| EVENT REPORT 03.16.09 3:55 PM |
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| For its latest presentation, Greta Constantine chose a new venue and opted to forgo the mirrored runway and elaborate sets often seen at its shows. |
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In 2008, Kirk Pickersgill and Stephen Wong—the designers behind the Greta Constantine label—created elaborate sets to showcase their runway collections on a mirrored catwalk at Circa. But on Friday night models wearing fashions from the pair's fall/winter 2009 line walked the bare hardwood floor before a crowd of 500 guests at the Courthouse.
The designers used the stage at the front of the main floor for additional seating and created a runway that zigzagged through the chairs on the main level. The Courthouse began preparing the venue for the show last Tuesday, repainting some areas of the nightclub and repairing the hardwood floors, said Natasha Penzo of ASC PR. |
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 | Greta Constantine opted to stage a runway show without a set this season and used the hardwood floor at the Courthouse as the catwalk.
Photo: Gary Beechey for BizBash |
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 | Organizers removed the seating following the fashion show to make way for a performance by Fritz Helder & the Phantoms.
Photo: Gary Beechey for BizBash |
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 | Fritz Helder & the Phantoms performed at the after-party.
Photo: Gary Beechey for BizBash |
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 | Band members wore Greta Constantine fashions during their set.
Photo: Gary Beechey for BizBash |
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Penzo noted that the designers have held the past three collections at Circa and wanted a change this year. "Also, the Courthouse is very well suited to their theme for this collection," she said. "The theme is a cool girl that goes into her eccentric grandmother's closet. The whole collection is called Women. It is split up into three different types of women, ranging from high-end to downtown, cool, and edgy."
Fritz Helder & the Phantoms performed at the after-party immediately following the show. Event sponsors included M.A.C. Cosmetics, Aldo, Steamwhistle, Hair2Inc., Belvedere Vodka, Vitamin Water, and Dean Davidson Jewelry.
—Susan O'Neill
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Greta Constantine, Fritz Helder & the Phantoms, M.A.C. Cosmetics, Aldo, Steamwhistle, Hair2Inc., Belvedere Vodka, Vitaminwater, Dean Davidson Jewelry
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