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l-r coca rocha, mischa barton, minka kelly, kirsten bell
photo courtesy of miss sixty

The Miss Sixty FW09 collection at New York Fashion Week was super rock ‘n roll, and after the flurry of photographers fussing over Mischa Barton, Coco Rocha and Rufus Wainwright in the front row settled and the lights dimmed, models took to a runway slathered in black paint to while the dance mix of Cherry Bomb by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts blasted from the speakers.

rufus wainwright and wichy hassan
photo courtesy of miss sixty

Creative director and co-founder Wichy Hassan created an 80′s inspired collection punctuated by bright prints and vibrant colours, featuring cinched waistlines, structured shoulders and stud detailing. I was especially fond of the all the accessories – large handbags, oversized faux fur stoles lined with bright prints, motorcycle gloves and of course the shoes.

Hassan makes references to the work of photographer Richard Avedon in his pieces, and the line readily cites the “vitality and optimism” of the 80′s as inspiration for the Fall/Winter 2009 collection. The line mixes “elegant sensuality, balanced excess,” and “hyper-feminine 80′s style.”

This was one of my favourite looks of the show, though I mistakenly perceived it as a dress when it is actually a ruffle tube top paired with a ruffle skirt. I think the top would look cute with skintight denim as well, but I love this tiered and bulbous minidress as-is…hello, legs! I want:

I never thought I’d say this but the dropped crotch pants are beginning to grow on me. Miss Sixty came out with an incarnation that I think is actually really cute, and surprisingly flattering:

Faux fur scarf in action:

Smokin’ hot in all black:

Shallom was twittering from our seats with live commentary as well:

photo by shallom johnson

Mischa Barton is at the miss sixty show. Paparazzi insanity. Coco rocha sitting in the front row. 8:29 PM Feb 15th

Gemma is walking and she is fierce!!!! 8:38 PM Feb 15th

*OK so it wasn’t Gemma it was Sascha. Still, fierce as hell.

sweaterhead arm jacket 8:39 PM Feb 15th

Corset bondage belts ftw 8:41 PM Feb 15th

Yes I will be shopping at miss sixty this season 8:42 PM Feb 15th

Rock chick punk 80s fuck yeah I want almost everything I see! 8:44 PM Feb 15th

Fur stole with comic strip silk lining haha 8:45 PM Feb 15th

I love this cinched waist full skirt silhouette. And the cropped jackets with bell sleeves! *dies* 8:47 PM Feb 15th

Drop crotch pants for the win!!! 8:50 PM Feb 15th

@ miss sixty party w @tpotratz. Many beautiful people. Man wearing leopard print adidas tracksuit not so beautiful. 12:08 AM Feb 16th

Just got photo taken with leopard print jacket man 12:14 AM Feb 16th

The accessories editor of vogue is standing in front of us at the miss sixty afterparty 12:48 AM Feb 16th

At the beatrice for the purple magazine party. 2:36 AM Feb 16th

All photos by Kris Krug unless otherwise noted.

Published by Terri on February 18, 2009 in Fashion. 3 Comments

Barbie Runway Show Tweetalong Wrap-Up

Shallom and I had a prime view of the Barbie Runway Show streaming live to the big screen televisions in the Tenjune Lounge within the New York Fashion Week tents. A convenient position because it allowed us to tweet throughout the whole show! Here’s our play by play:

@tpotratz: lineup of standees for barbie show at #nyfw is not moving, crowd is getting pretty antsy…completely bottlenecked, what madness! 12:24 PM Feb 14th

@shallomj: Barbie Runway show comin up….saw miss jay make his fabulous entrance a few minutes ago with tarina tarantino #NYFW 12:27 PM Feb 14th

@tpotratz: apparently tons of barbie show guests with reserved seats were turned away from show. i predict PR nightmare for Mattell on monday…#nyfw 12:45 PM Feb 14th

@shallomj: #NYFW giving away people’s seats. Fox was going to have the president of Mattel on TV 2morrow but the producers couldn’t get in. Bad form. 12:46 PM Feb 14th

@tpotratz: sweet deal, they are streaming barbie show live on tenjune bar tv #nyfw 12:47 PM Feb 14th

@tpotratz: intro video of barbie’s 50 year history is playing before the show #nyfw 12:49 PM Feb 14th

@shallomj: barbie runway show #nyfw starting with sparkly swimwear. 12:51 PM Feb 14th

@shallomj: #nyfw yeah, I wanna be a barbie girl. THOSE SHOES! *dies* 12:53 PM Feb 14th

@tpotratz: yeah those louboutin barbie shoes are something fierce #nyfw 12:59 PM Feb 14th

@shallomj: barbie show part 2 – bombshell barbie? #NYFW 1:00 PM Feb 14th

@tpotratz: part 2 of barbie show has begun #nyfw, different hair and makeup woo! 1:01 PM Feb 14th

@tpotratz: ken finally makes an appearance!! #nyfw 1:05 PM Feb 14th

@shallomj: ken makes his appearance #NYFW 1:05 PM Feb 14th

@tpotratz: part 3, bring it on barbie #nyfw 1:07 PM Feb 14th

@shallomj: barbie show part 3 #NYFW: futuristic barbie? jetsons barbie?1:07 PM Feb 14th

@shallomj: one legged one shouldered jumpsuit FTW #NYFW 1:13 PM Feb 14th

@tpotratz: AWW! cute kids in tutus and barbie tees accompany models for finale walk #nyfw 1:14 PM Feb 14th

@shallomj: awww, finale – models holding hands with barbie girls in pink and purple tutus #NYFW 1:14 PM Feb 14th

@tpotratz: @kk was front and centre in photo pit for #nyfw barbie show…these shots are AMAZING 1:30 PM Feb 14th

All photos by Kris Krug.

Published by Terri on February 18, 2009 in Fashion. 0 Comments

NYFW Day 4: What we Wore

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.

Published by Terri on February 17, 2009 in Fashion. 0 Comments

NYFW Day 3: What we Wore

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.

Published by Terri on February 17, 2009 in Fashion. 0 Comments

Barbie 50th Anniversary Runway Show at NYFW

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

Published by Terri on February 16, 2009 in Fashion. 10 Comments

NYFW Day 2: Academy of Art

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.

Published by Terri on February 16, 2009 in Fashion. 0 Comments