| EVENT REPORT 02.12.08 10:30 AM |
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| Inspired by design ideas behind the collection, the set for Cynthia Rowley's fall 2008 show included a white box of tree silhouettes, which popped open at the start of the show. |
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The set may not have been as grand in scale as others during Fashion Week, but Thursday evening's show at Gotham Hall for Cynthia Rowley's fall 2008 collection was a creative and playful take on the inspiration behind the clothes. As expressed in the program, the collection focused on silhouettes and the "charm of delicate pop-up books that were popular during Victorian times," and so the runway backdrop was just that—silhouettes that popped up.
Inside a white box at the entrance to the runway, wooden tree-shaped pieces painted blue and black created a shadowy, forest-like set through which the models emerged from backstage; the front wall of the box fell open with a dramatic bang to reveal the decor inside for the start of the show. |
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 | Before the show started, the set consisted of nothing more than a white box at the end of the runway.
Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash |
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 | Popping up from inside the box, wooden tree silhouettes, a brown path, and even a deer-shaped piece mimicked some of the colors and shapes of the dresses in Rowley's collection.
Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash |
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Front-row celebrities included Parker Posey, Alan Cumming, Tatum O'Neal, and Aisha Tyler, as well as Kim Raver and Lindsay Price from the new NBC show Lipstick Jungle.
—Anna Sekula
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