<![CDATA[Timeline]]> <![CDATA[1961]]> 234 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0001/1677/TIMELINE_EISENTHOWER.jpg <![CDATA[October 1961 - Libra]]> Isaac is born under the sign of Libra to Zeke and Sarah Mizrahi. They live in Brooklyn. (Isaac shares his birthday with President Dwight Eisenhower)

]]> <![CDATA[1967]]> 232 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/6298/1967_06_tosir.jpg <![CDATA[June 1967 - To Sir with Love]]> Isaac goes to the movies for the first time and sees “To Sir with Love” with his Aunt Sandy

]]> <![CDATA[1968]]> 233 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1940/1968_03_baby01.jpg <![CDATA[March 1968 - outcast]]> Isaac recalls on his childhood, “I felt like a total outcast. I used to just sit and make these puppets and watch a lot of television and a lot of movies on television. My mother was really worried about me. Everybody was worried about me.”

]]> 231 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1935/1968_08_baby02.jpg <![CDATA[August 1968 - Wow!]]> Isaac recalls for the first time thinking, “Wow! That looks GOOD!” His mother was wearing a white blazer and, “these giant crystal pleated pants.”

]]> 230 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1930/1968_09_funnygirl.jpg <![CDATA[September 1968 - Funny Girl]]> Isaac sees what he calls the most formative movie of his childhood, Funny Girl. He and his family have dinner at Patricia Murphy’s restaurant following the showing at the Ziegfeld Theater.

]]> 229 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1925/1968_11_freud.jpg <![CDATA[October 1968 - shrink]]> “I saw a shrink in 1st grade. It was really great. It meant a half-day less of school and I’d get to spend time with my mother for the trip to the doctor in Gramercy Park.”-I.M.

]]> <![CDATA[1969]]> 227 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/6308/1969_07_puppet_punch.jpg <![CDATA[July 1969 - puppets]]> Isaac writes, composes, and makes costumes for puppet shows he stages at home.

]]> 228 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1920/1969_11_baby3_sisters.jpg <![CDATA[November 1969 - sisters]]> Isaac recalls his sisters’ style was built around Loehmann’s, Lord & Taylor and craft stores.

]]> <![CDATA[1972]]> 224 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1905/1970_04_singer_machine.jpg <![CDATA[July 1972 - Singer Sewing]]> At age 11, while vacationing for the summer with his family in New Jersey, Isaac visits a Singer Sewing store in a local mall, because he “liked being around notions.” With money saved from babysitting, Isaac buys his first sewing machine. A second-hand 1920’s Singer. It was $30.

]]> 225 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/7127/1972_11_shetland.jpg <![CDATA[November 1972 - first "collection"]]> Isaac sews his first “collection.” A double-faced skirt and matching stole for his mother. It was rust and ivory Shetland wool. She wore it proudly. Isaac says it was a “disaster.”

]]> <![CDATA[1973]]> 223 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/6318/1973_09_rabbi.jpg <![CDATA[September 1973]]> About studying at Yeshiva of Flatbush, Isaac remembers, “I didn’t want to be studying those things. I wanted to be drawing or painting or sewing. I did not fit in at all. I was so different from the rest of the students.”

]]> <![CDATA[1974]]> 220 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0001/1682/TIMELINE_PERFARTSBUILDING.jpg <![CDATA[May 1974 - Sheila Kanowitz]]> Isaac’s favorite teacher, Sheila Kanowitz, encourages Isaac to attend the Performing Arts High School.

]]> 221 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1895/1974_09_highschool.jpg <![CDATA[September 1974 - Performing Arts High School]]> At 13, Isaac starts at the Performing Arts High School. “It was a setting free… I was overweight fat, acne, horrible – so I thought, ok, look. Starve. Never eat again. And I didn’t, at least not for a year. I lost about 75 pounds.”-I.M.

]]> 222 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1900/1974_10_scissors.jpg <![CDATA[October 1974 - Bar Mitzvah]]> Isaac’s father, who he describes as “encouraging” gives Isaac a pair of scissors for his Bar Mitzvah. They are engraved with his name.

]]> <![CDATA[1976]]> 218 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1880/1976_09_chicago_gwen.jpg <![CDATA[September 1976 - Gwen Verden]]> Isaac waits outside the stage door to meet Gwen Verden following a matinee performance of Chicago. The actress takes a young Isaac to Joe Allen for coffee.

]]> <![CDATA[1977]]> 219 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1885/1975_06_studio54.jpg <![CDATA[June 1977 - Studio 54]]> Isaac is making his own designs to wear to places like Studio 54.

]]> <![CDATA[1978]]> 217 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/2812/timeline_photo.jpg <![CDATA[March 1978 - IS New York]]> Isaac and his partner Sarah Haddad Cheney (also his neighbor) start a clothing business called IS New York. The line is sold at stores including Off Broadway and Lonia.

]]> <![CDATA[1979]]> 213 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1865/1979_06_graduation.jpg <![CDATA[June 1979 - Performing Arts High School]]> Isaac graduates from Performing Arts High School. Mizrahi still looks back on high school as “my best years – I enjoyed myself so much at that school.”

]]> 216 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1875/1979_09_parsons.jpg <![CDATA[September 1979 - Parson's School of Design]]> Isaac starts classes at Parson’s School of Design. Recalls his teacher Maria Laveris, “Isaac would have been a gift to any teacher…. Even if he didn’t turn out to be so well known, he’s the kind of student you would not forget, because he’s a dream, both his character and his ability were outstanding.”

]]> <![CDATA[1980]]> 214 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1870/1980_05_fame.jpg <![CDATA[May 1980 - Fame]]> Isaac plays “Touchstone” in the Alan Parker-directed film version of Fame.

]]> <![CDATA[1981]]> 212 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1860/1981_03_perryellis.jpg <![CDATA[March 1981 - Perry Ellis]]> Isaac begins working with Perry Ellis. “He was my master. Without knowing it, he was my mentor. He was incredible.”

