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I’m more intrigued by the contest for the Swarovski young designer award — namely, among Prabal Gurung, Jason Wu and Joseph Altuzarra. The winner will have the personal satisfaction of being recognized by his New York peers, but a more meaningful measure of success these days is possession of a vision that excites people on an international stage, and lovely business connections. Making lovely clothes is not , though it was gratifying during the economic crisis to see the level of quality in Mr. Gurung’s and Mr. Altuzarra’s work; they had started their businesses. And Mr. Wu got the tip from Michelle Obama.MARC JACOBS is again in the running for women’s designer of the year from the Council of Fashion Designers of The united states, and top accessory maker as well; his fall collection of pretty and modest clothes makes him deserving. Ditto Donna Karan, who has sharpened up her collections in recent seasons. And Alexander Wang is fast building a brand. (The nominees for men’s designer of the year are Michael Bastian, Tom Ford and David Neville and Marcus Wainwright of Rag & Bone.)
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But who in three or three seasons has provided the creative stretch that runway mavens look for? Whose name is mentioned quietly among European houses as someone to watch and, perhaps finally, design or advise behind the scenes? And who keeps a bit of a distance from the pack? Beyond the C.F.D.A. awards night on June 7, I would keep my eye on Mr. Altuzarra.
Posted by Micino, Milan
Only Joseph Altuzarra and Prabal Gurung are worthy to be short-listed. disappointing they always pick up Jacobs and Karan every year, market and business rules dictates far much who is the best!
Can I say I don’t get it, with Altuzarra. The clothes looked like exactly the same body-con, hard girl, leather and black "wookie" fur thing that was, well, everywhere on the runway ( in Milan) last fall, and has been conspicuously covered by bloggers ( Tommy Ton) for a whole winter, now. And the red stitched dresses, have they forgotten the dress that made Elizabeth Hurley famous? How was it new? How did that look address the needs of the modern woman? You couldn’t wear any of it to work, that’s for sure.
Isabel Toledo trumps them all handily. So mournful they doesn’t have a gigantic backer. Posted by Caroline, Washington, D.C.
