomate (19€ by reservation only), Kusmi Tea and its tea bar, and Gü chocolates will be available at the Mezzanine of the Carrousel du Louvre and at the International Press and Information Center.
Paris Fashion Week Prêt-à -Porter Spring/Summer 2008 Schedule
The spring/summer 2008 prêt-à -porter collections are showing at Paris Fashion Week from September 29 to October 7, 2007!
Here is the schedule of the shows:
Saturday September 29
15h30 IMPASSE DE LA DÉFENSE Grand Hall de la Gare de Lyon - Terrasse de l’Express Bleu - Paris 12e
17h30 FATIMA LOPES Studio Gabriel - 9 avenue Gabriel - Paris 8e
19h00 SIRIVANNAVARI Opéra Garnier - Rotonde des Abonnés - 8 rue Scribe - Paris 9e
Sunday September 30
10h30 JEFEN Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Gabriel*
11h30 LIE SANG BONG Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Soufflot*
12h30 MINA PERHONEN Espace Commines - 17 rue Commines - Paris 3e
13h30 ROBERT NORMAND Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine - 45 avenue du Président Wilson - Paris 16e
14h30 ESTRELLA ARCHS Université Pierre et Marie Curie - 21 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine - Paris 6e
15h30 BALMAIN Hôtel Westin - 3 rue de Castiglione - Paris 1er
16h30 BRUNO PIETERS Galerie Nikki Diana Marquardt - 9 place des Vosges - Paris 4e
17h30 MANISH ARORA Grand Hôtel - 2 rue Scribe - Paris 9e
18h30 RICK OWENS Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts - Salle Melpomène - 13 quai Malaquais - Paris 6e
19h30 BLESS 22 avenue Max Dormoy - Paris 18e
20h30 BERNHARD WILLHELM ex-Purple Institute - 9 rue Pierre Dupond - Paris 10e
21h30 COSMIC WONDER LIGHT SOURCE Cosmic Galerie - 7 rue de l’Equerre - Paris 19e
Monday October 1
10h00 ATSURO TAYAM L’Académie - 14 rue Royale - Paris 8e
11h00 DICE KAYEK Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Soufflot*
12h00 VIVIENNE WESTWOOD Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Delorme*
13h00 GASPARD YURKIEVICH Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Gabriel*
14h30 CHRISTIAN DIOR Espace Ephémère Tuileries - Jardin des Tuileries – Paris 1er
15h30 ISABEL MARANT Espace Jardins du Louvre - Place du Carrousel - Paris 1er
16h30 SHARON WAUCHOB Université Pierre et Marie Curie - 21 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine - Paris 6e
17h30 UNDERCOVER Hôtel Westin - 3 rue de Castiglione - Paris 1er
18h30 MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy - Salle Marcel Cerdan - Porte 28 - 8 boulevard de Bercy - Paris 12e
19h30 AF VANDEVORST Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy - La grande Salle - entrée principale porte 1 - 8 boulevard de Bercy - Paris 12e
20h30 YOHJI YAMAMOTO Carreau du Temple - 3 rue Dupetit Thouars - Paris 3e
Tuesday October 2
09h30 BALENCIAGA See invitation
10h30 JUNYA WATANABE See invitation
11h30 TSUMORI CHISATO Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Delorme*
12h30 MARITHÉ & FRANCOIS GIRBAUD Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Le Nôtre*
13h30 LUTZ Hôtel Ritz - 17 place Vendôme - Paris 1er
14h30 VIKTOR & ROLF Espace Ephémère Tuileries - Jardin des Tuileries – Paris 1er
15h30 ISSEY MIYAKE Espace Jardins du Louvre - Place du Carrousel - Paris 1er
16h30 ANN DEMEULEMEESTER Couvent des Cordeliers - 15 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine - Paris 6e
17h30 COMME DES GARCONS See invitation
19h00 JEAN PAUL GAULTIER 325 rue Saint-Martin - Paris 3e
20h00 VÉRONIQUE BRANQUINHO Garage Turenne - 66 rue de Turenne - Paris 3e
21h00 JEREMY SCOTT Elysée Montmartre - 72 boulevard de Rochechouart - Paris 18e
Wednesday October 3
09h30 KARL LAGERFELD Espace Jardins du Louvre - Place du Carrousel - Paris 1er
10h30 ANDREW GN Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Gabriel*
11h30 AKRIS Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Delorme*
12h30 VALENTINO Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Le Nôtre*
13h30 COSTUME NATIONAL Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Soufflot*
14h30 DRIES VAN NOTEN Manège du Grand Palais - entrée porte C - avenue Franklin Roosevelt - Paris 8e
15h30 CHRISTIAN LACROIX Espace Ephémère Tuileries - Jardin des Tuileries – Paris 1er
16h30 LOEWE Couvent des Cordeliers - 15 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine - Paris 6e
17h30 REQUIEM Petit Palais - avenue Winston Churchill - Paris 8e
18h30 GIVENCHY Carreau du Temple - 3 rue Dupetit Thouars - Paris 3e
20h00 HUSSEIN CHALAYAN See invitation
Thursday October 4
10h00 STELLA MCCARTNEY Palais de Chaillot - 1 place du Trocadéro - Paris 16e
11h00 LÉONARD Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Delorme*
12h00 BARBARA BUI Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Le Nôtre*