]]> <![CDATA[1982]]> 210 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1850/1982_04_award.jpg <![CDATA[April 1982 - Outstanding]]> For his design of a striped linen pinafore and a checked linen dress, Isaac is named one of the eight Outstanding Student Designers at Parson’s Fashion Critics Award Show. Judges included Calvin Klein, Donna Karen, and Oscar De la Renta.

]]> 211 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1855/1982_09_calvin.jpg <![CDATA[September 1982 - Calvin Klein]]> Isaac begins working for Calvin Klein. “I spent the time floating around with very few responsibilities, but Calvin was great, too. I learned a lot about tailoring, about eliminating. I got to observe someone in his prime. ”

]]> <![CDATA[1986]]> 209 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/6353/1986_09_bergdorf_goodman.gif <![CDATA[September 1986 - Bergdorf Goodman ]]> Bergdorf Goodman’s buys Isaac’s first collection of clothes at age 25.

]]> <![CDATA[1987]]> 208 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1840/1987_06_earlylabel.jpg <![CDATA[August 1987 - Isaac Mizrahi New York]]> After leaving Calvin Klein, in June 1987 Isaac and partner, Sarah Haddad-Cheney, pooled $50,000 each and opened Isaac Mizrahi New York . They rented a loft on Greene Street in SoHo, for which Isaac painted the walls and built the tables himself.

]]> 206 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1820/1987_09_1stshow.jpg <![CDATA[September 1987 - first fashion show]]> In “Women’s Wear Daily” Isaac says of his collection, “I want to use elements of eveningwear and apply them to daywear. I think resort clothes should look like dressed-up Christmas clothes. Women want more than just a beaded cashmere sweater and pants.”

]]> <![CDATA[1988]]> 205 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1810/1988_coverup_yellow.jpg <![CDATA[February 1988 - Harper's Bazaar]]> Harper’s Bazaar feature’s Isaac’s coat as “the Newest, Grandest After-Dark Accessory.”

]]> 204 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1800/1988_04_shoes_pink_manolo.jpg <![CDATA[April 1988 - Fall Collection]]> For his Fall 1988 Collection, Isaac asked Manolo Blahnik to design a “Hush Puppy-type” shoe.

]]> 275 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/7193/1988_01_audrey.jpg <![CDATA[May 1988 - Audrey Hepburn]]> Richard Avedon photographed Audrey Hepburn in Isaac Mizrahi for Revlon. Kevin Aucoin did the makeup. Isaac, just 25 years old at the time, recalls, “[Avedon] treated me like Balenciaga. It was incredible.”

]]> 276 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/7601/1988_05_itspants.jpg <![CDATA[May 1988 - The inspiration]]> Wendy Goodman in New York Magazine, “The inspiration for his first collection was King Lear,” says Isaac Mizrahi. “I love the sense of the cold, of people wrapped in layers of woolens.” But the clothes he showed were thoroughly modern, the models wrapped not in blankets but in glamour and youthful sophistication.”

]]> 203 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1790/1988_12_20dollars.jpg <![CDATA[December 1988 - foreshadowing]]> Talk about foreshadowing, Isaac tells Us, “There’s nothing chicer to me than a woman who can wear a $2,000 cashmere coat with a $20 T-Shirt.”

]]> <![CDATA[1989]]> 195 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/6333/1989_02_CFDA.jpg <![CDATA[February 1989 - CFDA Award]]> Isaac is awarded the CFDA’s Perry Ellis Emerging Talent Award. “The most vivid memory I have of my first fashion show, to which everyone in the fashion world mysteriously showed up: I remember the 20 or so minutes the first show lasted, I was in another world. I was so intensely concentrated on the girls. I was so focused on making them look beautiful. I never noticed the show go by. I recollect nothing except the show ending and the applause.” – Isaac

]]> 201 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1760/1989_04_fall1989.jpg <![CDATA[April 1989 - major force]]> Bloomingdale’s Kal Ruttenstein observes, “Isaac’s moved into the big league – he’s a major force in American sportswear.”

]]> 202 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1775/1989_04_W_tartan.jpg <![CDATA[April 1989 - King Arthur]]> Isaac on Fall 1989: “At the time I was fascinated with the feral, mythological past of the British isles – the history of King Arthur – so I decided to do a collection using that idea. It occurred to me that the sexiest thing might be if a woman pulled on her husband’s kilt when she came out of bed to cover herself, like how sometimes a girl might wear her husband’s coat or pajamas or something. So I did a sketch of a full, strapless dress that looked like a kilt.”

]]> 196 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1730/1989_07_mag_vogue_sequins.jpg <![CDATA[July 1989 - Sequin]]> Saying, “Sequin is my middle name,” Isaac’s little brown dress makes it to Vogue.

]]> 199 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1745/1989_09_vogue_liza.jpg <![CDATA[September 1989 - armor]]> Isaac says his “aluminum-colored sequin dress is for a knight in the city. It weighs an ounce but looks like armor.”

]]> 194 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1715/1989_12_vogue_cover_paulina.jpg <![CDATA[December 1989 - Vogue Cover]]> Isaac’s White peau de soie wings grace the cover of Vogue.

]]> <![CDATA[1990]]> 185 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/7223/1990_02_CFDA_logo.jpg <![CDATA[February 1990 - CFDA Designer of the Year]]> Isaac is named CFDA Designer of the Year.

]]> 191 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1710/1990_02_vogue_balloons.jpg <![CDATA[February 1990 - Vogue cover]]> It’s black and white Isaac for the Vogue cover.

]]> 187 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1695/1990_07_vogue_cindy.jpg <![CDATA[July 1990 - Vogue]]> Cindy Crawford explodes in hot pink Isaac on the Vogue cover.

