• Home
  • popular
  • EVENTS
  • submit-new-event
  • CHARITY GUIDE
  • Children
  • Education
  • Health
  • Veterans
  • Social Services
  • Arts + Culture
  • Animals
  • LGBTQ
  • New Charity
  • TRENDING NEWS
  • News
  • City Life
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Home + Design
  • Travel
  • Real Estate
  • Restaurants + Bars
  • Arts
  • Society
  • Innovation
  • Fashion + Beauty
  • subscribe
  • about
  • series
  • Embracing Your Inner Cowboy
  • Green Living
  • Summer Fun
  • Real Estate Confidential
  • RX In the City
  • State of the Arts
  • Fall For Fashion
  • Cai's Odyssey
  • Comforts of Home
  • Good Eats
  • Holiday Gift Guide 2010
  • Holiday Gift Guide 2
  • Good Eats 2
  • HMNS Pirates
  • The Future of Houston
  • We Heart Hou 2
  • Music Inspires
  • True Grit
  • Hoops City
  • Green Living 2011
  • Cruizin for a Cure
  • Summer Fun 2011
  • Just Beat It
  • Real Estate 2011
  • Shelby on the Seine
  • Rx in the City 2011
  • Entrepreneur Video Series
  • Going Wild Zoo
  • State of the Arts 2011
  • Fall for Fashion 2011
  • Elaine Turner 2011
  • Comforts of Home 2011
  • King Tut
  • Chevy Girls
  • Good Eats 2011
  • Ready to Jingle
  • Houston at 175
  • The Love Month
  • Clifford on The Catwalk Htx
  • Let's Go Rodeo 2012
  • King's Harbor
  • FotoFest 2012
  • City Centre
  • Hidden Houston
  • Green Living 2012
  • Summer Fun 2012
  • Bookmark
  • 1987: The year that changed Houston
  • Best of Everything 2012
  • Real Estate 2012
  • Rx in the City 2012
  • Lost Pines Road Trip Houston
  • London Dreams
  • State of the Arts 2012
  • HTX Fall For Fashion 2012
  • HTX Good Eats 2012
  • HTX Contemporary Arts 2012
  • HCC 2012
  • Dine to Donate
  • Tasting Room
  • HTX Comforts of Home 2012
  • Charming Charlie
  • Asia Society
  • HTX Ready to Jingle 2012
  • HTX Mistletoe on the go
  • HTX Sun and Ski
  • HTX Cars in Lifestyle
  • HTX New Beginnings
  • HTX Wonderful Weddings
  • HTX Clifford on the Catwalk 2013
  • Zadok Sparkle into Spring
  • HTX Let's Go Rodeo 2013
  • HCC Passion for Fashion
  • BCAF 2013
  • HTX Best of 2013
  • HTX City Centre 2013
  • HTX Real Estate 2013
  • HTX France 2013
  • Driving in Style
  • HTX Island Time
  • HTX Super Season 2013
  • HTX Music Scene 2013
  • HTX Clifford on the Catwalk 2013 2
  • HTX Baker Institute
  • HTX Comforts of Home 2013
  • Mothers Day Gift Guide 2021 Houston
  • Staying Ahead of the Game
  • Wrangler Houston
  • First-time Homebuyers Guide Houston 2021
  • Visit Frisco Houston
  • promoted
  • eventdetail
  • Greystar Novel River Oaks
  • Thirdhome Go Houston
  • Dogfish Head Houston
  • LovBe Houston
  • Claire St Amant podcast Houston
  • The Listing Firm Houston
  • South Padre Houston
  • NextGen Real Estate Houston
  • Pioneer Houston
  • Collaborative for Children
  • Decorum
  • Bold Rock Cider
  • Nasher Houston
  • Houston Tastemaker Awards 2021
  • CityNorth
  • Urban Office
  • Villa Cotton
  • Luck Springs Houston
  • EightyTwo
  • Rectanglo.com
  • Silver Eagle Karbach
  • Mirador Group
  • Nirmanz
  • Bandera Houston
  • Milan Laser
  • Lafayette Travel
  • Highland Park Village Houston
  • Proximo Spirits
  • Douglas Elliman Harris Benson
  • Original ChopShop
  • Bordeaux Houston
  • Strike Marketing
  • Rice Village Gift Guide 2021
  • Downtown District
  • Broadstone Memorial Park
  • Gift Guide
  • Music Lane
  • Blue Circle Foods
  • Houston Tastemaker Awards 2022
  • True Rest
  • Lone Star Sports
  • Silver Eagle Hard Soda
  • Modelo recipes
  • Modelo Fighting Spirit
  • Athletic Brewing
  • Rodeo Houston
  • Silver Eagle Bud Light Next
  • Waco CVB
  • EnerGenie
  • HLSR Wine Committee
  • All Hands
  • El Paso
  • Avenida Houston
  • Visit Lubbock Houston
  • JW Marriott San Antonio
  • Silver Eagle Tupps
  • Space Center Houston
  • Central Market Houston
  • Boulevard Realty
  • Travel Texas Houston
  • Alliantgroup
  • Golf Live
  • DC Partners
  • Under the Influencer
  • Blossom Hotel
  • San Marcos Houston
  • Photo Essay: Holiday Gift Guide 2009
  • We Heart Hou
  • Walker House
  • HTX Good Eats 2013
  • HTX Ready to Jingle 2013
  • HTX Culture Motive
  • HTX Auto Awards
  • HTX Ski Magic
  • HTX Wonderful Weddings 2014
  • HTX Texas Traveler
  • HTX Cifford on the Catwalk 2014
  • HTX United Way 2014
  • HTX Up to Speed
  • HTX Rodeo 2014
  • HTX City Centre 2014
  • HTX Dos Equis
  • HTX Tastemakers 2014
  • HTX Reliant
  • HTX Houston Symphony
  • HTX Trailblazers
  • HTX_RealEstateConfidential_2014
  • HTX_IW_Marks_FashionSeries
  • HTX_Green_Street
  • Dating 101
  • HTX_Clifford_on_the_Catwalk_2014
  • FIVE CultureMap 5th Birthday Bash
  • HTX Clifford on the Catwalk 2014 TEST
  • HTX Texans
  • Bergner and Johnson
  • HTX Good Eats 2014
  • United Way 2014-15_Single Promoted Articles
  • Holiday Pop Up Shop Houston
  • Where to Eat Houston
  • Copious Row Single Promoted Articles
  • HTX Ready to Jingle 2014
  • htx woodford reserve manhattans
  • Zadok Swiss Watches
  • HTX Wonderful Weddings 2015
  • HTX Charity Challenge 2015
  • United Way Helpline Promoted Article
  • Boulevard Realty
  • Fusion Academy Promoted Article
  • Clifford on the Catwalk Fall 2015
  • United Way Book Power Promoted Article
  • Jameson HTX
  • Primavera 2015
  • Promenade Place
  • Hotel Galvez
  • Tremont House
  • HTX Tastemakers 2015
  • HTX Digital Graffiti/Alys Beach
  • MD Anderson Breast Cancer Promoted Article
  • HTX RealEstateConfidential 2015
  • HTX Vargos on the Lake
  • Omni Hotel HTX
  • Undies for Everyone
  • Reliant Bright Ideas Houston
  • 2015 Houston Stylemaker
  • HTX Renewable You
  • Urban Flats Builder
  • Urban Flats Builder
  • HTX New York Fashion Week spring 2016
  • Kyrie Massage
  • Red Bull Flying Bach
  • Hotze Health and Wellness
  • ReadFest 2015
  • Alzheimer's Promoted Article
  • Formula 1 Giveaway
  • Professional Skin Treatments by NuMe Express

