"As I always say, if you re not a Furstenberg, you re a Lastenberg." That was James Corden, who was a hit as host of last night s CFDA Awards. Under Diane von Furstenberg s watch, the ceremony and its guest list have gotten ever more A-list. There has been an evolution at her label recently, too. Michael Herz, who was installed as artistic director last year, is a savvy interpreter of the brand s codes. It s safe to say that it s never looked more "Furstenberg" than it has since he took over. Cases in point at this morning s Resort presentation were the black-and-white patchwork maxi skirt and pussy-bow blouse and a floral-print jumpsuit, both of which followed the same languid, 70s lines of Karlie Kloss knockout DVF dress at the CFDAs. Other pieces worth highlighting included a marinière-stripe, floor-length T-shirt dress in the company s popular stretch jersey, and a zebra-stripe trench backed in the same jersey "for comfort." In Herz s mind, ease is just as essential to the DVF DNA as disco-era glamour. Watching Von Furstenberg work the room at the Awards last night in a printed dress that spilled off one shoulder, you could see where he was coming from.