]]> <![CDATA[1991]]> 177 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1660/1991_03_ad_workspace.jpg <![CDATA[April 1991 - peak inside]]> Isaac launches an ad campaign featuring a peak inside his workspace. The revolutionary, documentary-style ads were shot by Nick Waplington.

]]> 176 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1655/1991_04_time_totemdress.jpg <![CDATA[April 1991 - Fall Collection]]> Isaac shows his Fall 1991 Collection. Of the collection, Mirabella writes, “with his Totem pole dress – the showstopper of his collection – Mizrahi pays homage to the native American period. He also shows control over his craft. The dress is a flamboyant piece, entirely hand-embroidered; but at the same time, it has a simple, refined shape. Mizrahi manages to make something flashy without a stitch of tackiness” The Totem poll dress later glams up the cover of Time Magazine.

]]> 180 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1670/1991_baryshnikov.jpg <![CDATA[July 1991 - Cutting Up]]> Isaac designs costumes for Cutting Up, Twyla Tharp’s duet with Mikhail Baryshnikov

]]> 181 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1675/1991_robe_mairakalman.jpg <![CDATA[July 1991 - Maira]]> Isaac’s 1991 Spa Collection features the artwork of Maira Kalman. “Her work is in a complete world of it’s own – it entrances me. I had this idea after I visited her studio that I wanted some fabric with a naïve, hand-painted look – almost like something a child would do. I tried it myself but I can’t draw that way. So I called Maira.”-I.M.

]]> 178 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1665/1991_08_demi_preg.jpg <![CDATA[August 1991 - Vanity Fair]]> Ready to drop at any minute, Demi Moore famously wears Isaac on pages of Vanity Fair.

]]> 183 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1680/1991_11_W_raingcoat.jpg <![CDATA[November 1991 - Spring Collection]]> Isaac shows his Spring 1991 Collection. Isaac makes the raincoat of the season, says W Magazine.

]]> 184 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1685/1991_12_dress_colorful_plaid.jpg <![CDATA[December 1991 - happy]]> In New York Magazine, Isaac notes, “These are irresistibly happy clothes. The kind that you take away on vacation. Then, when you get home and look at the pictures, you think, is that me? These designs are like a hoedown with Latin American dance steps.”

]]> <![CDATA[1992]]> 174 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1650/1992_04_mag_vogue_groupshot.jpg <![CDATA[April 1992 - Vogue Anniversary]]> Isaac designs for the 100th Anniversary issue of “Vogue”. The cover features all the biggest names…Cindy, Naomi, Linda, Claudia, Niki, and Christy. Photographer Patrick Demarchelier notes of the shoot, “once they were all together, it was really a very easy shoot. They were on their best behavior – after all, the competition was all there.”

]]> 173 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1645/1992_11_met_costumeinst.jpg <![CDATA[1992]]> Met Costume Institute Exhibition

]]> 169 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1640/1992_12_lizalive.jpg <![CDATA[December 1992 - Live from Radio City]]> Isaac designs the stage costumes for Liza Minnelli’s “Live from Radio City” television concert. His work earns him an Emmy Award nomination.

]]> <![CDATA[1993]]> 168 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1635/1993_03_isaac_sandra_fur.jpg <![CDATA[March 1993 - Bazaar]]> Isaac appears in a Bazaar feature with his good friend Sandra Bernhard.

]]> 166 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1625/1993_11_cocacola_claudia.jpg <![CDATA[November 1993 - Spring Collection]]> Isaac shows his Spring 1994 Collection. Naomi, Niki, Cindy, Linda, Kate, and Veronica grace the runway. One highlight…dresses made from recycled Coke cans.

]]> 167 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1630/1993_11_mag_bazaar_christy.jpg <![CDATA[November 1993 - Bazaar]]> Wearing Isaac, Christy Turlington shines on the cover of Bazaar.

]]> <![CDATA[1994]]> 160 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1603/1994_04_fall1994_shalomhat.jpg <![CDATA[April 1994 - Fall Collection]]> Isaac shows his Fall 1994 Collection. Elle notes, “Isaac Mizrahi’s award winning approach to design is based on a reverence for the 20th century’s best designs, yet his work is distinctly grounded in innovation. This play of contrasts – the classical, the functional, and the dramatically new – is a signature of “NEW AMERICAN CLASSICISM.”

]]> 156 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1588/1994_05_cover_aids.jpg <![CDATA[May 1994 - honored]]> Isaac is honored by the California Industry Friends of AIDS Project Los Angeles at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.

]]> 161 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1608/1994_08_cadillac.jpg <![CDATA[August 1994 - Cadillac Award]]> Isaac is presented with Cadillac’s Award of Excellence for American Design.

]]> 158 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1598/1994_10_mag_vogue_bluesequins.jpg <![CDATA[October 1994 - Vogue]]> Isaac’s sequins and knits add sparkle and warmth to Vogue.

]]> 162 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1615/1994_spring1995_goldgown.jpg <![CDATA[November 1994 - Spring Collection]]> Isaac shows his Spring 1995 Collection. Elle observes, “Isaac Mizrahi approaches spring with a purity that’s rooted in classical notion of beauty and drama. But his pristine shapes and airy fabrics point the way to fashions future.”

]]> 163 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1620/1994_12_map_italy.jpg <![CDATA[December 1994 - Designer of the Year]]> Isaac is named Designer of the Year by the Italian Trade Commission.

]]> 157 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1593/1994_12_mag_vogue_brit.jpg <![CDATA[December 1994 - British Vogue]]> Isaac adds style to the cover of British Vogue.

]]> <![CDATA[1995]]> 153 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1578/1995_06_skirt_pink_nikitaylor.jpg <![CDATA[June 1995 - Pink]]> Isaac declares, “Pink is the new neutral. My favorite color of all time is coming into it’s own and finally the world understands it. What is says is, “Yes, I’m all woman – and I’m thoroughly in control.”

