PROOFS Finessed/Design Approved (amador) Design OK (amador) Color OK (art dept.) Copy OK (fashion) (roxanne) (news) Sending Revise (letter) (FN) (writer) (kat) (Lee) THE ULTIMATE BEST BAGS & SHOES GUIDE TO THE WWDACCESSORIES 600+ SPECTACULAR FINDS BECKI NEWTON’S STAR RISES SUPERHERO STYLE SAVES THE DAY SPRING 2009 Display until August 4, 2009 $10.00 0209.UAG.001.cover2.a;23.indd 1 1/27/09 7:55:59 PM DIRECTION statement shoes and ruffles ALEXANDER MCQUEEN CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI ALEJANDRO INGELMO GUCCI DEREK LAM 1.800.365.7989 NEIMANMARCUS.COM PROOFS Finessed/Design Approved (amador) Design OK (amador) Color OK (art dept.) Copy OK (fashion) (roxanne) (news) Sending Revise (letter) (FN) (writer) (kat) (Lee) CONTENTS Contents photos by Greg 12 Broom; styled by Roxanne EDITOR’S LETTER Robinson-Escriout. Hair 16 by Antoine Ifergan at See CONTRIBUTORS Management; makeup by Keiko Takagi at See Management 18 for Chanel; model: Hawa/ EXTRAS The tops in hats, Fergie’s new shoes, a tyrannosaurus to covet, Trump; fashion assistants: a look ahead at pre-fall’s best baubles and more. Marcie Quintana and Sydney 33 Eisenstein. Photographed at SPRING AWAKENING The bolder and brighter, the better. Jack Studios New York. 34 GIRLY SHOW Feminine frills, lace and ruffles. 36 FUTURE WATCH Holograms bring accessories to a whole new galaxy. 38 A NEW ANKLE A fresh take for the strappy set. 40 SUB-HUED An intriguing play with ombrés and gentle tones. 42 TECH SUPPORT Inspector Gadget has nothing on this geek chic. 44 RISE ABOVE Spring’s newest platforms recall the Seventies. 46 PRISM BREAK Reflect on these clutches. Daniel Swarovski crystal and rhodium-plated metal necklace, $2,600, at Swarovski, Madison Avenue (212.308.1710) and Rockefeller Center (212.332.4303), New York, and Coral Gables, Fla. (305.448.1952); Donna Karan New York silk satin clutch with Plexiglas stones, $2,295, at select Saks Fifth Avenue stores (877.551.SAKS), Bergdorf Goodman (800.558.1855) and Donna Karan New York nationwide (866.240.4700); Cartier 18-karat pink gold ring with diamonds, rubies, pink sapphires and rhodolite garnets, $8,100, at Cartier nationwide (800.CARTIER) and cartier.com. Lanvin dress. WWD IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS INC. COPYRIGHT ©2009 FAIRCHILD FASHION GROUP. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. February 9, 2009, VOLUME 197, NO. 26. WWD (ISSN 0149–5380) is published daily (except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, with one additional issue in January, May, October, November and December, two additional issues in April, June and August, three additional issues in March and September, and four additional issues in February) by Fairchild Fashion Group, which is a division of Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. 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Copy OK (fashion) (roxanne) (news) Sending Revise (letter) (FN) (writer) (kat) (Lee) CONTENTS 48 Gucci 18-karat yellow gold and agate necklace, $10,500, and GRAB AND GO All-day bags worth the backache. bracelet, $6,900, at select Gucci 50 boutiques (800.456.7663), COLOR WASH Tie-dye goes chic for spring. Saks Fifth Avenue nationwide 52 (877.551.SAKS) and gucci.com; Matthew Williamson silk satin GET THE MESSENGER New mini-me’s for the popular carryall. oval clutch with Lucite clasp 54 and leather tassel, $1,200, at PEEK-A-SHOE The clear favorites. Matthew Williamson, New York 56 (646.344.1745), and Capitol, TO TIE FOR A banquet of bows. Charlotte, N.C. (704.552.8987); Marc Jacobs python, leather, 57 resin and metal bag, $3,400, POP IT Spirited graphics are on target. at Marc Jacobs nationwide 58 (marcjacobs.com), Saks Fifth CHEAP THRILLS Economizing? Great finds for less than $250. Avenue nationwide (877.551.SAKS) and saks.com. Donna Karan dress. 