Get to Know: Isaac Mizrahi

Huffington Post, Nancy Marks|March 01, 2010

"... Last Thursday, the Fall 2010 collection debuted in the tent at Bryant Park and it was nothing short of fantastic. I went to ogle the clothes while my son, Andrew, only came along to check out the models. But it wasn't just the line that impressed: brief though it was, the production, honed to perfection, was as captivating as any Broadway show I've seen lately. The theme was "Central Park," and trees painted on white shark's tooth scrims hung above the runway and swayed in some imagined breeze. The models emerged from a glamorous evening scene of Central Park airbrushed on white canvas--one you could see only from a fabulous penthouse apartment high in the sky. A baby grand piano, bass and drums provided the music, a welcome relief from the usual piped-in fare. Suddenly, about mid-show, the weather in the tent changed and snow began falling from who-knows-where? How genius, how magic, how fun! The collection itself was even better. It included a rusty brown outerwear jacket with detachable fur-edged hood; a sleek charcoal cashmere round-necked dress with three-quarter-length sleeves; a loden green zipped jacket worn over a pencil skirt; a navy, three- quarter-length coat with an off-side zipper that was so "Jackie" and wearable and chic. Also on view: to-die-for evening clothes with glamorous shoes and bags. Honestly, one thing was better than the next...."

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