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Because the Night Belongs to Rock Goddesses
Gwen Stefani came to her LAMB after-party without her flashiest accessory—18-month-old son Zuma, who’d been with her at her show earlier that day at Milk Studios in a matching leather jacket. She had her hands full without him, though—the cocktail hour at Milk’s eighth-floor Surf Lodge Outpost was as much a receiving line as anything, with publicists and security guards telling photographers to cool their jets and let people like Estée Lauder’s John Demsey in for a chat.
“It was a challenging couple days with the blizzard, Chinese New Year, Federal Express, child with an earache,” Stefani told us. “But I feel like all that stuff brought on a lot of creativity. We came up with a lot of looks that we wouldn’t have thought of without the pressure.” The show must go on, right? “It crossed my mind that we didn’t have all our looks, but I didn’t think about canceling,” she said, adding that she’d managed to get to bed around 1:30 the night before her presentation. She seemed intent on setting an earlier curfew this night and was long gone by the time Josh Hartnett came by and got a kitchen tour from Surf Lodge chef Sam Talbot.
Also party-hosting within the multi-space Milk location were LnA’s Lauren Alexander and April Leight. The L.A.-based designers celebrated their first-ever New York show with a crowd that included Heidi Mount, Ally Hilfiger, and Genevieve Jones. Late night, the suddenly ubiquitous Patti Smith took the stage for a set that included crowd favorite “Because the Night” and a song she dedicated to Alexander McQueen. She left the crowd with this: “If we have lost loved ones, the best way to cope is to celebrate life.”
—Darrell Hartman (Stefani) and Bee-Shyuan Chang (LNA) Continue reading
Because the Night Belongs to Rock Goddesses
Gwen Stefani came to her LAMB after-party without her flashiest accessory—18-month-old son Zuma, who’d been with her at her show earlier that day at Milk Studios in a matching leather jacket. She had her hands full without him, though—the cocktail hour at Milk’s eighth-floor Surf Lodge Outpost was as much a receiving line as anything, with publicists and security guards telling photographers to cool their jets and let people like Estée Lauder’s John Demsey in for a chat.
“It was a challenging couple days with the blizzard, Chinese New Year, Federal Express, child with an earache,” Stefani told us. “But I feel like all that stuff brought on a lot of creativity. We came up with a lot of looks that we wouldn’t have thought of without the pressure.” The show must go on, right? “It crossed my mind that we didn’t have all our looks, but I didn’t think about canceling,” she said, adding that she’d managed to get to bed around 1:30 the night before her presentation. She seemed intent on setting an earlier curfew this night and was long gone by the time Josh Hartnett came by and got a kitchen tour from Surf Lodge chef Sam Talbot.
Also party-hosting within the multi-space Milk location were LnA’s Lauren Alexander and April Leight. The L.A.-based designers celebrated their first-ever New York show with a crowd that included Heidi Mount, Ally Hilfiger, and Genevieve Jones. Late night, the suddenly ubiquitous Patti Smith took the stage for a set that included crowd favorite “Because the Night” and a song she dedicated to Alexander McQueen. She left the crowd with this: “If we have lost loved ones, the best way to cope is to celebrate life.”
—Darrell Hartman (Stefani) and Bee-Shyuan Chang (LNA) Continue reading
Because the Night Belongs to Rock Goddesses
Gwen Stefani came to her LAMB after-party without her flashiest accessory—18-month-old son Zuma, who’d been with her at her show earlier that day at Milk Studios in a matching leather jacket. She had her hands full without him, though—the cocktail hour at Milk’s eighth-floor Surf Lodge Outpost was as much a receiving line as anything, with publicists and security guards telling photographers to cool their jets and let people like Estée Lauder’s John Demsey in for a chat.
“It was a challenging couple days with the blizzard, Chinese New Year, Federal Express, child with an earache,” Stefani told us. “But I feel like all that stuff brought on a lot of creativity. We came up with a lot of looks that we wouldn’t have thought of without the pressure.” The show must go on, right? “It crossed my mind that we didn’t have all our looks, but I didn’t think about canceling,” she said, adding that she’d managed to get to bed around 1:30 the night before her presentation. She seemed intent on setting an earlier curfew this night and was long gone by the time Josh Hartnett came by and got a kitchen tour from Surf Lodge chef Sam Talbot.
Also party-hosting within the multi-space Milk location were LnA’s Lauren Alexander and April Leight. The L.A.-based designers celebrated their first-ever New York show with a crowd that included Heidi Mount, Ally Hilfiger, and Genevieve Jones. Late night, the suddenly ubiquitous Patti Smith took the stage for a set that included crowd favorite “Because the Night” and a song she dedicated to Alexander McQueen. She left the crowd with this: “If we have lost loved ones, the best way to cope is to celebrate life.”
—Darrell Hartman (Stefani) and Bee-Shyuan Chang (LNA) Continue reading
Because the Night Belongs to Rock Goddesses
Gwen Stefani came to her LAMB after-party without her flashiest accessory—18-month-old son Zuma, who’d been with her at her show earlier that day at Milk Studios in a matching leather jacket. She had her hands full without him, though—the cocktail hour at Milk’s eighth-floor Surf Lodge Outpost was as much a receiving line as anything, with publicists and security guards telling photographers to cool their jets and let people like Estée Lauder’s John Demsey in for a chat.
