Alexander Wang’s Resort 2009 Collection Docks Into Our Hearts

 

Talking about his resort collection, Alexander Wang joked that his downtown hipster has moved to “an old boat somewhere with a bunch of robes and stuff, and decides to dock somewhere random.”

But there was nothing random about his silk robe dresses, fitted jackets and cozy thermals, all of which were right on target.

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Galliano no-show (and no-surprise) at SCAD Award fete

 

 

 

John Galliano in Savannah, Georgia? If the idea of the Parisian couturier and all-around over-the-top character in the Deep South seemed unlikely — well, it almost happened. 

Galliano was scheduled to accept the Savannah College of Art and Design’s André Leon Talley Lifetime Achievement Award Saturday night at the school’s annual graduate fashion show, but he canceled at the last minute. It was during a lunch for press, designers and other SCAD guests, held Saturday afternoon at college president Paula S. Wallace’s home, that word spread that the designer would not make the trip. The rumor was confirmed later in the day in a statement released by Olivier Bialobos, vice president of press and international public relations for Christian Dior. “John Galliano became ill last night and is not able to travel today to Savannah,” the statement read. The news was quite a shock, since, when it broke, Galliano was thought to be en route with Talley. 

Indeed, Talley, Vogue’s editor at large, is the reason such a high-profile designer would be on the road to Savannah. Since receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award himself in 2000, and subsequently adding his name to it, Talley, who sits on the SCAD board of trustees, has set a gold standard for award recipients. He has drawn a list of major designers — Oscar de la Renta, Miuccia Prada, Tom Ford, Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs, all of whom accepted in person, and Karl Lagerfeld, who did not — not to mention media attention, to the school. Yet even among such a group of predecessors, getting Galliano there was a big deal. “It took us two years to plan to get John here because of his busy schedule,” said Talley, a few hours before the evening’s festivities began. “I’m devastated that he’s not here.” Of course, as Talley pointed out, this isn’t the first time Galliano was a no-show. In 1996, he famously stood up Queen Elizabeth II and then-French president Jacques Chirac for a royal state dinner at Buckingham Palace. His excuse? A panic attack. 

Between British royals and heads of state, SCAD is in good company. And, as Talley sees it, it’s Galliano who’s missing out. “I’ve been coming here since 2000, and Miuccia Prada, Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta, no one has ever gone away without thinking this is the most extraordinary place. Savannah is the physical jewel of the south,” he continued, adding that SCAD had really rolled out the red carpet for Galliano, going so far as to book a gospel choir to greet his plane — which was missing the guest of honor, of course. “I know John would have loved it. We will bring him wonderful visual souvenirs.”

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