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" The opening of Yigal Azrou\u00EBl&amp;#039;s flagship Cut25 store in Soho last night attracted droves of fashion insiders eager to peep the designer&amp;#039;s youthful, 80&amp;#039;s-surf-inspired Spring collection. Some 300 guests, including Heidi Bivens (who showed up in a pair of louche Cut25 pants &amp;quot;she&amp;#039;s styled them sexier for right now,&amp;quot; Azrou\u00EBl observed, noting the costume designer&amp;#039;s pairing of heels and a sleek silk tank) packed in to sip Champagne while downtown darling May Kwok spun hits from Adele and Florence and the Machine. The designer presided over the affair from the back of the 1,400-square-foot space, greeting friends from his post between two mirrored cubic dressing rooms. The angular mirrors are a motif that is repeated throughout the store, invoking the &amp;quot;Cut&amp;quot; portion of the brand&amp;#039;s name. &amp;quot;Twenty five is my lucky number,&amp;quot; explains Azrou\u00EBl, &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m born on August 25 and &amp;#039;Y&amp;#039; is the 25th letter of the alphabet. So my name is hidden in the label.&amp;quot; The clothes, which include such staples as cropped motorcycle jackets and bright silk shorts, are arranged on a series of wooden structures that resemble giant sawhorses. Marcel Wanders collaborated on the lighting, covering metal chandeliers with fiberglass to achieve a jellyfish effect above the dressing rooms, and wallpaper with a bee motif covers the rear wall. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a print that I used in the collection,&amp;quot; says Azrou\u00EBl, when asked about the significance of the insects. &amp;quot;Some people are scared of them, but here we make them friendly,&amp;quot; he continues. &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s no attitude here.&amp;quot; Cut25, 129 Grand Street or cut25.com. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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