It's Fashion Week in Boston and all over the city models are being prepped, wine poured, and the ensemble of every party guest quietly picked apart and assessed. New York it's not, but a few big names are popping in. Roberta Armani, niece of the designer Giorgio Armani and PR director of the company, paid her first visit to the city on Saturday, and held a swish, invite-only bash (above) at the Newbury Street boutique. For today's "I Have Nothing to Wear" fund-raiser, designer Nanette Lepore will be at her Newbury Street store and at the buzzy after-party at the Liberty Hotel. We looked in a few other fashion-related events this week, and offer a glimpse of the scene. - ERICA CORSANO
Rocking the catwalk at Venu
Day two of Boston Fashion Week welcomed what may be the biggest (and most pleasant) surprise of the week. Held at Theater District nightclub Venu, the event celebrated the launch of yourbeautyindustry.com, a website for beauty pros. But the main attraction was a fashion show that featured a mix of real people, models, and a cameo by Motown Records' Boston-based girl band Jada.
Karmaloop, the local, urban streetwear brand, provided the rocker-chic looks, including plaid jumpers and micro miniskirts, leopard-print leggings, and gobs of costume jewelry. They're not ensembles you'd wear to the office or to pick up the kids at soccer practice. But for the hipster-collegiate crowd, the looks were daring, well styled, and just plain fun.
The hair and makeup, a mix of glam rock and grunge, evoked pop stars Avril Lavigne, Gwen Stefani, and Lady Gaga. The foot-stomping gals cruised down the runway to high-energy, crowd-pleasing favorites like "When I Grow Up," by the Pussycat Dolls and "So What," by Pink, which had the everyone in the crowd dancing along.
Sandie Torres, who runs both Lily Artist Management and yourbeautyindustry.com, said Karmaloop was the obvious choice for the show. "We really wanted to highlight hair and makeup in our fashion show, so we looked for clothing sponsors who would allow the makeup artists and hair stylists to have a lot of creative control," says Torres. "We wanted to do something different and really have fun with it."
And they did. Overall, the show was edgy, brave, and a nice departure from Boston's typically safe and conservative fashion choices and events.
Bringing sexy back
Lingerie fashion shows always make us a little skeptical. Even at their best (Victoria's Secret on CBS, anyone?) the shows can be a bit, well, unsavory, what with all the thongs and bare skin and strutting.
Rocking the catwalk at Venu
Day two of Boston Fashion Week welcomed what may be the biggest (and most pleasant) surprise of the week. Held at Theater District nightclub Venu, the event celebrated the launch of yourbeautyindustry.com, a website for beauty pros. But the main attraction was a fashion show that featured a mix of real people, models, and a cameo by Motown Records' Boston-based girl band Jada.
Karmaloop, the local, urban streetwear brand, provided the rocker-chic looks, including plaid jumpers and micro miniskirts, leopard-print leggings, and gobs of costume jewelry. They're not ensembles you'd wear to the office or to pick up the kids at soccer practice. But for the hipster-collegiate crowd, the looks were daring, well styled, and just plain fun.
The hair and makeup, a mix of glam rock and grunge, evoked pop stars Avril Lavigne, Gwen Stefani, and Lady Gaga. The foot-stomping gals cruised down the runway to high-energy, crowd-pleasing favorites like "When I Grow Up," by the Pussycat Dolls and "So What," by Pink, which had the everyone in the crowd dancing along.
Sandie Torres, who runs both Lily Artist Management and yourbeautyindustry.com, said Karmaloop was the obvious choice for the show. "We really wanted to highlight hair and makeup in our fashion show, so we looked for clothing sponsors who would allow the makeup artists and hair stylists to have a lot of creative control," says Torres. "We wanted to do something different and really have fun with it."
And they did. Overall, the show was edgy, brave, and a nice departure from Boston's typically safe and conservative fashion choices and events.
Bringing sexy back
Lingerie fashion shows always make us a little skeptical. Even at their best (Victoria's Secret on CBS, anyone?) the shows can be a bit, well, unsavory, what with all the thongs and bare skin and strutting.
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