    Cliff Notes

    Gaucho glamour & Olympians excite Ralph Lauren crowd; Oscar de la Renta proveshe's no hot dog

    Clifford Pugh
    Sep 15, 2012 | 6:00 am
    • Ralph Lauren closed his show with a black silk faille embroidered jacket, silktop and organza evening skirt.
      Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz
    • Oscar de la Renta light pink silk organza caraco with shocking and light pinklatex flower applique and cocktail shorts.
    • Ralph Lauren acknowledged the crowd at the end of his show.
      Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz
    • Oscar de la Renta aquamarine crush tulle tiered gown
    • Ralph Lauren opened his show with a turquoise suede poet blouse, black wool pantand black leather studded motorcycle hobo bag
      Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz
    • Oscar de la Renta
    • Oscar de la Renta white stretch crepe siler bead embroidered gown with contrastblack back
    • Oscar de la Renta yellow latex ruffled tank, amber silk tape macrame jacket,multicolor tartan shantung taffeta bias-tiered pencil skirt
    • Oscar de la Renta navy ribbon jacquare blouse and pencil skirt

    NEW YORK — When Rachel Zoe showcased her collection for a select audience of American Express cardholders at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Thursday night, her good friend designer Prabal Gurung asked how she felt before a show.

    "I'm terrified," she said. "All of the designers that I know — and some of them are the biggest in the business — are terrified right up until the show. I asked one of my heroes the other night, 'How are you doing?' He said, 'I'm so nervous.'

    "And I said, 'You can't be nervous; you've been doing this for 50 years.'

    "He said, 'If I'm not nervous then I'm done with this.' "

    Zoe didn't name the designer, but it was clear that she was talking about Oscar de la Renta, because she was front-and-center at his show a couple of nights earlier and he has been at the top of his game for a generation.

