Backstage Report: Derek Lam & DVF–Put On Your Sunday Best!

Fashion week doesn't break for the weekend, and my “day of rest” was spent hustlin’ (not that kind) and bustlin’ at Bryant Park. The day was filled to the brim with shows and presentations and a much-needed mimosas-and-brunch pit stop. But while the champs got my mind right, what really put a hop in my step was my Sunday-parfait outfit: bell-bottom jeans, a grey KAIN tee, and a strong-shouldered blazer. Just the right amount of casual, cool, and comfy. I must sound like a freak, because even as I write this I'm wondering if these details are worthy of internet sharing, but if you’re going to survive Fashion Week, you may as well go on and get addicted. Bottoms up!

Derek Lam
Derek Lam said his collection was an “ode to summer at Asbury Park,” and apparently to all the good clean fun that comes with it. His rainbow-faced models (courtesy of Tom Pecheux at NARS) and tiny star prints brought out the American pride in me (as well as a pounding headache–a repercussion of last night’s after-parties). I loved the floral prints, rompers, and overall exuberance of the clothes. I’ve always been a fan and, even more importantly, a customer of Derek's, and if he can bring to mind snow cones and ferris wheels when all I want is a 2,000 calorie burger and a bed, well then I'll listen to his Sunday sermon any day.

Good Morning Karlie; let the rainbow charade begin!

Derek Lam bags and shoes are the chicest; he is the smartest!

DVF
I am obsessed. Diane von Furstenberg is my girl crush and apparently Patricia Field agrees! I was waiting with the media frenzy to interview Ms. DVF (Ms. von Furstenberg just doesn't seem fitting), and up runs Pat Field (the force behind Carrie Bradshaw's SATC wardrobe) wearing harem pants with an armor-like belt that nicely reflected her flaming red hair. The two power fashionistas oohed and ahhed over each other until I finally got a moment with Diane–ace reporter here! "I went back to antiquity … I have always loved Pre-Raphaelite painting, so there is draping, lots and lots of draping. But my girl is the cool girl, the young girl, so she wears this draping with a t-shirt or jacket," she instructed, all the while looking me straight in the eye. And all I could think was “don't blink, and remember to buy tees!”

Diane and Pat create a media frenzy; last-minute model instructions are words to live by!

Next accessories to buy: Laurel crowns and friendship bracelets!

Total Delirium Ensues Side Note: At Derek Lam, Kate and I ogled a leopard-print dress a publicist was wearing (of course it ended up being a vintage find–c'est très bon!), since we are both overly obsessed with leopard at the moment. Anyway, fast-forward 11 hours as we take our seats at Erin Fetherston. Kate looks at me, casually points to the same publicist, and says, "Look, that girl is wearing our favorite dress again." I looked at her and said, "Ummm, that was this morning." Radio silence. We have lost our minds.

--Joyann