My day started bright and early at the Isabel Marant showroom with Cusp fashion director Caroline Maguire and buyer Brittany Bennett. We got an up-close-and-personal look at Marant’s Fall 2013 contemporary collection, Etolie. Maguire and Bennett are obsessing over Marant’s collection and calling first dibs on a beautiful baseball bomber. — KS
Cusp fashion director Caroline Maguire at the Isabel Marant showroom.
Buyer Brittany carries her iPad in a leopard 3.1 Phillip Lim case.
12:00 p.m. – Ohne Titel backstage
Models line up for a final run-through before the show starts. Bold brows and ruby red lips accent the runway looks. – KS
Models backstage at Ohne Titel.
MAC makeup artist prepares the ruby red pout backstage at Ohne Titel.
Model Catherine McNeil backstage at Ohne Titel.
Ohne Titel designers Alexa Adams and Flora Gill backstage.
1:00 p.m. – Ohne Titel Fall 2013 show
The fashion masses headed downtown to Milk Studios for the Ohne Titel show this afternoon. The Fall collection was filled with pops of color and geometric patterns, everyone from street-style star Miroslava Duma to Vogue editor Meredith Melling Burke were present. The Cusp buyers are obsessed with this new line. — KS
Ohne Titel Fall 2013.
Ohne Titel Fall 2013.
2:00 p.m. – Donna Karan
After Ohne Titel wrapped I hopped in NM fashion director Ken Downing’s car and we raced to Donna Karan. When we arrived Donna’s right-hand-woman @DKNYprgirl, equipped with headset and clipboard, showed us to our seats. The mood was set with a large abstract gold sculpture anchoring the runway. Models with swinging high-ponytails dashed down the runway to classic rock tunes. The show program describes the collection as an evolution of seven easy pieces, a system where “the body and spirit communicate the sensuality and power of being a woman.” — SB
NM fashion director Ken Downing front row at Donna Karan.
Donna Karan Fall 2013.
2:00 p.m. – 3.1 Phillip Lim backstage
3.1 Phillip Lim often represents the quintessential cool girl – nonchalant, understated and confident. This Fall the lust-worthy look evolves – it’s all about perfecting the intentionally undone do. Backstage hair stylist Paul Hanion, for Frederic Fekkai, finessed the model’s hair by perfecting the nonchalant tuck. Hanion meticulously pinned bobbi pins to the ends of the hair, mimicking the ends being tucked into the collar of a coat or jacket. Nars makeup artists topped off the look with an understated eye and bold lip. — KS
Nars makeup artist prepares the bordeaux pout backstage at 3.1 Phillip Lim.
A model shows off her runway-ready makeup backstage at 3.1 Phillip Lim.
Models nails were painted a nude color by Essie.
3:00 p.m. – 3.1 Phillip Lim show
Phillip Lim packed the house for his Fall 2013 show, held at the U.S. Post Office. I was lucky enough to get seated front row, next to Scott Schuman the Sartorialist, with the perfect photographer’s view. “I want to wear the entire collection now,” overheard from a guest leaving the show. – KS
3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2013.
3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2013.
3.1 Phillip Lim Fall 2013.
5:00 p.m. – Alice + Olivia presentation
Alice + Olivia’s Fall 2013 presentation was a whimsical, dramatic affair. Guests sipped champagne through striped straws while snapping photos of decadent models and fun accessories – sunglass-clad party pumps and a zebra-shaped handbag were a few of the Fall favorites. The collection was rich in color and detailed brocade fabrics. — KS
Champagne at Alice + Olivia's presentation at Highline Stages.
Alice + Olivia Fall 2013.
Alice + Olivia Fall 2013.
6:30 p.m. – Wes Gordon presentation
All the top fashion editors are watching 26-year-old Wes Gordon closely. This was certainly evident on Monday night when the line to get into Gordon’s Fall 2013 presentation at the Gramercy Theatre was circling the block. The up-and-coming young talent’s collection featured gorgeous draping, billowing silk capes, and colorful furs. – SB
Wes Gordon Fall 2013.
Wes Gordon Fall 2013.
Wes Gordon Fall 2013.
8:00 p.m. – Marc by Marc Jacobs show
Even though the Marc by Marc Jacobs show date, time and location were changed at the last minute, the fashion set had no problem rearranging hectic NYFW schedules to accommodate the occasion. Show-goers were embracing Marc’s Spring obsession with bold geometric prints (Anna Dello Russo was sitting front row in a green check mini dress from Jacobs’ Louis Vuitton Spring runway collection). For Fall, the hair was teased and the prints and color palette were evocative of a laid-back 70s era. — SB
Marc by Marc Jacobs Fall 2013.
Marc by Marc Jacobs Fall 2013.
All photos and text by Kristen Spaulding and Sarah Bray.
