“How’d you hear about this event? Were you just walking by?”
The scene along West 146th Street on Saturday night would soon become a drop-off zone for the likes of Kylie Jenner and Tyga, Brooklyn Beckham, Zoë Kravitz, Sofia Richie, Nicola Peltz and more. For more than a few people outside, the lines made for a confusing sight.
The event in question was Alexander Wang’s fall show, held in a decrepit Harlem theater in a standing-room-only format. Peroni beers circulated before he sent out the collection, whose slogan was “No After Party.”
Teyana Taylor parted the crowd with a herd of four bodyguards; Jenner and Tyga came in last, with TV cameras trailing them. Beckham was swaddled in security who thwarted any hopes the young lad had of politely answering curious journalists’ questions.
Fetty Wap, “smelling like ganja,” according to one French photographer, was there strictly on fashion assignment — or so we think. “Alexander — you know what I mean?” he said of his attendance. “It’s the style, it’s, like, Fetty Wap.” Got it.
Ansel Elgort, with girlfriend Violetta Komyshan in tow, is becoming a bit of a fashion plate these days. “I don’t go to many fashion shows, but I like

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LONDON — Tom Ford, Alexander McQueen and Gucci were among the big brands on the red carpet at the BAFTAs on Sunday night, with actors including Amy Adams, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Dev Patel, Naomie Harris, Emily Blunt and Sophie Turner wearing the looks.
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Designer Tom Ford, who is nominated in the director category and for adapted screenplay for his film “Nocturnal Animals,” was wearing an ensemble from his own line, and he dressed Actors including Amy Adams and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. “I am so honored to be in their company,” said Ford of his fellow nominees. Ford has already moved onto his next film. “I’m working on the screenplay now,” said Ford. “Let’s say two to three years.”
“Nocturnal Animals” star Amy Adams donned a Tom Ford emerald green strapless dress. “My character seems like a lot of women that I know, she’s a very complex character,” said Adams. “It was a joy to play this role. I remember when I talked to Tom for the first time about the role – Tom is very seductive – but I also loved the story and the script.”
“Having Tom Ford at the helm

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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived!

The 12-year-old is with IMG Models.

Special fabrics and unconventional techniques were at the core of Visvim beautiful fall collection.
Hiroki Nakamura incorporated the brand’s signature Japanese references into a modern men’s wardrobe with a cool factor. The traditional Urushi lacquering technique was applied to French shearling for a glossy kimono-like jacket with a cracked effect, while another zippered, hooded outerwear piece had brushed and dyed Japanese leather combined with shearling. Through its experimental approach to fabrics, the brand also developed a wool, linen and silk cloth that was crafted into elegant coats with wide sleeves. Focusing on bigger silhouettes than in past seasons, Nakamura developed roomy coats — including a chic style cinched at the waist with a belt made from a Uzbekistan fabric dyed in Japan — and blazers with a back-dropped collar that echoed the shape of kimonos. The same fit informed shirting, including designs with hand-painted details. Denim was over-dried and crafted for cropped, boxy front-pocket jackets with a vintage feel.
Most of the fabrics and techniques were also used in the women’s collection, which featured covetable reversible kimono jackets with one side in a wool, silk and linen blend, the other in velvet. This was also used for cute pinafore dresses, while tight-waisted frocks with ample sleeves came in flowing silk

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I think I liked Alexander Wang’s fall collection. I say “think” because I don’t really know yet. I only have the fleeting impression I got from viewing the clothes from the very back “row” — that’s in quotes because there were no rows; it was an open, standing-room-only situation because that’s cool and this is a democracy.
In addition to being at a distance (which I didn’t mind, to tell you the truth, since I had a lot more room than those suckers who thought it was better to be crushed but close to the runway) it was really dark in the vacant RKO Hamilton Theater on 146th Street and Broadway, just a hop, skip and a jump from everything else going on during fashion week. So dark, I almost fell on these really shallow steps that were invisible to the non-night-vision-seeing-eye. Remind me to tell you about last season at Wang’s show when I ended up in the emergency room because my coworker was so desperate to get Madonna on WWD’s Instagram Stories that he jumped on a bench, and then he and the bench fell on my foot. It wasn’t broken but it is still a teensy bit swollen five months

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Dion Lee has always been known as a master purveyor of sexy, sculpted bodycon silhouettes, but backstage after his fall show, he said he aimed to bring forth a more diverse character of the brand — one that conveyed attitudes of strength and toughness while retaining an air of femininity. Fusing military and sport references, Lee’s neutral-toned lineup — with pops of orange, cobalt and hunter green — contained structured separates and suiting punctuated by a few pieces that leaned fluid and feminine. The latter category included pleated silk slipdresses and velvet track pants, which Lee paired with oversize puffers and wool coats decorated with triangular chain hardware.
Nods to the Army included Lee’s own version of camouflage — rendered into a colorful print on a ruffled one-shoulder dress and, more abstractly, on fuzzy shearling coats — as well as deep cargo pockets on jackets and leather skirts. All of it served to make his girls look strong and streetwise.

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What should city girls pack for a fun tropical escape? Chic bikinis, sleek one-piece bathing suits, comfortable jersey dresses and, of course, a range of cool sunglasses, according to Anna Laub, Prism’s founder and creative director. She developed a range of versatile beachwear options, including a cute micro-houndstooth bikini with a cropped top; a two-piece black design with an off-the-shoulder bra, and an elegant one-piece with a sweetheart neckline and crisscross straps. Channeling a slightly ethnic mood, Laub printed hand-drawn zebra stripes on a jersey cotton sleeveless dress with side slits, while a recent trip to Bali inspired a waffle-textured fabric she crafted into a two-piece with high-waisted bottoms. Sunglasses included minimal metallic frames with a Seventies feel, as well as colorful thick laminated acetate styles.

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Outrageous, but totally fun. The Maison the Faux fall show was a crazy extravaganza infused with a Nineties underground club feel. Men and women walked the catwalk in women’s clothes, but the boundaries between genders were totally blurred. Joris Suk and Tessa de Boer imagined a very specific world where everything is admitted and lunacy is ordinary. They designed a bold wardrobe filled with patent-leather pieces, such as tops and pants embellished by an abundance of lace-up details for a bondage-like feel. Despite the hyper-eccentric and extravagant styling, the collection included a range of pieces that could easily be incorporated into a real-life wardrobe. For example, there was a distressed denim mini dress with a sweetheart neckline layered over a sweater, as well as an off-the-shoulder padded zippered jacket matched with an oversized shirt, here worn as a dress. The show exuded a rebellious sense of freedom, with a powerful and optimistic vibe.

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