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Jason Wu and Colette: Ally of The Dolls

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:13:16 +0000

Now that he’s one of American fashion’s wunderkinder, Jason Wu’s early work as a designer of doll fashions is an oft-told part of his lore. But even now that he’s got a pretty enviable set of life-size women clamoring for his clothes, the miniature mode is not a part of his DNA that he’s ready to jettison. His latest fantastic bit of fashion-clad plastic marks the debut of his Fall 2009 collection at Colette in Paris, which hit the store this week. (”The early bird gets the worm,” said Wu. Indeed!) “Sarah [Lerfel] came in to put in an order and saw a doll on my desk, and it just went from there,” explains Wu. “It’s just so perfect for Colette.” For his limited-edition Colette doll, which sells for €215, Wu chose look 20: a belted ivory cashmere coat with a fairylike feather-embroidered hem. “Doing a doll is like drawing a caricature,” Wu explains. “You don’t render all the details, just the most distinctive ones. That’s why it has to be a fun look.” Wu’s dolly days are actually still quite active. He’s doing another for Jeffrey New York, due out this August to celebrate the store’s tenth anniversary. Also in the offing is Wu’s most expensive doll yet—a $1,000 mini-mannequin. “We’re doing it for Japan, but I can’t say more,” he says.

—Meenal Mistry

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Jason Wu and Colette: Ally of The Dolls

Haute Stuff

admin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:45:29 +0000

Proof that Parisians love clothes? Witness the suited and booted guests at Vincent Darré and Inès de la Fressange’s cocktail celebrating Maison Darré’s one-year anniversary. Less is more might be the mantra of stateside summer dressing, but in Paris what you wear is not something to be taken lightly: Note de la Fressange’s velvet boots, Nicolas Ghesquière’s woolly sweater, Darré’s dark blazer, and coats and jackets for the ladies. No matter what the temperature, some people are just cool. What does French style mean to you?

—Laird Borrelli-Persson

Photos: Courtesy of Lucien Pagès

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Haute Stuff

Lanvin’s New Bad Boys Rule (Fashion Wire Daily)

admin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:02:46 +0000

Fashion Wire Daily – If any collection best captured the current state of play in men’s fashion it was Lanvin, whose exhilarating show Sunday, June 28, in Paris was probably the coolest collection of clothes in the most assuredly staged show.

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Lanvin’s New Bad Boys Rule (Fashion Wire Daily)