Charlotte Ronson's shows are gaining a reputation not just for her downtown cool clothes but also for the music played at her shows by her twin sister, DJ Samantha Ronson. The music for a runway show sets the stage for the collection, and designers often turn to music consultants and deejays to find the best songs to frame their clothes.
Here's how the soundtrack for the Charlotte Ronson Fall 2010 collection was created:
Charlotte Ronson's shows reflect the varied flavors of fame that New York City offers. In the front row of her Fall 2010 show last night: "The City" stars Whitney Port and Samantha Swetra, socialite Tinsley Mortimer, downtown girl Cory Kennedy, rapper Q-Tip, actors Matt Dillon and Justin Theroux, and pop star (and Beyonce sister) Solange Knowles.
Ms. Ronson's newest collection was a riff on a '70s-era heroine who reclaims her independence. Sweeping skirts, embroidered dresses and flowing trousers were free of constricting elements. With the exception of a floor-grazing lace skirt styled for the runway without a lining, very little skin was on display. Instead of jewelry, models in understated makeup wore turbans and scarves over long, loose curls.
Charlotte Ronson's runway shows are reliably something of a spectacle, and yesterday's 2 p.m. show was no different.
A paparazzi pack four people thick crowded around the front row, cameras flashing like strobe lights. Photographers caught Tinsley Mortimer in an "I Heart Ronson" dress from Ronson's JC Penney line, along with Russell Simmons and pop singer Keri Hilson. Nicky Hilton, whose straight brunette hair seemed to be the only mane to elude the downpour outside, took the lion's share of the flashbulbs.
