The musically talented but otherwise insufferable Kanye “Gay Fish” West showed his first line of women’s clothing in Paris on Saturday, earning reviews such as “Good thing Kanye West has a day job.” I’ve become inured to random-ass celebrities who deem themselves qualified to launch clothing and jewelry lines to great fanfare just because they’ve…
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Hazmat Chic: Stacy Lomman’s Spring 2012 “Biohazard” Collection
She did it again! Blogger/designer Stacy Lomman raised enough money on Kickstarter to show her third collection under her own name. Her “Biohazard” collection for Spring 2012 was presented on Friday at The Cutting Room, accompanied by a live performance by New Wave Solar Powered Robots. The show was all about tough clothes for perilous…
Kirstie Alley and Georgie Badiel Rock Zang Toi’s Show
My designing friend Zang Toi had his North Africa-inspired Spring 2012 show yesterday at Lincoln Center. I am madly in love with the model who opened the show — Georgie Badiel of the Muse agency. She came out wearing Zang’s strapless linen jumpsuit with a matching coat that was bordered with 23K gold leaf. She…
Kickstart Stacy Lomman’s Spring 2012 “Biohazard” Collection
Nearly one year ago, I wrote about crowdfunding site Kickstarter for the Independent Fashion Bloggers website. Kickstarter provides a platform for would-be entrepreneurs to announce a project, set a target financial goal and a target date for raising that sum, then solicit pledges that are processed via Amazon. The donors’ accounts aren’t charged unless the…
Stacy Lomman for Fall 2011: Vive Le Résistance!
Gorgeous blogger and clothing designer Stacy Lomman presented her Fall/Winter 2011 collection yesterday and it was spectacular! Her Spring 2011 collection of glamorous cocktail dresses was fabulous, but this sportswear-oriented season was even more impressive. Here’s Stacy’s description of her collection: “Fall 2011 glamorizes and romanticizes the bold and fearless women of the French Resistance…
Two Heads Below André Leon Talley in The Daily
I didn’t get a chance to post about it during Fashion Week, but I was very excited to be mentioned in the February 10, 2011, issue of The Daily, the must-read magazine handed out at the fashion shows. A Daily reporter asked me for my opinion of WikiLeaks back in January at the Fashion Group…
What Wendy Wore: New York Fashion Week
I barely thought about fashion during New York Fashion Week because I was distracted by my work on a non-fashion event. But I still got out to support two of my friends. Gorgeous blogger Jennine — the founder of Independent Fashion Bloggers — held her Evolving Influence Fashion Bloggers Conference at MAC & Milk Studios…
What Wendy Wore: Zang Toi Dress at Zang Toi Show
My designing friend Zang Toi had his Spring 2011 fashion show at Lincoln Center last night. The theme was “Lone Star Cowboy & the Texas Rose,” and the inspiration was the epic 1956 movie Giant, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean. Zang’s audience got to hootin’ and hollerin’ when a shirtless cowboy strolled…
Stacy Lomman: Off to a Great (Kick)Start
Here’s my favorite photo from gorgeous blogger Stacy Lomman‘s debut fashion show: Stacy taking her end-of-show bow with a TALL runway model. Stacy financed her show through crowdfunding site Kickstarter. I read about Kickstarter in the spring when four programmers used it to raise funds for Diaspora, a privacy-conscious alternative to Facebook. Their goal was…
Belated New York Fashion Week Tales
Like I said in a previous post, I was pretty busy during New York Fashion Week. When I wasn’t busy, I was delirious. I managed to squeeze in a few shows but, unfortunately, not Vena Cava‘s. I was getting dressed that morning with one eye on the computer when the news of Alexander McQueen’s suicide…