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Unprecedented bid inflation ensued. Talia J. Rosenberg ’06 was introduced by the emcees and did her thing on the runway in a conservative, white button-down and a sexy, black velvet skirt. Several guys were helplessly enraptured. Rosenberg’s admirers competed for the pleasure of her company by shouting out bids upwards of $100 as the crowd cheered them on. Her friend and co-worker at the Harvard AIDS Coalition prevailed, laying down a hefty $112 for a single date...
...foray into fashion was a collaboration with the groovy British designer Ossie Clark in 1971. The shoes?with straps of green suede and fake cherries?were perfect. The heels?each six or seven inches of unsupported rubber crepe?were not. The models wearing them bounced and buckled down the runway at Clark's fashion show in the Royal Court. But never mind. The It-girls of the day?Bianca Jagger, Marisa Berenson?loved them despite the wobble. If the exhibition lacks anything, it's the stories like this one that lie behind the shoes...
...company's slump-defying sales - from €67 million in 1999 to €206 million last year - are the talk of the industry from Milan to Tokyo. The easy explanation for the success of the house of Roberto Cavalli is that his sexually charged designs returned to the runway in 1994 - the perfect time to fill a missing niche in the then-minimalist fashion landscape. But the real reason for Cavalli's triumph is his wife. In 1978 when Cavalli, then 37, met Eva Duringer, he was already a textile printer, fashion designer and divorc...
...days are stylemakers who, instead of cross-stitching throw pillows, are creating fashion accessories such as belts, purses and bracelets, often decorated with their names or cutesy icons like ladybugs or mushrooms. Stitched pansy purses designed by needlepoint doyenne Erica Wilson were featured in designer Anna Sui's latest runway show, inspiring trendsetters to take up the needle. Sales of needlepoint purse kits are up in some craft shops, and fashionable boutiques are selling needlepoint bracelets. British artist Sonja Todd has even created postage-stamp-size stitched canvases that re-create the art from classic record-album covers such...
...apres J. Lo, le deluge: there were sweats-inspired looks on the runway at Ralph Lauren, Prada and Valentino. The wheel has come full circle. At the most recent haute couture shows, the folks from Juicy Couture announced they would soon release a tracksuit for (gasp!) men. --By Tony Karon