May 2nd, 2006

Fashion Week - The Dust Up

Now that all the international buyers have left town, the designers are suddenly feeling exhausted and run down - not to mention seriously financially depleted. Was it all worth it? “You know what? It wasn’t all that great,'’ acknowledged someone associated with one of the most commercial labels. “We probably picked up four new accounts that we didn’t have before but all the American retailers, we had from our New York agent.'’ Despite all the hype (and I am guilty of this myself in my Sunday Telegraph’ column), Fashion Week was flat. There was no massive fashion moments - no electrifying shows as there were in the early days at Fox Studios when Collette Dinnigan turned her event  into a Parisian dance hall from the turn of the century or when Morrissey had his models sprawled seductively on a revolving red couch. There was no Jerry Hall, no fabulous guests like Anna Piaggi who almost had Simon Lock in tears just by her presence. It was just a simple trade show in a sensational setting rather than a fashion event. Besides Jayson Brunsdon and Alex Perry - (who put more than a few noses out of joint with his second outing) one of the best events was the Toni Maticevski collection attended by some swimming stars who were snapped by Robert Rosen. Well, of course…

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