Timestamp: Wednesday, September 5, 2007
2:30pm: Rachel Roy, the West 39th Street Showroom
Rating: ++
Text, Vivian G. Kelly
Photographs, J. Ecochard
Up at Rachel Roy, we were greeted by large polished golden letters above the door to the showroom that very appropriately spelled “DAMON DASH”. We say appropriate as Mr. Dash is the financial presence behind his wife’s clothing line. Mr. Dash has deep pockets, as he previously had a record label with Jay-Z [Rockafella Records] and experience in the rag trade [RocaWear].
The crowd consisted of editors and buyers and a few socialite friends like Susan Fales Hill.
The elegant and relaxed showroom with blond hardwood floors and cream colored marquetry was the perfect backdrop to the luxurious clothes display on mannequins and live models. Speaking of this, it is the season of the presentation,which is just fine by us as you get more than a fleeting look at the clothes and multiple photo ops.
There were the high-waisted palazzo pants and matching oversize vest in ivory satin in keeping with the ongoing interest in mens’ trousers.
For everyday, there’s the café au lait basket weave collarless zip front coat dress [another strong trend] with bracelet sleeves all the better to showoff the big bangles and elbow length cuffs you started wearing for fall and don’t want to give up.
Our Fave: the cream ART CANVAS sheath dress with raw neck line and armholes.
Question: What shoes and jewelry to wear with all of this?
Answer: Sexy patent leather ankle strap sandals in kiwi and platinum
The jewelry: large uneven stones worn either as a necklace or multiple bracelets
Adding some edge: Leave it to makeup guru, Bobbie Brown, to add some excitement in the makeup department. The fuschia eyeshadow worked with every outfit.