Archive: February 2006
What Does One Call a Fear of Shoe Laces?
The day kicked off with the Balenciaga show at 9:30 am, which on the fashion clock is considered the crack of dawn. We arrive at about 9:25 am because there's something to be said for promptness. The show, however, doesn't...
By Robin Givhan | February 28, 2006; 5:52 PM ET | Comments (0)
Tom Ford
"We" have been reprimanded for overuse of the first person plural and so "we" will do our best not to use any pronoun at all whenever possible because "we" do not want to upset our readers. "We" love them far...
By Robin Givhan | February 27, 2006; 10:11 PM ET | Comments (0)
Day 1
We just arrived in Paris on the fashion flight from Milan. You've never seen more luggage unloaded from a plane until you've been on the 9:35 a.m. Air France flight from Milan to Paris. Teensy-weensy editors roll out of Charles...
By Robin Givhan | February 26, 2006; 5:40 PM ET | Comments (0)
Fendi Fiasco
We had been sitting around waiting for the Fendi show to start for about 20 minutes when all of a sudden we heard an enormous boom. Then all sorts of shouting and bellowing erupted from the photographers' platform at the...
By Robin Givhan | February 23, 2006; 7:31 PM ET | Comments (0)
Faux Charm
We were watching the Blumarine show Wednesday afternoon and the models were doing their usual zombie walk down the runway when our attention wandered and we happened to glance into the aisles. We spotted a little brown-haired girl crouched along...
By Robin Givhan | February 23, 2006; 2:36 AM ET | Comments (0)
Reality Fashion
Even though we are in Milan, when we found ourselves sitting next to the editor of Elle magazine, proud supporter of "Project Runway," we couldn't help but try to tease out a little information on which designer -- Chloe, Daniel...
By Robin Givhan | February 21, 2006; 6:00 PM ET | Comments (0)
An Old Penny Turns Up
We're sorry to report that there has been a dearth of celebrities on and around the runways here. Perhaps they were all in London for the Bafta awards. We also have to report that the Italian fashion designers have not...
By Robin Givhan | February 20, 2006; 6:03 PM ET | Comments (0)
Who Needs Star Power?
The Milan fall 2006 shows have begun and we arrived in Italy Sunday morning to find the city miserably cold and rainy. Isn't there a Bermuda fashion week that needs to be covered? Since we didn't have any major shows...
By Robin Givhan | February 19, 2006; 5:22 PM ET | Comments (0)
Whose Dress Are You Wearing?
Because it has been so cold in New York, the fashion pack has pulled out its shearlings and furs. When we look around the room at fashion shows, we notice that the furs are not simply any old mink coat...
By Robin Givhan | February 9, 2006; 11:32 PM ET | Comments (0)
Fashion Under Duress
There were two topics of conversation at the Marchesa show Wednesday night. At one point we were trying to figure out whether we should be alarmed by the wretched odor of hair burning. We were gathered in the Rainbow Room...
By Robin Givhan | February 9, 2006; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (0)
Stylists and a Guest Editor
Tuesday afternoon the crowd had gathered for the Luca Luca show. To be honest, the clothes in the show are never all that exciting, but the designer Luca Orlandi likes to invite enough celebrities to give the photographers a reason...
By Robin Givhan | February 8, 2006; 7:44 AM ET | Comments (0)
Even Fashion People Eat
Sunday night after the Badgley Mischka show, we found ourselves in downtown Manhattan on Kenmare Street at La Esquina, passing through a silver metal door marked "No Admittance." La Esquina is one of those New York restaurants that make you...
By Robin Givhan | February 6, 2006; 10:56 PM ET | Comments (0)
Why Are We Here?
The fall 2006 shows began Friday under the tents in New York's Bryant Park. A little after 9 p.m. that night, a mob of people waited behind a nylon rope for the doors to the Baby Phat show to open....
By Robin Givhan | February 5, 2006; 10:43 AM ET | Comments (13)
Here Comes Fashion Week
Fashion weeks in New York, Milan and Paris provide an opportunity for designers to unveil their newest collections in front of an audience of retailers, editors and celebrities. Gorgeous clothes come down the runways. So do quite a few bad...
By washingtonpost.com editors | February 4, 2006; 9:58 AM ET | Comments (0)