    "And I said, 'You can't be nervous; you've been doing this for 50 years.' He said, 'If I'm not nervous then I'm done with this.' "

    Being a little nervous is probably a good thing, because de la Renta's spring collection proved that he continues to design with a distinct point-of-view.

    The collection offers a little something for everyone. It opened with a sexy secretary look as model-of-the-moment Karlie Kloss appeared in a red latex tank, tight white pencil skirt and navy blazer. Her hair was punked up with red streaks.

    After a few similar looks, de la Renta pivoted to a range of creme-colored pants suits, yellow day dresses, pink and turquoise suits and skirts covered with grafitti. For evening wear, always his strong suit, the selections ranged from a striking black-and-white column gown to an aquamarine crush tulle princess gown, along with pink satin hot pants, paired with a pink bustier or a flower-draped top.

    New York Times fashion writer Cathy Horyn riled up de la Renta when, after viewing the collection, she wrote that the 80-year-old designer is "far more a hot dog than an éminence grise of American fashion." He took offense and ran a full-page ad in Women's Wear Daily calling Horyn a "stale 3-day old hamburger" and advising her to "abstain from personal criticism."

    In an email to Fashionologie, Horyn maintained it was all a big misunderstanding and she meant no harm. "I used the term in a professional context, as someone showing off his tricks, like a surfer," Horyn said. "I thought an ad was a little over-the-top."

    All the food terminology seemed rather amusing, since it's unlikely the wafer-thin models wearing de la Renta's clothes would ever touch a hot dog or a hamburger.

    We're not sure if, at 72, Ralph Lauren has a case of nerves before a show, but afterwards, he always looks at ease on the runway while the Lauren clan — wife Ricky, son David and his wife Lauren, daughter Dylan — stand and wildly applaud.

    That was the scene again at the unveiling of Lauren's spring 2013 collection, as starlets Jessica Alba and Olivia Wilde joined in the applause. But all eyes were on Olympic swimmers Ryan Lochte and Conor Dwyer, both impeccably dressed in tailored navy Ralph Lauren suits. They sat on the front row with the Lauren family.

    After the show, the normally blasé fashion crowd raced to have their photos taken with the Olympians.

    Having a world view is not new to Lauren. With fashion going increasingly global, he has centered his collections around themes of Britain's Downton Abbey, a mysterious temptress in China, and the dusty environs of Santa Fe in recent years.

    "I definitely want to get into the fashion world. I'm working with a design team right now, so hopefully it's up and running within the next year," said Ryan Lochte.

    For spring 2013, Lauren developed a Spanish theme with gaucho glamour. His romantic collection featured embroidered torreador capes and matador jackets, serape blanket wrap tops, ruffled blouses, stencil cut-out leather purses and belts, and dresses and handbags dripping in fringe.

    Colors are bold — the collection featured a turquoise blouse, tomato red tank dress, sage green pants and a purple pants outfit — but the real showstoppers were a series of rather simple all-white or all-black gowns. A black gown with intricate satin beading along the shoulders and back could easily draw series of "Ole!'s"

    Lochte and Dwyer were certainly impressed.

    "It was unbelievable; the best one I've seen," said Dwyer, who added he had been to about four fashion shows previously.

    Is he becoming a fashion veteran?

    "We'll see. I'm still young, but I like it a lot," said the 23-year-old Olympic gold medalist. "All the models are really good looking."

    Lochte said he has plans for his own clothing line. "I definitely want to get into the fashion world. I'm working with a design team right now, so hopefully it's up and running within the next year."

    He added the line will be casual and formal. "But you know what? I want a little edge to it," he said.

    unspecifiedseries568664049
    series/htx-fall-for-fashion-2012
    news/fashion
    CULTUREMAP EMAILS ARE AWESOME
    Get Houston intel delivered daily.

    Shopping break

    It's boots season! Seriously — the hottest new boots for "cool" weather

    Sarah Rufca
    Oct 1, 2012 | 5:48 pm

    Only in Houston does a week with high temps in the 80s herald fall weather. You know what? Who cares! Boot weather!

     
    Only in Houston does a week with high temps in the 80s herald fall weather. You know what? Who cares! Break out the boots! Animal print adds a pop of wow to a restrained fall palette. One word: Rawr. Sam Edelman 'Kit' boots, $174.95 at Nordstrom [https: /shop.nordstrom.com/s/sam-edelman-kit-boot/3296481?origin=category&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=&resultback=121].
    unspecified
    series/htx-fall-for-fashion-2012
    news/fashion

    most read posts

    Houston's pioneering South American steakhouse will soon shutter in River Oaks

    Texas Monthly's BBQ Snob dishes on the magazine's new top 50 list

    'Famous' Bronx-based pizza chain fires up 3 Houston locations

    Loading...