What It Is: The Seventh Annual Fashion Cares event hosted by Jeffrey Kalinsky (left), the owner of Jeffrey, that really nice store in NYC's Meat Packing District.
Where It Is: Intrepid Aircraft Carrier: Pier 86: 12th Avenue at West 46th Street) [Ed Note: This is awesome and the first fashion show on the vessel.]
When It Is: March 22, 2010 at 7:30pm Why Should You Go: Well, the attraction here is three fold: There’s an auction and fashion show featuring Spring 2010 Menswear by Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Dior Homme, Lanvin and Trussardi and more. Secondly, it’s a party on a ship. Thirdly, and most importantly perhaps, the proceeds of the event benefits Hetrick-Martin Instsitute (home of the Harvey Milk High School), the Lamda Legal Defense Fund and the Gay Men’s Health Crisis Will There Be Famous People: Probably but we’re not sure who exactly -- maybe Thom Browne? Maybe Lorenzo Martone? Anyway, it’s for charity so don’t be so shallow. How Much Are Tickets: $125 but it's more than worth it -- you'll be having an amazing time and doing a good deed -- on a destroyer! Where/How Do I Buy Tickets: Here at jeffreyfashioncares.org Is There a Twitter Feed: You know it! FashionCaresNY
See photos from previous Jeffrey Fashion Cares after the cut...
Photo: Getty Images The 2010 Academy Awards -- weren’t they nice? Didn’t they just leave you with that warm little feeling that life was easy to predict? Yes, all in all, it was a pleasant affair and perhaps with not a terrible amount to remember it by: any legendary moments in the making were so heavily pre-determined that the only shock of the night would have been if Kathryn Bigelow, Jeff Bridges or Sandra Bullock hadn’t won. But they did, and if it was a safe year for picking winners, it was an even safer year for clothes.
Only a few household name designers showed up on the red carpet (with the exception of Cameron Diaz’s Oscar De Le Renta gown, Kate Winslet’s Yves Saint Laurent, and Zoe Saldana’s late Jim Henson Muppet dress) in favor of lesser know designers and smaller statements. The boys too were unusually safe this year, a wash of penguin suits, making it a difficult, but certainly not impossible to pick, The Best Dressed Men of The Oscars 2010:
Tom Ford: You knew if he showed up he was going to look great. How could he not? His tux was masterfully fitted, the jacket running a little longer than most and creating a tight V collar and paired with a fashionably fuller bow tie and, nicest of all, and the only one to try it, a white flower fastened in his label.
George Clooney: I’m totally paraphrasing from one of those E! News reporters, but didn’t George Clooney look so Hollywood? Clean-shaven and with his hair grown out just a tad, he’s still such a staple as America’s bachelor, that between all the reporters gushing over him like they were old friends, or the self-effacing winks and scowls he kept giving the audience camera as if they really were old friends, something in the evening would have been lost without Mr. Fox.
Zac Efron: EvenKelly Cutrone has admitted that Zac is always well-styled for the red carpet and she was right again as he showed up in a Cavin Klein suit, cut perfectly snug, especially in the pants, in a way that any older guests wouldn’t have dared. His SoCal Anime hair was nicely balanced with the choice of a necktie over bow and a sharp pair of patent leather lace up shoes, showing he boy can still dress, and clearly blowing his competition among the young presenters, Taylor Lautner, out of the water.
Jeremy Renner:
My dad said to include him on the list and so I shall. Renner did look great though, opting daringly for not just a necktie, but a silver one at that, and with just a little scruff, kept the look young and boyish and reminding us of the early days of his friend, Collin Farrell.
Colin Firth: If Tom Ford was going to be best dressed of the evening you know Colin was going to be second best. In his expertly cut tux, a little more understated than Tom’s with a smaller bow tie and a wider jacket opening, we were taken back to his days as Mr. Darcy, and even presented with one of the fashion highlights on the night: When Colin unfastened his jacket to show Ryan Seacrest the inside label actually reading: ‘Tom Ford for Colin Firth’. If that’s not a badge of honor I don’t know what is.
I didn’t want to gush too much, but I do have a few runners up who surely deserve to be mentioned. These folks are here either because I couldn’t decide if I liked them or not, or because they were simply so stunning that they would have over shadowed the rest: First is Robert Downey Jr.'s Blue Bow Tie – a kind of beautiful seaform, stormcloud cerulean that I never would have imagined showing up the way it did. Was it clever? Forward? A little too eccentric?
