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News Archive for Vivienne Tam

NEWS 09.10.08 12:45 PM

Fashion Week Pics: Alice & Olivia Create Hippie Haven, Vivienne Tam Unveils Mini Computer

Alice & Olivia's Hippie Trippie presentation
Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash

Fashion Week is half-way through its schedule of shows and events, with only three days remaining before the tents at Bryant Park come down. Tuesday offered a couple of eye-catching presentations, including Alice & Olivia's free-form display inside its Bryant Park store, Betsey Johnson's threatrical presentation, and Vivienne Tam's catwalk debut of a mini computer. MORE >>

Fashion Week, Alice & Olivia, Betsey Johnson, Vivienne Tam, Hewlett-Packard

EVENT REPORT 04.02.08 3:44 PM

Diffa Showcases Big Tabletop Designs in Smaller Venue

David Stark's dining environment for Benjamin Moore was made mostly out of paint swatches and paper.
Photo: Francine Daveta for BizBash

This year, Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS’s annual Dining by Design fund-raiser moved from its most recent home at the Waterfront to the downtown venue Skylight. The new location had a strong impact on the experience of walking through the showcase, which recruits a slate of designers and sponsors to build imaginative dining environments.

Compared with the Waterfront, with its exposed brick and steel beams (and the benefit's previous homes at the Hammerstein Ballroom and Roseland) Skylight's big white box provided a brighter, less distracting background for the designers' intensely layered creations. And the new site's smaller size necessitated a tighter collection of tables (cut down from more than 50 to 39) that made for a more focused—and more easily navigable—forum for locating trends and gathering ideas.

“It’s always a challenge to find a venue here, and for us, [Skylight is] a very user-friendly venue, with two load-in points—plus it’s a blank canvas for us; it’s a gallery,” said Diffa’s special events manager, Steven Williams. “It’s a little more exclusive because it’s smaller, and we have more sponsors this year.”

So, speaking of trends and ideas, how did the designers fill the new location? MORE >>

Diffa, Diffa Dining by Design, Architectural Digest, Benjamin Moore, Beringer, Domino Magazine, Gourmet magazine, Hewlett-Packard, Kravet, Nautica, New York Design Center, The New York Times, Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Stolichnaya Elit, Vivienne Tam

GUEST QUESTIONS 09.12.07 5:37 PM

Tent Poll: What Was Your Favorite Gift?

Fashion shows aren’t just about clothes—guests want free goodies, too. We went to the tents to find out who gave the best gifts.

What was your favorite gift from the shows?
“I don’t think I’ve received a gift bag yet. Someone’s been taking all the gift bags [laughs]. I like John Varvatos a lot; I got the Alice Cooper CD there. It was cool.”
—LL Cool J

“I love the Betsey Johnson gift bag. It’s very cute—and handy for any night out. It has her latest perfume, some underwear, and facial products.”
—Antonia, Elle Accessories MORE >>

Fashion Week, Betsey Johnson, John Varvatos, Rosa Cha, Anna Sui, Abaeté, Nars, Redken, Vivienne Tam, Havaianas, W Hotels

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