]]> 151 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1568/1995_08_unzipped.jpg <![CDATA[March 1995 - Unzipped]]> Unzipped premieres, winning the Audience Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. About the peak-inside documentary, Isaac says, “I like it as much as anyone can like an entire film about themselves.”

]]> 155 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1583/1995_11_spring1996.jpg <![CDATA[November 1995 - Spring Collection]]> Isaac’s collection for Spring 1996 is celebrated. Vanity Fair Fashion Editor Elizabeth Saltzman notes, “Isaac has the combination of all the qualities that make an American star. He knows the traditions and history of fashion, he is endlessly excited by creation, and he knows what the thoroughly modern women want and gives it to them.”

]]> 152 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1573/1995_12_vogue_spread.jpg <![CDATA[December 1995 - Vogue]]> Isaac is shot for a spread in Vogue by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz. An accompanying article (written by Sex & the City author Candace Bushnell) announces the debut of the IS**C line.

]]> <![CDATA[1996]]> 143 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1538/1996_01_nicole_kidman.jpg <![CDATA[January 1996 - Nicole Kidman]]> Nicole Kidman chooses a pale blue beaded Isaac gown for the 53rd Annual Golden Globes.

]]> 148 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1553/1996_01_tote_lv.jpg <![CDATA[January 1996 - Louis Vuitton]]> To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Louis Vuitton’s LV Monogram, Isaac designs a tote bag for the famed company.

]]> 149 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1558/1996_03_fall96_pinkjumpsuit.jpg <![CDATA[March 1996 - Fall Collection]]> Isaac shows his Fall 1996 Collection. Highlights include a hot pink jumpsuit for evening and full-length mohair trench.

]]> 150 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1563/1996_06_natalie.jpg <![CDATA[June 1996 - IS**C]]> Isaac launches an ad campaign for the IS**C line featuring Natalie Portman. “I feel I’ve discovered this incredible star. There is an inner knowledge about her; there are subilties about her. She is a gifted actress, like a young Audrey Hepburn or a young Elizabeth Taylor. She’s an artist.”-I.M

]]> 147 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1548/1996_09_mag_towncountry_gold.jpg <![CDATA[September 1996 - Town & Country]]> Of the Town & Country cover, Isaac notes, “gold is the ultimate color, it transcends fashion.”

]]> 136 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1515/1997_spring_26.jpg <![CDATA[October 1996 - Spring Collection]]> Isaac presents his Spring 1997 Collection. Isaac notes of the collection, “color consumes most of my time and nourishes me.”

]]> 146 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1543/1996_12_mag_vogue_gowns.jpg <![CDATA[December 1996 - Vogue]]> Isaac’s Red matte jersey Graham gown spices up Vogue’s Party cover.

]]> <![CDATA[1997]]> 128 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1435/1997_02_fall97.jpg <![CDATA[February 1997 - Fall Collection]]> Isaac shows his Fall 1997 Collection. Elle says, “The collection – sleek, modern pieces such as velvet trousers and knits – was a hit with the fashion crowd, who were all happy because the clothes were nice, everyone could see and there wasn’t the usual bun fight to get in and out.”

]]> 130 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1465/1997_03_mag_bazaar_linda.jpg <![CDATA[March 1997 - Bazaar]]> Linda Evangelista rocks Isaac on the over of Bazaar

]]> 129 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1450/1997_05_mag_cosmo_red.jpg <![CDATA[May 1997 - Cosmopolitan]]> Isaac sexes up the cover of Cosmopolitan. “I love this look because it covers you up but is revealing and provocative at the same time.”-I.M.

]]> 132 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1482/1997_08_mag_vogue_tweed.jpg <![CDATA[August 1997 - Tweed]]> Isaac’s tweed suit is the look for Vogue’s Suit Issue. Isaac notes, “tailoring isn’t just a lapel and a set of shoulderpads. It’s an art.”-I.M.

]]> 134 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1487/1997_07_platee01.jpg <![CDATA[August 1997 - Rameau’s Platee]]> Isaac’s costumes hit the stage in Mark Morris’ production of Rameau’s Platee at the Royal Garden Covent Garden for performances at the Edinburgh International Festival.

]]> 125 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1330/1997_09_spring98_shalom.jpg <![CDATA[September 1997 - Spring Collection]]> Isaac’s Spring Collection for 1998 was inspired by “the idea of relics from ancient Greece and ancient Rome.”

]]> 127 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1410/1997_12_courtneycox.jpg <![CDATA[December 3rd 1997 - Fire & Ice]]> Isaac presents his Spring 1998 collection at the 8th Annual Fire & Ice Ball. The social event of the year in Hollywood, hosted by Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, was held on a backlot at Paramount Studios. The event raised $2 million for the Revlon/UCLA Women’s Cancer Research Program. Wearing Isaac that evening: Cindy Crawford, Lily Tartikoff, Selma Hayak, Halle Berry, Courtrney Cox, and Kim Delaney. “In a way this event inspired my collection, because I was always thinking, ‘Now, how will this look play in Hollywood?’”-I.M.

]]> <![CDATA[1998]]> 124 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1289/1998_01_hellenhunt.jpg <![CDATA[January 1998 - Helen Hunt]]> To accept her Best Actress Golden Globe Award (for As Good as it Gets) Helen Hunt chose to wear pale pink Isaac.

]]> 123 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1254/1998_01_juliaroberts.jpg <![CDATA[January 1998 - Julia Roberts]]> Julia Roberts accepts her People’s Choice Award wearing black Isaac Mizrahi. “You can really see the girl inside when she smiles. Audrey Hepburn and Katharine Hepburn had those kind of smiles. I’ve done dresses for Julia here and there, and, really, she could almost be naked. No one ever notices the dress. You notice this woman. You notice this smile.”-I.M.

]]> 121 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1224/1998_06_mag_cosmo_claudia.jpg <![CDATA[June 1998 - Cosmopolitan]]> Supermodel Claudia Schiffer graces the cover of Cosmopolitan in a white Mizrahi number.

