NEW YORK – "It's madness!" said Chloë Sevigny of the event staged by Imitation of Christ at the Maurice Villency furniture showroom in midtown Manhattan. "Madness, in a good way." Inside the all-white space, models mingled with their boyfriends and art-world luminaries, and the audience struggled to avoid getting mangled by the swarming paparazzi hungry for shots of IOC designer Tara Subkoff (in painted dress, Erickson Beamon dangling earring and cheeky fedora) and current flame Jimmy Fallon (in green military jacket).
Like all IOC events, the spring show, billed as a "retrospective," was more about performance art and cultural theory than clothes. On the ground floor, topless models in very abbreviated shorts pranced around while pushing shiny vacuum cleaners (very David LaChapelle meets Vanessa Beecroft). They were flanked by vitrines filled with grass and live butterflies, and downstairs the Black Dice played cacophonous instrumental music as art videos and tapes of old IOC shows flickered on the walls.
A commentary on the hothouse worlds of art and fashion? Read more (special thx to Danielle)
And to boot...this is the fashion house of Jimmy Fallen's main squeeze, ex James King.

Time to gear up for another humbling battle
By Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan Baltimore Sun Staff
The Man who had power over my destiny was tall, sharply dressed and had a crisp, Euro accent.
It was just before the Hugo Boss fashion show last season, and I desperately needed him to believe I was important. In just seconds, he would decide whether to let me in.
"I'm with The Baltimore Sun," I explained.
"Baltimore?" he asked, looking over at a colleague. "What country is that?"
"It's American," she said, sounding nastier than a PMSing Shannen Doherty. "And it's a newspaper."
With that, the Man swiftly walked away. And a cashmered elbow suddenly emerged from behind and shoved me aside. Read more