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 to shove each other around. He always has a bunch of name cards on his seats promising that people like Cam'ron, Pharrell and Phylicia Rashad are going to show up. Half the time they don't -- this time they didn't -- and we've started to suspect that the name cards on the seats are just a ploy.
Damon Dash and his wife Rachel Roy -- not to be confused with celebrity cook Rachel Ray -- turned up. As a colleague was fond of saying: They'd go to the opening of an envelope. Of course, we wouldn't say that because that wouldn't be nice.
Marc Jacobs (AP/Stephen Chernin)
Monday night we went to the Marc Jacobs show. It was supposed to start at 8 p.m., but Marc had some problem getting his shoes delivered from Europe so he rescheduled the show for 9 p.m. But because Marc is disorganized and, we think, unprofessional and just a teensy bit rude, he didn't end up starting the show until almost 10 p.m. (Can someone just take him out back and smack some sense of responsibility into him?)
We'll talk about the clothes in an upcoming story, but can we just say we've never encountered a designer who couldn't be on time to save his life? Marc always keeps his audience, which includes his financial backers, waiting. Can you imagine keeping your boss waiting for an hour?
Winona Ryder was at the show. When she came in, someone shouted, "Winona's here! Hold onto your handbags!" Serena Williams came in wearing this tiny, short silvery little halter dress that she had no business even thinking about, let alone wearing in public.
The next day we ran into a stylist friend and pleaded with him to counsel Serena on her wardrobe choices. Alledgedly her current stylist has trouble finding clothes for her because Serena's a big girl. But we figure if she stopped trying to get clothes for free and bought them herself she could get some that fit. Yeah, we know that's harsh. We say that out of tough love.
Folks around the shows have gotten a look at the new Vanity Fair Hollywood issue for which Tom Ford served as guest editor. Tom is on the cover dressed in his usual dark suit and white shirt, and is posed alongside a naked Keira Knightley and Scarlett Johansson. Tom is leaning in close to Keira and appears to be panting in her ear. We also noticed that on the cover, a little air-brushing gave Tom more hair than he has had in 10 years.
A lot of women are appalled because under Ford's leadership, every woman over the age of 21 in the portfolio is either naked, in her underwear, dressed like a child, or posed sprawled atop a car or upside-down in a panel van. Tom, after we bought all those Gucci handbags and purses and made you a gazillionaire, show the ladies a little love and respect.
By Robin Givhan |
February 8, 2006; 7:44 AM ET
New York
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Posted by: Princess | February 8, 2006 9:50 AM
Love your candid opinion! Thanks for giving those of us stuck in DC an inside peek into what it's like at Fashion Week!
Posted by: Rachel | February 8, 2006 10:35 AM
I'm glad to see you've finally got a way to bring us your daily fashion snark. Keep up the good work!
Posted by: mharvey816 | February 8, 2006 10:41 AM
There's snark and then there's libel. Is the Post really comfortable calling Winona Ryder a thief based on a few anonymous rumors?
Posted by: Tom T. | February 8, 2006 11:08 AM
Well, those aren't so much "rumors" as "documented facts." Winona Ryder was convicted in 2002 by a jury of grand theft. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winona_Ryder#Shoplifting_incident)
Posted by: Campbell | February 8, 2006 2:30 PM
You are so funny! You must be an awesome girlfriend to go out for drinks with! Anyway, my question (I know it's not a chat but maybe you'll respond somehow anyway): If Project Runway still has two more shows until we get to the top three, how can they have their fashion show during fashion week without people finding out who won? And who is your favorite? Thanks!
Posted by: Natasha N. | February 8, 2006 3:00 PM
Robin, Robin, Robin,
Your writing is starting to remind me of a cross between Oscar Wilde and H. L. Mencken. There is no greater compliment, my dear. Please, please keep up the good work because explaining why the emperor has no clothes is so important. Few writers have the skills or the b---- to carry it off. We need you!
Posted by: Philadelphia Bunnyface | February 8, 2006 3:24 PM
This is the best fashion writing I've read in years. I love it!
Posted by: RC | February 8, 2006 3:34 PM
Great Robin!
Keep up the good work.
Posted by: A. Grant | February 8, 2006 4:42 PM
Meow!
Thanks for saying what we love to hear! Many "air kisses" to you, dear!
Posted by: J. Andrews | February 8, 2006 8:26 PM
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! So great to hear a realistic comment about the Vanity Fair cover and about Tom Ford's view of women. I had begun to think I was living among aliens, reading all the kudos for that bizarre cover.
Posted by: jdmyers | February 9, 2006 7:34 AM
Yeah, man, Tom Ford is skanky.
Posted by: h3 | February 9, 2006 8:34 AM
Robin,
I would have to agree with the latter that you are a great writer... I was literally laughing out loud when I read this particular article. Do you need entourage? Because I'd love to join you on your adventures ;)
Bonne Chance,
Naz
Posted by: Naz Santos | February 22, 2006 4:42 PM
Robin this is my first time reading your article...but it definitely won't be my last time. I thoroughly enjoyed your comments. You are witty and hilarious.
Posted by: Tammy | March 1, 2006 4:43 PM
to all of u, what a load of pretentious guff!
Posted by: chives | March 8, 2006 5:57 PM
and to Mr Campbell
that ludicrous Grand Theft circus concocted by prosecutors who can hardly give any moral lessons due to their appalling record in L.A. was eventually sent to the misdemeanor bin. WiKi as well among others.
And in any case, it was a one time thing. So the idiot who shouted this to the actress stated clearly one thing: he's a Grand Imbecile.
Posted by: Tonio | September 11, 2006 4:25 PM
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Ms. Givhan, thanks for starting my morning off with a hardy laugh. Caught you on Colbert report one day, now I'm reading your blog and I must give you props. You are tooooo funny. =)