| EVENT REPORT 09.14.09 3:05 PM |
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| Fashion Week Pics: Lacoste and Band of Outsiders Go Seaside, Live Music Adds Energy to Shows |
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| Almost eclipsed by the pandemonium of Fashion's Night Out, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week got off to a quiet start Thursday. However, following some relatively modest shows in the Bryant Park tents, the fashion community's big trade show started gathering steam with Vena Cava's lively presentation on Thursday afternoon. Held at Milk Studios, the M.A.C.-sponsored alternative to the tents, the show kept the mood light by bringing in Brooklyn-based musical duo the Fiery Furnaces. Others also recruited indie rock bands to spice up their showings—Erin Wasson chose Gang Gang Dance to open for her Friday-night gig at Bryant Park and French girl group the Plastiscines headlined the Alice & Olivia presentation in the meatpacking district on Saturday. |
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 | Lisa Mayock and Sophie Buhai, the duo behind Vena Cava, added some energy to their static presentation at Milk Studios with a live performance by the Fiery Furnaces.
Photo: Georgia Nerheim |
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 | Erin Wasson, who showed her RVCA collection inside the Bryant Park tents on Friday night, also brought in an indie rock band.
Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz |
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 | A simple white boardwalk served as the runway for Lacoste's show at Bryant Park on Saturday morning. A blue carpet beneath the elevated catwalk was designed to look like the ocean and add to the seaside motif.
Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz |
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 | As one of the most elaborately decorated shows, Boy for Band of Outsiders—at Milk Studios on Saturday evening—used sand, grass, driftwood, and toy boats afloat in a pool of water to establish a beach scene.
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images |
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 | This season Stacey Bendet moved the presentation for her Alice & Olivia line from her Bryant Park boutique to a venue in the meatpacking district. At the raw space, Bendet styled vignettes into Paris street scenes using simple illustrations and cardboard cutouts.
Photo: John Minchillo for BizBash |
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 | A live performance by the Plastiscines lightened the mood of the Alice & Olivia show.
Photo: John Minchillo for BizBash |
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Although adding extra visual components to the shows doesn't seem high on priority lists this season, there are still some designers that use themed staging and backdrops to underscore the inspiration behind their collections. Lacoste built an elevated, boardwalk-style runway to highlight Christophe Lemaire's sporty spring looks, while sand dunes, driftwood, and hammocks completed the beach tableau for Boy by Band of Outsiders' warm-weather outfits.
—Anna Sekula
RELATED TOPICS
Fashion Week, Mercedes-Benz, IMG Fashion, M.A.C. Cosmetics, Vena Cava, Erin Wasson, Band of Outsiders, Lacoste, Alice & Olivia
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