Fresh from fashion week, better boutique and department store buyers gathered at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City for ENK Coterie, Sole Commerce and TMRW this week. The global trade fair showcased ready-to-wear brands such as Alice + Olivia, Erin Fetherston and Ted Baker (which is in the midst of a North American expansion) with leading accessory and footwear brands including Steve Madden, Vince Camuto and Pour La Victoire.
Messe Dusseldorf will stage the first-ever GDS Select from April 17-19 in Shanghai. The special show will be held as part of the China International Footwear & Leathergoods Exhibition at the Shanghai Exhibition Center, and will be supported by the China Commerce Association for General Merchandise and Adsale. Another edition of GDS Select will take place in the fall to coincide with Bejing’s fashion fair, Chic. For more information email info@mdna.com.
On September 21, Adidas Originals will celebrate the 10th Anniversary of its iconic store in New York’s trendy SoHo neighborhood. To mark the milestone, the brand is releasing a limited edition collection spanning footwear and watches to apparel, including a re-release of its classic Rivalry Lo. Retailing for $130, just 150 pairs will be available.
On Sunday, September 9, Durango unveiled the new city collection for Spring ’13 at a gallery in the Meatpacking District. Guests viewed Durango’s art installation, “Durango Loves New York,” featuring photographs taken by Ashley Sky Walker of up-and-comers in New York’s style, music and art scene.
Subjects included actress Kate Lillecrapp, stylist Kareem James, journalist Zandile Blay, musician Rodney James and Daniel Julez Smithson, son of Solange Knowles. Each sported boots from the Durango Boot City Collection.
In cities worldwide, fashionistas dressed in their most stylish outfits to hit the fourth annual Fashion’s Night Out on September 6. Retail stores from London and Milan to Boston and the Big Apple hosted free events for customers to celebrate all things fashion, from free manicures and makeovers to new lines from favorite celebrities.
In New York City last night, fashion-hungry customers lined the streets to get into stores such as M.A.C., Longchamp, Ted Baker, Scoop NYC, Tory Burch, Christian Louboutin, DVF and many more.
The Show: Richard Chai Love and Richard Chai Men’s
The Look: Sporty styles in a soothing palette of watercolor blues and tans made their way down the runway at Lincoln Center this morning. Chai favored halter dresses, skater skirts, printed pants and cotton parkas for the girls, while men’s was a mash-up of Jay Gatsby-esque trousers, button-downs and bucks and utilitarian silhouettes.
The Trimmings: Women wore mid-wedges from Dr Martens, while men marched in Palladium lace ups and Baggy canvas hightops.
The Show: Samantha Pleet
The Look: Presented at the Wolverine Company Store in Nolita on Wednesday, “The Sands of Time” drew inspiration from ancient societies of the Fertile Crescent and the 19th Century explorers that discovered them. The color palette was neutral with a smattering of teal and turquoise that emphasized the simplicity of the Laura Ingalls-goes-to-Williamsburg maxi and midi skirts and dresses.
The Trimmings: The models wore Wolverine 1000 Mile by Samantha Pleet shoes, jewelry by Cold Picnic and head pieces by Sarah Frances Kuhn.
On Thursday, September 6, Shangpin announced the opening of China’s first online retailer selling full-price, in-season items. The site is the only styling-driven online fashion business-to-consumer platform in China, with the concept of styling instilled throughout the site. The online store will feature nearly 80 contemporary fashion brands, some of which have not been available in China before. Shangpin’s brand partners include Milly, Stuart Weitzman, DVF, Tracy Reese, Rebecca Minkoff and many more.
Last month at the FN Platform show at MAGIC in Las Vegas, NV, celebrity wedding planner David Tutera debuted his bridal shoe collection. The lack of options in the bridal footwear category and the need for style variety and wear beyond the wedding day inspired Tutera to create his own line. “The more I thought about it, [brides] focus so much on the ring, and they focus so much on the dress, that they don’t focus on the shoes because there really isn’t the ability to find great shoes in fashion for brides,” he says.
Unless you’re a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, traversing through sewers and tunnels is probably not part of your day-to-day life. And if you’re in Las Vegas, it’s one activity that’s definitely not on your to-do list. Heritage boot brand Palladium partnered with renowned exploration duo Undercity (director Andrew Wonder and urban historian Steve Duncan) to put their Waterproof Collection to the test and document the subterranean tunnel system that quietly resides beneath the bustling city of sin.
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