After the success of last year’s Fashion’s Night Out, this years’ event promise to hold even more stars, duds, and free cocktails. So far fashion website Fashionista has put together some of the intended highlights of FNO 2010, but keep your eyes peeled for more news in the coming month. So far on the docket, Vogue will be staging “the biggest fashion show ever” on September 7, with additional media coverage by way of a CBS special on the 14th of September, and a FNO-themed Gossip Girl episode on the 20. While no one’s plans are 100% as of yet, a few companies have already started sounding the alarms. In NYC it’s rumored the Olsen twins will be in attendance at Barneys NYC while Proenza Schouler and Simon Doonan judge an in-store karaoke contest. If you’re looking for more of a workout, you can challenge the designers of Rag & Bone, Rogan, and Shipley & Halmos to a ping pong tournament. Further uptown, it’s expected Daphne Guinness will be signing perfume bottles, and Andrew Yang will be exhibiting a collection of about 50 rag doll replicas of runway looks. At Bergdorf Goodman, it’s been whispered that there will be a cook-off with the FDNY and a cabaret with Isaac Mizrahi , and the launch of a line of exclusive New York-inspired products. In Berlin, concept store The Corner Shop will be launching a new Isabella Blow book by Thames & Hudson, while Galeries Lafayette Berlin will present Michael Kors‘ new Ready To Wear collection. In London, UK’s FNO promises designers and models will mingle along with, “expert styling from the Vogue team,” and “superstar” appearances, while in Paris Avenue Montaigne (LVMH teritory) will be ground zero for Paris’ main FNO activities.In Los Angeles Beverly Center mall will host a runway show and provide a trolley to various shopping destinations throughout the city (there also might even be a ferris wheel on Rodeo Drive).
Stay tuned to find out more about Fashion’s Night Out, as well as any Dolce Vita planners cooking on the burner…
- New York