MIZRAHI'S NEW MOVES.(Isaac Mizrahi)

Byline: Marc Karimzadeh

NEW YORK -- Fashion has always been a bit of a stage for Isaac Mizrahi.

There were the elaborate fashion shows staged with full views of the backstage frenzy, the "Unzipped" documentary offering insight to Mizrahi's designs and demons and the theater stint in his one-man show, "Les MIZrahi."

The designer is now a step closer to completely merging the fashion and entertainment worlds with his sprawling new 10th Avenue headquarters here. When completed, the 18,500-square-foot space will integrate Mizrahi's ventures, from the To Order atelier of designers, seamstresses and patternmakers to the Target design team and a television studio for "Isaac," the new Style Network talk show to premiere Dec. 5.

The move is a huge step in Mizrahi's lifeline, which has been on a rebound since the demise of his signature collection in 1998.

"I am now trying to integrate everything," Mizrahi said. "There is the television show; the collection for Bergdorf's, which I am trying to grow, and the collection for Target. There are other licenses coming that I can't mention, but they will round out the collection."

Mizrahi said he would like to design men's wear "because I need clothes. I look for and barely find things to buy. Being a man, I see what's out there, I see what's needed. I see how I can add to it."