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MORE DEMI: Proenza Schouler may have favored the Park Avenue Armory instead of Milk Studios this season, but for many guests at the Friday night show, the new space was as tight as the old. Proenza fan Demi Moore, for one, didn't miss a beat when asked how she liked the Armory. "If I can have a little bit more room, I might be able to take it in," she quipped.
Kyra Sedgwick made her season debut at Proenza. "They asked me and I think their stuff is so beautiful," she said. "Plus, one of them is a Jersey boy." But isn't Sedgwick a native New Yorker? "Yes, but that's close enough."
OSCAR'S SYMPHONY: Oscar de la Renta, who has mixed cool hip-hop sounds from the likes of Missy Elliott into his runway soundtracks in the past, has a classical surprise up his sleeve for his show today. WWD has learned the designer, who is foregoing the Bryant Park tents for a more intimate setting in a former Christian Science church for his show Monday, wanted to utilize an organ within the new venue, so he called on his friend Jann Wenner for advice. Wenner suggested The Polyphonic Spree, and de la Renta, not one to skip a beat, hired the 23-member symphonic rock collective.
IN THE SWIM: Beyoncé's father, Matthew Knowles, is "doing his duty" at the Gottex show, checking out the swim company for a possible licensing deal with the House of Deréon. Knowles said his family has been in ongoing talks exclusively with Gottex to launch a House of Deréon swim line for summer 2008. What did he need to see Wednesday to secure the deal? "It has to be just like music," he said.
A DAY AT THE LIBRARY: Jill Stuart is expecting a host of semi-bold names at its show today show at the New York Public Library, including Carmen Electra, Tori Spelling, Bijou Phillips, Amy Ryan, Brittny Gastineau, Lisa Gastineau, Chad Michael Murray, Beth Ostrosky, Jaslene Gonzalez, Anna Anisimova, Kelly Bensimon, JC Chasez (who also attended last season), Tinsley Mortimer and The Misshapes. The one noticeable absentee is likely to be the brand's face of the season: Lindsay Lohan — for obvious reasons.
Kyra Sedgwick made her season debut at Proenza. "They asked me and I think their stuff is so beautiful," she said. "Plus, one of them is a Jersey boy." But isn't Sedgwick a native New Yorker? "Yes, but that's close enough."
OSCAR'S SYMPHONY: Oscar de la Renta, who has mixed cool hip-hop sounds from the likes of Missy Elliott into his runway soundtracks in the past, has a classical surprise up his sleeve for his show today. WWD has learned the designer, who is foregoing the Bryant Park tents for a more intimate setting in a former Christian Science church for his show Monday, wanted to utilize an organ within the new venue, so he called on his friend Jann Wenner for advice. Wenner suggested The Polyphonic Spree, and de la Renta, not one to skip a beat, hired the 23-member symphonic rock collective.
IN THE SWIM: Beyoncé's father, Matthew Knowles, is "doing his duty" at the Gottex show, checking out the swim company for a possible licensing deal with the House of Deréon. Knowles said his family has been in ongoing talks exclusively with Gottex to launch a House of Deréon swim line for summer 2008. What did he need to see Wednesday to secure the deal? "It has to be just like music," he said.
A DAY AT THE LIBRARY: Jill Stuart is expecting a host of semi-bold names at its show today show at the New York Public Library, including Carmen Electra, Tori Spelling, Bijou Phillips, Amy Ryan, Brittny Gastineau, Lisa Gastineau, Chad Michael Murray, Beth Ostrosky, Jaslene Gonzalez, Anna Anisimova, Kelly Bensimon, JC Chasez (who also attended last season), Tinsley Mortimer and The Misshapes. The one noticeable absentee is likely to be the brand's face of the season: Lindsay Lohan — for obvious reasons.
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