FASHION Magazine

Phillip Lim showed a machine washable suit and other saleable wonders at his spring show. [YouTube]

Proenza Schouler did high-style OP (that’s Ocean Pacific, kids)–think tie-dyed minis and sporty shirt dresses–mixed with vibrant, shimmering embroidery and bold animal prints. [Style.com]

Are you ready for some football? Alexander Wang mixed sweatshirt fleece and caramel leather for a pigskin-inspired spring collection.

Jason Wu went crazy with pattern and colour, but the show somehow still seemed refined. Cathy Horyn thought it was all a bit precious. [Style.com, NYTimes]

A video “prequel” to Gareth Pugh’s Spring 2010 collection, which reveals the line’s inspiration, debuted last night on showstudio.com. It’s suitably bizarre. [Showstudio]

Vogue Italia creates another all-black issue–starring Barbie. [Refinery 29]

Jason Wu bookends his days with cats. [Times of London]

Sigred Agren, our favourite model on the NY runways, poses with Bambi, Thumper, et al for Stella McCartney’s fall campaign. [Vogue UK]

Jason Wu, doll maker and darling of the Obama closet, has created a limited edition doll for Paris boutique Colette. But it’s already sold out. Tant pis! [StyleFile, Colette]

As a fashion cred consolation prize, use this handy dandy flow chart to get shot by The Sartorialist. You’re going to need menswear and some good accessories. [Refinery 29]

The German house of Escada could be R.I.P. by summer’s end. [Fashionista]

Missoni is bringing out these Chucks next spring. But not for the womenfolk, it seems. Boo. [Refinery 29]

A beleaguered Christian Lacroix is “absolutely” going to have a couture show in July. Of his company’s troubles, he adds: “To a certain extent I am paying for not having done what everyone else did, with their logos and It-bags. I never went down that route.” [Telegraph]

Holt Renfrew will unveil their fashion blogger-inspired windows this Friday in Toronto. Muses include Scott Schuman of the Sartorialist, Jane Aldrige of Sea of Shoes and hometown faves Tommy Ton of Jak & Jil and Anita Clarke of I Want-I Got. [Final Fashion]

Jason Wu bakes pies, likes Domino’s pizza and has an entirely grey apartment [NY Mag]

Designer Tom Binns puts the punk in high-end jewels. [LA Times]

Anna Wintour wants her darling Olivier Theyskens to move to NYC so she can hand him over to Halston. [The Cut]

“If you have five minutes free in New York, you’re a failure—if you have five minutes free in Paris, you’re a success.” And other words of wisdom from Marc Jacobs [BlackBook]

Don’t make the mistake of actually borrowing your boyfriend’s jeans. [Guardian]

New York Fashion Week is moving to Lincoln Centre next year. So we can all go to the opera afterwards, obviously. [nytimes.com]

Recessionista, indeed. Liz Claiborne cuts 725 jobs, while Macy’s axes 7,000. [IHT, CNN]