"People keep getting married and kids keep turning 13," said James Mischka. "We just did pretty clothes that people want to wear." In other words, Badgley Mischka ignored today s apocalyptic headlines and stuck to what they know for pre-fall: bead, paillette, and feather-dusted cocktail dresses and gowns, plus a few new cocktail suits (made, the designers said, at their customers requests). A sequined tank dress sashed high on the waist and a ruffled halter gown in the must-have shade of marigold were two highlights.
