The Collection
The bags, clutches and purses were divine. The shorts were great, so were the tux inspired overcoats. The shear shirts - not so much.
In the end, five models came out and pulled the Italian Vogue photographer Bruno Rinaldi out of the gaggle. Both Zinedine Zidane the French soccer player and Yohji kicked balls into the net. To the elated joy of the sometimes-stilted fashionistas assembled.
The Scene
This is my first show at the Armory. The collection is for Adidas. Yohji Yamamoto loves the sometimes functional and creates some amazing clothing, that are both wearable and don’t try to hard.
Behind me people are bantering about the difference of living in New York or London. We’re sitting on gray blocks, the dapper audience almost like statues. A fashion blogger called Tavi who writes the Style Rookie is sitting in the front row and all the photogs are swarming. She’s 13 and dressed perfectly. The PR people are drooling over her. Russell Simmons and is also here. Bill Cunningham is taking picture of random people in the front row and doing his thing, then he goes over to Tavi and snappes her pic.
The show starts. We’re greeted by the national anthem. No one stands but they applaud at the end. Maybe because there’s no flag.
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