New York Fall Fashion Week Interview and Preview: Jordi Scott

written by Sonia Bhalla, New York



Fashion Week! Fashion Week is here! And one always hears the buzz weeks in advance. Who’s showing what this season? Who will attend whose show? And of course, who will be debuting this season? Well I do not know who will be showing what, or who will be attending what show, but I do know of a certain someone who will be debuting her line INFAMOUS!

I had the pleasure of sitting down with the designer, Jordi Scott and her business partner Starr to discuss their debut of their line, and the start of their company. This duo of dazzling, dynamic women tell a story of a company that has been created out of spontaneity, and determination. We were sitting at cafe Sip on the Upper West Side, enjoying the free tapas, and nice warm coffee as they started telling me how the partnership came to be. Both started to smile and chuckle a bit. Supposedly it was one of those nights, where both had a fair amount to drink and on a whim decided to start a fashion company together. Their business plan was chalked out in one week and as people usually say:"the rest is history!". Jordi has the design talent, and Starr has the savvy business mind.

So what can one expect from INFAMOUS? The line reflects Jordi and Starr's outlook on life and their personalities. Fun, edgy, versatile, glamorous -- dressing to get noticed. They just want to bring fun back into fashion, something which they feel is lacking in the marketplace -- something that is fun, daring, something with pizazz. But above all, their number one mission is to produce well constructed clothing at an affordable price. They want to create pieces that will stay in one's closet for more than just one season. It seems to me these days, that clothes can be so frivolous and dainty and there is more weight on the cheapest cost of a product for a company as opposed to the detail of construction. As a result, quality is compromised. But Jordi and Starr are determined to make quality fashion, even if it means that they do not make as much profit as their competitors as they are manufacturing their pieces locally in the US and not sourcing from overseas, as most companies do.

So even though I have not seen any of the clothing, or even have the slightest idea of what colors, or sillhouettes I might be seeing tomorrow evening at the runway show which will be held at Arena here in Manhattan, just one block away from the official New York Fashion Week site, Bryant Park, Jordi and Starr are such magnificent people, that one would just naturally want to go and see their show. It makes one curious, what a former Betsey Johnson designer/t-shirt designer and a global nomad/japanese street fashion fan will come up with for their first show! Here online at Fashion Comments, I will let you know my thoughts on their debuting show, so check back for more details.

New York Fashion Week Fall: Saturday Preview

written by Jennifer Jackson, New York

With Saturday comes a long awaited day! I will attend the Lacoste show at 11am and then Toni Maticevski at noon. New York will be welcoming international fashion designers for both shows. First (and very exciting) Christophe Lemaire, in from Paris, will direct the Lacoste runway. These designs I am already familiar with, BUT can't wait to see the runway impact. I will give you the entire down-low after viewing the show, letting you in on an insider point of view.

At noon it's Toni Maticevski. The Australian native is a new name to me, but from what I have seen and read, his design vision is forward, inventive, and refreshing. I look forward to feeling an understanding of his designs from the runway. I promise to interpret Maticevski's catwalk with honesty and completeness.

Later, for now!

New York Fashion Week Preview: Primping for the Main Events

written by Jennifer Jackson, NY


Like many others, I'm preparing, Waiting...Longing...Anticipating...Tapping my pen anxiously on an open notebook page. Hooking up with designers, making sure my name is on the list, hoping I'll get to more shows than are currently jotted into my calendar. That's right, I'm a Marc Jacobs hopeful (Crossing my fingers and saying my prayers, but I know it won't be until next year).

It's that time again, Fashion Week, and I'm pretty sure that my intuition is correct about the highly anticipated unveiling of the newest trends. But, that's just me, you've got to maintain a bit of confidence in this haughty fashion world. I haven't prepared my outfits, have not coordinated any jewelery with new shoes, because I wear the same symbolic jewelry every day of my life, that's what gets me through the days, that's my life. BUT, I can't wait to see all of the fashionistas that crowd the velvet rope lines, CAN'T Wait! Those people always evoke a certain level of anxiety in me, and that's the way it has to be to, it's like a part of the check list when producing a fashion show: Crowd uncertain wavering of self-inferiority? Check. Oh, but don't worry! They only allow that feeling long enough for it to stir up your complex before they pack you into the arena. They want the space full past the maximum, stuffed so that the media will portray their designer as more popular than the other one in the tent over there.

Oh Fashion Week...and I've been to quite a few. Los Angeles, Paris, New York, all slightly different, with their own quirks, but all relative. All of them exciting, ego boosting, and fun, especially when you know where to find the fun. More about the viewers or more about the designers? It goes both ways.

I myself am very excited about the coming days. As with any day in New York, I am not quite sure what will happen tomorrow, but I do know that I will be giving you feedback and coverage of some sure to be interesting shows. More to come on those, so please, stay tuned!