Vera Wang is out Fashion week in NY

A prominent designer Vera Wang has declared she isn’t going to present her new collection at the runway show at the fashion week tents in New York in February.

In the interview earlier this month Ms. Wang had said that staging her usual fashion show would not be appropriate during a recession.

To do big shows, you really need shock and awe,” she said. “You need big accessories, you need power and drama in staging and in the clothing. I want to see what I think feels politically correct and feels appropriate from a business point of view at this stage.”

Ms. Wang has planned to show her collection at her boutique in Manhattan’s Soho district on February 19. A guest list will include from just 100 to 150 people, down from the usual 900 Ms. Wang invites.

We feel that the intimacy of a smaller venue will be the perfect backdrop for the collection and is an appropriate statement for the times,” Ms. Wang said. Of course the publicity of the labels is important but due to hard times we all are experiencing now the cost up to $500,000 is too much.

As we have already mentioned in previous posts Betsey Johnson and Carmen Marc Valvo have also decided to miss this fashion week. It’s a great disappointment for all of us but I think we should respect their opinions and put up with the situation. I hope that world authorities will find the way out of the crisis as soon as possible and we’ll be able to see the collections of our favorite designers in a usual format.

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1. December 17th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
   Lisa Miller Says:

   i love her. she knows what she wants to show & see does it perfectly! hope to see her new collection.