60 VAGABOND VAMP Burlap never looked so polished. 61 AU NATUREL Hsssssss! Snakeskin looks like itself again. 62 BASKET CASE What a web these bags weave. 64 COLLAR TONES Imaginative bib necklaces are hardly juvenile. 65 COLOR EYES A rainbow’s worth of shades. 66 FRINGE GROUP Rich hippies thrive with these bags and shoes. 67 CUT IT OUT Lasers lend a futuristic feel. 68 IN THE HEIGHTS Intricate shapes define these heels. 69 SHOWER OF FLOWERS Blooming details abound. 72 TO THE RESCUE Chic and powerful saves the day. 82 THE CAT’S MEOW Becki Newton is nothing like the scheming receptionist she plays in Ugly Betty, but she has learned about style and taking fashion risks from the part. 90 JAZZ FANS Happy feet are here again. 92 GREAT ESCAPES Exotic pieces transport the wearer to far-flung destinations. 102 TONY ROMAN Gladiator sandals for the modern empire. ON THE COVER Stephen Jones straw hat, about $489, at Stephen Jones Millinery, London (+44.207.242.0770), and stephenjonesmillinery.com; Cartier 18-karat white gold, diamond and onyx ring, $51,600, at 800.CARTIER and cartier.com; Bulgari 18-karat yellow gold, amethyst, rubellite and diamond earrings, $11,300, at Bulgari nationwide (800.BVLGARI) and bulgari.com; Fred Leighton 18-karat gold and diamond choker, $32,000, at Fred Leighton, New York (212.288.1872). Versace dress. Photo by Antoine Verglas; styled by Roxanne Robinson-Escriout; hair by Charles Strahan and makeup by Beau Nelson, both at Artistsbytimothypriano.com; manicure by Bethany Newell at Magnet NY; fashion assistants: Marcie Quintana and Sydney Eisenstein. 6 WWDACCESSORIES 0209.UAG.004(6).toc.a;19.indd 2 1/27/09 8:11:02 PM 1.888.721.7219 - VERSACE.COM GISELE FOR From the Editors of Women’s Wear Daily and Footwear News WWDACCESSORIES Published by Fairchild Fashion Group, a division of Advance Magazine Publishers Inc., 750 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 WWD BRIDGET FOLEY, Executive Editor ROXANNE RObINSON-ESCRIOUT, Senior Accessories Editor, Fashion SHOSHANNA FISCHHOFF, Accessories Market Editor, Fashion SOPHIA CHABBOTT, Accessories Market Editor, News CAROLINE TELL, Accessories Market Editor, News AMBER RODRIGUEZ, Contributing Market Editor NICOLE KEATING, Fine Jewelry Market Editor CINNAMON ST. JOHN, Bookings Editor DIANA PINTADO, MARCIE QUINTANA, Contributing Associates TAMAR LEVINE, Fashion Assistant CONTRIBUTORS jESSICA IREDALE, SARAH HAIGHT, VENESSA LAU, PRIYA RAO (Editorial Assistant), New York; MILES SOCHA, KATYA FOREMAN, NATASHA MONTROSE, Paris; ALESSANDRA ILARI, LUISA ZARGANI, Milan; NINA JONES, London; MARCY MEDINA, RACHEL BROWN, Los Angeles WWD.COM AMY DITULLIO, Managing Editor BRUNO NAVARRO (News Editor); VERONIQUE HYLAND (Associate Editor, Fashion); LAUREN BENET STEPHENSON (Associate Editor, Beauty/Lifestyle) COPYDESK PETER SADERA, Copy Chief MAUREEN MORRISON, Deputy Copy Chief LISA KELLY, Senior Copy Editor ADAM PERKOWSKY, KIM ROMAGNUOLO, SARAH PROTZMAN, Copy Editors ART DEPARTMENT ANDREw FLYNN, Group Art Director AmY LOmACChIO, Art Director SHARON BER, Associate Art Director COURTNEY MITCHELL, Designer ERIC PERRY, Junior Designer TYLER RESTY, Art Assistant FOOTWEAR NEWS MIChAEL ATmORE, Editorial Director NEIL WEILhEImER, Executive Editor KATIE ABEL, News Director ELISA ANNISS, Senior European Editor JOCELYN ANDERSON, Special Projects Editor, High-End Men's REGINA POPP, Fashion Editor JENNIfER ERNST BEAUDRY,