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L'Wren Scott's stylish secret
By Suzy Menkes International Herald Tribune
Published: October 8, 2006
She is dark, dramatically tall, with an impish smile, a famous partner and great personal style.
But when L'Wren Scott staged a caviar-and-blinis lunch at an art gallery on Sunday, no one was expecting that the stylist to stars from Jennifer Lopez to Sharon Stone would serve up an 18-piece collection.
Secretly, over the last six months, without playing up her Hollywood connections or her relationship with Mick Jagger, Scott has parlayed into fashion the skills she honed while working with the photographer Herb Ritts, creating advertising campaigns for Donna Karan and Calvin Klein and designing the 2000 Oscar ceremony.
"I've always designed for myself," said Scott. And the early passage of little black dresses with details such as a flirty fan at the hem looked suited to her own beanpole silhouette.
Other intriguing clothes included a sweeping long coat with a half belt at the back and tiny iridescent buttons. Then pale colors and light fabrics moved the line effortlessly from winter through summer.
The verdict of Julie Gilhart, Barney's sharp-eyed design director: "We're buying it.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/08/reports/rscott09.php
By Suzy Menkes International Herald Tribune
Published: October 8, 2006
She is dark, dramatically tall, with an impish smile, a famous partner and great personal style.
But when L'Wren Scott staged a caviar-and-blinis lunch at an art gallery on Sunday, no one was expecting that the stylist to stars from Jennifer Lopez to Sharon Stone would serve up an 18-piece collection.
Secretly, over the last six months, without playing up her Hollywood connections or her relationship with Mick Jagger, Scott has parlayed into fashion the skills she honed while working with the photographer Herb Ritts, creating advertising campaigns for Donna Karan and Calvin Klein and designing the 2000 Oscar ceremony.
"I've always designed for myself," said Scott. And the early passage of little black dresses with details such as a flirty fan at the hem looked suited to her own beanpole silhouette.
Other intriguing clothes included a sweeping long coat with a half belt at the back and tiny iridescent buttons. Then pale colors and light fabrics moved the line effortlessly from winter through summer.
The verdict of Julie Gilhart, Barney's sharp-eyed design director: "We're buying it.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/08/reports/rscott09.php
