Feb 29, 2008
Fashion Week Awards (In Which We Don't Mention Clothes At All)
My friend and I went to a book signing and cocktail party for the Warhol by Galella book at Le Bon Marché department store tonight. We thought we could take advantage of the store's extended hours and do a little shopping tour. Well, we tried, but our hearts just weren't in it. Hey, we've seen a lot of pretty dresses this week!
Maybe it's too early to be handing out awards, but it feels like a quick roundup of some Fashion Week favorites (in the non-sartorial categories of invites, music, and special effects), could be just what we need.
Without further ado...
CUTEST INVITATION: Stella McCartney
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Yes, it's one of those little wooden toys that collapses when you push underneath it. Ca-yute! Now I'm wondering if she's for Hillary or Obama?
MOST CHIC INVITATION: Chanel
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You know how you can just read off a menu in French and it sounds like poetry? Those iconic house symbols are cool on their own, but just poetic together.
BEST MUSIC: Tossup between Nina Simone's "The Other Woman" at Barbara Bui and "Pump Up the Jam" at Stella McCartney
MOST FUN RUNWAY DECOR: Glow in the dark paint at Hussein Chalayan
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It was amusing to see which editors had the whitest teeth.
Photography: Elisabeth Fourmont
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Chicago's fashion news editor Elisabeth Fourmont takes you from the front rows of the runway to behind the scenes at the designer ateliers and parties of Paris and New York Fashion Weeks. She also chats with Chicago retailers and models in town for the shows, and posts snapshots of the runway, the streets, and all things aesthetically pleasing. Elsewhere, you can find Elisabeth writing about fashion and France on her personal blog, 
Reader Comments:
The SM "invitation"- How does that even work??
There was a paper portion too! Just wasn't as photogenic as this guy... -Elisabeth
There was a paper portion too! Just wasn't as photogenic as this guy.... -Elisabeth