3 posts tagged “fashion show”
http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/10/barack_obamas_paris_runway_deb.html
Spring 2009 looks at Sonia Rykiel, left, and Jean-Charles de Castelbajac.Photo: Imaxtree
When it was reported that Donatella Versace's most recent men's collection was inspired by Barack Obama, Donatella was quick to correct the press. Obama himself didn't inspire her, but rather "the type of man Barack Obama represents." However designers showing at Paris Fashion Week conveyed no such reserves about using their runway shows to blatantly support Barack. Sonia Rykiel's spring 2009 collection included sweaters that read "I have a dream" and "Obama." Jean-Charles de Castelbajac put Barack's grinning face on a dress paired with gloves that read "yes" and "no" — probably his way of saying "rock the vote." And at the end of her program notes, Stella McCartney wrote, “P.S. Vote Obama!!” None of this surprises us. What does, however, is that Barack didn't permeate the collections in London, Milan, or New York in this way. Maybe designers in other parts of the world didn't want to add fuel to the whole Obama-is-a-celebrity fire? Like embracing a First Lady who's posed nude, leave it to the French to say, "Yes, we can!"Tonight is the strip tease auction/fashion show. all my garments are pressed and ready to go, and now they even have labels in them! this is the outfit i donated to them for the auctioning. my model, the lovely miss kara is not nearly as tall as the 5'11 soo joo who wore this outfit for the show in may. so the top looked like a mini dress, which is how i had originally envisioned the piece, so kara will wear that as a dress. nd since i cant un-donate the pants that go with it, just threw together a top that would go with them. so yes i gave them another top but now i get two looks in the show. give a little, get a little.
I'm pretty proud of the top i made, it took me three hours start to finish, it fits and is cleanly finished. all my favorite things. not to mention it's all kinds of sexy! without further ado.
Also, if you will notice the form that my lovely top is on. That would be my graduation gift from my chuug. She had only been used once and if a full figure, meaning she has legs! I'm very happy to have her in my design arsenal. can't be a draper without her!
Seriously people, we all worked really hard to get here. please come to the show, there are tickets still available!
