Fall 2010

>> Alexander McQueen's Mother, Joyce, Has Passed Away —Alexander McQueen announced on Twitter today of his mother, Joyce McQueen: "i'm letting my followers know the my mother passed away yesterday if it she had not me nor would you RIP mum xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx."  He then added, "but life must go on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" This may put a damper on the possibility that he show up at New York Fashion Week for the Spring 2010 McQ presentation at Milk Studios. [@McQueenWorld, @McQueenWorld, Fashionista]

>> Marc Jacobs to Livestream Show —The fashion show livestream bandwagon is making a stop in New York: Over the weekend, Marc Jacobs announced that he will be streaming his fashion show on Feb. 15 live at 8 pm EST on his website, giving fans a virtual front row seat.  Meanwhile, in the lead up to the show, Marc's business partner Robert Duffy just joined Twitter and will be covering the show's progress starting the day before it debuts. [CreateTheGroup, @robertcduffy]

>> On Monday, Alexander Wang is launching his first ad campaign — but it won't be found in magazines.  Instead, posters featuring Hannah Holman photographed by Daniel Jackson and celebrating Wang's Spring 2010 T collection, which hits his e-commerce site that day, will be plastered all over downtown Manhattan. They will be replenished once a week for four weeks. “The [images] were originally only supposed to be posters we were going to send to editors and stores,” said Wang. “But I felt the energy was much more appropriate for something like guerrilla marketing than anything too proper or formal. Because T is really the core foundation of what Alexander Wang stands for, I thought it should be something that could be much more democratic.”

He's also got a jewelry collaboration in the works »

>> New York Fashion Week Tidbits: Rodarte, Alexander Wang Working with Nick Knight on Films, and more —Alexander Wang and Laura and Kate Mulleavy must have liked the video of Raquel Zimmermann writhing among snakes that Nick Knight produced for the backdrop of Alexander McQueen's Spring 2010 show: Knight is said to be working with both Wang and Rodarte on fashion films for their upcoming shows. Erin Wasson, meanwhile, is said to be inspired by Jimi Hendrix for her upcoming RVCA collection, and Cushnie et Ochs are collaborating with Albertus Swanepoel on hats for Fall 2010. [WWD, Nylon, W Magazine]

>> The Row to Show at New York Fashion Week; Derek Lam Downsizing —Just a day after she stepped out of her usual red carpet uniform — The Row — and instead wore Erdem for the Golden Globes afterparty circuit, Ashley Olsen and her sister Mary-Kate announced that they will be joining the New York Fashion Week scene next month with a presentation for The Row.  Derek Lam, meanwhile, is going for a more intimate runway show at the Capitale ballroom in the Lower East Side for Fall 2010 — the venue can only accommodate half the number of people he hosted last season. [WWD]

>> After losing trademark rights to his name last June when he publicly sounded off against the label's owners, Alessandro Dell'Acqua is making a return to fashion with a new collection, dubbed N° 21.  The name comes from the designer's birthday on Dec. 21, and it's also his lucky number.

Dell'Acqua is taking advantage of the opportunity to start with a clean slate.  He told WWD: “I looked back at what I did in the past and decided to put the focus on wearable, every day clothes more than on eveningwear."

The first 80-piece collection, which spans dresses to knitwear to outerwear, will debut at the upcoming Fall 2010 Milan Fashion Week with a small runway show.