LeBron James Closes Out Fashion Week at Ralph Lauren
Guests at the Ralph Lauren show Friday morning on Hudson Street may have felt like they were in the steamroom of a very expensive Uptown spa: Soothing World music, the stacked intimacy of just a few rows of seating, Moroccan-looking lamp hanging from the entrance to the runway, cream-colored cushions on the benches. Or maybe it was just the heat.
LeBron James, who hosted a charity event at the Polo Mansion earlier this week, sat beside David Lauren in the front row, joined by sleek-looking girlfriend Savannah Brinson. Mr. James occasionally shared a laugh with the younger Mr. Lauren as the khaki-licious collection breezed down the runway on turbaned models. (Mr. James sat in traditional jock-at-fashion-show posture with legs apart, leaning forward onto his knees, revealing purple socks).
The turban, which has seen rumblings of a revival this Fashion Week in shows by Marc Jacobs and Catherine Holstein, burst forth in full effect here, on the runway of this most American of designers. In fact, it veered in several instances into hospital-bandage territory. But the trance-like music offered welcome reprieve from a week of clamorous pop remixes, and there were plenty of pleasing silk dresses and structured safari jackets to distract us from the fact that we'd been staring at the same faces across the runway for seven days straight. (Anna Wintour offered a wide smile before making her trademark mad dash to the door).
"I'm thrilled," said Mr. Lauren's daughter, Dylan, after her father had strolled down the runway, greeting the family and photographer Bruce Weber before shaking hands with Mr. James. "It was elegant, very multi-cultural. I would definitely want to own a lot of those gowns and silk shirts." (Don't worry honey, you will!) She described the vibe as "sort of like Turkish meets India meets Africa all in one."
"I didn't go to all the shows, but I definitely attended parties, supporting friends, and it just stresses me out," she continued, of Fashion Week. "There's some different energy in the air during Fashion Week. Definitely more traffic, definitely people are stressed...it's that back to school, deadline thing."
Was she relieved it was over? "Oh my God, yes!"
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What do you
have in your closet?
How long ago
was it when shoes were just footwear? You threw them on to go play out in the
back yard, or down on the playground. Today, however, having a pair of sneakers
has taken on a whole new meaning, especially when dealing with sports shoes.
What has really made the sneaker culture huge is the sport shoe industry, with
Nike and Adidas pulling up the front. These sports icons have been worn and
styled by not only top athletes, but by people in the music industry.
They say that it was the Nike Dunk
that started it all off. In 1985, Nike brought out the
Nike Dunk.
Originally these sneakers meant for the college community of basketball
players. Instead, this style of sports shoes started the sneaker sub-culture.
Although this style of sneaker was designed to be used during high intensity
basketball games, the spotlight quickly turned to the fashion of wearing them,
what they looked like, and which ones you owned. Twenty years later, Nike has
brought the Nike Dunk back on
the courts with all its retro style and performance.
But why stop
with basketball shoes? In 2000, Nike decided to jump into the skateboarding
scene with the new Nike Skateboarding product line.
With
Nike SB has come the
Nike Dunk SB. For years, before
skateboarding came out from the underground scene, skateboarders utilized the
rugged design of basketball shoes. Nike decided to capitalize on what Vans and
DC shoes had been monopolizing for years, and take what was already an amazing
sneaker, and fit it into the needs of skateboarders. What the
Nike Dunk
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Another blast
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Force 1. These sneakers first came out in the early 80’s. And like the
hip hop culture, their popularity grew. However, this band did not reach their
full fashion peek until 2002 when Nelly released the song “Air
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The other major
sports shoe brand is the Adicolor
Shoes, an Adidas Original. The design became so popular because the
plain white canvas was adaptable by painting, drawing, and spraying on your own
personal design, and even accessories were sold to help you in your creativity.
In 2006 they pushed the envelope further with a new color series using artists
and designers from all over the world.
Another huge sneaker that was popular with the hip hop world was the
Adidas Superstar. A very raw
and controversial Hip Hop group that helped skyrocket the
Adidas
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your old sneakers, and get into the game.