[fee-cherd] given prominence.
DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS is one of the country’s largest supporters of direct care for people living with HIV/AIDS and preventive education for those at risk. Merging care and commerce, supporters of DIFFA come from all fields of fine design and the visual arts, including architecture, fashion design, interior design, photography, and consumer product design.
Sunday:
– The 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards featuring performances from Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Heidi Newfield, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland and Taylor Swift at 8pm (CBS)
– The Simpsons New Episode at 8pm (FOX)
– Wizards of Waverly Place New Episode at 8:30pm (DISNEY)
Monday:
– American Idol Season 8 Cast Off Megan Joy on Regis and Kelly (ABC)
– Nick Lachey On Tyra Banks Show (UPN)
– Chuck New Episode at 8pm (NBC)
– House New Episode at 8pm (FOX)
Creative Director and Designer Chris Cox at Nautica Fall 2009 Menswear Collection
We brought you the collection, now meet the man who designed it. Chris Cox, 41 studied at Parsons School of Design and is an veteran of Tommy Hilfiger, Victorinox, and Swiss Army. During the exclusive preview, Cox spoke with us about Fall 2009 Menswear Collection.
JSD: What inspired this collection?
Chris Cox: It’s based around naval military, mixed with performance. A performance that exude the Nautica spirit as a brand. We went more hardcore in detail; new directions in fabrication, taking sweaters and added a lot more weight, more strong pieces to make it a little more structured. Also, in tailoring we wanted to make things a little more soft. This collection is a blend of our Licensed Product categories, as well as our Sportswear Product categories. So we crossed mixed all of the looks, it’s really how guys wear it.
JSD: What can you tell us about the fabrics?
CC: In fall, the collection is a lot of cotton. It’s much more “buy now, wear now”. As we get into the holiday, we start mixing in more wool. In tailored apparel, we are using super 100s, super 120s, finer wool, and more wool blended in the sweaters. Our collection is mostly cotton and natural fiber based.
JSD: Where do you see fashion in the next five years?
CC: Fashion is a good question, but Nautica is a another one. For us the brand has such a great DNA. Our challenge is about how do we keep the brand and the DNA fresh every season without losing who we are. We are not the type of brand that could just all of a sudden pull a 180 and go another way. There has to be a really strong consistency and stay current with fabric, color, proportion, and details.
Nautica, founded in 1983, took its name from the Latin word “Nauticus” for ship. So what better place to hold an exclusive preview of their Fall 2009 Menswear Collection, than the Intrepid Museum. The museum made for a nice backdrop to the collection featuring thirty looks. The ensembles featured classic naval outerwear, cotton peacoats in navy and charcoal wool, double-faced rain jackets, orange coast guard parka, 3/4 length Captain’s coat, a nylon puffer jacket with faux fur trim collar, and cotton/wool pants.
During the presentation, a short film played on the huge screen (pictured above) showing planes landing and taking off on the Essex class carrier. Tons of pictures when you read the rest.
Vivienne Tam Sample & Stock Sale
Date
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 – Thursday, April 30, 2009
Time
9:00am – 8:00pm (Wednesday) & 10:00am – 7:00pm (Thursday)
Location
260 West 39th St., 11th Fl., NYC
Details
Featuring up to 75% off retail prices. Cash, American Express, Mastercard and Visa are accepted.
Socialite Genevieve Jones and La Perla celebrated the launch of their new 2009 collections. The exclusive preview was held at the La Perla flagship store, located conveniently in the heart of the meatpacking district. Guests enjoyed complementary specialty drinks provided by Skyy Vodka. The very sweet Genevieve Jones kindly model her jewelry collection for us. She looked stunning in her strapless Zac Posen (who was also in attendance) dress, consisting of a white bodice, textured metallic skirt and of course her own jewelry line. View more of the collections and the atmosphere below.
Singer/Actress Jennifer Hudson covers the April 6th issue of Entertainment Weekly.
When asked about her fan base:
“It’s one of the most beautiful things, to see that love from fans, but it can be a bit much. I don’t like it when people get all emotional and cry. I don’t want you to cry. It makes me uncomfortable. The other day this lady came up to me and got really close to me, and I thought, ‘What is it that makes people want to…embrace me? And how do I react to it?”
Read the entire conver story at EW.com
Sunday:
– The Simpsons New Episode at 8pm (Fox)
– Sonny With A Chance New Episode at 8pm (DISNEY)
– Family Guy New Episode at 9pm (Fox)
Monday:
– American Idol Season 8 Cast Off Michael Sarver on Regis and Kelly (ABC)
– Mary J. Blige on Today Show (NBC)
– “Dancing With the Stars” Season 8 contestants Gilles Marini and Cheryl Burke on Ellen DeGeneres (NBC)
– Chuck New Episode at 8pm (NBC)
– House New Episode at 8pm (FOX)
– The Big Bang Theory New Episode at 8pm (CBS)
– Gossip Girl New Episode at 8pm (CW)
– Dancing With The Stars New Episode at 8pm (ABC)
– Greek At 8pm (ABC Family)
– How I Met Your Mother New Episode at 8:30pm (CBS)
– One Tree Hill New Episode at 9pm (CW)
– Heroes New Episode at 9pm (NBC)
– Rules Of Engagement Season Premiere at 9:30pm(CBS)
– Castle New Episode at 10pm (ABC)