Fashion gurus, fashion insiders, as well as fashion victims have been anxiously waiting for Vogue’s Fashion Night Out! Last night, the event was celebrated on the glamorous streets of fashion capitals throughout the globe. Couture and ready-to-wear fashion houses opened their doors so the public could admire the latest collections. Below is my report from Paris:
One of Paris’ most glamorous streets, Avenue Montaigne was filled with visitors by 7 p.m. Freshly elected Parisian Vogue Editor in Chief, Emmanuelle Alt, who completed her first Vogue issue this past April, was in attendance and opened the event.
Photographers, models, designers and buyers joined the hordes of window shoppers, which grew steadily until late in the evening. There were endless lines to opulent stores such as Chanel, Pucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Christian Dior, Emporio Armani and Versace among many others. Fashion conscious consumers didn’t mind waiting up to an hour or two to gain entry into their selected stores to check out and purchase the latest collection.
Vogue’s Fashion Night Out purpose was to seduce the public and draw them into the luxury stores to view the newest fashion and, of course, sell the fresh designs while enjoying drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
In addition to celebrating, meeting designers, networking and enjoying champagne, one of the major activities was “people watching.” The majority of people dressed in eccentric clothes, most of which were colorful, playful and anything out of the norm.
Many women wore blood-red lipstick, reminiscent of the 1950s Hollywood era and in tune with the current TV series Mad Men. On men we saw many bowties in all kinds of fabrics, sizes and colors, suggesting the same era. Black was also en vogue with many of the visitors, but color seemed to be the most popular ingredient of the night.
Anne Shisler-Hughes , editor
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Karolina Stefanski , editor
