Isaac Mizrahi's Fall 2004 Collection

[TheSweetest]

OH-MY-GOODNESS! I can't even begin to say how extremely excited I am about the whole idea of him being back on the runway! I could die!

 

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[TheSoCalledPrep]

I can honestly say I really like this.. the furs are great! And that black dress!!



Thanks for posting, it brightened up my morning

 

[clay]

I hope he does well. I have always liked him. But he has not had the success of a Jacobs or Kors. I hope he finally gets it. He knows how to sell himself and sell a image. So is this a RTW line? I know he was doing his own custom work beside the Target stuff. Is this just his custom work expanded into a RTW line????

 

[SophieKawaii]

He's better than other big names.

 

[chanel_girl]

So beautiful and does anyone know where this stuff is avalable??

 

[purplelucrezia]

I really like a couple of the pieces, he definately knows what he's about in this collection. Also, I can see it selling quite well. The truth though, is that I was a bit wary about his return to designing after seeing an article in Vogue with some awful outfits. (Does anyone remember that ugly pink dress Kate Hudson was wearing?)
I'm also curious about the whole ready-to-wear/ on the rack issue. I had thought that he was going to be designing a more affordable collection or something. I wonder what's happening with that...

 

[datura001]

Target.com is streaming the whole fashion show on their site! Check it out while it's there, there is also some commentary from IM on what the show is all about...

 

[Erin]

I'm in love with the gowns! Gorgeous!

I'm still upset about the whole Target thing, but I'm sure I'll get over it.

 

[Lena]

Not much is sacred to Isaac Mizrahi — not in the realm of fashion, at least. In the collection Mr. Mizrahi was to show at Cipriani 42nd Street last night, the designer jettisoned one of the runway's most sacrosanct principles, that of mixing like with like, to combine couture clothes with bargain-priced ready-to-wear, often in the very same outfit. It is a combination of class and mass that seems without precedent on a fashion runway
Class is represented by Mr. Mizrahi's made-to-order designs, with prices from $5,000 for flannel trousers to $20,000 for a ballroom skirt hand-beaded in Paris, all offered exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman. Mass is reflected in his fall line for Target. On his catwalk, Mr. Mizrahi will think nothing of pairing a $20,000 skirt embroidered in an intricate patchwork design with a $14.99 Target stretch-cotton wrap-shirt, or a $15,000 camel's-hair suit with a $9.99 cotton tank top.

"It's high and low, an extension of my own bipolarity," the designer said. "For the most part, that is how I live my life, in custom-made suits from England and polo shirts from Gap." A populist with marked patrician leanings (or is it the other way around?), Mr. Mizrahi has designed for Target since 2002, but he also maintains an atelier for private clients in his Greenwich Village design studio.

For Target, the show is a canny marketing tool, one that borrows a bit of couture luster to buff its image. "We gain something in stature, I would think so," said John Remington, a vice president for marketing at the company. "It is a great way to showcase the Target philosophy: expect more, pay less." The collection can be seen on Target.com from June 15 through 20 and again in late summer, when the merchandise is due in the stores.

"This is just so democratic," Mr. Mizrahi said. "My goal is that you won't always be able to tell the difference between what is Target and what is couture."

That a $30 sweater might, at a glance, pass for one priced at $3,000 could be a jarring prospect for couture clients, something like learning that your first-class seat to Aruba offers the same amenities as one in coach. But such a cross-pollination is no more or less than a reflection of how his clients actually dress, Mr. Mizrahi insisted. "If it freaks out a few people now, it will turn them on a few months from now," he said. "I don't know what's more chic than a sable-lined raincoat that's worn with $25 penny loafers."

Robert Burke, the fashion director of Bergdorf Goodman, was sanguine, too, noting that American consumers are indeed more democratic now than in the early 1980's, when Halston all but destroyed his label by attaching his name to a lower-priced line for J. C. Penney . "I don't think people would pass up the opportunity to live in a Michael Graves house because he's done teapots for Target," Mr. Burke said.

from NYT

 

[datura001]

I thought the whole show was very, very nice; nothing to scare the horses, the idea of a fresh glamour on flats, not heels (for the most part), wonderful colour combinations...it just all seemed fun, it wasn't all that jungle, come hither, take it or leave it kind of stuff that gets connected with glamour all the time. It was a lot lighter, much more fun, the kind of clothes you wear when you are going out to have a good time not looking for a good time, if you receive my meaning. Did anyone catch that coat that looked like a sweeping cape from the back???

 

[brian]

I love how the runway show was a pairing of pieces from his haute couture and ready to wear (for Target) lines... such a novel idea! I love it a lot. And a lot of the pieces are actually quite quite nice!!!
...I never really liked his past designs

 

[Spike413]

Wow, surprisingly, I like some of the pieces shown here. Mabye some time away from the spotlight has been good for him. That black evening gown is beautiful!!

 

[Dixie]

I really love it. And I agree about the clever idea of using flats instead of heels with the designs, especially those gold ones. Roarr, those shoes are hot.

I admit I was a bit wary too, but I'm impressed with this collection.

 

[nuiko]

OMG, that black gown is so astoundingly beautiful!!!