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L'HEURE BLEUE " J ust before sunrise, just after dusk there comes a moment known as l'heure bleue ; a moment when everything seems to slow down to a heartbeat and everything seems full of possibility ..." WORDS/Images Judith Ecochard Vision Print Cascade Dress and in cabana mix---Cross Wrap Sheath Dress in cyan Draped Lapel Jacket, Feather Embellished Sweater, Illusion Pocket Skinny Trousers, Illusion Belt=Reality/Versatile Outfit  Cascade lapel Blouse in nacarat with Flared Leg Trousers Cascade Lapel Jacket, Illusion Pocket Skinny Trousers, Illusion Belt in umber-on left our fav look Draped Lapel Jacket, Flared Leg trousers, Tank Camisole, Illusion Belt Words/Images Judith Ecochard  Fiona Cibani has taken Ports 1961 and made it into an uptown gal's label for polished, elegant clothing,  Asymmetric Lapel Jacket, Asymmetric Skirt We thought the Pre-Fall 2011---(IMHO a retail motivated reference for deliveries of...

601 West 26th Street, NYC PORTS 1961 SHOWROOM Words/Images Judith Ecochard It was a swirl of activity---a Lookbook photo-shoot, buyers and bloggers, models and designers...assistants and sales teams...and of course, a wonderful spread... ...that ushered in a very buzzy PORTS 1961- Pre Fall  Press Preview. Well, based on what we saw---we'd say emphatically that there were plenty of reasons to get the conversations going. Beginning with our intro to the one year old menswear collection---  A "natural evolution," according to the menswear designer VP of menswear, the very stylish himself- Ian Hylton--- his thought for the label "...what does the Ports 1961 man wear?" Answered with handsome, clean, modern separates---all  made in Italy FYI  ---but using the luxury fabrics/textiles---of course---sharing that we with the made in China women's label. Inspired by th...