Friday, September 16, 2011

New York Fashion Week 2011: Runway Report Card

 
Celebrity Clients
Natalie Portman, Kirsten Dunst, Keira Knightley 



Famous Dress
The violet gown that Natalie Portman wore to collect her Oscar at the 2011 Academy Awards. The dress was reportedly a last-minute substitution for a Dior number, which Portman is said to have ditched following designer John Galliano's anti-Semitic remarks. 



Snapshot of the Spring-Summer Collection
Vincent van Gogh paintings on clothes. 



Grade
A


Jason Wu




Celebrity Clients
Michelle Obama, Diane Kruger, Rachel Weisz 

Famous Dress
Michelle Obama's white, one-shoulder Inauguration Ball gown from 2009. 

Snapshot of the Spring-Summer Collection
Floral prints, neon colors, bows and belts. 

Grade
A- 


Oscar de la Renta




Celebrity Clients
Hillary Clinton, Lea Michele, Amy Adams 

Famous Dress
Not a dress, but rather the colorful pantsuits made famous by Hillary Clinton. 

Snapshot of the Spring-Summer Collection
Puffy skirts, festive suit sets and little white dresses. 

Grade
B+ 


Thakoon




Celebrity Clients
Rashida Jones, Michelle Obama and Sienna Miller 

Famous Dress
The baby blue strapless mini that Sienna Miller wore to the New York City premiere of The September Issue in 2009 

Snapshot of the Spring-Summer Collection
Cowboy hats, models with pink and blue hair, paisley prints. 

Grade
A- 


Diane von Furstenberg





Celebrity Clients
Eva Longoria, Kate Middleton, Heidi Klum 

Famous Dress
The wrap dress, which DVF created in the 1970s. 

Snapshot of the Spring-Summer Collection
Color blocking, kimono prints, loose fits. 

Grade
B+ 


Christian Siriano




Celebrity Clients
Victoria Beckham, Heidi Klum, Christina Hendricks 

Famous Dress
The ruffled peach dress Christina Hendricks wore to the 2010 Golden Globes. New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn wrote, "As one stylist said, 'You don't put a big girl in a big dress. That's rule number one.'" 

Snapshot of the Spring-Summer Collection
Surprisingly sophisticated separates — in corals, yellows and grays — for the winner of a reality show. 

Grade



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