Katie Holmes will show her latest Holmes & Yang line at Lincoln Center: delusional?

For the past few years, Katie Holmes has functioned as 50% of Holmes & Yang, the fashion line that she runs with her stylist, Jeanne Yang. Back in 2010 when the first collection was about to launch, Katie described the clothes as a simple yet luxurious line of basics that were created with Lauren Bacall in mind. While the line has been considered a financial success by Barneys, I’ve included some examples that Katie herself has worn on various red carpets. For the most part, the Holmes & Yang line has proven itself to be generally busted and unflattering, and in particular, the above dress makes Katie look hippy (when she isn’t).

Oddly enough though, Katie plans on ramping up her career in the line in the wake of her divorce from Tom Cruise, and part of this strategy involves showing the latest Holmes & Yang collection at NYC Fashion Week. Page Six also made a huge deal about how Katie will rival former pal Victoria Beckham by showing her collection on the same day. At first, I wondered why this would be a big deal (other than the press loving a good catfight), but maybe Katie wants to send a giant “fug you” message to Tom since he tried to make “Kate” and Victoria be best friends years ago. Who knows? Now we’re hearing that Katie has doubled down on her challenge by arranging to present the new line at Lincoln Center (while Posh will be at the NYC Library), which will be a very high-profile showing indeed:

Katie Holmes is taking the giant step of showing her latest collection for her fashion label Holmes & Yang at Lincoln Center during New York Fashion Week, Page Six can exclusively reveal. Sources said Holmes, who founded the line with her stylist Jeanne Yang, will show at the tents — the first time the duo will present their collection during Fashion Week. Tom Cruise’s ex-wife will be there near the end of the week to present the line, currently sold at Barneys. A source told us, “This is a big deal for Katie to show in the tents, under the full attention of the fashion editors and the glare of the media scrutiny. They could have done a small show elsewhere, so this proves she and Jeanne are very serious about their business.” Holmes is refocusing on her career post-divorce — starring in a play in November and two movies next year. Meanwhile, she’s still making time for daughter Suri. Friday night, Katie and Suri stopped by Artichoke Basille’s Pizza on East 14th Street. After ordering a margherita pie, an artichoke pie and some salad, little Suri ordered three fried Oreos for dessert. A source told us cute Suri ate two of the cookies and gave the third to an unidentified woman sitting next to her who accepted and ate it.

[From Page Six]

Wait a second, I’m distracted by Suri’s dessert choice — fried Oreos — which immediately brings to mind pregnant Jessica Simpson and certainly isn’t the healthiest food option out there. At least Suri gave one away, which is kind of sweet, really.

Back to Katie’s fashion career though — does anyone else think that maybe the maligned fug booties might just be a ruse? As in, nobody thought Katie possessed the spine to actually leave Tom Cruise (let alone in the spectacular manner that she pulled off), so maybe she’s been holding her cards close to her chest with this latest Holmes & Yang line too. I’m currently reminded of Tom’s recent Playboy interview (to promote Rock of Ages), in which he discussed all the things that Katie did and then mentioned “she wanted to try designing clothes” like it was yet another example of something he “let” her do. That quote rubbed me the wrong way at the time, and maybe Katie felt the same way. Maybe she’ll surprise us all by really bringing it at NYC Fashion Week, you know? Then again, maybe not.

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN

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