The Eagle’s Bonnie Bing will soon be back working on stories about spring fashion for you to read in WichiTalk this week. Here are her final reflections from her Dallas fashion trip:
It turned out I didn’t get to have dinner with Carmen Marc Valvo, but
his assistant, Il, and his director of public relations, Frank, were
great company along with several others. At one point the conversation
turned to the dresses we’ve seen on the Red Carpets at the many awards
shows. Leon Hall, who has worked with Joan Rivers critiquing what the
stars were wearing, surprised me by saying he thinks the Red Carpet
hoopla has run its course.
"It used to be that the stars picked out what they were going to wear
and it was fun to see who did it right and who didn’t. Now it’s all
about the stylist. And the jewels and who got paid what to wear the
jewels."
That’s true. Stylists are becoming the stars. Makes for pretty people on the Red Carpet, but not as much excitement and fun. After looking at spring fashion all day, I can say some of it is really
good looking, but I can’t say anything rocked my world except for some
astoundingly beautiful evening gowns. But just how often do we need an
evening gown? And very few could look as wonderful as the models in
them.
Tomorrow I am for sure going to get to meet Carmen Marc Valvo. I’m not
coming home until I get at least a short interview with the man!
I found another difference between Dallas and New York: Today it was
valet parking and a front row seat at the end of the runway. Nice.