At that time, the ceiling collapsed in a Michael Kors fashion show
"I have a stiff neck ,Hermes Evelyne " Michael Kors told the audience at the dinner of the Couture Council , introduced by Hilary Swank . "And I am the least athletic person in the world. This is a bad massage ," he said in accepting the award of the art of fashion in the Museum of FIT benefit . Kors continues to offer his gratitude for recognized, but as many have pointed out - its famous spirit shone through .
"He's well hung ," said Iman VF language daily during the festival at Lincoln Center . "I met him for lunch one day and it was a trunk show at Bergdorf Goodman , I saw ," she said. " I've never seen someone talk to customers seen that. Every customer has a special treat attention. It was a lesson. "
The designer is also famous for its warmth . "It's very funny. It makes you feel good ," said Doutzen Kroes , recalls his nervousness as a young model in the first meeting with Kors . " It made me laugh so hard , and I do not know exactly what it was, but we were talking about vacation and tan and young. "
Kors has recently launched a F.I.T. financed fully paid scholarship for a deserving student, personally interview the finalists before settling . winner on the Although the story of the rise of the headlight Kors fashion world is known , some industry insiders pointed out at the beginning of his career , the designer had an important, if not wanted, the influence on the affairs of American Apparel.
"Michael is really the shot heard of Sarajevo , which started the war ," said Fern Mallis daily VF. "It was the collapse of the ceiling on her show , which made organizing my Fashion Week. Prior shows organized when there were 50 shows 50 locations . Michael was in a loft in the 20s , where he earned a showroom, but he used an empty space in the building, and when the music went low on the ceiling plaster began to crumble on the track . He landed on his head by Suzy Menkes , literally and knees Carrie Donovan, "she said.
"I remember very well the dust off and see Anna Wintour pick up pieces of plaster hair Suzy Menkes ," said Simon Doonan , who wrote in his 1990 book just published The Asylum about the show Kors .
" The models on the catwalk brushed the show continued and then they wrote all the next day. " We live for fashion We do not want to die for it , " Mallis said, " I just started . the CFDA , and I said, "I think my job description has changed" and when the spectacle of Michael caused a little , all this is happening now .. "
" It was a historic moment," Doonan said. " That's when the CFDA decided that we will all be killed if we go out and find a place of operation. "
Kors described the experience when we caught up with him at lunch. "I was backstage and I thought I heard shots . I was like, ' someone shooting someone in my audience ? What's going on ? " The Daily VF. " Honestly, at first, all I wanted was that everyone was OK ... The moral of the story : . . Humans Fashion is a difficult herd Nobody has left We shot the music really low, and we finished the show. " Hermes Garden Party Tote