Prada 2006 Skirt Event

[leiah]

Has anyone been to this yet? I walk by the store everyday and the display in the window is really gorgeous. Do you just walk in and pay to see the exhibition or what?

 

[Caffeine]

Has anyone been to this yet? I walk by the store everyday and the display in the window is really gorgeous. Do you just walk in and pay to see the exhibition or what?

yes I did yesterday (friday). they are beautiful. I saw all these my all time favorite skirts including several from the FW04 season. You don't need to pay anything to see it, and there are free pins with skirts on them...there are also tshirts available, $75 each. there are three styles...the green skirt with print from FW04 collection, the blue/red skirt from SS05, and the lip print skirt from 2000. I got the lip print one.
There is also a book available including material, design inspiration, and runway pics. the book is $125 and I was tempted to buy one...unfortunately i have to head back to Boston so i didn't want to carry such a heavy book.
Anyhow, it was a nice one...oh, there is also a little guide like the ones you would receive in a museum with skirt pics and floor plan etc. That is really cute (free as well). I'll take some pics on the pins/tshirt/booklet/ and post later.
I inquired about the reproduction deal. The lip print skirt is not reproduced
well, it's not bad because all the reproduction skirts are limited to 3/style and part of proceeds will go to charity...but the price:

$6,000 each

It's a cute exhibition...if you are in NYC, go and take a look

 

[guccigal07]

caffeine-I got the lip top too. how does it run. I got a medium but I hope its not too tight. She is shipping it to me. I just got a ton of pics she took for me in the store...she being my SA....and I will post them later....she is so nice to me.

Did you see the spoon skirt...that is coming up for next fall!

 

[Caffeine]

gucci gal, waiting for your pics!
here are mine:

 

[Caffeine]

caffeine-I got the lip top too. how does it run. I got a medium but I hope its not too tight. She is shipping it to me. I just got a ton of pics she took for me in the store...she being my SA....and I will post them later....she is so nice to me.

Did you see the spoon skirt...that is coming up for next fall!

I've not tried the tshirt yet
are you getting the book as well?

 

[guccigal07]

I already got the book...I bought it last week...will get it anytime now. I will have pics in the next few days. I have alot so I am going to have to post. I might just upload to a site and put a link on here.

 

[gius]

Caffeine what a cute little brochure! Maybe if you go back, I can get one off of you

And the pins are cute too, like little pillows or donuts.
Does the brochure list -all- of the skirts??

Look forward to your post, guccigal

 

[gius]

^I was actually anticipating that the t-shirt you would post would be a shirt with the print/design of the skirt on it, not the actual skirt

 

[guccigal07]

I just talked to my SA and asked her about the pins! She said as a surprise with my book she sent me about 100 pins and several brochures! woohoo!

 

[gius]

guccigal ...what are you going to do with all those??


perhaps I'll send you a PM.

 

[Caffeine]

Caffeine what a cute little brochure! Maybe if you go back, I can get one off of you

And the pins are cute too, like little pillows or donuts.
Does the brochure list -all- of the skirts??

Look forward to your post, guccigal

you know, the first reaction my husband had was "are they donuts?"

 

[gius]

^


Men!!

 

[Caffeine]

guccigal, I'm getting the book, too. and more pins to give my friends
I tried the tshirt on. it comes with SML, and the S fits like size 38 (loose fitting). It's not a fitted tshirt, so I'm sure M will be perfect on you!

 

[Organic]

i have no idea why, but i have an invitation to this....i certainly can't afford anyhting there.

 

[softgrey]

i like the exhibit booklet adn the little buttons i got..
but i wouldn't say that this was worth a special trip or anything...
it's just a nice little thing to do on a day of shopping or during your lunch break if you work in the area...

 

[guccigal07]

got my package in today...with my book and the pins and booklets. I love the books. Its fun to see what is so vintage that I have never seen before! I love the preview of the fork and knife skirt for next season! I wonder how dang much that will be.....my shirt will be here Wed!

 

[sullen_femme]

I saw the article in May Vogue. It sounds really interesting!

 

[sullen_femme]

i have no idea why, but i have an invitation to this....i certainly can't afford anyhting there.

Oh my God, go! I would kill

 

[Pastry]

it was a fantastic experience, i suppose not so much if you live or work in manhattan every day....still, it was gorgeous, and for someone who hasn't seen the store before, it was amazing....

my favourite skirs include the spring 2005 parrot applique skirts (not from the runway), and a felted wool f/w 2006 skirt embellished with all sorts of thing like clockwork, and miniature forks. on thr ruwnay they appear to be crystals, but no...

the first was vacuum packed on the wall, the other was displayed with a magnifying glass beside it.

they displayed the skirts in some creative ways...a few spinned suspended from the ceiling in the windows....other as i said vacuum packed..and there were some along the wall on hangers and a fast pendulum-like mechanism inside them that made them move left-right, left-right...

i wanted to buy a souvenir, but of course the closest i got to that was the program and the pins, i mean holy moly...$75 for a t-shirt?!

but yes..fantastic experience

 

[guccigal07]

Pastry! I love the Parrot skirt too....I keep kicking myself bc it made it to sale and my lady sent it to me in an approval box.....and I returned it! dang it!

I want the spoon/knife skirt but I hope its not like 5k or something.