So, G-STAR, the Dutch denim company that's been working hard to do the Andy Warhol -- bringing the high & the low together -- in the fashion world lately, has been a part of NY Fashion Week for a bit now.
They have established this thing called the "RAW icon" where they bring in a celebrity to add a "surprise element" to their show.
A year ago, they had Dennis Hopper read a poem at the end of the show. Random, yes.
Last season, they brought on Heather Graham and Alan Cumming to introduce the United Nations' Millennium Campaign, namely the End Poverty 2015. Their official press release said "G-Star Raw is proud to announce its partnership with the United Nations Millennium Campaign to jointly raise awareness for the Millennium Development Goals during New York Fashion Week." ...And announce they did. But whether they did anything further, i.e. donating any dinero, to the project to end global poverty by 2015 is unknown.
This year, the honorary icon was Benicio del Toro. Like Hopper a year before, he came on runway at the end of the show to read a poem.
What I wanna know is, what exactly did he add to the show?
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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