Thursday, October 25, 2007

L'Oréal Fashion Week: "It" Night

Well, Wednesday night was definitely the night to hit the fashion week tents at Nathan Phillips Square. Not only did some of the most popular designers show, but there were a lot of bared and accentuated body parts. The crowds were out of control and the Schick Quattro-sponsored "Booby Booth," where fashionistas can anonymously flash their assets for a camera in support of the Rethink Breast Cancer foundation, was actually getting some action – of course that may have had something to do with the free Vin de Pays D'Oc wine tastings.As expected, the Fashion Grindhouse, featuring collections from Damzels in this Dress and Play Dead, was incredibly entertaining. Each started with a kitschy little video about life-size dolls gone wild and finished with a parade of quirky, enthusiastic models made up like dolls, rocking the runway. Bum cheeks and nip slips weren't planned but actually added to the attitude and the models whose privates were bared played it off with confidence.
There was a virtual mob scene at Andy The-Anh, whose collection involved a lot of flirty waterfall ruffles down the back and along the bum of his sexy dresses – a detail the camera man made sure to catch every time. And unfortunately, I got to see lots of the bum shots. Because of the mob scene – and a quick dinner that went too long – I was late for the show and had to watch it on a screen next to the runway but it was impressive nonetheless.
David Dixon's show featured huge white fabric waves stretched along the runway and a soundtrack of crashing water and as usual, his collection was feminine, architectural and modern all at once, with three-dimensional details that were half flowers, half ruffles.
I arrived at This is London just after the Gotstyle show because I decided to stay to watch Common Cloth and was happy I did. The 70's-inspired collection was a nice contrast to the more formal clothes at Andy and David Dixon. High-waisted denim shorts in raw denim and baby pink looked great on the models but I worried about what they might look like on me. But the flowy, cropped tops layered over simple tanks reminded me of their first ballerina-themed collection.
Oh, and the Rockport event did indeed end with me sporting a fabulous new pair of knee-high leather boots. As a habitual ballet flat wearer, I had no idea Rockport shoes were stylish – and so ridiculously comfortable.

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