STYLE DRAMA

The September Issue of Harper’s Bazaar asked top designers to dress themselves up in fantasy outfits. Donna Karan, Donatella Versace, Karl Lagerfeld, Alessandra Facchinetti, Rodarte’s Laura and Kate Mulleavy, Roberto Cavalli, Michael Kors, Giorgio Armani, and Alber Elbaz all got into character.

Cavalli dressed like Rhett Butler, Karan embodied a hurricane, Facchinetti went  as Pierrot, Armani played the role of Fred Astaire,  and surprisingly, Lagerfeld suited up as a rapper, striking a pose with Phat Farm jeans. “Believe it or not, I love rap,” he told the mag.

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“Americans have always treated accessories as stepchildren. Suddenly, when I got to Europe, the place was inundated with them. I learned the same dress in Singapore in September is not the same dress in Paris or in the US - but the same bag is.”

- Designer Michael Kors to WWD

With eco-fashion trending so quickly into people’s wardrobes, Fur Fashion Week looks like a controversy to be sure. This year’s Fur Fashion Week, organized by FICA (Fur Information Council of America) will take place over the next two days, May 13 – 14, at which time, there will be 17 presentations, including those by Michael Kors, Bill Blass, Ralph Rucci, Isaac Mizrahi, Peter Som, Zandra Rhodes, Zac Posen, Angel Sanchez, Carmen Mark Valvo, and Kati Stern for Venexiana. We don’t know whether it will draw the attention of PETA and eco fashion defenders, but many designers used fur in their Fall/Winter 2008 collections. That makes a difference.

Bill Blass and Jason Wu Fall '08 collection