Despite the recession, Isaac Mizrahi has had a good year. He made a deal with QVC to have his own show, called “Isaac Mizrahi Live,” in which he sells everything from cheesecakes to clothes and pontificates on pop culture, life and his favorite things. He also opened his first store in Manhattan, showcasing his high-end designs.
For his Fall 2010 collection, Mr. Mizrahi feted American style with a collection called “Central Park Story Book” that, according to the show notes, was “sort of Avedon meets Avatar. Where the glitter foxes, diamond crocodiles and sequin sting rays roam freely.”
Mr. Mizrahi’s collection was shown in five separate vignettes with clever names like “Parka Avenue,” “Society Samurai” (inspired by the Samurai exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), and “Fish & Wildlife,” which featured a shift dress adorned with crystals that resembled crocodile skin.
A backdrop of a New York City skyline, sheer screens printed with leaves, fake snow flurries and a live band completed the picture. Models walked down the runway, designed to look like a concrete sidewalk, in bright fur coats, a bias-cut ball gown printed with skyscrapers and a pink sequined cocktail dress called “Pinkberry”—no doubt a reference to the frozen yogurt chain that has invaded Manhattan.
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