Next goes to the one break-dancer in that strange ensemble performance set against the year’s best scores who decides to roll up in white pants into a pair of Man-Capri's. It’s not easy to show your legs in March, especially not to a hall full of Hollywood’s finest, so we salute you Dancer #27.
Lastly, and best of all, I would like to award that crazy red-haired lady, who Twitter dubbed, The Crazy Red Haired Lady, who interrupted that poor directors speech with such drunken passion wearing a draped shall of crushed purple velvet that we all had to stop and pray for a moment, “She’s not a friend of our mother’s, is she?”
There's something about London Fashion week that we just love. A time when young designers like Jaiden rVa James, who is best known for his Lady Gaga creations, will show male models with full-on bondage masks and over-the-knee leather boots. When even high-street favorites such as Topshop will go for a Where the Wild Things are homage with bear heads and bushy eyebrow-ed models. And when new label New Power Studio -- a collaboration between stylist Thom Murphy and the women’s-wear designer Ebru Ercon -- will show boys with drums on their heads and even an elderly gentleman riding a mobility scooter. Go London!
Everyone is doing capsule collections and collaborations these days (Levi's + Opening Ceremony, Jil Sander + Uniqlo), but nothing is nearly as chic as the soon to launch Yves Saint Laurent capsule collection for New York boutique, Atelier. YSL's creative director, Stefano Pilati, has created 129 customized pieces for the downtown Manhattan shopping hot spot. You can expect gray and black cashmere, men's dressing classics with new twists, and crazy innovative textiles. What else would you want from the sophisticated Parisian house and monsieur Pilati (he's just the sexiest)? Finally, New York fashionistas may be able to one up our Frenchie amis.
Morocco seems to be where it is at this summer for the fashion crowd
(Yves Saint Laurent was aware of this ages ago). First we saw ethnic prints,
vibrant citrus colors, and Ikat style weaving all over the Spring/Summer
2010 runways -- from Dries Van Noten to Bottega Veneta. Now it seems Tom Ford
wants in on the action with a new fragrance launched this month: Private
Blend Bois Marocain.
Like the colors we saw on the runway (and the general climate of the exotic North African paradise), Bois Marocain's fragrance
is warm and vibrant. Its ingredients include thuya (a rare and precious wood
native to the region), Madagascan black pepper, bergamot, and nutmeg. Spicy
and so perfect for those sultry summer nights.
Originally offered exclusively at Prada's 3 Corso Venezia store in Milan, Italy, the Made in Japan denim recently smuggled itself into the U.S. and can now be found at the Soho Prada store in NYC for a limited time. The trousers, available in four fabrics and seven different washes, are created by artisans with a series of unique techniques.
Each detail of the manufacturing is meticulously monitored: from the hand-dying of the fabric, which is attained by immersing the fibers into natural indigo pigment thirty times; to the wash, which is achieved by following the folds of the trousers while they are being worn. The aim is to reproduce the look of "real" wear.
Due to the fact that these procedures are extremely sophisticated and particularly crafted, they all take place in the same region of Japan. However, according to the desired characteristics for a particular style, a specific location that offers the best quality workmanship within this region is selected.
The finalized garments are so personalized that their interiors feature printed symbols that are recognizable and unique, including hand-painted Kanji characters and the graphic signs that indicate their region of provenance. Inverting the trousers, one can find the printed history of the garment, from the treatment of the fabric and the type of workmanship to the names of those who created it and the region of provenance. The reinterpretation of the Prada triangle, made by an expert in Japanese calligoraphy and printed on the trousers' interior using a marble stamp, becomes the special logo that sanctions the collaboration between Prada and Japan.
To get your hands on a pair of these exclusive trousers, visit the Soho Prada store in NYC at 575 Broadway, 212-334-8888. But hurry -- supplies are incredibly limited and they won't be available much longer.
[Ed note: Andrew Mukamal, co-star of the new Bravo reality TV show Kell on Earth featuring fashion PR guru Kelly Cutrone, will be filing daily dispatches from New York Fashion Week. Continue to check back at Truman Says for his personal lowdown on everything that goes down on the runways, backstage, and beyond.]
