F: Is for Fall Fashion

Last Thursday was a big night. There were seven invitations and I made it to two. The first was for Big Drop's Evening of Frocks and Frivolity at 1321 Third Avenue. This was a chance to meet and mingle with Keryn Dizon, Designer of Elijah, and creator of the acclaimed new Line of "Ready-to-Wear". Sipping champagne guests leisurely explored the new line recently featured on the popular site DailyCandy. Dizon has been designing for over ten years. This line takes super soft Swiss mercerized cotton and transforms it into beautifully draped tops inspired by evening wear. A busy working mom, Dizon focuses on items that have "unfussy luxury." Translation: elegant clothes that are exceptionally easy to care for and comfortable to wear. My favorite was a gold beaded dress. Leave it to our friends Laura Rubin and Desta of LLR Consulting to represent and to bring this newest addition to out attention.

Next on my list was one of my favorite people as well as designers, the adorable Francois Girbaud. I wanted to introduce Jennifer to him and his one of a kind designs. His textured creations based on serrated cardboard are ingenious. Marithé and Francois are known for their evocative techniques and materials, continuing to build the bridge between architecture, design and fashion. The fifth installment of CONSTRUKT their experimental design series curated by Sebastien Agneesens was opening and luckily I was on the invite list. "Moment of Impact," features Belgian architect Jeroen de Schrijver who was commissioned to reflect upon the "Non Surgical Surgical Lift" technology patented by Marithé+Francois Girbaud and used in their fall/winter 2006/07 collection. The sculptures measure over 7-feet high by 10-feet wide, and are composed of 250 sheets of honeycomb cardboard. A series of small-scale objets d'art using the same layering technique incorporate thin strips of stainless steel, marble and cardboard. This layering effect directly refers to Girbaud's multi-layering process that allows clothing to be assembled in various ways. The CONSTRUKT series celebrates the long-standing tradition of fashion and fabric innovations of Marithé+Francois Girbaud. These limited-edition design objects are created by today's best product designers and offered for sale exclusively at their New York flagship store, 47 Wooster Street. Each installation pays tribute to a particular fashion innovation of Marithé+Francois Girbaud. "Creation should not be the sole prerogative of museums and galleries. It has become democratic and we wish to share it with all" states Gibaud. As I write this I am coveting his newest coat. Lightweight and so unique in what it does, you should run to his boutique located at 47 Wooster Street and that my friends is a F.A.C.T.