Fashion Week New York Gives Fall 2007 Preview

Fashion Week in New York concludes this Friday, Feb. 9, and what a week it's been. Shows by some of most popular designers and lines over the week -- Marc Jacobs, Rock & Republic, Baby Phat, Diane Von Furstenberg, BCBG, DKNY, Carolina Herrera and Miss Sixty -- have attracted all the big names, with some celebs even participating on the catwalk. Sitting in front row at various shows were Bono, Alicia Keys, Katharine McPhee, Fergie (pictured at left), Donald Trump and many others.

Miss Sixty designer Vicky Hassan feels the fashion trend to watch for during Fall 2007 is the 80's look. He predicts a move away from denim and into more elegant silk velvet. You have to believe denim is here to stay so we'll see. One person who's seeing a lot these week is eBay Style Director Constance White (pictured at left). She's been in the fashion industry for 15 years with stints at Elle, the New York Times and Women's Wear Daily, so she knows what she's talking about. Among Constance's many Fashion Week observations on her eBay blog.

Naturally, every event has its critics. A number of designers and glossy mag editors were quite critical in a New York Times article, saying that the 221 total shows running from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (yes, that's over 24 per day) is simply too much. In some cases, there are six shows scheduled at the same time at various New York hotels and venues. These editors, their writers, publicists, other designers, bloggers, sponsors, advertisers and others can only make it to just so many shows. But the show must go on (and this case, on and on and on).


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