Runway Rundown

Runway shows and presentations.





RUNWAY RUNDOWN: PRABAL GURUNG S/S ’12

Published on 12.06.11

For years, I have wondered what all the incessant fuss was about with respect to Prabal Gurung. Yes, his streamlined silhouettes have appeared on many a red carpet. Yes, American fashion magazines had an obvious love for his handsome visage and, well, his somewhat obvious, lady-like clothes. Oh, and there was that rather famous lady [...]

FEMINISM VIA MANIPULATION OF OBJECTIFICATION AT PRADA S/S ’12. CAN YOU HANDLE THAT?

Published on 12.01.11

Through every collection, a designer reveals a muse, his or her idealized view of what a woman should be. Some have a very defined woman in mind and others change season to season; the Prada woman is an eternal chameleon. Many of the S/S ’12 collections redefined classic themes in womenswear, adding some interesting plays [...]

WHAT WOULD MCQUEEN DO?

Published on 12.01.11

Cathy Horyn, the revered-and-reviled fashion critic for the New York Times, in conversation with Sarah Burton, of Alexander McQueen. The video offers an extremely rare glimpse at the McQueen atelier, a unique insight into McQueen’s distinctive vision and methodology, and a first-hand explanation of how Sarah Burton is curating and cultivating McQueen’s legacy since his [...]

DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL’S BREAST FRIEND: OUR FAVORITE VICTORIA’S SECRET FANTASY BRAS

Published on 11.19.11

Some people are glued to the NYSE, or find themselves buried in the WSJ. However, we at FashionVerbatim have dutifully put aside such questionable frivolities in favor of the one truly important annual indicator of our economic climate: the dollar value of the Victoria’s Secret Fantasy Bra. Since 1996, we have seen this (literally) brilliant, [...]


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