Narciso Rodriguez

>> The Sundance Channel is on a mission to amp up their fashion coverage. They just launched Catwalk Countdown, a series of ten one-minute online videos highlighting designers like Erin Fetherston, Vena Cava, Lyn Devon, Chris Benz — Benz talks how he produces 98 percent of his collection within a two-block radius of his Manhattan studio, for instance — and now they're bringing back popular fashion documentarist Loic Prigent for a second season of his The Day Before series.

Prigent, who captured the likes of Sonia Rykiel, Proenza Schouler, Fendi, and Jean Paul Gaultier for the show's first season, is currently in New York, where he will film Alexander Wang, Diane von Furstenberg, Narciso Rodriguez, and Jeremy Scott each in the 36 hours leading up to their shows.  Prigent has been granted "full access," he told The Cut, "[because] we are discreet . . . [so designers] forget we are even there."

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Scheduled to debut on February 15, Narciso Rodrigues' fist online boutique is a collaboration with eBay and will sell a spring collection of eight pieces. Color blocked matte jersey dresses (in black, white, and red) and a denim suite from the lineup are reworked classics from the designer's ready-to-wear collection and cost considerably less—from $75 for a tee shirt to $350 for a reversible cotton coat.

Avon brand ambassador Reese Witherspoon showed her support for Avon by attending its Champions Who Change Women's Lives benefit in NYC. The actress always looks stellar, and her Narciso Rodriguez embroidered black and white silk dress was no exception. Simple drop earrings, a black patent clutch, ankle-strap sandals, and a warm smile are the perfect finishing touches.

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Is there ever a case when a smudgy under eye actually looks OK? If the technique is left in the hands of famed makeup artist and Shiseido’s artistic director, Dick Page, then the answer is yes. At Narcisco Rodriguez's show, the models wore smudged eye makeup with minimal foundation. It was a look reminiscent of the popular smoky eye, but with the emphasis on warm, bronzy tones and a next-day quality. By pairing with a contrasting cool, flat mauve lip, the look was spared from a strung-out effect. To create a slightly glossy finish and a wet base, Page used a fluffy brush to apply makeup remover around the eyes. Next, he blended Shiseido Luminizing Satin Eye Color ($25 each) in Squirrel and Cavern, and applied all along the eyes, into the lash lines. To finish these "dirty looking eyes," he extended the color up into the lids. Most impressive? It's a completely mascara- and liner-free look. I can handle that.

Like many other designers we've seen this season, Narciso Rodriguez softened up his collection for spring 2010.

Jessica Alba caused a media frenzy as she took her seat in the front row—looking great in a black sequin mini dress, her hair blond and slicked back into a low knot. Other notable faces in attendance at the Tent in Bryant Park included Isabel and Ruben Toledo, Emmy Rossum and Courtney Love.

As the first two looks came out—dripping in gauzy layers of black and white—it was evident Rodriguez planned to leave fall's tough futurism behind him. The clothes remain sculptural (through complicated stitching techniques and arty cut-outs) but with a new freedom for the body to move.

Although the collection was full of standout pieces (a white bubble dress, a black mesh tank/skirt combo and cropped jackets to name a few) the last three looks—modern evening gowns, short in the front and long in the back—hit a high note as they floated delicately along the runway.