vogue india makes waves

should a woman in a 1 rupe outfit be allowed to be photographed with a child wearing a $1,000 hermes bib? as one irate person in the article in the new york timespoints out, “there’s nothing ‘fun or funny’ about putting a poor person in a mud hut in clothing designed by Alexander McQueen.”

the gap looks for the allusive comeback

wil the gap ever make a comeback? h&m, zara, and mango have been fully embraced by the fashion forward as well as the monetarily challenged. and according to the new york times, last week, the company handily dismissed its european design staff. which is all but laughable, considering the gap sold its germany stores to h&m in 2003.

bruuns bazaar

picked up a muted gold silk and cotton shirt with intricately sewn short sleeves while in sweden from copenhagen based design teambruuns bazaar. the brothers had a successful runway show during copenhagen fashion week.

copenhagen fashion week day 5

today is the final day of copenhagen fashion week. last night, day 4 of the 5 day event featured the last fashion show by designer marco evarissti. with this new concept, everissti has created an haute couture collection for death row prisoners to be offered to them for, or perhaps even on, execution day. you can watch a replay of the event on copenhagentv.com. with the new line, the designer hopes to beam a more powerful spotlight on the united states’ death penalty.

copenhagen fashion week marc o’ polo interview part 2

andreas baumgaertner, creative director of marc o’ polo believes, despite marc o’ polo having been taken over by a germany based financier in the 1990s, that the company has maintained the essence of the label, which is it’s nordic identity.

MarcoPolo Party at State Museum of Art

“these nordic roots are very important to us. because on this we build our idea of the brand. when you see where the company is located, when you see our building, the way how we communicate, the way how we are, –how the culture is. there is still this scandinavian way of life inside.

copenhagen fashion week day 4

helena christensen hosted the odd molly party at the hotel d’angleterre, the royal area of copenhagen. odd molly features an array of looks for the recovering, yet evolving, hippy chic as she navigates from her 20s into her 30s and even perhaps beyond.

HelenaChristensen OddMolly Party

OddMolly CopenhagenFashionWeek

copenhagen fashion week day 3 and marc o’ polo

this post starts with a view of copenhagen.

Copenhagen City View

the third day of copenhagen fashion week is crowded with parties. this evening helena christensen hosts a premiere party for the stockholm based fashion label, odd molly. IAM co-hosts a party with MTV and elite models and marc o’ polo in collaboration with dansk magazine, hosts a party at statens museum for kunst.

this afternoon, femme homme unveiled their expertly tailored line at city hall. you can view the collection here. and watch a rerun of the show on <a href=”http://www.copenhagentv.com.

in an interview earlier today, andreas baumgaerten, creative director of marc o’ polo discussed the direction of the label and its brand identity. bits of this interview will be posted over the next couple of days.

baumgaerten came to marc o’ polo in 2001 after having worked with design powerhouse hugo boss. “for 11 years, i was working for hugo boss. i always had contact with marc o’ polo because first, my generation grew up with marc o’ polo.” reminiscing he says, “when i was 16 or 17, the brand was becoming big. marc o’ polo was the most expensive one, and it was the one everybody wanted to have.” he notes that unlike other fashion labels at that time, the company was basically the only one using natural, unprocessed fibers.

baumgaertner’s introduction to the corporate side of the company happened in the 90s. “a friend of mine started to work as managing director in stockholm. at the end of 2001, they asked me if i’m interested in starting as creative director for marc o’ polo.” he then made the leap from hugo boss.

images from copenhagen fashion week day 2

finnish designer marimekko featured an assortment of prints, dimensions, and hoodies during copenhagen fashion week.

finnish designer marimekko at copenhagen fashion week

marimekko green hoodie jumpsuit for women

copenhagen fashion week day 2

copenhagen fashion week kicked off on august 6 with a special show for press as well as the official opening show featuring anne-sofie back . all shows can be viewed online at copenhagenfashionweek.tv..

vadum and camilla staerk kick off day two. the danish designer, vadum featured an array of structured looks with a somewhat eighties twist.

vadum spring/summer 2009 copenhagen fashion week

danish designers hit the runway during copenhagen fashion week

euro-trash treat new york like personal walmart

funny article in today’s new york times talks about european tourists on the move in new york. well, basically for brits, shopping in the u.s. is like a 2 for 1 sale without the extra sales tax. what they don’t realise is that if they paused long enough to explore the interior of the continent, they’d get an additional 25% off.