On Saturday I saw Eva Minge’s fashion show, a relatively amateur production showing a limited collection of black and white fashion.
I mean what event planner would choose a venue with dangerous cords and wires down the dark alleyways and forget to adequately staff the check-in desk leaving everyone waiting forever (painfully in heels mind you), in a dark winding basement hallway with (gasp) no air conditioning? Needless to say, the first impression lacked. The organizers seemed anything but organized as they rushed to and fro seemingly lacking focus and direction. The event planner in me sympathized with their situation but not enough to steal my attention away from the tasty taco I just bought from a street vendor across the street. A fashionista who has been trekking around NYC on heels has got to eat!
All of you regular readers know how I love the classic black and white combo. But even I got bored with the combo… I mean really, 50+ black and white looks down one runway? Did the designer run out of budget for additional fabrics and only have the money to buy 2 colors in bulk? The London based stylist that I met at the show critiqued that the collection seemed all over the place, ranging from swimwear and lingerie to men’s looks, women’s work outfits, to sexy going out clothes and formal wear. And I agreed. The sequence of presentation sometimes seemed off and we both agreed that there needed to be increased drama, energy and pace. Critiques aside though, there were some pieces that peaked my interest. The blazers with zipper detail were interesting and the asymmetrical white dress with black bandau top (see below) would be great for a skinny little pop star (which I am not so I’ll stick with the more work-appropriate blazer). 
What was hilarious to me was that the London stylist, noted how this collection would never take off well in London because apparently that last name, “Minge” translated into “cunt” there. day -am!
Had I known the show was going to be so black and white, I might have worn a similarly themed ensemble. But instead I wore a cream bubble dress by Bebe (also worn in a different way in this blog entry) and topped it off with an old French Connection sweater vest and Michael Kors gold studded belt from Saks.
Did anyone else out there watch this runway show? If so, what did you think of the collection and production?
