Zac The Graduate

[Lena]

here you go

GRADUATION DAY: Zac Posen headlined the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising’s commencement ceremony at the Puck Building this week and brought Claire Danes for moral support — as both were feeling a bit nervous, having dropped out of college themselves. Posen never finished his studies at Central Saint Martins in London, and Danes hasn’t exactly been aggressive in her academic pursuits since she enrolled at Yale in 1998.

“Zac and I joked that we are mooching off this graduation,” Danes said. “I went to Yale for two years, but I don’t think I’m going to be going back anytime soon. I used to daydream that I’d just get pregnant so I could take time off and go back, but I’ve even abandoned that.”

Seriously, though, Posen and Danes had some strong words of encouragement for the LIM graduates, noting that designers need to rely on strong business minds to help them succeed. “You can be as imaginative about business as a designer is creative about clothing,” Posen said.

“The rules are constantly changing — even in the four years since I left London, I’ve seen huge parts of this industry change,” he said. “People have become dulled to advertising. It’s important to find other ways to market yourself and market your clothes.”

Posen pointed to the remarkable influx of celebrities into designer ad campaigns, but predicted the pendulum will quickly swing back to models. For her part, Danes said she was conflicted about the prospect of appearing in a fashion ad, but wouldn’t discount the idea altogether.

“I used to be much more moralistic about it, but maybe my values have shifted,” she said. “There are so many actors who really are serious and gifted, who are volunteering themselves as models. It’s not a priority for me, but never say never.”

 

[purplelucrezia]

Originally posted by Lena@May 28th, 2004 - 2:10 am
Posen pointed to the remarkable influx of celebrities into designer ad campaigns, but predicted the pendulum will quickly swing back to models.

I certainly hope so...

 

[ignitioned32]

I can't stand them both. Though they made a few good points.

 

[ultramarine]

I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE Claire!
Can't believe she's a College drop-out ..they should take tips from Nat Portman.

Oh! And about the pendullum about to swing towards models for campaigns ... may God turn you into a prophet, Zac!

 

[Deleted member 1957]

Abit off topic but has anyone noticed that ms danes is looking rather buffed up of late>?

 

[nycgirl84]

No, actually she always looks fragile and tiny to me.