]]> 119 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1163/1998_07_claire.jpg <![CDATA[July 1998 - Vogue]]> Cover girl Claire Danes sparkles in Isaac’s sequined shell on Vogue’s cover.

]]> <![CDATA[2000]]> 117 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1098/2000_harry.jpg <![CDATA[December 2000 - Harry]]> Isaac and his dog beloved dog Harry meet.“From the moment I met him I knew I loved him madly. It still feels like that. He was quite aloof in the shelter, and I thought, “this is perfect, he doesn’t need me.” Then, the minute I got him home, he turned into the neediest thing in the world. Two weeks in, I thought: “I’m trapped.” But then I realized you get all of this affection by giving up a tiny bit of freedom. That’s the price of love, darling. And that was what was missing from my life: Love without borders.”-I.M.

]]> <![CDATA[2001]]> 109 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0978/2001_09_rosie02.jpg <![CDATA[September 2001 - The Isaac Mizrahi Show]]> Oxygen Network launches “The Isaac Mizrahi Show.” Viewers tune in to see the charismatic, off-the-cuff and always fashionable Isaac bring out the best in his guests. Over three seasons, guests include John Leguizamo, Conan O’Brien, Matt Lauer, and Rosie O’Donnell. In fact, Rosie got her infamous Flock of Seagulls haircut on Isaac’s show. http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2007/database/rosieodonnell/rosie_odonnell9_240.jpg

]]> 110 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1003/2001_11_versace.jpg <![CDATA[November 2001 - InStyle]]> Isaac is asked by InStyle Magazine to pick the Best Dresses of the The 20th Century. His list includes and a ’73 Halston, a ’79 Perry Ellis, and a ’91 Versace.

]]> 113 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1043/2001_10_puck.jpg <![CDATA[October 2001 - The Puck]]> During a layover at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, Isaac discovers his love for the Chinese Chicken Salad from the Wolfgang Puck Café, which he coins, “The ‘Puck.”

]]> 112 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/1018/2001_12_sarahjessicaparker.jpg <![CDATA[December 2001 - Sarah Jessica Parker]]> A dress Isaac designed for Sarah Jessica Parker is named one of the best dresses of 2001 by InStyle Magazine.

]]> <![CDATA[2002]]> 108 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0965/2002_03_sexandthecity.jpg <![CDATA[March 2002 - Sex & the City]]> Playing himself, Isaac appears on an episode of “Sex & the City” titled Plus One is the Loneliest Number. He shares the screen with Sarah Jessica Parker and Candice Bergen.

]]> 107 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0942/2002_10_joespub.jpg <![CDATA[October 2002 - Joe's Pub]]> Isaac performs at Joe’s Pub and says about the show, “The most fulfilling night of my life was when I played Joe’s Pub…It dawned on me what I was supposed to be doing in my life, which is a kind of improvisatory entertainment, like a dialogue with an audience that is, for the most part, unscripted. I just went up there and engaged the audience in a way I had never done before.”

]]> <![CDATA[2003]]> 105 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0932/2003_06_nosmoke.jpg <![CDATA[June 2003 - Isaac quits smoking!]]> Isaac quits smoking.

]]> 106 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/7268/2003_08_weightwatchers.jpg <![CDATA[August 2003 - Weight Watchers]]> Following Weight Watchers (which he says he’s been on since he was 14) Isaac looses 20 pounds.

]]> 102 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0917/2003_08_iowa.jpg <![CDATA[August 2003 - Iowa State Fair]]> As a promotion, Isaac visits the Iowa State Fair to spread a little style…in the form of Target dresses, sweaters, and shoes.

]]> 98 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0897/2003_09_target_nytimes.jpg <![CDATA[September 2003 - Target]]> Forever changing the face of fashion, the Isaac Mizrahi for Target line hits stores nationwide. With $12.99 t-shirts and $27.99 jackets the collection is, “where 5th avenue meets main street USA.” “When I stopped making clothes, I was considering how to start again. Doing this is the exact thing I dreamed of doing. There were other retailers interested, but I just wanted to be involved with Target because its image is so flawless. I am given the chance to make really smart clothes for smart American women. I am reaching all these women. When a woman doesn’t have to worry about what she’s spending, then she will have a good time with fashion. That’s very important.”-I.M.

]]> 101 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0912/2003_09_anna_wintour.jpg <![CDATA[September 2003 - Anna Wintour]]> In a Wall Street Journal profile, Anna Wintour touts, “Isaac is doing two things really well. He’s doing fabulous inexpensive fashion for Target, and he’s doing his couture, which is completely the other end of the spectrum.”

]]> 104 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0927/2003_sketch_red.jpg <![CDATA[September 2003 - Couture Collection]]> Isaac debuts his new couture collection. Observed Andre Leon Talley in Vogue, “He’s back. After a five year hiatus. Isaac Mizrahi – like a “retired” rock star on a perpetual last tour – …kicking out the jams with a brilliant collection of 20 American custom looks.”

]]> 99 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0902/2003_11_oprah.jpg <![CDATA[November 2003 - Oprah]]> Isaac gives unsuspecting Target shoppers in-store makeovers on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

]]> <![CDATA[2004]]> 97 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0892/2005_01_debra.jpg <![CDATA[January 2004 - Debra Messing]]> A very pregnant Debra Messing mid-fitting for her 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards gown. Want to see the final product? Google it!

]]> 778 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/0956/timeline_2004_MerylAFI.jpg <![CDATA[2004]]> In 2004 Isaac designed this creation for Meryl Streep to wear while accepting the American Film Institute’s 32nd Lifetime Achievement Award. The AFI celebrated Streep’s 26 year career in film, and put her in the company of recipients such as: Alfred Hitchcock, Elizabeth Taylor, and Jack Nicholson.

