Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2012 Stolen
Marc Jacobs is not having the most successful year.
First his attempts to negotiate with Dior to be their new head of design fell apart, as Rescu. reported last week, and now his entire Spring/Summer 2012 line has been stolen.
The catastrophe happened this week as the collection was on its way to Paris to be shown to fashion editors planning their editorials for the next few months.
The sample line has entirely vanished – all 46 complete looks – and Marc Jacobs is blaming the work of thieves.
It’s doubtful whether Jacobs had already started to produce multiples of the looks, and it certainly spells disaster for editors who’d been counting on Jacobs’ designs for their covers – and for Jacobs himself.
The security which typically surrounds the transport of major fashion pieces (often they’re accompanied in person by at least one member of the designer’s personal entourage) means that this was likely an inside job.
It’s also a very curious choice for a target, as the looks have already been shown at the New York Fashion Week Marc Jacobs show. Nobody can resell them without attracting attention, and as they’re sample sizes it’s unlikely anybody of non-model proportions could fit them.
It’s suggested that the clothes might even be held to ransom.
All in all, a terrible blow to Jacobs – and to fashion editors who’ll now be scrambling to make new plans at one day’s notice.
Image: Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2012.
Versace’s Spectacular Couture Revival
Couture is the Holy Grail of fashion – the ultimate ‘investment piece’, with collections often worth millions of dollars in total.
Versace has absented itself from the couture shows for the past few years, and understandably so. The effort, manpower and sheer amount of money required to turn out a couture collection is mind-boggling, and most houses simply don’t rate it as worth the effort.
However, Donatella Versace has now apparently changed her mind, as Versace will now be ‘back on the couture calendar’ as of January.
It’s an interesting decision, particularly as Dior’s couture collection will almost definitely be floundering without John Galliano at the helm. (His couture showings were always the most popular in Paris.)
The eight-year hiatus might mean that Versace feels as if it’s built up enough hype to re-enter with a bang.
In other Versace news, the H&M collaboration has attracted stinging reviews – Versace’s designs have been slammed as low-taste and high-maintenance, without consideration for the lifestyle of the everyday H&M customer.
And Donatella herself did little to dispel this idea. A shoot which was meant to feature ‘real women’ wearing the H&M collection was scuppered after Donatella said that she had no intention of associating ‘real women’ with the line.
You can put the Versace in H&M, but you can’t take out the innate Versace high-fashion consciousness – no matter how bad it is for PR.
Image: Gemma Ward in Versace Couture.
The CFDA Awards: Who Won?
RESCU’s money was on Pamela Love for this year’s Council of Fashion Designer America Vogue Awards. The pentagram-inspired, punk-rock jewellery line was seen all over town and in editorials everywhere recently, indicating that the fashion world loved it.
However, the CFDA had other ideas.
At a star-studded, drama-riddled gala (it’s rumoured that a young starlet called Doutzen Kroues, who is married to the African-descended Sunnery James, a racist epithet, and total chaos ensued), the winners were announced.
And the big winner? Joseph Altuzarra!
The French designer will take home $300,000 for his chic, monochrome and futuristic-floral shift-dress collection, and says he’s comfortable ‘being the flavour of the moment’.
Pamela Love was one of the runners-up, and will take home $100,000 – not a bad prize. The other runner-up? Creatures Of The Wind.
The CFDA Awards started by awarding Proenza Schouler their top honour in 2004, an investment which has paid off in spades. It’s been given to some of fashion’s hottest talent, including Christopher Kane.
The gala was hosted by Calvin Klein, and Diane von Furstenberg, the CDFA president, chaired with vigour, despite being busy trying to sort out the clash between Milan and Paris Fashion Week.
The fashion at the CFDA Awards was stellar too, but nobody’s talking about the identity of the starlet who insulted the Victoria’s Angel.
Image: Joseph Altuzarra.
The Newest Trends In Summer Party Clothing
It’s that time again – summer parties are upon us, and the festive season is crowding our diaries.
So how will you pick that perfectly on-trend dress? RESCU’s here with the top four summer dress trends of 2011/2012. Pick and choose, mix and match – but always mix the trendiness with a classic shape or an easy-to-wear colour, as you’ll be wanting to wear these pieces long after this summer ends.
Floral Print- It’s not the florals you remember from your childhood. We’re talking big, splashy, futuristic-pattern wonders. Zara’s floral mini skirt (pictured) is divine – look for realistic florals, not watercolour cutesy. It’s drawing inspiration from Erdem, but you don’t have to splash out for a designer gown. Rescu. loves this Colette Dinnigan floral-print number.
Asymmetrial hemlines – This is the season to play with your hemline. Go for a sheer long skirt over a dark miniskirt, or simply go the route of the fashionistas and find yourself a lopsided hemline. It’s a silhouette that might not be in for long, so get it quickly to be on-trend. Rescu. loves this Lipsy snakeskin-print asymmetrical dress.
Animal prints – It was first seen on Miu Miu’s great blouse-and-skirt collections a few seasons ago, and now cute animal prints are back big time. Look for something simple and well-placed rather than over-the-top. Rescu. loves this French Connection swallow-print dress.
Lace- Ladylike is back in a big way, and now’s the time to play with Peter Pan collars, muted pastels and overlaid lace on pretty, short party dresses. Rescu. loves this jersey lace skater dress from Topshop.
Happy shopping!
Stylishly yours,
RESCU
