40 posts tagged "Rachel Zoe"
Manolo’s Moment
The Manolo moment has been in full effect these past few months, with the master designer’s signature pointy-toe pumps capturing editors and buyers alike. But Blahnik is no slave to trends and passing moments, and in recognition of that fact, he’ll receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at Footwear News‘ 25th annual FN Achievement Awards in New York tonight. Friend Carolina Herrera will present Blahnik with his award at the Museum of Modern Art. He takes the evening’s highest honor, but Blahnik is by no means the only winner tonight. Below, all of the 2011 FNAA honorees, including Nicholas Kirkwood, Burak Uyan, Rachel Zoe, Brian Atwood, and more.
Designer of the Year: Nicholas Kirkwood
Launches of the Year: Brian Atwood for B Brian Atwood; Rachel Zoe
Vivian Infantino Award for Emerging Talent: Burak Uyan
Company of the Year: Steve Madden
Retailer of the Year: Mindy Grossman, CEO, for HSN
Independent Retailer of the Year: Ron White
Brands of the Year: Vince Camuto; Angel Martinez and Connie Rishwain for Ugg Australia
Marketer of the Year: Adidas
Icon Award for Social Impact: Kenneth Cole
Lifetime Achievement Award: Manolo Blahnik
Hall of Fame: Patricia Field; Jim and Larry Tarica of Jimlar Corp.
Horse Play
A bit of bubbly was the relative concept at the second annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic to benefit L.A.’s Will Rogers State Historic Park yesterday. “I’ll probably only make it through a quarter of a glass of Champagne,” co-hostess Rachel Zoe told Style.com. “I have my son with me and day drinking has never been my thing.” New mom Selma Blair also demurred, “I might have a sip, but it’s Daddy’s day to drink.”
On the idyllic sunny Sunday afternoon, tumblers of Veuve weren’t the only intoxicating element: Beneath yellow and white striped tenting, VIPs—including Zoe Saldana, Ali Larter, Sofia Vergara, Jaime King, and Camilla Belle—lounged and watched the polo match while a live ragtime band performed. Waiters and guests, like Decades owner Cameron Silver in his Gucci riding boots and Hermès ascot, were dressed in period garb. The vintage expert advised that “anything with a drop waist or from Marc Jacobs Spring 2012 collection” would be suitable women’s attire for a polo match.
Event host Nacho Figueras, a man with plenty of expertise in proper polo gear, was focused on the philanthropic element of the day. “There used to be 22 polo fields in L.A. and now there’s one,” said the polo player and Ralph Lauren model of the oceanside park, which recently lost almost $500,000 in state funding. “We’re trying to bring that moment back—the special thing is the history and atmosphere here.”
Gearing Up For Fashion’s Night Out
Wherever you are on September 8, odds are good that you’ll be able to partake in the third annual Fashion’s Night Out, the up-all-night (or close to it) shopping event that’s become a mainstay of the September shows during New York fashion week. Today, the Web site for this year’s festivities launches at www.fashionsnightout.com, with details on events planned in New York, throughout the U.S., in cities across the globe, and—now more than ever—at online merchants, as well. (Net-a-Porter, Gilt Groupe, and Shopbop are all participating.) New York in particular will be a designer and celebrity destination: Smaller stores will host Champagne fêtes with exclusive products and deals (including the new Fashion’s Night Out collection of tees and totes), while larger stores are holding multi-event parties. (Bergdorf’s will celebrate its 30th anniversary of carrying Michael Kors, while a few floors below, Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig of Marchesa will host a designers-and-their-dogs fashion show; Bloomingdale’s will debut the new Alexander Wang x Dockers chinos, the collaboration initiated by Wang’s GQ Best New Menswear Designer award win, with Rachel Zoe and Erin Wasson holding court on other floors; Tilda Swinton and Central Saint Martins’ Louise Wilson will join new Pringle of Scotland designer Alistair Carr at Saks; and Solange Knowles will drop by Lord & Taylor to spin a set.) A still-evolving list is now online, and New Yorkers can use the site to plan their own itineraries or download FNO apps for their smart phones. Remember, it’s important to stay hydrated when you’re multitasking—which is why we’re especially glad to find Bruce Weber and Nan Bush hosting a refresher at the Standard’s Biergarten.
Body By Beckham, Midnight With McQueen, Rachel Zoe Takes On The Little Guys, And More…
Victoria Beckham isn’t the only member of the family making moves on the fashion front. Hubby David has inked a new underwear deal with H&M, allowing you to suit up like Beckham. Bodywear, he’s offering—the body, alas, not included. [WWD]
Next weekend marks the final days of the Costume Institute’s Alexander McQueen exhibition. In honor of the grand finale, the museum has extended hours until midnight on Aug. 6 and 7 for one last look at the landmark retrospective. [WWD]
Now that Rachel Zoe is the mom to a bouncing baby boy, she’s got kids’ fashion on the brain—and if you ask her, it doesn’t measure up. The solution? Her own forthcoming children’s line. [Grazia Daily]
The Times takes on club dressing, querying bouncers as to what to wear to assure entry to New York nightspots. The velvet-rope minimum, according to some sources? Five-inch heels. [NYT]
What To Do When Your Met Ball Star’s Got
A Baby Bump? No Sweat—Just Go Custom
It was fitting that IWC Schaffhausen chose a space on the Culver Studios lot for the U.S. debut of their latest collaboration with famed photog Peter Lindbergh: Its stars are, well, Hollywood stars. But the vibe of the new campaign is more Dolce Vita than Sunset Boulevard, in homage to the Italian spirit of the watchmaker’s new Portofino collection. Patrick Dempsey, Isabel Lucas, Shiva Rose, and even Sylvester Stallone came by for a look, but of all the portraits, Rebecca Gayheart expressed a family preference when picking her favorite. “I came to see all of Peter [Lindbergh]’s amazing photos, but of course I’m most excited to see my husband’s,” Gayheart told Style.com of the action shot of hubby Eric Dane. He appears in the black-and-white shots alongside Kevin Spacey, Cate Blanchett, Jean Reno, and Elle Macpherson.
Fresh off of styling Jessica Alba’s Patrick Demarchelier-shot ads for Piaget, Brad Goreski mingled and excitedly talked about his new Bravo show, It’s a Brad Brad World, which just started filming. “You’ll get to see a lot of different tones of my life in the show. There’s my crazy, busy work life, my home life, and just about everything in between. They’re catching the ups and they’re catching my downs.” Goreski narrowly missed his former boss and fellow Bravo star, Rachel Zoe, who was enjoying her first public post-baby appearance after working from home for the past month. Though she was eager to enjoy date night with her husband, Zoe couldn’t help but bring her work with her. Clad in a tuxedo jumpsuit from her Fall ’11 collection, her focus was on Monday’s Met ball. “I’m dressing Eva Mendes and Kate Hudson, and Kate just looks so incredible pregnant.” As for Hudson’s burgeoning baby bump, “It doesn’t really need much; we just had stuff made for her, which we always do anyway for the Met,” Zoe revealed while carefully staying mum on who the actresses will be wearing.