Coutorture

Zac Posen Ditches Hollywood for Urban Hipsters with New Saks Collection

coutorture — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:24:22 -0800

Zac Posen is launching a lower-priced bridge collection exclusively with Saks Fifth Avenue next spring. According to Posen, the line-called Z Spoke-has an "urban hipster quality." He added that he could see the collection on Lower East Side girls.

That's a long way from Posen's designer collection, which is heavy on dramatic party clothes and over-the-top evening dresses. Posen says it's not a change of design philosophy as much as an answer to retailers' demand for more American sportswear-meaning he needs to sell some clothes.

Z Spoke will retail from $78 (for a t-shirt) to $675 (for a knit dress) and launch in 17 Saks stores on the same floor as Tory Burch and Elie Tahari.

“To me, it’s more appropriate to build a whole brand and collection around this price point," said Posen. "Chic sportswear should be at this price point. Designer dresses and cocktail pieces should be at a more expensive price point.” Zac Posen's designer collection retails for $900 to upwards of $12,000.

[WWD]

Louis Vuitton Recruits Maggie Gyllenhaal to Launch 2010 Cruise in NYC

PopSugar — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:20:11 -0800

Maggie Gyllenhaal was the guest of honor last night at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York as Louis Vuitton hosted the worldwide launch of their 2010 Cruise line. The company's President and CEO, Daniel Lalonde, joined Saks' chairman Steve Sandove at the "Jardin Louis Vuitton," where other famous faces like Serena Williams, Alexis Bryan and Amy Sacco mingled among the greenery, flowers and a make-a-wish tree.

Maggie apparently didn't feel terribly at home with the plant life; she said her husband Peter Sarsgaard has a greener thumb and she doesn't even know what he grows in their Brooklyn backyard. Model Vika Kuropyatnikova sported a pair of the house's bunny ears, which seemed appropriate for the garden theme.

11/10/09 New York Getty and WireImage

Fashion Industry Designs Houses for Womens' Charity

coutorture — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:07:09 -0800

You can tell a lot about a person by looking at their home-Vera Wang's is covered in rhinestones and tulle, Isaac Mizrahi's is perfectly printed in vibrant pink, Diane von Furstenberg's is dripping in leopard and lips, and Sean Combs' comes equipped with a helipad.

Although not real interiors, these papier-mâché houses were created by fashion celebrities coming together to raise money for the Women In Need charity. Each hand-decorated piece will be displayed in the windows of Saks Fifth Avenue in New York and auctioned on charitybuzz.com on November 9th. Check out the gallery below to find out what the houses decorated by Jennifer Lopez, Oscar de la Renta, Justin Timberlake and Trace Aylaya, and the Beckhams say about them.

[WWD]

Fashion In 50 Seconds 05/06/09 Sui Goes Collab Mad & More

coutorture — Wed, 06 May 2009 06:42:34 -0700

Anna Sui is slated to follow in Alexander McQueen's footsteps as the second participant of Target's Designer Collaborations series.

Bulgari will continue its 125th anniversary celebration with a celebrity-studded retrospective in Rome.

Yesterday, Saks Fifth Avenue celebrated "Chanel No. 5 Day" and gave away glass vials of the iconic fragrance.

It seems Keifer Sutherland headbutted Jack McCollough of Proenza Schouler at the Met Gala.

Fashion In 50 Seconds 03/05/09 "60 Minutes" Follows Anna & More

coutorture — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:27:34 -0800

Journalist Morley Safer of "60 Minutes" compared his shadowing Anna Wintour at the Dolce & Gabbana festivities in Milan to covering the Vietnam War...

Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus compete for better gift bags at the beauty counter.

Topshop lands in New York next month and gives Americans a glimpse at upcoming deliveries.

Maison Martin Margiela reported a 20 percent increase in sales in January, while rumors circulate that Martin Margiela will be leaving the company.

Holiday 2008: New York's Fashion Windows

coutorture — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:00:00 -0800

Photos by B. Bank/Wire Image

Saks Fifth Annual Snowflake Spectacular

coutorture — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:25:33 -0800

11/24/08. Photos by Wireimage.