Her Reputation Precedes Her

Freja opened the Y-3 show last night and her "performance" is causing quite a stir. The show was a fun, laser light spectacle with fun being the operative word.

"I've done this job for 28 years and sometimes I feel like I've done everything," explained Mr. Yamamoto backstage. "This time I said to myself, Yohji, you must have fun!"

The show, which was an ode to masked heroes like Zorro, ended with Yohji fighting and beating a male model, only to be knocked down to the floor by Freja. I guess knightess in shining armor is something we should now add to her resume. :)

Anyway, check out what some press are saying about it:

fibre2fashion: The show closed with a bang and the superhero theme came full circle as Mr. Yamamoto and a masked male model duked it out in front of the audience. Yamamoto emerged as the winner after the hardcore scuffle. That is, until tough-as-nails supermodel Freja Beha knocked the designer back down to the ground.

Racked: Finale! Yohji Yamamoto just practiced self defense in a laser circle, taking down a male model but beat by Freja Beha Erichsen. Of course.

Telegraph: And he even staged a mock “fight” where he felled a male model with a katate (sic) kick, but was then knocked down by a feisty supermodel, Freja Beha.

I guess her tough, androgynous reputation is well known, but in this instance I don't mind. So surprise number 1 of fashion week has already happened with this comical spectacle. I wonder what other surprises are in store for us? You know Freja always has a few up her sleeve every fahsion week. Whether they're good (like this one) or bad (like missing Paris fashion week) they definitely keep us all interested.

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Marc Jacobs? Maybe Not...

Casting rumors are rampant about the upcoming Marc Jacobs show. TI started the speculation that Marc was taking it to the streets to cast his show. Now, NY Mag chimes in with some more news:

"We're told he wants all the girls to look like Jamie Bochert, and that casting agents may have had a difficult time finding a whole army of them. The girls in the running to be in the show are models with model proportions and signed with agencies, but the Jacobs team may have looked on the street, as well. So the cast of models is likely to be entirely unknown girls."

I wonder what this means for Freja, who has never missed walking in a Marc Jacobs show since the SS06 season. The Marc cast is always very large though. Usually upwards of 40 girls, so despite the street casting and Jaime Bochert lookalikes, we might still see a few models. It would be a shame to see the streak end. Come on Michelle Lee, don't let us down!

New York Underway

She didn't disappoint! Freja walked in the Alexander Wang show earlier tonight.

Looking as formidable as ever, Freja was the third girl out after Natalia and Iselin. Not bad shoes to follow, right? Discounting her absence at Rag & Bone yesterday, it's good to know that some things are still predictable and constant. Kind of brings me a peace of mind amid all the unrelenting craziness that is fashion week. With so many new model faces to learn, names to remember and new collections to browse, it's just reassuring to know that you can count on certain things to happen. Like my favorite model walking in the NY show I always look forward to the most.

Now let's see if my other predictions for shows walked come true....

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Alexander Live

Don't forget, Alexander Wang is live streaming his show today at 5pm EST (in about 2 hours). You can watch it at SHOWstudio, or if you're in New York you can watch it as it's projected onto the massive screen outside the American Eagle Outfitters at 46th and Broadway. For other shows doing live streams that Freja could possibly walk in, refer to this old post.

So as you all know by now, Freja did not walk in Rag & Bone yesterday night. But neither did a lot of regulars like Coco, Lily, Stam, Sheila, Maryna and Karolin. The direction of the casting went a lot younger and fresher, which I feel is inevitable for a brand expanding and getting as much hype as R&B is getting. Anyway, we'll just have to see if Freja shows up for Alex's show.

I have a gut feeling that she might be taking this season a little easy. And good for her if she is, because she obviously needs the break. 2009 was a busy year for her in terms of print work and runway work. She also traveled with Karl, seemingly everywhere he went, all over the world. So I wouldn't blame her for wanting to be more relaxed and selective about her runway work now. Especially seeing as some of her other peers are doing the same thing (Lily, Lara, Stam, Sasha). Hopefully we'll see her today, and then I think we'll only see her at Marc on Monday, Derek, Marc by Marc and Narciso on Tuesday, and Michael on Wednesday. Maybe another surprise show somewhere, but I really think that will be it, and I feel like I'm even being too hopeful here.

What do you think? Bets on what shows she walks in? On whether she shows up in NY again? On whether she makes it to London this season? On whether she disappears like she did during SS08 and SS09? I hope not because she'll be leaving lots of fans disappointed.

Surprises Keep Coming

EDIT: Nevermind, I got a little excited. Freja did not walk the show, so now we wait for Rag & Bone.

And here I thought Freja's first show in NY would be Rag & Bone later today. Well, I've been completely wrong and it looks like that will be her third (hopefully). Her first was Hexa by Kuho on Wednesday. Her second was most likely the Yigal Azrouel show earlier today, judging by the model board.

We won't know for sure until runway photos surface, but things are looking pretty good so far. As always, I've come to expect lots of surprises when it comes to fashion week.

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