“It was a challenging couple days with the blizzard, Chinese New Year, Federal Express, child with an earache,” Stefani told us. “But I feel like all that stuff brought on a lot of creativity. We came up with a lot of looks that we wouldn’t have thought of without the pressure.” The show must go on, right? “It crossed my mind that we didn’t have all our looks, but I didn’t think about canceling,” she said, adding that she’d managed to get to bed around 1:30 the night before her presentation. She seemed intent on setting an earlier curfew this night and was long gone by the time Josh Hartnett came by and got a kitchen tour from Surf Lodge chef Sam Talbot.
Also party-hosting within the multi-space Milk location were LnA’s Lauren Alexander and April Leight. The L.A.-based designers celebrated their first-ever New York show with a crowd that included Heidi Mount, Ally Hilfiger, and Genevieve Jones. Late night, the suddenly ubiquitous Patti Smith took the stage for a set that included crowd favorite “Because the Night” and a song she dedicated to Alexander McQueen. She left the crowd with this: “If we have lost loved ones, the best way to cope is to celebrate life.”
—Darrell Hartman (Stefani) and Bee-Shyuan Chang (LNA) Continue reading
Boys’ Night Out
All work and no play makes Jack a dull menswear designer. Swaim (Hutson), Michael (Bastian), and Robert (Geller), too. They were among the hordes who descended on the IAC building last night to toast the six nominees for the GQ Best New Menswear Designer in America Award, despite the looming shows. “I’m going back to the studio after this,” Hutson swore to us; his first full collection for Generra hits the runways this evening. Bespoke tailor turned ready-to-wear designer Craig Robinson would soon be reapplying his nose to the grindstone, too; he let it slip that he’s working on suiting options for a certain Invictus Academy Award nominee.
With his presentation on Sunday, nominee Billy Reid could afford to be a bit more relaxed. Rocking on his heels in front of his section of the installation, the Alabama-based designer said, “It’s an honor just to be nominated.” Sure, but wouldn’t it be nice to win? A Southern gent to the last, he just smiled. Hanuk Kim, meanwhile, told us that the pictures for his Fashion Loves Hanuk exhibition tonight weren’t even on the walls yet. The truly important decisions, however, had been made. “Bond St. is preparing the drinks,” he said. “That’s what I really care about.”
—Matthew Schneier Continue reading
Boys’ Night Out
All work and no play makes Jack a dull menswear designer. Swaim (Hutson), Michael (Bastian), and Robert (Geller), too. They were among the hordes who descended on the IAC building last night to toast the six nominees for the GQ Best New Menswear Designer in America Award, despite the looming shows. “I’m going back to the studio after this,” Hutson swore to us; his first full collection for Generra hits the runways this evening. Bespoke tailor turned ready-to-wear designer Craig Robinson would soon be reapplying his nose to the grindstone, too; he let it slip that he’s working on suiting options for a certain Invictus Academy Award nominee.
With his presentation on Sunday, nominee Billy Reid could afford to be a bit more relaxed. Rocking on his heels in front of his section of the installation, the Alabama-based designer said, “It’s an honor just to be nominated.” Sure, but wouldn’t it be nice to win? A Southern gent to the last, he just smiled. Hanuk Kim, meanwhile, told us that the pictures for his Fashion Loves Hanuk exhibition tonight weren’t even on the walls yet. The truly important decisions, however, had been made. “Bond St. is preparing the drinks,” he said. “That’s what I really care about.”
—Matthew Schneier Continue reading
Boys’ Night Out
All work and no play makes Jack a dull menswear designer. Swaim (Hutson), Michael (Bastian), and Robert (Geller), too. They were among the hordes who descended on the IAC building last night to toast the six nominees for the GQ Best New Menswear Designer in America Award, despite the looming shows. “I’m going back to the studio after this,” Hutson swore to us; his first full collection for Generra hits the runways this evening. Bespoke tailor turned ready-to-wear designer Craig Robinson would soon be reapplying his nose to the grindstone, too; he let it slip that he’s working on suiting options for a certain Invictus Academy Award nominee.
With his presentation on Sunday, nominee Billy Reid could afford to be a bit more relaxed. Rocking on his heels in front of his section of the installation, the Alabama-based designer said, “It’s an honor just to be nominated.” Sure, but wouldn’t it be nice to win? A Southern gent to the last, he just smiled. Hanuk Kim, meanwhile, told us that the pictures for his Fashion Loves Hanuk exhibition tonight weren’t even on the walls yet. The truly important decisions, however, had been made. “Bond St. is preparing the drinks,” he said. “That’s what I really care about.”
—Matthew Schneier Continue reading
Boys’ Night Out
All work and no play makes Jack a dull menswear designer. Swaim (Hutson), Michael (Bastian), and Robert (Geller), too. They were among the hordes who descended on the IAC building last night to toast the six nominees for the GQ Best New Menswear Designer in America Award, despite the looming shows. “I’m going back to the studio after this,” Hutson swore to us; his first full collection for Generra hits the runways this evening. Bespoke tailor turned ready-to-wear designer Craig Robinson would soon be reapplying his nose to the grindstone, too; he let it slip that he’s working on suiting options for a certain Invictus Academy Award nominee.
With his presentation on Sunday, nominee Billy Reid could afford to be a bit more relaxed. Rocking on his heels in front of his section of the installation, the Alabama-based designer said, “It’s an honor just to be nominated.” Sure, but wouldn’t it be nice to win? A Southern gent to the last, he just smiled. Hanuk Kim, meanwhile, told us that the pictures for his Fashion Loves Hanuk exhibition tonight weren’t even on the walls yet. The truly important decisions, however, had been made. “Bond St. is preparing the drinks,” he said. “That’s what I really care about.”
—Matthew Schneier Continue reading