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.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.
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.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.
The pop-up-style set of Cynthia Rowley's show
Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash
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
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
