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Opening Ceremony’s evening at the New York City Ballet, held Saturday at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, was perhaps as poignant and engaging as a non-fashion fashion show could ever hope to be. Hitting the mark on several levels, it addressed a host of industry and broader political issues — see-now-buy-now, a creative show format, hope and fear in the Trump era — without forcing them.
In lieu of a standard fashion week fashion show, Opening Ceremony cofounders Humberto Leon and Carol Lim invited guests to a performance of “The Times Are Racing,” a new ballet by New York City Ballet’s resident choreographer Justin Peck for which Leon designed the costumes. They, in turn, inspired the spring 2017 Opening Ceremony collection. Set to music by composer and electronic musician Dan Deacon, the ballet is most untraditional, a fact underscored by the two pieces — “Fearful Symmetries” and “The Shimmering Asphalt,” both relatively classic in movement and their uniform costumes — that preceded it on the evening’s program.
Deacon’s score was the driving force behind “The Times Are Racing,” a story of American identity, and ultimately diversity, which premiered Thursday. It imagined strangers encountering each other on city streets. Peck’s contemporary

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Opening Ceremony’s cofounders Humberto Leon and Carol Lim are treading into new territory with Justin Peck, Opening Ceremony X NYCB, which bowed at 8 p.m. Saturday night during a New York City Ballet world premiere at Lincoln Center’s David Koch Theater.
Lim and Leon collaborated with the ballet’s resident choreography Justin Peck to create costumes for his new work, “The Times are Racing,” with music by Dan Deacon. The performance served as Opening Ceremony’s spring ready-to-wear presentation with guests that included buyers, press and family.
“The ballet was the perfect opportunity to invite people to experience the collection in a different platform and different venue,” Lim said. “It’s for this season that we’re doing that. We’ll have some sort of celebration during women’s fashion week.”
“Times” interprets encounters between strangers on city streets, conveying serendipity and connections. Lim and Leon drew on 19th-century images of Ellis Island, where immigrants from diverse backgrounds crossed paths. The spring collection is a meditation on the American melting pot and a not-so-subtle rebuke of President Trump’s immigration policies, which include building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico to prevent illegal crossings.
“The election has been really top-of-mind for Humberto and me and the rest of the world. Justin was influenced by what was happening in the world. The piece is pretty exciting and hopeful

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FOREVER STAMPED: On Feb. 16, the final day of New York Fashion Week, Oscar de la Renta will host a ceremony with the U.S. Postal Service honoring the fashion house’s upcoming collaboration on a series of postage stamps for 2017, announced last month.
The Forever Stamp First-Day-of-Issue Stamp Dedication Ceremony, open to the public, will take place at 11 a.m. at Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal and feature speakers including Hillary Clinton and Anna Wintour. Anderson Cooper will emcee the event.
The collection of 11 Oscar de la Renta Commemorative Forever Stamps feature a black-and-white portrait of the late designer, taken by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, as well as 10 additional stamps with close-up details from de la Renta’s most memorable gowns.
The stamps, designed by art director Derry Noyes, go on sale on Feb. 16.

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The Ethiopian Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) has awarded the construction of two new textile and apparel industrial parks in Addis Ababa and Jimma to two Chinese construction firms, in a deal worth around ETB5bn (US$221.2m).

Next month the organisers of the Kingpins denim sourcing show will add to their repertoire by broadcasting an expert panel discussion in partnership with just-style exploring the intersection between government and the textile and fashion industries.

German development agency GIZ is helping Bangladesh universities to train the country’s next generation of textile managers with social, environmental and ethical skills.

The Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) foundation has launched an online portal for chemical management training aimed at helping manufacturers improve their knowledge of the subject.

Athletic footwear and apparel retailer The Finish Line has revealed it is to sell its “unprofitable” speciality running shoe business, JackRabbit, to private investment firm CriticalPoint Capital, LLC. 

Arty design collective Each x Other journeyed to Mexico for pre-fall, taking its urban consumer into territories where traditional motifs, tarot cards, Mayan symbols and contrasting prints all came into play.
Poems from in-house artist Robert Montgomery were translated into Spanish and posted on sweatshirts and jackets or embroidered onto the sleeves and collars of crisp poplin shirts. “La poesia es liberacion,” read one cropped sweatshirt, needing little translation.
The folk inspiration was interpreted literally on poncho-like knitwear; less so on designs like a black tailored suit with distressed brocade sleeves and lower legs with loose blue and red threads designed to be a reinterpretation of traditional serape fabric. There were also lots of colorful embroideries, on pale denim notably, a sprinkling of striped knitwear, and contrasting feline and polka-dot prints à la Frida Kahlo — of course. Ruffles and matador hats, meanwhile, added to the Latin feel, while leather biker jackets in bright colors with flared shapes were more citizens of the world.

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ALL THAT GLITTERS: Neiman Marcus’ windows facing Wilshire Boulevard dazzled in the frosty night air Thursday and were hard to miss once the curtains dropped.
Jennifer Lopez’s arrival, running a little over an hour behind schedule, was cause for celebration among those braving the cold to see her and also signified the big window display unveil. Neiman’s four windows now contain a bedazzled array of some of Lopez’s memorable looks, including the plunging green silk chiffon number by Versace that she wore to the Grammys and a silver cutout dress by Charbel Zoe worn at the MTV Video Music Awards.
The sparkles were fitting as Lopez and Giuseppe Zanotti were on hand at the Beverly Hills store to mark the launch of their collection Giuseppe for Jennifer Lopez. The line was introduced this month at Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom, among other retailers. The collection, which also includes two handbags, retails from $795 to $1,995.
“It’s easy to work [with her] because if you are close to the artist you have a deep connection,” Zanotti said.
The designer’s collaboration with Lopez is certainly not the first time he’s worked with a famous face, having designed custom shoes for Kim Kardashian,

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