Post by Graveyard Goddess on Mar 30, 2007 9:04:54 GMT -5
reading a news site I came across this article. Pretty damn cool if I may say so myself! Goth fashion hits the runway again
Posted on Wed, Mar. 28, 2007
Gothic glitz on the runway HUMAN BONES on the catwalk. Models in dagger-emblazoned silk dresses strutting while talking on cell phones. Bauhaus blaring overhead.
Designer Tara Subkoff’s Imitation of Christ brought some gothic glitz to L.A. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, with Ed Hardy’s tattoo-based casual wear adding to the cool-teen party.
Still considered the less mature kid sister of its East Coast counterpart, L.A. Fashion Week featured 24 shows — trimmed from last season’s 32 — showcasing designers’ fall 2007 collections.
For Subkoff, who normally shows her line in New York, being anti-establishment is nothing new.
Lurkers at her spring 2007 show were treated to buckets of Budweiser, for instance.
Subkoff’s return to L.A. marked a cheery departure from over-the-top artiness and what she called “over-saturated” New York. The emphasis was the clothes: beaded white, black and gold dresses, deconstructed blouses and black leather.
“It’s a little bit more mature, a little bit more serious,” Subkoff said backstage. “I really wanted to do something kind of inspired by the style I had as a teen, that goth club kid in Connecticut sort of innocence but a little bit rebellious feeling.”
Subkoff also cited her ballet background, defining the collection as “feminine” but with “a hard edge.”
Still, it wouldn’t be Imitation of Christ without a dash of theater, and somber models painted pale white with burgundy or jet black lips stomped around skulls and bits of skeleton scattered down the runway.
Wearing ill-fitting black heels, they also tried to “talk” on their cell phones while walking.
Soaking everything up in Smashbox Studios’ front row was a bevy of actress fans, including Elisha Cuthbert, Ali Larter, Ginnifer Goodwin and Ione Skye next to musician Ben Lee.
Notable offerings included a hooded black cape with high-waisted velvet pants and a fitted black sweater framed by a heavy metallic collar perfectly paired with high-waisted skinny rocker jeans.
Mini dresses came in spangly white and gold, with one gorgeous gold-beaded cocktail number accented by a huge black cross hanging down the model’s back. A long black sequined gown seemed custom fit for awards season.
Slouchy black pants and messy, long-sleeved white blouses looked more like daddy’s old threads than high fashion. One snug, sparkling white gown dipped so low that the model showed more than really necessary.
— The Associated Press
www.thestate.com/117/story/19905.html
Posted on Wed, Mar. 28, 2007
Gothic glitz on the runway HUMAN BONES on the catwalk. Models in dagger-emblazoned silk dresses strutting while talking on cell phones. Bauhaus blaring overhead.
Designer Tara Subkoff’s Imitation of Christ brought some gothic glitz to L.A. Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, with Ed Hardy’s tattoo-based casual wear adding to the cool-teen party.
Still considered the less mature kid sister of its East Coast counterpart, L.A. Fashion Week featured 24 shows — trimmed from last season’s 32 — showcasing designers’ fall 2007 collections.
For Subkoff, who normally shows her line in New York, being anti-establishment is nothing new.
Lurkers at her spring 2007 show were treated to buckets of Budweiser, for instance.
Subkoff’s return to L.A. marked a cheery departure from over-the-top artiness and what she called “over-saturated” New York. The emphasis was the clothes: beaded white, black and gold dresses, deconstructed blouses and black leather.
“It’s a little bit more mature, a little bit more serious,” Subkoff said backstage. “I really wanted to do something kind of inspired by the style I had as a teen, that goth club kid in Connecticut sort of innocence but a little bit rebellious feeling.”
Subkoff also cited her ballet background, defining the collection as “feminine” but with “a hard edge.”
Still, it wouldn’t be Imitation of Christ without a dash of theater, and somber models painted pale white with burgundy or jet black lips stomped around skulls and bits of skeleton scattered down the runway.
Wearing ill-fitting black heels, they also tried to “talk” on their cell phones while walking.
Soaking everything up in Smashbox Studios’ front row was a bevy of actress fans, including Elisha Cuthbert, Ali Larter, Ginnifer Goodwin and Ione Skye next to musician Ben Lee.
Notable offerings included a hooded black cape with high-waisted velvet pants and a fitted black sweater framed by a heavy metallic collar perfectly paired with high-waisted skinny rocker jeans.
Mini dresses came in spangly white and gold, with one gorgeous gold-beaded cocktail number accented by a huge black cross hanging down the model’s back. A long black sequined gown seemed custom fit for awards season.
Slouchy black pants and messy, long-sleeved white blouses looked more like daddy’s old threads than high fashion. One snug, sparkling white gown dipped so low that the model showed more than really necessary.
— The Associated Press
www.thestate.com/117/story/19905.html
