Terri Potratz and Kris Krug speak with Stephen Quinn for the On The Coast program of CBC Radio One, 88.1 FM in Vancouver, discussing our experience in New York and our decision to wear Vancouver designers almost exclusively while here.
Goofing off in front of the tents.
Terri: deadboys clubhouse shirt (white), vintage shirt, secondhand boys’ tuxedo jacket, American Apparel disco pants, larry scarf, parts by heather necklace, diba shoes.
Shallom: larry cowl, Obakki jacket, Mandula obi belt, vintage skirt, Erin Templeton bag, Seychelles boots.
Here we are at the back of the tents, on our way to the W Backstage Lounge for the House of Cassette presentation. We got attacked by photographers when we stopped for this shot.
Terri: In addition to above, also wearing a Mastermind jacket here.
Inside the W Backstage Lounge, which was a really cool space. Met the designer behind House of Cassette, Peter Lee, and he showed us some of his favourite pieces from the line. We also ran into Dee and Ricky, who make these really cool lego brooches that were picked up by Marc Jacobs last season.
Terri: kdon dress, Obakki leather jacket, larry scarf, Fiveleft tote.
Flo: Not sure
Shallom: deadboys clubhouse jacket and shirt worn as hood, Motherland t-shirt, Tiger of Sweden leggings, unidentified pants, Adhesif chains, Erin Templeton bag, Dominic Designs earring necklace.
On our way to a much-needed breakfast in SoHo after a ridiculously fun night out with about 12 folks from Vancouver.
All of these incredibly amazing images are courtesy of Kris Krug of Static Photography.
The Barbie 50th Anniversary show was epic. So much buzz, held on the very amorous February 14th in the main tents at Bryant Park, featuring outfits from 52 of the biggest designers in fashion, including Michael Kors, Diane Von Furstenberg, Derek Lam, Calvin Klein, Anna Sui and more. So many people turned up that numerous media guests were turned away at the door – including, we heard, producers from Fox who were scheduled to interview the President of Mattel the following afternoon. Yikes.
Kris got an amazing spot in the pit, as you can see from the photos, while Shallom and I hung out out at our table in the Tenjune Lounge inside the tents, where the show was being streamed live. We were able to see the designs in much better detail and we were twittering like mad throughout the lengthy show.
Immediately I looked to the shoes. I knew that Christian Louboutin had designed the hot pink Barbie pumps, but had had no sneak peek – they were amazing. We just about died.
The show was presented in three parts: Classic, Current, and Future. Each had different hair and makeup, and obviously the tone of the designs differed greatly.
Classic Barbie:
Yigal Azrouel
Lyn Devon
Tracy Reese
Current Barbie:
Rag and Bone
ThreeAsFour
Juicy Couture
Alexander Wang
Kenneth Cole…KEN!!!
Future Barbie:
Tibi
Badgley Mischka
Crossposted from Stylefinds, written by Shallom Johnson
Just a few favorites from the Academy of Art show on Day 2 of New York Fashion Week. There were a few designers involved in the show and I’m not sure of their names, but I’ll do some recon and try to find out asap. Academy of Art, based in San Francisco, is one of the largest accredited private art and design schools in the U.S. with over 12,000 students – and 2,000 of those are fashion students, some of whom are chosen to show their collections at NYFW. This year the show included one menswear and five womenswear collections in fashion design, textile design and knitwear design.
I really enjoyed this show – every garment was meticulously cut, simple but stunning. These were my favorites – subtle voluminous shapes in pale wintry tones and creamy whites.
I love the cut of this coat, the collar esepcially. The subtle print adds a really unique touch to a simple and quite classic design.
Gorgeous dress – love the combination of white, cream and silver, and that detailing at the bottom. Wow.
Another wonderful wool coat in a similar silhouette. I think I’d like to get one of these for next fall. But maybe not in white – I have too much of a propensity to spill things. Like coffee and red wine.
All photos by Kris Krug of Static Photography.
On our way to Miss Sixty afterparty – the show was awesome. Pics of the show, and media frenzy over Mischa Barton, coming soon! Also hope to get better images of our outfits but Shallom’s camera is dead for now.
Terri: Dace dress, Dace sweater, Prada footless socks, Dominic Designs earrings
Shallom: Obakki leggings, Dace tank, deadboys clubhouse leather jacket, parts by heather headpiece
