It's funny how NYFW is starting to resemble RAFW

lucy liu @ hervé leger feb 15/daylife


Just with the addition of Lucy Liu, Jeremy Piven and Anna Wintour of course. But please, don’t take frockwriter’s word for it.

Bloomberg:

“Mara Hoffman, Nicholas K and Sergio Davila are combining their lines in a joint show to save costs that can run into hundreds of thousands of dollars”

The Los Angeles Times:

“At the Bryant Park tents, instead of Starbucks or Lavazza, it was McDonald's pouring the free coffee. Designer Yigal Azrouel's show was sponsored by EBay, which will host a charity sale of his looks at below-retail prices.”

Racked:

“Four hour break between shows at Bryant Park, and the tents are dead. Finally feeling that recession everyone's talking about”

Fashionista:

“what’s the deal with the sudden surge of skin care companies sponsoring shows this season? I was backstage at Charlotte Ronson when I saw a sign for Skyn Iceland, the “official skin care sponsor” of the show. Now I hear that, among others, Decléor is sponsoring Reem Acra and Carita is doing Carmen Marc Valvo. On the one hand, I kind of get it: The shows need money, the brands need exposure, and models need good-looking skin”

Fashionista:

“Add that to the list of things making this Fashion Week like no other: Super small photo pits, weirdly empty front rows, Budweiser where champagne used to be, and major creepers making their way past Bryant Park security”

The Daily:

“The front row seats reserved for foreign press and stolen by local bloggers”