Marc Jacobs Fall 2009 Collection, New York, NY (February 17, 2009). Presented in Standard Definition.
With a wink and a nod to the excess of the high flying and hard partying Eighties, Marc Jacobs unveiled a Fall 2009 collection sending sixty distinctive party girl looks parading down the catwalk. Leave it to Marc Jacobs to change the mood and divert our attention from the gloomy economic downturn of 2009 with his latest electrifying, neon-hued antidote to the economy. "I was thinking about the good old days in New York," he said after the show, "when getting dressed up was such a joy."
Mining his youth and early adulthood, Jacobs showed every major trend of the Eighties and then some. The exuberant “New Wave” collection did what fashion is supposed to do; put buyers and the audience in a buying mood.
By all measures it was a scaled-back show, as Jacobs let the girls do all the work. “This time, the hair and makeup are the key accessories,” Jacobs said. The models looked more like Eighties New York dolls with helmet hair sculpted high into swooping flips, mohawks and bouffants. Every girl had a different hair style and dramatically different make-up.
The cumulative effect of all that color, shine and glamour? Optimism! Jacobs’ clothes seemed to scream "Let’s get this party started!”
Produced by Gianna Madrini, Style Editor - Global Fashion News. © 2009 All rights reserved.