Margaret Colin
Alas, Poor Lorick: Gossip Girl Designer's Presentation Smooshes Together Virginia Woolf, Karen Finley
"Eat the cake! Do it for real now!" the photographers were shouting at Abigail Lorick's spring/summer '09 presentation on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 4, at a penthouse in the garment district.
They were screaming at the models, who in a counter-Fashion Week moment were asked to eat large, tiered cakes covered with pink and blue frosting as they stood around in confection-colored party frocks (also tiered) and '50s-style hairdos.
The "Cake Coma" room was just one of seven live-action sets built for Ms. Lorick's presentation, titled "A Room of One's Own." The other rooms included a bedroom scene with models in silk garments poised atop an oversize bed, a garden scene, and a library set that we're sure would've delighted Virginia Woolf. read more »
