Shelly Musselman and Brian Bolke always have something sartorial up their sleeves. Two tony bits of news:
• Gentlemen’s Club: Lads who love Yves Saint Laurent, Rick Owens and Dries Van Noten will exult upon learning that those designers (and more) are joining FFT’s enlarged menswear ranks. A-list labels Givenchy, Maison Martin Margiela, Lanvin, Viktor & Rolf, et al are gladly making room.
• Bow to Balenciaga: Should your wardrobe resemble that of Pauline de Rothschild, you must attend the Balenciaga Edition trunk show September 22 through 24. Not to be confused with Balenciaga’s ready-to-wear, the Edition collection includes intricate re-creations of haute couture pieces produced by the master himself, Cristobal Balenciaga, between 1952 and 1968. The show has toured only to Bergdorf Goodman and Jeffrey thus far — all the more reason to revel in the yardages of expressive duchess satin.
Image: It’s raining menswear: The expanded men’s department at Forty Five Ten. Photo by Steve Wrubel.