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The Lorick Lady Loves Chandeliers and Cake for Spring 2009
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The Lorick Lady Loves Chandeliers and Cake for Spring 2009

>> Abigail Lorick's Spring 2009 Lorick collection will be appearing on an episode of Gossip Girl shortly for public consumption, but first, she staged a presentation today, because let's face it — seeing clothes on TV isn't the same as seeing clothes in real life.
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In Limbo

>> Abigail Lorick's Spring 2009 Lorick collection will be appearing on an episode of Gossip Girl shortly for public consumption, but first, she staged a presentation today, because let's face it — seeing clothes on TV isn't the same as seeing clothes in real life.

What a presentation it was — a whole floor occupied by seven different elaborate pastiches — "After the Storm," "Demolition Party," "A Room of One's Own," "Overgrown Garden," "Bedroom Disaster" — and my favorite two: the chandelier and TV-laden "In Limbo," and the saccharine "Cake Coma." The set design was amazing, and slightly reminiscent of a presentation Vena Cava did a couple of years back — but nevermind. This one was better.

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Lorick is Lovely
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Lorick is Lovely

The process of curating an impeccable experience is what gets you paid the bug bucks in the land of cultural creatives.
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The process of curating an impeccable experience is what gets you paid the bug bucks in the land of cultural creatives. Being able to evoke the here and now even while clearly stating that this is your aesthetic is a skill that everyone wants but few have. Abigail Lorick clearly has it. Her Spring 2009 collection is an impressive demonstration of her grasp of the new louche pretty young thing. The scenes gave the clothing a chance to come out as as a lifestyle and not just good styling.

 

The classic dichotomies of Uptown versus Downtown, good girl versus bad girl, City versus Country, all come out to play. The inability to settle on one particular identity for us marks the kind of entitled and extended adolescence to which an entire generation strives (or rebels depending on how much you embrace the Organization Kid). It is the give and take of this struggle that helps define the Lorick experience even as it ultimately settles on a kind of sophisticated adulthood that its giggling enjoyment belies.

Her rich use of textiles for us was most impressive. Duchess satin for spring is adventurous and exciting. The use of greens was punchy against both pastoral and urban backgrounds. Tea and day dresses felt a little bit like dress up but as long as we have tea and cake we won't complain a bit. Please Click Here to enjoy our full slide show of the collection.

 

For Lorick, It Pays To Gossip
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For Lorick, It Pays To Gossip

>> For emerging designers, there are many routes to success — toting samples around in a suitcase a la Alexander Wang and Marc Jacobs, or you could just get your entire first collection on Gossip Girl, like Abigail Lorick.
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>> For emerging designers, there are many routes to success — toting samples around in a suitcase a la Alexander Wang and Marc Jacobs, or you could just get your entire first collection on Gossip Girl, like Abigail Lorick.

Placement on such a buzzed-about show has landed her Lorick collection mentions in everywhere from Elle to WWD to Teen Vogue, and for her first New York Fashion Week presentation this September, she's keeping it all in the family: Gossip Girl stars Leighton Meester, Blake Lively, and Taylor Momsen are all expected to make appearances, and the show's costume designer, Eric Daman, is working with Abigail on the Spring 2009 collection.

If you can't make it to the fashion week presentation, you're in luck — ten pieces of the Spring 2009 collection will debut on Gossip Girl a week later as "Eleanor Waldorf's runway collection" — presumptively in the same fashion week episode Michael Kors is appearing in.  Kudos to Abigail for building such buzz around her label so quickly — but it will be interested to see if it has legs on its own — the show can't go on forever, after all.
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I Want This Wardrobe: Gossip Girl
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I Want This Wardrobe: Gossip Girl

Hello girls, Gossip Girl fan here.
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Hello girls, Gossip Girl fan here. As usual, S and B are dressed to kill in this week's episode — they have the van der Woodsen and Waldorf names to live up to, after all. But even Little J got in on the action, and between the three of them, designers like Catherine Malandrino, Phillip Lim, and Milly were worn and then cast aside. Ah, to live the Upper East Side high life...but wait, maybe we still can! I've got the lowdown on how to get all three girl's looks, so check them out: they're definitely more obtainable than you thought.

Oh, and don't forget to take our Gossip Girl quiz and Geek's Gossip Girl Tech quiz!

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Designer Spotlight: Lorick
Designer Spotlight

Designer Spotlight: Lorick

Abigail Lorick has quite the life of highlights.
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Abigail Lorick has quite the life of highlights. She's been a Ford model, and now, before the first collection for her new label Lorick is even out of the gates, it has already landed a spot on our new fave "Gossip Girl,".

This week on the show, Blair Waldorf's mother, a designer and dead ringer for a younger Carolina Herrera, will debut a runway collection of her "designs" — which are in actuality all of Lorick's creations. So take note, ladies, and if you like what you see...you know where to find it.

Lorick will be available online exclusively on Gargyle.com starting November 30.


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