Tuesday, February 12, 2013

MBFW Day 5: Takes More Than Reverses to Keep Betsey J. Down!

Betsey Johnson will take care of your workout wardrobe. Photo from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

HEAD’S UP: That turnaround between September and February always seems short. One is in the middle of the Yuletide season when the notice arrives about registering for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York! Well, here we are at Fall 2013 and a small change in the VEVLYN’S PEN approach to covering Fashion Week. We will still put emphasis on the truly inspirational on the runway and will only do a “best of” when it suits. We will also continue to endeavor to provide a roundup of the best, worst and most interesting Yours Truly (and others) witnesses, from trends to sightings to the rather unusual/bizarre. Now, for the changes. On some days we will provide a “snapshot” as we on 7 Feb. (http://www.vevlynspen.com/2013/02/mbfw-day-1-snapshot-todd-snyders.html). We will also comment on particular pieces from a collection that capture our imagination. Finally, at VEVLYN’S PEN, coverage may take the form of photos with comments underneath, including whether the picture subject tends toward a trend. How’s that? OK, off we go!

Day 5
(SOME of the players at the tents and elsewhere):  3.1 PHILLIP LIM, ALICE + OLIVIA, ASSEMBLY, BARBARA TFANK, BELSTAFFICA HQ, BETSEY JOHNSON, BROOD, CAROLINA HERRERA, DONNA KARAN NEW YORK, DL1961, HERNAN LANDER, ICB BY PRABAL GURUNG, JIL SANDER NAVY, KAELEN, KAREN WALKER, KAUFMAN FRANCO, MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA, MARC BY MARC JACOBS, MATHIEU MIRANO, OHNE TITEL, PAMELLA ROLAND, REEM ACRA, THE ROW, THEYSKENS' THEORY, THOM BROWNE, TIM COPPENS, WES GORDON, YEOHLEE, ZERO + MARIA CORNEJO

HAND’S
down, the vote for “Most Fun Show” on any day that she is showing goes to the indefatigable Betsey Johnson.

Off to a cocktail party at Betsey Johnson.Photo from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

There we were, a group of us, sitting insouciantly in one of the sponsor cubicles in the lobby of the tent Sunday night. Someone among us who had not done Fashion Week in a spell asked after BJ. Yours Truly is ashamed to disclose that it was I who said BJ was not showing.

In my defense, I am certain that when I was sending out my initial invitation requests, BJ was not on the schedule. IMG, the outfit that runs Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York, does send out updates. No doubt, BJ’s contact details appeared in a later iteration.

In any case, BJ has not gone away like her stores. The fledgling reality TV star showed an abbreviated collection in the Studio tent, a sure sign that she’s had a few financial setbacks. Normally, the BJ show is a SRO affair in the Theater tent, the largest of them all. The Studio was SRO, too. Tears were likely shed because the intimate space filled up quick, fast and in a hurry.

Betsey&Co. working things out on the runway. Photo by Neil Wolfson.

Thankfully, they could watch BJ's signature cartwheel and watch her do pushups with the models from the monitors in the lobby. Alas, it's only a fair substitute; it's a totally different energy inside the show - at least a BJ show. ALWAYS a spectacle not to be missed if it can be helped.

For Fall 2013, BJ is on her way to the gym or somewhere she can get her workout on. It’s a fun, bright, colorful trip. And to lighten her load, she may be wearing her post-workout outfit, for some of the ensembles look downright wearable outside of a good workout session. They can go places where they and their wearer won’t stand out in a most curious way.

In Betsey Johnson running errands or on the morning run.Photo from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

BJ’s business and fortunes may be down a tad, but BJ is never out!

On Deck today, Day 6:  ADEAM , ARAKSBADGLEY MISCHKA , BESPOKEN, DENNIS BASSO , DIESEL BLACK GOLD , ELIE TAHARI , J.CREW, JENNY PACKHAM, MARC BY MARC JACOBS, MICHAEL BASTIAN, MISHA NONOO, NAEEM KHAN, NARCISO RODRIGUEZ, OSCAR DE LA RENTA, PERRY ELLIS BY DUCKIE BROWN, RODARTE, SIKI IM, SOPHIE THEALLET, STEVEN ALAN, TORY BURCH, VANTAN TOKYO, VERA WANG, VICTORIA BY VICTORIA BECKHAM

Visit http://www.mbfashionweek.com to learn more about Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, including show information and videos.

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