Fern Mallis’ Fashion Icon Book Celebrated at Saks

NEW YORK — “It was scary,” Michael Kors recalled when the ceiling collapsed at his 1990 fashion show in a loft. “Thank God no one was hurt. Fern was there. She rolls up her sleeves, looks at me and says, ‘We’ve got to do something.’” The incident motivated Fern Mallis to create New York Fashion Week. Kors and others in the crowd of 450 strolled down memory lane with Mallis Monday night at Saks Fifth Avenue, which held a book signing for her new book “Fashion Icons.” Almost 200 copies of the Rizzoli-published tome, a compendium of 19 of her “Fashion Icons” interviews at the 92nd Street Y, were sold. RELATED STORY: Saks Fifth Avenue Dedicates Windows to Fern Mallis >> “I was her first interview at the 92nd Street Y. It’s really a special place,” said Calvin Klein, who rarely takes interviews these days. “With Fern, who has been a friend for a long, long time, well before the CFDA, it was an easy thing to do.” “She’s a sweetheart with a lot of chutzpah,” said Tommy Hilfiger, who was also interviewed by Mallis at the Y. “She never takes no for an answer.” Ralph Lauren did say no to Mallis’ Y invitation, but she

Follow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

Read More...

from WWD » Purses & Pursenalities Holds Annual Luncheon http://ift.tt/1HSVt95
via IFTTT