]]> 94 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/7384/2004_06_highlowshow.jpg <![CDATA[June 2004 - High-Low Show]]> Isaac stages what he calls his “High-Low Show” at Cipriani’s 42nd Street. Guests including Diane Sawyer and Candice Bergen watch as Isaac mixes couture beaded dresses with $18 Target sweaters. W magazine says, “It all worked seamlessly.”

]]> 96 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/7641/2004_06_selmablair.jpg <![CDATA[June 2004 - Selma Blair]]> Selma Blair (who Isaac “adores”) wears Isaac to the CFDA Awards.

]]> 92 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0882/2004_09_mag_paper.jpg <![CDATA[September 2004 - Paper Magazine]]> Isaac graces the cover of Paper Magazine’s 20th Anniversary issue with Eve, Johnny Knoxville, and Chloe Sevigny. He muses, “as a performer I’ve learned you can’t afford to pretend to be cool. You have to commit fully to whatever it is you’re doing on stage and that doesn’t work if you care about being cool. (unless you really are cool, which I guess I’m not.)”

]]> 93 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0887/2004_10_trump.jpg <![CDATA[October 2004 - The Apprentice]]> Isaac appears on the new NBC reality series, “The Apprentice.” Contestants were challenged by host Donald Trump to design and market a new line for Target.

]]> <![CDATA[2005]]> 86 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0767/2005_01_elephant_sketch.jpg <![CDATA[January 2005 - Rosie]]> Isaac designs his biggest “dress” to date…a giant pink sash and bow for W magazine. His model? A 10,000-pound elephant named Rosie.

]]> 89 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/7394/2005_03_dog.jpg <![CDATA[March 2005 - Dog Coat]]> Isaac designs a “fashion forward” dog coat to attract the attention of New Yorkers toward dogs in need of homes.

]]> 90 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0797/2005_03_target_home.jpg <![CDATA[March 2005 - Target]]> Isaac expands his domain at Target with the introduction of home & pet products for the retailer. Colorful sheets, towels, and dishes fly off the shelves.

]]> 87 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0772/2005_05_part3.jpg <![CDATA[May 2005 - Corsages]]> Eric Beare made lovely clear arylic flower corsages to compliment Isaac’s Couture collection, Part 3.

]]> 88 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0777/2005_08_isaac_semicouture.jpg <![CDATA[August 2005 - Semi-Couture]]> Isaac launches his “Semi-Couture” collection. The 10-piece collection is sold exclusively at Bergdorf Goodman. “Semi-couture is the perfect thing. You can go in and change a little something, and have it made to your body without having to wait six weeks.”-I.M. part 4

]]> 84 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/7087/stylenetwrk_keiraknightly.jpg <![CDATA[December 2005 - ISAAC]]> Isaac fans can now get their daily does of style and humor with the premiere of “ISAAC” on the Style Network. Over the course of the series, Isaac sits down to chat with Sarah Jessica Parker, Keira Knightley, and one of his heroes Dolly Parton. Critics call the show “irresistible and “a guilty pleasure.”

]]> 91 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0877/2004_12_icecream.jpg <![CDATA[December 2005 - Ice Cream Maker]]> For Christmas, Isaac’s business partner Marisa gives him an ice cream maker, forever changing his life.

]]> <![CDATA[2006]]> 81 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0752/2006_02_barefoot.jpg <![CDATA[February 2006 - Barefoot in the Park]]> Opening on February 16, 2006 and staring Amanda Peet and Patrick Wilson, a Broadway revival of Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park features Isaac’s costume designs. “It’s one of my favorite plays, actually. The period speaks to my childhood, and it’s really about the mores in New York at the time.”-I.M.

]]> 74 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0662/2006_11_red_zinger.jpg <![CDATA[May 2006 - signature bows]]> On a rainy afternoon, Isaac sends models down the runway wearing his latest designs. Isaac Mizrahi New York Part 6 features Isaac’s signature oversized bows.

]]> 103 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0922/2003_06_arthur.jpg <![CDATA[July 2006 - <em>King Aurthur</em>]]> Mark Morris’ staging of Purcell’s King Arthur, with costumes designed by Isaac opens at London’s English National Opera.

]]> 78 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0712/2006_09_season2.jpg <![CDATA[September 2006 - ISAAC]]> With a guest line-up including Anne Hathaway, Howie Mandel, and Nelly Furtado, Isaac begins taping the second season of his Style Network series, “ISAAC.”

]]> 72 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0531/2006_10_vince.jpg <![CDATA[October 2006 - Fat is the new black]]> Sighting the sexiness of Vince Vaughn, Isaac declares "Fat is the new black."

]]> 77 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0697/2006_10_mens.jpg <![CDATA[October 2006 - Mens]]> Following a preview for fashion editors and a launch party at Bergdorf Goodman’s, Isaac’s collection for men hit store shelves.

]]> 73 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0595/2006_05_bows.jpg <![CDATA[November 2006 - 4 Star and Candy Box]]> Over coffee and pastries, Isaac premieres his latest collection (Part 7) for the fashion world. Among editors’ favorites are dresses “4 Star” and “Candy Box.”

]]> 80 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0747/2006_11_jeopardy.jpg <![CDATA[November 2006 - Jeopardy]]> Facing tough competition from Harry Shearer and Soledad O’Brien Isaac makes a return appearance on “Celebrity Jeopardy.” Isaac wins $10,000 for the ASPCA.

]]> 83 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0757/2006_12_ashley.jpg <![CDATA[December 2006 - Teen Vogue]]> Ashley Olsen dons Isaac on the cover of Teen Vogue, prompting him to proclaim, “I love that girl!”

]]> <![CDATA[2007]]> 58 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0170/2007_02_wheelchair.jpg <![CDATA[February 2007 - car accident]]> Not the usual skipping and jumping down the runway Isaac is used to. Following his February show, Isaac waves to the crowd from a wheelchair, the result of a car accident the prior week…but, the show must go for on for Isaac.