After our first day of shows at Bryant Park on Tuesday, we kicked off our day bright and early with our client Jeremy Scott's show at Milk Studios at 1:00PM. After arriving to the office and mobilizing the interns, sending them to Milk Studios with all of Jeremy's supplies, lists, Longchamp tote bags for front-rowers, Alternative Apparel "Pray for Fashion" T-Shirts and Jeremy Scott for Proper Attire condoms.
Once I arrived at Milk I helped out setting up the gift bags on all the seats and was then assigned to work the door, in the freezing cold in just my favorite tattered grey T-shirt and my new Rick Owens S/S 2010 motorcycle leather jacket. After check in I headed up to the second floor just in time to catch the opening of Jeremy's first show back in NY in 5 years. The collection, which was inspired by fashion itself, seemed like yet another ode to the '90s, which is proving to be the big trend of the season. It was primarily black and featured some awesome show pieces like jewel encrusted motorcycle jackets and velvet mini dresses covered with dangling jeweled crosses, which my girl Becka Diamond was OBSESSING over in the front row. While the show was truly spectacular, my Milk highlight was definitely Kelly Osbourne running over to me after the show ended to chat with me about her buddy Blake who supposedly looks exactly like me and has been called "Andrew from Bravo" all of fashion week!
After the show ended I headed back to the office to catch up on some work while most of our staff worked the Ahmed Mahfouz show at the Altman building. We finished up the list for the Jeremy Scott after party, which was scheduled to start at 10:00PM at Good Units in the basement of the Hudson Hotel, but at 8:00PM all eyes were glued to their computers as Proenza Schouler showed their incredible Noir-Clueless meets Gossip Girl collection. I can pretty much sum it up in 5 words: Glam, Goth, Gossip Girl, Grunge - Quadrouple G.
After the show I spent a solid hour brainstorming which letterman–style jacket I'm gonna NEED to pick up come next September, opting for look 16's white sleeved blue fur trimmed version, and then jumped in a cab to set up for Jeremy's after party. As Santigold, Amanda Blank and Spankrock performed and The Misshapes DJ'ed, a very cool downtown crowd partied over Belvedere and Ben & Jerry's in the massive clubby feeling space. One more day of New York fashion week and one more show to go. Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel! Check in again tomorrow to see how my fashion week comes to a close!
Unlike The Vampire Diaries, or The Princess Diaries, or even The Secret Diary of A Call Girl...well, maybe a little like that, New York Magazine's Model Diaries is not a fiction but a true anthropological documentation the likes of which David Attenborough could be proud. This is some of the finest Model Diary-keeping I've seen simply for the amount of wild and fascinating information it packs in about the invasive species (non-indigenous) of male model that makes New York its home for this week of migration known as Fashion. From just this video surveillance we can learn:
The most important thing to an It Boy? Beer. Preferably in bottles. Is able to hide said bottles in convenient locations backstage.
Small species of dogs, which may cohabitate with species of It Boys, are unwelcome additions.
Preferred food of the It Boy? Meatballs. Expertise in eating? None.
Make-up hurts.
The main daily activity of the male model is To Wait. This is not to be confused with a waiting job, i.e. the diner profession they held before evolving in natural rank to their It Boy status.
Male models do ride the subway and are in fact easily entranced by those attempting to sell them...what may be glossy Korean porn mags. More documentation on this matter is needed.
The preferred pastime of the It Boy, when not forced To Wait, is to fake lyrics to songs with lyrics about the location in which they currently preside. Also table tennis.
Cole Mohr shows up everywhere.
The It Boy has no idea what publication they are being filmed for. Ever.
Stephan Jaklitsch Architects (SJA) have just designed the new Marc by Marc Jacobs store for Milan, due to open in early April.
The contemporary 290-square-meter boutique has been inserted into the
ground floor of a 16th-century residential building that fronts the
piazza of Santa Maria del Carmine, a 15th-century church built for the
first duke of Milan, and by the looks of things it’s going to be pretty
amazing...
Gay men love fashion, and fashion loves gay men. Is it something in our jeans? Celebrating this long tradition, Truman Says exists to offer advice, tips, and the occasional catty observation on celebrity style coups and faux pas.
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