The Fashion Informer

Fall 2011: At Silvio Liu

The Designer: Silvio Liu
The Venue: Ivy Brown Gallery, a whitewashed fourth floor walkup in a not-quite-gone-to-seed building in the Meatpacking District that was the perfect backdrop for SL's edgy-elegant designs.
The Crowd: WWD and other early adopters, who turned out to see what designer Brian Wood and production partner Danny Liu had planned for their second outing (the label launched with Holiday/Resort 2010).
The Collection: The duo promised a collection that was "dominatrix inspired" but felt far more subtle and ladylike—full of sophisticated sheaths, elegant silk shirtwaists and strapless pouf-skirt party dresses—than in-your-face sexual.  And we mean that in a good way.
Standout Piece(s): A white hammered satin shirtdress with sheer chiffon sleeves and back, a figure flattering one-shoulder color block dress, and a marine blue wool jersey cocktail frock with an ivory organza bib and draped front pockets. 

New York Fashion Week Fall 2010 - Day Eight

So the last day of New York Fashion Week has come and gone, and with it shows by Ralph Lauren, Isaac Mizrahi and Calvin Klein, where they had real models (of the individualistic Stella Tennant/Kristen McMenamy/Freja Beha Erichsen variety), along with the usual interchangeable modbots.

We were also supposed to have attended the Vogue & Norsdtrom Quicktake: Rodarte art opening party at the Cooper-Hewitt last night, as well, but inertia and exhaustion took over once we got home and, well...next time, Kate and Laura!

The good news is, our camera was recovered (from, errr, ummm, right under our desk where we'd dropped it last night).  So new blurry photos are yours to enjoy!

 
Photos © The Fashion Informer/Lauren David Peden

New York Fashion Week Fall 2010 - Day Seven

And on the seventh day, you-know-who created style.  And so it was at Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Reed Krakoff, Anna Sui, Brian Reyes and Proenza Schouler.

And had we not lost our camera (nooooooooooo!) we would have photos to share. But, alas, we did. So, alas, we do not.  

We do, however, have a chic new manicure, thanks to Ginger + Liz at Robert Verdi's "Future of Fashion" Luxe Laboratory, a Fashion Week swag-fest designed to relax frazzled editors by plying them with food and free shit. We're here to report that it works. 

New York Fashion Week Fall 2010 - Day Six

How is it possible for one person to attend and review up to nine* shows in one day?  Caffeine, adrenaline and a serious love of fashion.  How else to explain our willingness to ping-pong around town to take in Vera Wang (in The Tents at Bryant Park), Rodarte (West 21st Street), Matthew Ames (Milk Studios in the MDP), Marc by Marc Jacobs (the Lexington Avenue Armory), The Row (West 36th Street), threeASFOUR (back to Milk Studios) and Narciso Rodriguez (up at the Tents, which ended the day the way it began).  Are you as tired from reading that as I am from doing it?  But it was all worth it. See for yourself:

Photos © The Fashion Informer/Lauren David Peden

* Apologies for not making it to Derek Lam and Jason Wu for TSE.

New York Fashion Week Fall 2010 - Day Five

And they keep on coming.  Today's line-up:  Zac Posen, Zero + Maria Cornejo, Donna Karan, Thom Browne, Yeohlee, Halston and, of course, Marc Jacobs.  Which was your favorite?  

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Photos © The Fashion Informer/Lauren David Peden


   

New York Fashion Week Fall 2010 - Day Four

Some really great fashion today from, well, actually, everyone we saw. For real.  There wasn't a dud in the bunch, from Tom Scott and DKNY to Juan Carlos Obando and Camilla Staerk.  And who new Victoria Beckham was such a sweetheart?  It's official:  I have a new girl crush.  

Photos © The Fashion Informer/Lauren David Peden

New York Fashion Week Fall 2010 - Day Three

More, more, more fashion shows!  From who, ask?  From Nima, Karen Walker, Alexander Wang and Boy/Band of Outsiders, I answer. And my favorite image of the day (courtesy of Boy/Band, who always does one of the most clever presentations of the week).

Photos © The Fashion Informer/Lauren David Peden
 

New York Fashion Week Fall 2010 - Day Two

Hope you're having as much fun at the shows as I am.  Today, I took in the shows at Yigal Azrouel, Jason Wu, Preen, Cynthia Rowley, Doo.Ri, Rag & Bone, Julian Louie, Costello Tagliapietra.  Here's a sneak peek at Louie's very clever presentation and you can find much more New York show coverage at VOGUE.COM.

Photos © The Fashion Informer/Lauren David Peden

New York Fashion Week Fall 2010 - Day One

So the shows got off to a great start, despite Snowpocalypse, or Kill Storm 10, or whatever the hell they were calling it. (Seriously?  It's just snow.  We live in the Northeast.  Happens every year.) But we managed to brave the not-so-horrible (and actually kind of pretty) elements and make it to a few shows, including Lyn Devon, John Bartlett - where the designer unveiled a capsule women's collection along with his men's offerings - Esquivel, Daniel Vosovic, Cushnie et Ochs, Jen Kao, Chado Ralph Rucci and L.A.M.B., where we were invited to hang out in Gwen Stefani's dressing room after the presentation with Stefani, Zaldy and hair guru Danilo to get the low-down on her cool collection.

Photo © The Fashion Informer/Lauren David Peden