]]> 67 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0436/2007_02_stylebook.jpg <![CDATA[February 2007 - volume 2]]> Isaac’s Style Book Volume 2 is available.

]]> 60 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0186/2007_02_frozenspring.jpg <![CDATA[February 2007 - frozen spring]]> For the first time in three years, Isaac shows his fall 2007 collection (Part 8) with a show during Fashion Week. The collection dubbed “Frozen Spring” is Isaac’s take on spring clothes for fall. As he says, “Spring is the new Fall.”

“Thank god, Isaac is back! It was all about the freshness, not just the return to Isaac. The freshness of the clothes is making me think of Oscar moments. The clothes were so cool, and so is Isaac.” -Elizabeth Saltzman Walker, Vanity Fair

]]> 65 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0411/2007_03_fabric.jpg <![CDATA[March 2007 - launch of home furnishings fabrics]]> Isaac’s on your sofa. Well, not literally. But, his fabric is. Isaac’s collection of fabrics for home furnishings launches. Available through your local interior design professional. “The elements of these fabrics are so rich and wonderfully executed…they are simply useful and beautiful at the same time. What could possibly be better?”-I.M.

]]> 66 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0426/2007_04_handbag.jpg <![CDATA[April 2007 - handbags nationwide]]> In his constant quest to help women look their best, Isaac brings a line of handbags to stores nationwide.

]]> 56 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0160/2007_05_morris_orfeo.jpg <![CDATA[May 2007 - debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York]]> Working with his longtime friend and collaborator, choreographer Mark Morris, Isaac makes his design debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera. Isaac’s costumes for Orfeo ed Euridice, include chorus members dressed as historical figures, while his Orfeo is seen as a pop crooner…sequined guitar strap and all.

]]> 63 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0401/2007_05_regift.jpg <![CDATA[May 2007 - cabaret at Joe's Pub]]> Playing to sold-out crowds, Isaac brings his cabaret show to Joe’s Pub. A highlight is the “re-gifting” portion of the show, Isaac’s way of giving back to his audiences.

]]> 68 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0441/2007_05_celine.jpg <![CDATA[May 2007 - Liberace and Celine]]> On his first trip to Las Vegas, Isaac gains inspiration at the Liberace Museum and meets music legend Celine Dion. (Isaac also eats at a Chili’s for the first time).

]]> 69 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/7178/2007_05_bridal.jpg <![CDATA[May 2007 - bridal gowns for Target]]> Helping brides from coast-to-coast look their most beautiful, Isaac un-”veils” a line of bridal gowns for Target.

]]> 59 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0001/0438/2007_07_weightwatchers.jpg <![CDATA[July 27, 2007 - war on fat]]> IT’S OFFICIAL. Isaac declares his “War on Fat.”

]]> 70 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0446/2007_11_jessica.jpg <![CDATA[November 2007 - Psychopeach]]> Jessica Simpson shines in Isaac’s “Psychopeach” dress on the cover of InStyle.

]]> 57 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0165/2007_12_peterwolf.jpg <![CDATA[December 2007 - Peter and the Wolf]]> Isaac narrates a reading of Peter and the Wolf for the Guggenheim Museum’s Works & Process series. The New York Sun hails Isaac as the “perfect narrator.”

]]> 64 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0406/2007_12_martha.jpg <![CDATA[December 2007 - cooking with Martha]]> Dreams do come true, children. Isaac appears on “MARTHA” and cooks along side his longtime idol Martha Stewart.

]]> <![CDATA[2008]]> 55 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0155/home_feature_mens_fall08.jpg <![CDATA[January 17, 2008 - Menswear]]> Isaac re-launches his menswear business. Look for suits, shirts, sweaters and more to hit store shelves in the fall of 2008.

]]> 54 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0150/home_feature_watch_isaac.jpg <![CDATA[February 2008 - WATCH ISAAC]]> Isaac storms the web! WATCH ISAAC, Isaac’s web-based series launches. Highlights from his new on-line home include Isaac’s Blog and a comprehensive look at the Isaac Mizrahi New York collections.

]]> 61 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0000/0191/2007_02_iVillage_logo.jpg <![CDATA[February 2008 - iVillage]]> Isaac joins forces with iVillage as a Fashion Contributor to the leading Women’s website.

]]> 298 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0001/0443/collection_imny_w_2008_fall_283.jpg <![CDATA[February 6, 2008 - Women's Fall 2008 Collection]]> Another well received collection… When planning the program for the runway show, Isaac was inspired by the book called “An Exaltation of Larks” by James Lipton.

]]> 299 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0001/0448/blog_isaac_gma_robin.jpg <![CDATA[February 7, 2008 - "Good Morning America"]]> Isaac presented his Fall 2008 Collection LIVE on “Good Morning America” with host Robin Roberts, making her heroic debut as a runway model without her wig.

]]> 695 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0001/8430/SPRING09.jpg <![CDATA[September 8, 2008 - Women's Spring 2009 Collection]]> Isaac shows his Spring 2009 collection, titled “Swarm,” at Hammerstein Ballroom during New York Fashion Week. The show was praised overall, and especially for the special lighting used to highlight the colors and the ten-piece orchestra and original score to which the models walked.

]]> 616 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0001/7190/COVER_FINAL.jpg <![CDATA[October 2008 - How to Have Style]]> Isaac launches his book How to Have Style, the ultimate guide to discovering your own personal style. The book follows 12 real women, each with their own unique style obstacle, which Isaac helps them navigate and overcome. Isaac emphasizes the importance of inspiration and says that is 90% of having style.

]]> 696 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0001/8435/NewsEvents_2008_1008_TodayS.jpg <![CDATA[October 2008 - Book Tour]]> After launching How to Have Style, Isaac embarked on a massive, multi-city book tour, speaking, signing and answering style questions from coast to coast.

