Throughout the 1990s, I avidly watched E! Television’s runway show reruns on Saturday mornings and late at night. I also watched the E! fashion specials, like this retrospective on Azzedine Alaïa. I wish E! would bring this type of programming back, there’s definitely a market for serious fashion journalism. Oh, and last time I checked the ‘Style’ network was airing shows called “What I Hate About Me” and “Plastic Makes Perfect.” Um, NO THANKS.
Hearing Grace Jones venerate Alaïa, and watching him fit her, is everything.
From time to time, a fashion designer creates something so awe-inspiring, so breathtaking, that it transcends its identity as clothing and becomes art. Mary Katrantzou is one such designer with a gift for transforming the mundane – interior settings, flowers – into extraordinary pieces. This three-dimensional applique Jewel Tree dress is the crown jewel in the FW11 collection. Since it’s on sale, it can be yours for only $4,260 on Net-A-Porter. We can dream, right?