13h00 ANNE VALÉRIE HASH Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Soufflot*
14h00 GIAMBATTISTA VALLI Espace Jardins du Louvre - Place du Carrousel - Paris 1er
15h30 ZUCCA École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts - Salle Melpomène - 13 quai Malaquais - Paris 6e
16h30 CELINE Espace Ephémère Tuileries - Jardin des Tuileries – Paris 1er
17h30 HAIDER ACKERMANN See invitation
18h30 VÉRONIQUE LEROY Petit Palais - avenue Winston Churchill - Paris 8e
20h00 YVES SAINT LAURENT Grand Palais - avenue Winston Churchill - Paris 8e
Friday October 5
09h30 HIROMICHI NAKANO Carré des Champs-Elysées - Pavillon Ledoyen - 1 avenue Dutuit - Paris 8e
10h30 CHANEL Grand Palais - avenue du Général Eisenhower - Paris 8e
11h30 AGNÈS B. Palais de Tokyo - 13 avenue du Président Wilson - Paris 16e
12h30 JEAN-CHARLES DE CASTELBAJAC Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Delorme*
13h30 ALENA AKHMADULLINA Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Soufflot*
14h30 SONIA RYKIEL Espace Ephémère Tuileries – Jardin des Tuileries – Paris 1er
15h30 JUNKO SHIMADA Hôtel Westin - 3 rue de Castiglione - Paris 1er
16h30 RUE DU MAIL (by Martine Sitbon) Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts - Salle Melpomène - 13 quai Malaquais - Paris 6e
18h00 ES ORCHESTRES Petit Palais - avenue Winston Churchill - Paris 8e
20h00 ALEXANDER MCQUEEN Palais Omnisports de Paris Bercy - Salle Marcel Cerdan - Porte 28 - 8 boulevard de Bercy - Paris 12e
Saturday October 6
10h30 KENZO Carreau du Temple - 3 rue Dupetit Thouars - Paris 3e
11h30 ELIE SAAB Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Delorme *
12h30 CHAPURIN Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Soufflot*
13h30 PAUL & JOE Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Le Nôtre*
14h30 JOSE CASTRO Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Gabriel*
15h30 CHLOÉ Espace Ephémère Tuileries - Jardin des Tuileries - Paris 1er
16h30 MARTIN GRANT École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts - Salle Melpomène - 13 quai Malaquais - Paris 6e
17h30 HERMÈS Espace Jardins du Louvre - Place du Carrousel - Paris 1er
18h30 LIMI FEU Garage Turenne - 66 rue de Turenne - Paris 3e
20h30 JOHN GALLIANO Le Stade Français - 22 avenue de la porte de Saint-Cloud - Paris 16e
Sunday October 7
10h00 VANESSA BRUNO 8 rue de la Pierre Levée - Paris 11e
11h00 NINA RICCI Espace Ephémère Tuileries - Jardin des Tuileries - Paris 1er
12h00 ANAMIKA Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Delorme*
13h00 YUKI TORII Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Gabriel*
14h00 COLLETTE DINNIGAN Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Soufflot*
15h00 MIU MIU See invitation
16h30 SAKINA M’SA Petit Palais - avenue Winston Churchill - Paris 8e
17h30 LANVIN Espace Jardins du Louvre - Place du Carrousel - Paris 1er
18h30 MOON YOUNG HEE Le Carrousel du Louvre - Salle Gabriel*
19h30 LOUIS VUITTON See invitation
20h30 CHADO RALPH RUCCI Palais de Tokyo - 13 avenue du Président Wilson - Paris 16e
* Le Carrousel du Louvre, 99, rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris
British Airways: Still the Official Airline of London Fashion Week.
British Airways is once again offering special fares to London for international travelers attending London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2008 (September 15-20, 2007). Simply enter the code FashionBA prior to booking your flight.
Appel & Frank at San Francisco Fashion Week 2007
What’s new about San Francisco Fashion Week in 2007?
The new, fresh fashion that will grace this year’s runways, of course!
San Francisco Fashion Week offers three nights of exciting runway shows featuring some of the best emerging design talent that the Bay Area has to offer, including 615 Project, Kirribilla, Dcepcion, Onerary, Pink Elf, Vian Hunter and Vindy Co Clothing. Plus, there will be Couture Exhibits by Colleen Quen, Lily Samii and Cari Borja.
This year, SFFW has a new shopping boutique sponsor — Appel & Frank, a local company which has been producing the city’s finest emerging designer shopping events for the past four years. The Appel & Frank Shopping Boutique at San Francisco Fashion Week will feature a host of fantastic finds from independent accessory, handbag, jewelry & clothing designers. The boutique is open and available before, in-between and after each evening’s runway shows.
San Francisco Fashion Week also continues its popular series of industry workshops on all things fashion, from how to become a designer to how to learn to walk like a model. For updates on the week, please visit www.fashionweek-sf.com.
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