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Francisco Costa Hosts Naked Pool Party
Rebecca Alexander, Editor October 27 at 12:53
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Calvin Klein’s cocktail party and panties preview in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday night was equal parts pool party and orgy (not really but that’s what it looks like).
RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Calvin Klein S/S 2010
Kirby Marzec, Managing Editor September 18 at 12:50
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If Francisco Costa is good at one one thing, it’s designing an appropriate collection for its season. Calvin Klein Spring 2010 was yet another textured collection I’m just dying to touch. The natural, organic aesthetic radiates in Costa’s play with sheers and opaques as well as his manipulation of fabrics by puckering and pulling them. Unlike the hard and edgy lines of Calvin Klein Fall 2009, this season is reviving the soft, natural innocence we know and love.
GALLERY: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Calvin Klein S/S 2010
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SPREAD UM: Designers On Sesame Street
Hillary Frazier, Style Editor August 18 at 1:50
Read More:Carolina Herrera, derek lam, diane von fursternberg, francisco costa, harper's bazaar, kate and laura mulleavy, oscar de la renta, perez hilton, rodarte, sesame street, Thakoon Panichgul, Vera Wang
We aren’t exactly thrilled that he got it first, but Perez Hilton was sent over a new spread from the Harper’s Bazaar September issue featuring designers Oscar de la Renta, Diane von Furstenburg, Vera Wang, Derek Lam, Thakoon Panichgul, Francisco Costa, Carolina Herrera, and Rodarte’s Kate and Laura Mulleavy alongside the Muppets from Sesame Street. Coco Perez made his first mistake by not crediting the photographer, but we aren’t able to leave a comment complaining.
See the rest of the spread on Cult
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MOMENTS OF STYLE: Parsons Fashion Benefit
Rebecca Alexander, Editor April 30 at 3:00
Read More:Anna Wintour, calvin klein, chanel iman, eva mendes, francisco costa, helena christensen, Marc Jacobs, Marni, Peter Som
It’s always interesting to see how certain runway pieces translate into event outfits, especially when they are worn by real life women instead of models. I also love that some pieces are altered to be more ‘ready to wear’ which gives them more life, although I must admit that it’s not fair that celebs get to wear collections not yet available for me to purchase.
RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Calvin Klein Fall 2009
Kirby Marzec, Managing Editor February 20 at 1:41
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Normally bored with Francisco Costa’s minimalist designs, the Calvin Klein Fall 2009 collection left me in awe over the brilliantly used asymmetry and texture. Costa played with the Calvin Klein typical sleek skirt-suit by adding asymmetrical collars, paneling, shoulder padding, and giving some volume to the pencil skirt. With more and more designers playing it safe to accommodate the recession, Costa did just the opposite, experimenting with surface treatments and texture. The result, several amazing gauzy felted-wool dresses. Mr. Risky even stepped away from the black motif (for a brief second) and threw in some bold yellow pieces! Here’s to Costa and the Calvin Klein label keeping the spirit of Evil Knievel!
GALLERY: RUNWAY RUNDOWN: Calvin Klein Fall 2009
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Fashion Quotable: Francisco Costa
Rebecca Alexander, Editor September 3 at 9:00
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Calvin Klein designer Francisco Costa:
“I never thought of filling anybody’s shoes … Calvin did what he did. Am I Calvin? Absolutely not. Am I respecting the label? Yes. Am I doing what I am supposed to do? I think I am. Am I respecting myself? Yes. Am I having fun? Yes. Do I like being here? I love being here.”
“I never look back, everything is a high for me, because I think it’s really a quest, and we are going through it, trying to sort things out and make things happen. It’s been an amazing five years of incredible support — from our team, from the press, from the whole industry. It really has been five years on a high.”
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Mag Hag: Domino September Issue
Rebecca Alexander, Editor August 13 at 1:00
Read More:Christian Louboutin, domino mag, francisco costa, matthew williamson, sonia rykiel
Domino has become a serious arbiter of style, and come September, the magazine is offering its annual peek into how designers live. Domino’s fashion issue, which hits stands on August 19, features a majestic room in Matthew Williamson’s home on the cover. Other stories explore Vanessa Bruno’s Paris apartment, the late Yves Saint Laurent’s lush Majorelle Gardens in Marrakesh and Michael Bastian’s New York City apartment. This month’s “My Favorite Room” section includes Luisa Beccaria at home in Milan, Francisco Costa in his garden in Bellport, NY, Sonia Rykiel in her living room in Paris and Christian Louboutin in his bedroom in Portugal.
Keep reading on Fashion Week Daily.
Healthy Yet Skinny Models? Feeding Program Doomed to Fail
Rebecca Alexander, Editor June 11 at 12:49
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Anyone remember the “Feed Kate Moss” campaign? I do. About sixteen years ago, when pre pregnant Kate, the original waif, starred as a CK model, some journos planted a spoof in papers with her photo, asking for donations, as in “Feed the Children” infomercials.
Fast forward, this evening and a panel of fashion designers including Donna Karan, Nicole Miller, Doo-Ri Chung, fugly shoe designer Tory Burch, and Francisco Costa — the healthier modern Calvin Klein — will meet a MIlk Studios in the West Village to discuss model health, how to encourage these gals to fatten up! Hmmmn, maybe it’s me, but who are we kidding?
Think of the upwardly mobile model rush. To dress up in gorgeous clothes, skinny enough to project a long lean line underneath, pliable enough to morph into positions, then to go home with a sack of chic rags. To wind down with some champagne post shoot, a few tapas here and there, a shower, a party, so much love from so many friends, admirers offering lines of coke. To be buzzed, warm, fizzy like fresh soda poured. To be so ecstatic that all you want to do is dance the night away, and you do. Maybe someone will love you till morning. Maybe someone won’t, but tomorrow’s a new adventure, a plane trip, a beach, a drug rush of attention.
Written by Susan Kirschbaum
CFDA Winners 2008
Rebecca Alexander, Editor June 3 at 10:37
Read More:band of outsiders, calvin klein, cfda, francisco costa, Philip Crangi, rodarte, Tom Ford, tory burch
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) presented their 2008 fashion awards last night to following winners
Womenswear Designer of the Year:
Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein Collection (EH!)
Menswear Designer of the Year:
Tom Ford (YAY!)
Accessories Designer of the Year:
Tory Burch (BOO!)
Swarovski Awards for Emerging Talent:
Womenswear:
Kate and Laura Mulleavy for Rodarte (YAY YAY YAY!)
Menswear:
Scott Sternberg for Band of Outsiders
Accessory Design:
Philip Crangi
