French Baller Kicks to Photog at Y-3

At Y-3, the bags, clutches and purses were divine. The shorts were great, and so were the tux-inspired overcoats. The shear shirts -- not so much. Yet there were some strong looks.

In the end, five models came out and pulled the Italian Vogue photographer Bruno Rinaldi out of the gaggle. Both Zinedine Zidane, the French soccer player, and Yohji kicked balls into the net, to the elated joy of the sometimes-stilted fashionistas assembled.

The Scene

This is my first show at the Armory. The space reminds me of an old football stadium. The collection is for Adidas. Yohji Yamamoto loves the sometimes functional and creates some amazing clothing that are both wearable and don't try too hard.

Behind me people are bantering about the difference between living in New York or London. We're sitting on gray blocks, the dapper audience almost like statues. A fashion blogger called Tavi who writes the Style Rookie is sitting in the front row and all the photogs are swarming. She's 13 and dressed perfectly. The PR people are drooling over her. Russell Simmons is also here. Bill Cunningham is taking pictures of random people in the front row and doing his thing,and then he goes over to Tavi and snaps a pic.

The pictures are below.

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Comments

[Alex Geana - Huffpost Blogger]

Thanks. I didn't know there were even more then one armory. Corrected.

[MargaretMead]

Great photos. Marc Jacobs shows at the Lexington Avenue Armory, the Y-3 show was at the Park Avenue Armory. Different locations.