Tragedies and Triumphs at the Tents for NY Fall 2009
Posted on February 19th, 2009 by jitterbugbaby under Fall 2009 Shoes, Fashion Week, Michael Kors Shoes, Oscar de la Renta, Shoe TrendsIf the shoes are anything to go by, there were apparently some highly suspect events going on at Bryant Park yesterday.
A tiger got loose at the Oscar de la Renta show and slashed the hell out of some unlucky model’s feet.
Michael Kors decided to use his fall 2009 collection to let the world know that he’s giving up American sportswear and moving into S&M gear.
And a serious case of repeated projectile vomiting was clearly had by some front-row inhabitant at the Richard Chai show. I’m only offering one example of this embarrassing illness, but believe me, this was not an isolated incident.
But despite such heart-breaking occurrences, there were some pretties on display, too.
Oscar de la Renta and Doo.Ri joined ranks with Matthew Williamson to prove once and for all that heel zips will surely be forthcoming for fall.
OK, so that Doo.Ri one might not survive the deadly leather-eating virus eating away at it. But if it manages to pull through with minimal scarring, the button-up spats that were also part of the line might help as a facelift. You all know how much I love a spat.
And last, but certainly not least—in fact, I’d go completely the opposite direction and say that is the GREATEST—the Marchesa (sweet little booties with faceted heels) and 3.1 Phillip Lim (metallic trims and red soles) shows suggested we may be seeing more lace, which, in combination with the chunky platforms and mixed textures, is a playful and ladylike trend I can wholeheartedly get behind.
Note: In case the red soles look familiar, that is because Christian Louboutin continued his successful collaboration with 3.1 Phillip Lim for the fall 2009 collection.
A mixed bag of a day, but in the end I like to think the triumphs outweighed the tragedies of this round of fashion shows.
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February 19th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
The Marchesa booties are phenomenal. The shoe is so forward and so vintage at the same time, I don’t ever think that a shoe like this could go out of style. On the other hand, I really like the Oscar de La Renta bootie as well. I mean, it’s not conventional and may not be entirely pleasing to everyone’s eye in an aesthetic sense, but it’s definitely different and I can realy see myself wearing it. I mean, fashion definitely isn’t always pretty, right? I will agree though, those Richard Chai’s are absolutely horrendous, I’m embarrassed for him that he put them on the runway.
February 19th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Wow, those De La Renta look surprisingly similar to Pierre Hardy shoes from not too long ago … Hmm - they do say fashion copies itself.
February 20th, 2009 at 10:33 am
[...] I’m unhappy about that when the trend in question is the lacy details that showed up in the Marchesa and 3.1 Phillip Lim shows and then again yesterday at Rebecca [...]
February 20th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Oh, the green puke-y wedge boots are just awful!
February 20th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
[...] unhappy about that when the shoe trend in question is the lacy details that showed up in the Marchesa and 3.1 Phillip Lim shows and then again yesterday at Rebecca [...]
February 21st, 2009 at 7:52 am
It’s a Recession, not the Great Depression! If you’re going to take an old-style lacy shoe, you can’t just slap on a stileto and platform on the bottom and call it “updated”. Christian Louboutin is one of my fav designers, but I don’t like where he’s going with his Fall 2009 collection.