My adorable designer friend Zang Toi showed his Adirondacks-inspired fall 2008 collection at Bryant Park today. You can see a video of the whole show here. (Select “shows” and then mouse over the images for his name. Unfortunately it doesn’t have the rockin’ music he really used.) Check out the fake snow sprinkled around the runway. After the show, all the models lay down and snorted it. I kid! Maybe! You’ll have to watch the video to be sure.
The Native American-inspired looks were among my favorites. You can see them starting at 8:16 in the video. I took a crapulous photo.
Your eyes aren’t going…the picture is out of focus.Meanwhile, the elk-antler sweater at 1:42 proves that great minds think alike, because I had been preparing to post a few lovably kitschy sweaters from Poshvintage.com, starting off with stags.
Back to Zang! I loved the way he layered plaid over stripes.
I think forest-green plaid would go very nicely with my sunflower ring.
On our way out, I spotted this bike.
I like the idea of “green” transportation, but this is taking it too far.
the first one to comment in a post of yours?? yay! 🙂
i love the sweater-dress in the first image, love love love
wow those are some cool pieces! it’s so cool how you designed jewelry for him in his previous shows..you are way too cool. haha, that’s a funny green bike.
Love the homeboy Zang Toi. His suits are beatiful, as are his dresses. I like the stripey-plaid dress too.
That bike somehow reminds me of Cirque Du Soleil…
I bet I wouldn’t like that bike when it’s angry.
The jumpers are gorge, and the bike is so funny!
The bike is, eh. The collection is AHH! LOVE IT!
I love the plaid and stripes too! Horizontal stripes of any variety are out of the question for me, but very cute on the the tall, thin and small boobed.
The green bike is perhaps a misguided method of theft prevention?
I love the plaid and stripes too! Horizontal stripes of any variety are out of the question for me, but very cute on the the tall, thin and small boobed.
The green bike is perhaps a misguided method of theft prevention?
I love the plaid and stripes too! Horizontal stripes of any variety are out of the question for me, but very cute on the the tall, thin and small boobed.
The green bike is perhaps a misguided method of theft prevention?
Haha, I love the bike! My friend and I are planning to ride ours to school (copying the gorgeous Scandinavian girls, only much weirder looking in the city of Chicago, I’m sure..), and I definitely want to paint mine like that!
wow what a…. unique bike
Is that a mini Hulk’s bike or a semi-Jolly Green Giant’s bike? or…
The green bike and the red plaid would make an OTT Xmas outfit. I like that red plaid outfit. A lot, actually.
I love love love that bill cunningham’s in the background of two of those photos. amazing.
Those Zang fashions look good in your photos, WendyB. I like that photo of the asparagus and cheese myself. I think it has something to do with the blue rubber bands and the 50+ years old gray Boutonware dinner plate, too.
Love Henry and the purses, Gigi, too!
I’ll check out Zhang’s stuff. i haven’t seen many designers work with Native American motifs in an interesting/pleasing way
I actually really love that last look with the sweeping, fur collared coat. Surprisingly elegant.
1. I saw that bike in red (or blue?) downtown.
2. Is that card sweater reconstructed? Because I have an original 70’s gambling sweater with a similar design!
3. I hope you are either staying inside or staying warm today.
Jenn, (1) is this part of some kind of public art project? That was my suspicion when I saw the green (2) I think it’s an original! click the picture and hopefully it will take you to the info page at poshvintage.com (3) I sneaked out of town without telling anyone. I am sly that way. I am in Tucson, about to go to Phoenix. But I am coming home tomorrow night and am going to be depressed if it is bitter cold!
LOVE the forest plaid high waisted trousers! NICE.
“After the show the models lay down and snorted it. I kind! Maybe!” hahaha your too funny! now i guess i do have to watch the video…i guess that was your initial intention.
I love the forest green plaid outfit