| Backstage @ Libertine Fall/Winter 2009 I'm not sure I can really call these backstage shots since it was a presentation not a runway show, but I will anyway. Libertine's back and New York photographer Kevin Tachman stopped in to check out the latest from the design duo and take pics of young gorgeous things lounging about a hay-strewn SoHo loft. In the off chance that you're unfamiliar with Libertine, they're the designers that brought repurposed vintage to the masses, extending their brand as far as Target, for whom they designed a line of non-vintage items in 2007. For Fall/Winter 2009, the designers showed a mix of one-offs and production pieces. Says Style.com: Johnson Hartig and Cindy Greene returned to New York fashion week with as serious a case of Anglomania as they've ever had. Guests at their scenic presentation in Soho were greeted by a (shivering) Royal Guard and clothes screen-printed with the visage of Queen Elizabeth II. (Liz was drawn by California artist Eric Ernest Johnson, whose work Hartig collects. Johnson also contributed images of Rasputin and the party scene from The Shining.) Hartig, who said he felt "propelled by the economy to be more creative," might have worried that if Libertine stayed away too long people would forget them—but he and his design partner got as warm a Big Apple welcome as they did when they first hit the scene with their repurposed vintage clothing eight years ago. Check out Kevin's pics below from their Fall/Winter 2009 presentation. For more traditional pics of the looks, check out these pics on Style.com.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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