Fashion Week Notebook: Parkinson, Kenyon and Sunglasses at Night
By Michelle Foody
HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 5/1/07 — Gregory Parkinson’s Spring/Summer 2008 line fired up the stark white runway at Smashbox Studio’s Stage One. Parkinson embraced the multi-colored 60’s and 70’s, paying homage with his flowing, layered little numbers.
The collection was cut from beautiful silk fabrics, using retro prints like paisley, daisies, and tie-die, often layered together. The designer was not afraid of mixing, or clashing, and always in the boldest of hues. And the hair of the season? Parkinson capped off his flirty sundresses with a simple bob, and thick cut bangs.
While some fabrics appeared to have been stolen from a well-dressed housewife, in show’s front row featured the pop-culture wife du jour, the impeccably dressed Mrs. Ari herself, “Entourage”’s Perrey Reeves. She could have took to the runway, and fit right in, wearing a bold green printed sundress. All that was lacking was the requisite banged wig.
Other collections this week have used colors sparingly, and stayed away from print entirely. And, according to Gregory Parkinson, we will know when spring has sprung when these bold, fun colors come out to play. So it will be interesting to see which designer plucked the correct future trends for their line.
Up and coming artist Jeremy Kenyon hosted a ultra-hip party for the unveiling of his latest photographic series, entitled Women in Sunglasses also last week in Hollywood. The images were shot around the world, as well as here in Los Angeles, and were accompanied by live mannequins modeling the styles of designer Cory Madley. The event unfolded inside the Maude Carrin boutique, allowing for actual fall fashion pieces to compliment the gigantic shots of women sporting their shades.
The influence of Fashion Week was certainly felt: its sponsor, Smashbox cosmetics, provided support for this multi-media event, which included a live Polaroid shoot of models, guests and the artist himself. And the crowd itself looked straight out of Fashion Week: hip, artsy and beautiful.
With substantially more live blood than the average industry party, young pretty people threw on their most fashionable of garments and schmoozed in the open air garden. Films played on loop against an exposed brick wall. Half naked models swooped through the crowd, their own photographs larger than life in the gallery room. The soiree was a labyrinth of cloths and art, pulsating with DJ beats and the heat of many ultra-hot minglers.
Photography by Karen Ostlund