THE FASH PACK

According to Grazia, the Vivienne Westwood warehouse sale is happening on Friday 30th October, between 6.30pm-9pm, and Saturday 31st October, between 10am-4pm, at 30-40 Elcho Street in London.

News of the sale was revealed shortly after the iconic British designer, who is known to create outlandish couture clothing, spoke this weekend about how a prominent investor chose to back another designer over her in the early 1990s. With four clothing lines, accessories, custom bridal and eveningwear, and annual sales of about £225 million, we bet they’re regretting that now. “They could have made money with me. They lost it,” said Vivienne. To avoid making the same mistake, mark the date in your diary if you, like us, love the notorious Westwood for her elegance-meets-punk fashion.

The 3.1 Phillip Lim customer will always be youthful, probably, which makes flirty, abstract dresses like the above style, worn by Karlie Kloss, ideal. But there's something to be said for maturing, which Lim definitely did this season. Sure, maybe his woman wears her power suit with shorts, or trousers rolled to the ankle, but she has places to go either way.

And so it was grown-up clothing on the Lim runway, but not without the designer's signature whimsical touches. A floaty blouse was drenched with polka dots. A tuxedo jacket worn as a dress glittered with silver sequins. And as for this season's increasingly popular crocodile print, Lim chose to splash that with sequins, too.

With a selection of it girls (Leighton Meester, Alexa Chung, Olivia Thirlby) sitting front-row, Lim seems to have popularity under control. And we don't think a standout collection for spring can hurt, either.

See more images after the jump

American fashion designer, Narciso Rodriguez, whose clients include Salma Hayek, Claire Danes, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Rachel Weisz, has received the title of Mercedes-Benz Presents designer this season. This means that the German car manufacturer will underwrite and support Rodriguez’s up and coming collection scheduled to show at the Bryant Park Tent on September 15th.

“Narciso Rodriquez is a perfect choice to be the Mercedes-Benz Presents designer as his clothes are designed and executed with the same precision, structure and attention to detail as a Mercedes-Benz,” Fern Mallis, SVP of IMG Fashion, said.

“My Spring 2010 Collection was greatly influenced by the sculpture of Barbara Hepworth. The three dimensional and graphic shapes that are her work became a constant source of inspiration while I sketched and created the coming season,” Rodriquez said.

Maybe I'm in a retro mood after watching '(500) Days of Summer' this weekend, but I'm really loving Wundervoll, a cleverly crafted lingerie line with hints of art deco and a little bit of 'Mad Men'. The German brand, designed by Matthias Jaschke, recently launched in the US and should have a whole new crowd of followers soon.

This week, Jaschke tells The Fash Pack about his emphasis on quality and confidence, and when Carla Bruni can be helpful.

See Matthias Jaschke's Q&A after the jump

Ashley Olsen, who began her career as a 9-month old on Full House in ‘87, has been dubbed a fashion designer, actress and entrepreneur – becoming CEO of Dualstar, along with her twin sister, at just 18. Although, of all Ashely’s career paths, we all thought fashion was her true calling when she successfully established luxury brand, The Row, in 2006, and began co-designing at Elizabeth & James with Mary-Kate.

However, at just 23, it seems that ambitious Ashley may be looking for a new direction in life: “In the fashion world everyone is just really looking out for themselves. I don't know if I'll be designing this collection forever. A couple of years from now, I'm sure I'll want to do something else, and I'm not going to shy away from that. What if I just want to be an artist, or if I want to go back to acting? Which is not in the cards, but what if I wanted to do that?” says Ashley.