THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
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WATCH Betsey Johnson
The Fashion Week designer with the most heart — including the hot pink ones decorating her wild, girly runway — isn’t going down without a fight. After filing for bankruptcy in April and shuttering most of her stores, Johnson teamed up with The Levy Group to launch a collection of dresses, which the 70-year-old will debut during a retrospective runway show at Fashion Week. “I’m back!!! Doing my dress thing. Pretty and punk, sweet and sexy, always rock ’n’ roll,” she said in a release. She’s also doing the social media and reality TV thing. To find the vintage pieces for her retrospective show, Johnson launched BJ’s Treasure Hunt, a contest asking fans on her Facebook page to post pictures of their BJ pieces from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, which then might appear on
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the catwalk. One lucky person will attend the show. All of this will be documented on “Betsey + Lulu,” Johnson’s new reality program with daughter Lulu. Whatever it takes — NYFW wouldn’t be the same without her.
Hedi Slimane
at Yves Saint Laurent, and has started his new post with guns blazing. His first act was to change the brand’s name to Saint Laurent Paris. Next, he only invited buyers to view his first two collections, keeping editors in the dark. That alone makes his S/S ’13 show one hot ticket.
Visionary former Dior Homme designer Hedi Slimane quit fashion in 2007 to pursue a career in photography. But the right gig brought him back to the atelier. In March, Slimane succeeded Stefano Pilati as creative director
fashionistas and divulging all our “coups de coeur” as we city-hop between New York, London, Milan and Paris.
Top 5 Pinterest accounts to follow:
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1Garance Dore
garancedore.fr The French blogger/photographer has fashion friends in high places. A browse through her pins will make you feel as if you sat front row. Dore has a good eye when it comes to spotting the season’s hottest trends, and she isn’t one to mince her words. A sophisticated yet satirical take.
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Nina Garcia
ninagarcia No fashion trend will be left out on the Pinterest page of the fashion director of Marie Claire US and “Project Runway” judge. If
Tom Cruise who? Katie Holmes is moving on with her life just fine. Right after news of her divorce from the “Mission Impossible” star broke, the actress had another announcement to share: She and long-time stylist and design partner, Jeanne Yang, will show their Holmes & Yang collection of luxury basics for the first time during New York Fashion Week. Let’s face it — favorite parent status doesn’t come cheap, and she needs to keep up with Suri’s fabulous lifestyle.
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you want to know what’s going to be hot in 2013, look no further.
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Modmods (Metro!)
modmods.com Metro’s fashion Pinterest scrapbook is a quirky collage of all the coolest beauty and fashion trends of the season. We’ll be reporting live from the shows, taking snaps of the best-dressed
thestylerookie.com Gevinson is no longer the little fashion rookie she was when she started blogging at age 13. Now 16 and editor of her own magazine, Rookie Mag, she’s back in the fashion game and will be reporting, tweeting and pinning live from the biggest shows. Expect crazy-cute outfits and snark.
5Vogue Magazine
elmago603/vogue-magazine The fashion bible leads the way. Exclusive access means close-up snaps of models and designers, pre- and post-runway shows and party pics (we doubt Vogue staffers queue to get into any Fashion Week party).
A night of red carpets, music, shopping and the latest fall fashions. Live performances by: We Were Promised Jetpacks at 9:00 PM and The Lonely Forest at 7:30 PM Win one of five $250 gift cards the night of the event. Follow @rockcenternyc on Twitter for details. For a complete list of events, visit rockefellercenter.com