]]> 694 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0001/8425/2008_1007_timeline_communit.jpg <![CDATA[October 2008 - Isaac's Online Community]]> With the launch of his book, “How to Have Style,” Isaac’s website also launched a Community feature, which allows members to create a profile, and interact with each other, while swapping style ideas and creating their very own inspiration boards of images, just like the women in the book.

]]> 697 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0001/8440/News_2008_0910_obamatote.jpg <![CDATA[November 4, 2008 - Isaac For Obama]]> Isaac, a longtime Barack Obama supporter, tapes PSA segments to encourage people to vote in this historic 2008 election, and his tote bags designed for the “Runway To Change” initiative sell out on the Obama website.

]]> 851 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/4349/Timeline_Prefall.jpg <![CDATA[December 9th, 2008 - Women's Pre-Fall Collection]]> Isaac shows his pre-fall collection in an informal presentation in his studio, saying, “What’s the mac and cheese version of a dress?” With rich hues and luxurious materials, the collection was a hit.

]]> <![CDATA[2009]]> 857 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/6331/timeline_lizspring09.jpg <![CDATA[February 9th, 2009 - Liz Claiborne Spring 2009]]> Isaac presented his spring 2009 collection for Liz Claiborne New York for editors and guests, remarking, “I believe in color! I don’t care what they say. With the economic climate you have to start the season with the right color!” The collection is a hit and Style.com describes it as “Cheerful and vibrant, with the slightest nostalgic pull.”

]]> 858 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/4467/Timeline_Uglybetty.jpg <![CDATA[February 19th, 2009 - Ugly Betty]]> Isaac plays a version of himself on Ugly Betty, during the Fashion Week episode, “There’s No Place Like Mode.” The show airs the same day Isaac show’s his Fall 2009 couture collection.

]]> 850 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/4344/Timeline_Fall09.jpg <![CDATA[February 19th, 2009 - Women's Fall Collection]]> Isaac showed his Fall 2009 collection, titled “Smile,” at the New York Public Library on Feb. 19th 2009. The show was highly acclaimed, and Women’s Wear Daily remarked, “Upbeat sensibility was in full-force at his Thursday showing, which marshaled all his signatures into a terrific, back-to-his-roots sportswear collection.”

]]> 853 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/4359/Timeline_MichelleO.jpg <![CDATA[March 9th 2009 - Michelle Obama ]]> On March 9th 2009, while volunteering at a soup kitchen in Washington, DC, first lady Michelle Obama sported an Isaac-designed Liz Claiborne New York white blouse and cardigan.

]]> 856 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/4457/Timeline_LizMacy_s.jpg <![CDATA[March 26th 2009 - Macy's Event]]> Isaac debuts his spring collection for Liz Claiborne New York at Macy’s Herald Square to nearly 500 women eagerly awaiting his snappy new designs. Isaac is joined by Adam Glassman and Nicole Fischellis for the in-store runway presentation and book signing.

]]> 852 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/4354/Timeline_siriusxm.jpg <![CDATA[April 16th 2009 - Tell Me Everything]]> Isaac teams up with Martha Stewart Living Radio on Sirius/XM for a call-in weekly talk show. With various guests and experts joining him in the studio, Isaac hit the airwaves and took your calls while giving out some seriously stylish advice.

]]> 893 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/6295/SalmonSKinDress.jpg <![CDATA[April 2009 - Smithsonian]]> Isaac created a dress out of all-natural Alaskan salmon skin for the Smithsonian. He said, “I think the outcome was fabulous, because the salmon skin, the way it was finished, is somewhat shiny and sparkly.”

]]> 859 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/4472/timeline_twitter.jpg <![CDATA[April 20th, 2009 - Twitter]]> Having mastered blogging, Isaac joins the Twitter community and begins tweeting.

]]> 854 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/4364/Timeline_TFS.jpg <![CDATA[May 7th 2009 - The Fashion Show]]> Kelly Rowland and Fern Mallis join Isaac to host and judge The Fashion Show, a reality fashion competition on Bravo. As Isaac says, “competition is the new black!”

]]> 860 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/4477/NewsEvents_2009_0518_MObama.jpg <![CDATA[May 18th, 2009 - Michelle Obama at the Met]]> First Lady Michelle Obama dons a purple silk wool sheath and coat from Isaac’s Pre-Fall 2009 collection for an opening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

]]> 894 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/6300/2009_0610_WWD1.jpg <![CDATA[June 9th, 2009 -Women's Resort Collection]]> On June 9th Isaac presented his Spa 2010 collection to editors, buyers, and guests. The collection was titled “Candy Shop” and featured shocking neons paired with neutrals and eye-catching prints. Style.com noted, “A nude twinset paired with a fluorescent lemon yellow skirt had editors calling dibs, as did a long, belted muumuu in a psychedelic candy print.”

]]> 898 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/6321/Timeline_JulieSaul.jpg <![CDATA[July 9th, 2009 - Julie Saul Gallery]]> From July 9th through September 12th, the exhibit “Summer Pictures” showed at the Julie Saul Gallery and was curated by Isaac. Choosing from his favorite artists including: Maira Kalman, Lisa Sanditz, and Julia Sherman, Isaac compiled a bright and colorful collection.

]]> 895 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/6305/Timeline_QVC.jpg <![CDATA[July 24th, 2009 - Isaac joins QVC]]> Isaac partnered with QVC to launch a lifestyle collection, including everything from shoes and handbags to bedding and cheesecakes. The collection will launch in December 2009 and Isaac will spend time on-air taking questions from callers and showing off the products on a TV set constructed within his studio.

]]> 924 http://images.isaacmizrahiny.com/assets/images/0002/7798/Timeline_Spring2010.jpg <![CDATA[September 17, 2009 - Women's Spring 2010 Collection]]> Isaac debuted his chic collection in the tent at Bryant Park to the tunes of The Bad Plus in front of buyers and editors from publications around the globe. With a golf cart, a rain curtain, and an umbrella-wielding tech guy, the show was more than memorable, and widely acclaimed.

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