The runway show, a benefit for the Nathan Adelson Hospice, displayed to great advantage the designers' canny creations. Featured were dozens of glamorous new designs, several of which were greeted with applause from the audience. Their sophisticated, streamlined designs have been paraded past Oscar and Emmy audiences on the backs of Sharon Stone, Cameron Diaz, Jessica Lange, Winona Ryder, Mira Sorvino and Ashley Judd. Badgley Mischka designs have been featured on the covers of Vogue and Women's Wear Daily and on racks at Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus. Hosted by Phyllis McGuire and presented by Neiman Marcus, the show displayed a satisfyingly consistent glamour in both day and evening wear.
Skirt lengths are fairly classic, with most falling just above or just below the knee.
The designers favor drapey fabrics and unstructured patterns, many with transparent panels and some skin-revealing, but still tasteful, cutouts. Accessories include matching jeweled bags and shoes, also created by Badgley Mischka. This new line reflects the way modern women tend to dress, with fewer defined rules about what's day wear and what's night wear. But we find that every woman wants to look beautiful and glamorous at some point, and if they can be elegant while they're at the office in day clothes, we can provide that with many of these new designs. James Mischka agrees.