Storm Irene: Behati Prinsloo

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Milly by Michelle Smith Spring 2010 RTW.

Abbey Lee

Let other designers have their springtime florals and pastels. Milly's Michelle Smith is going for something darker.

Heloise Guerin

"It sounds funny," Smith, best known for her bright sixties-inspired shifts, said backstage today, "but basing a whole collection around the color black felt really fresh and unexpected."

Alana Zimmer

Smith stuck with her tried-and-true silhouettes—sheaths, minishorts, and swingy elbow-sleeve coats with oversize buttons—giving the ebony versions a touch of whimsy with dramatic gold embellishment around necklines and hems.

Siri Tollerød

The real story today, though, was the debut of Milly's costume jewelry. A longtime collector herself, Smith weighed down her models with tangles of chunky chain necklaces and stacked bangles that, even worn solo, are standout statement pieces priced well at $200 to $400.

Behati Prinsloo

Jacquelyn Jablonski

Viviane Orth

Addison Gill

Ksenia Kahnovich

Alyona Osmanova

Anastasia Kuznetsova

Kelli Lumi

Sabine Le Merchand

Laura Blokhina

Shu Pei Qin

Heloise Guerin

Selina Khan

Alex Sandor

Keke Lindgard

Siri Tollerød

Alana Zimmer

Jacquelyn Jablonski

Viviane Orth

Addison Gill

Behati Prinsloo

Abbey Lee

Anastasia Kuznetsova

Alyona Osmanova

Sabine Le Merchand

Shu Pei Qin

Kelli Lumi

Alex Sandor

Keke Lindgard

Siri Tollerød

Ksenia Kahnovich

Viviane Orth

Behati Prinsloo

Laura Blokhina

Alana Zimmer

Alyona Osmanova

Heloise Guerin

Jacquelyn Jablonski

Abbey Lee

Michelle Smith

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Lacoste Spring 2010 Ready to Wear.

Heloise Guerin

It was all blue skies and sunshine at Lacoste, where models walked the planks of a boardwalk—the kind you'd find at a resort town in France—elevated above an "ocean" of carpet.

Chanel Iman

You can't get more straightforward than artistic director Christophe Lemaire's stated focus this Spring: "simple, sporty chic." And he aced it.

Adam

Naturally there were tennis references (among them micropleated miniskirts, airy mesh sneakers, and a cable-knit sweater dress), but there was also a beachy aura of languor and leisure that harked back to the work of the early twentieth-century photographer Jacques-Henri Lartigue.

Aida Aniulyte

Renée Perle, the Parisian coquette who was Lartigue's muse, was the obvious source of, for example, a floppy hat and wide-leg pants.

Gen

Still, there was nothing retro about this collection. Its smart focus on upgraded basics, rather than trends, gave it legs.

Julija Steponaviciute

Peaches and Pixie Geldof, Alice Dellal, and Ruby Stewart were in the audience: Yes, the front-row coterie did seem a strange match (pun intended). But you could almost imagine that even these night-crawling celebutantes might be tempted to lighten up their dark, distressed, and body-con wardrobes with a bright, sporty piece or two.