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She's the star
of "Swimfan," the Number One movie in America, playing a twisted
teenage stalker, but you may still not know her name. She's the girl who
made such a splash in "Traffic" last year, playing Michael
Douglas' drug-addicted daughter, but her name may still escape you. She'll
be seen next 
opposite
Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon in the raucous comedy "The Banger
Sisters"; perhaps by the time that movie reaches theaters in late
September, you'll know that the beautiful blonde's name is Erika
Christensen. But if you don't know her name even then, that's okay with
her.
"It's a game. There are barriers to overcome and goals to achieve and
every step of the way is fun," the 20-year-old ingenue says with a
wide grin. And considering her age, Christensen has plenty of time to
become a household name, a goal she seems destined to achieve.
In fact, her budding celebrity is something that Christensen has already
come to appreciate, embracing the glare of the spotlight because it makes
her think about just what sort of person she wants to show to the world.
"It's good [to be recognized]. It keeps me in line. I don't really
drink so that's not usually a problem. People probably look at me and
think I'm drunk, though, because you get me on the dance floor and I kind
of go crazy!" she confesses. "But it's just good, it's a nice
way to have you be forced into becoming the person you would like yourself
to be."
Christensen, who began her acting career back when she was just a
pre-teen, also admits that she has a serious plan for making it big in the
high stakes world of Hollywood.
"I'm really dedicated and focused and I have a lot of
self-discipline," she says, sounding like a seasoned professional
rather than a girl who hasn't yet celebrated her 21st birthday. But like
most young people, she still does have some bad habits that she is looking
to break as she enters into adulthood (and stardom).
"I just feel like there are things about me that I'd like to change.
I know it's possible to do that and whatever I can't change, be happy
with. I sometimes procrastinate and that's not something that I'm proud
of. And then there are those times where I really just side-step things
and I don't think that's how to deal with things," Christensen
frankly reveals.
New York's Fashion Week, taking place in the tents at Bryant Park ,
has seen the likes of supermodels, celebs and designers taking their bows.
One former model who made the grade, but probably didn't want to, is the
Diva of Domesticity herself, Martha Stewart.
Designer Kenneth Cole always opens his show with a film espousing his
politically correct mores.
Usually humorous, this season's recapped some headlines from the past
year, ultimately encouraging the remembrance of the Sept. 11 terror
attacks.
The word "believe" was followed by images of Martin Luther King,
Jr. The word "decline," shown on a credit card approval machine,
was followed by images of Enron's Ken Lay and the Queen of Clean, Martha
Stewart.
OOOO-LA-LA!!
O
pened this morning at 4, rue de Grenelle in the
fashion heart of the Left Bank is Sonia Rykiel Woman -- according to
Rykiel Artistic Director Nathalie Rykiel this store and its products are
" very complementary to the other Rykiel lines, but it's a totally
new concept, that's never been done in Paris, or the world."
So what's so new about this store? For starters, it's all about the three
ideas of "woman, sensuality, pleasure - for a woman who is
liberated." This translates into simple but luxurious pieces such as
pashmina dressing gowns, a ruffled and beribboned mohair and silk bed
jacket smart enough to be worn to the chicest restaurant and simple fine
cashmere sweaters in a variety of colors. Rabbit fur is knitted into ultra
light gilets and huge throws in pink, black, brown and plum. Skinny ribbed
tops that have lingerie details like lace straps have an intricate and
imperceptible construction that means they can do the job of expensive
underwear yet "can be worn as outerwear too."
So far, so sensual, so what about the pleasure? Featherlight cashmere is
only so exciting. A clue to the store's extra aspect is found in the
vaguely boudoiresque windows. Pink marabou and a revolving angel with a
"do not disturb" sign covering her privates appear behind a
windowpane striped with black lines and the warning "Interdit aux
Mineurs" -- "No Children Allowed."
Downstairs, pashminas aside, is a display of hand mirrors. On top of each
is a sex toy - vibrating "lipstick," a vibrating sponge, that
infamous rabbit-eared vibrator that Charlotte became addicted to in
"Sex and the City."
Rykiel dismisses any potential shocked reactions with characteristic
insouciance, "You can buy a sweater or a robe or a candle or a
vibrator, why not? After all, it's only a toy!" To add that extra
element of luxury each purchase comes in a rather desirable drawstring
black satin bag lined in pink with a little diamante SR at the bottom
corner.
Sniggering aside, it's a time of expansion for the Rykiel empire which has
regained a certain cachet in the last three years. The brand's third Sonia
Rykiel store in the US will open in Coral Gables, Miami at the end of
October followed, in early December, by the first stand-alone UK store on
Brook St in London's Mayfair.
Women's Wear
&Textile Shows
for Oct.-Nov. 2002
Please contact the show before going in case of date
changes or cancellations.
Oct. 6-8, Wethersfield,
Ct. Woman's Wear Show
rep@gis.net
Oct. 7-9, Las Vegas Int'l
Lingerie Show
www.spectrade.com
Oct. 8,
Underfashion Club..Lyon & European report
www.underfashionclub.org
Oct. 14,
Columbus Day
Oct. 17-19, Atlanta, Ga.Women's Wear Show
jim137@adelphia.net
Oct. 18-20, Denver Co. Woman's Wear Show
wwj2@qwest.net
Oct. 19-21, Marlboro, Ma. Woman's Wear
Show
rep@gis.net
Oct. 19-22, Chicago Women's Wear
Show
phaq420@aol.com
Oct. 19-21, Kansas City Woman's Wear Show,
rpwebb@earthlink.net
Oct. 19-21, Seattle Wa. Women's Wear Show
bturnerrep@hotmail.com
Oct. 24-27, Dallas Apparel Market
rickbtx@attbi.com
Oct. 26-28, Billings, Montana, Woman's Wear
Show
(801)
272-1972
Oct. 27,
Daylight Savings
Oct. 31,
Halloween
Oct.31-Nov.3, Toronto, Canada. Everything to do with
Sex
www.everythingtodowithsex.com
Nov. 1-5, Los Angeles Fashion Week /
Intimate Occasion
Salon www.californiamart.com
Nov. 3-5,
Intimate
Apparel Salon Show, @ the Millenium
Broadway, New York. cbigman@aol.com
Nov. 3-5, Detroit, Mi. Women's
Wear Show
jefftom@aol.com
Nov 3-4, Los Angeles Shoe
Show
www.californiamart.com
Nov. 4-8, New
York Market Week
info@mcpeteinc.com
Nov. 5,
Election Day
Nov. 8-10, Albuquerque, NM. Woman's Wear
Show
fametime@aol.com
Nov. 11, Veteran's
Day
Nov. 28,
Thanksgiving
Nov. 30,
Hanukkah
For
Complete listing of shows for 2002 click here
For
Publishers Biography, Click Here
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