The Men of Fashion Week
Richard Chai had a few things going for him on day one of fashion week. Foremost, he worked the denim and blue “utility” angle to solid results with his menswear; mixing in study car coats and an interesting selection of steel/charcoal color-block separates. His “Love by Richard Chai” line for women, shown intermittently, was a bit rosier, with floral merlots and boho flares… Not exactly to our liking—but wait a minute! The Observer did a double take after a quick scan of the Stage venue at Lincoln Center. “There are more Power Gays in this room than at Le Bain on a Thursday night in September!” cried one friend seated next to us. A discussion of “who exactly attends these downtown men’s runways shows?” ensued… Read More
