MARC BY MARC JACOBS - NEW YORK F/W 2011 FASHION SHOW - VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE The F/W 2011 Marc by Marc Jacobs line is highly influenced by the 1970s, in a mature and glamourous light. With wide-legged pants mingling with metallic leathers and soft silk this rich collection was a nod to the past while stepping…
Month: March 2011
MAX AZRIA - NEW YORK F/W 2011 FASHION SHOW - VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Max Azria and Lubov Azria took a new approach to menswear for women in this seasons line. Strong tailoring skills were highlighted as well as feminine shapes. Black chokers paired with alternating plunging or conservative necklines. - Fashion week coverage directed by…
MICHAEL KORS - NEW YORK F/W 2011 FASHION SHOW - VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE The new Michael Kors collection for FW 2011 highlights all that Kors does best - casual chic to the tune of cashmere, silk, and fur. His elegant and lux style has a wide range in this new line, in both menswear and womenswear,…
MILLY BY MICHELLE SMITH - NEW YORK F/W 2011 FASHION SHOW - VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Bordeaux, emerald green, and electric pink - three keywords that played into Michelle Smith's designs inspired by photographer Guy Bourdin. Smith managed to take the dramatic and suggestive spirit of Bourdin's photographs and interpret them in garment form with artful arranging…
The Moncler FW 2011 show was a spectacle. Arranged in Grand Central Station, models in puffy ski attire performed a mass choreographed dance. Yellows, burgundies, greys and a bit of green colored the new Moncler Grenoble line that is all about fun. Press was restricted to a balcony with limited viewing, and instead, it was the…
NANETTE LEPORE - NEW YORK F/W 2011 FASHION SHOW - VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Clean and light are the tones for Nanette Lepore's FW 2011 collection. Instead of dark and traditional fall and winter colors, she uses creams, light greys, and touches of mustard and powder blue. Soft and warm knits mix with airy silk florals. -…
OHNE TITEL - NEW YORK F/W 2011 FASHION SHOW - VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Inspired by NASA and space suits, Flora Gill and Alexa Adams of Ohne Titel designed a collection for fall that pulls from its inspiration in a nonliteral way. According to Gill, “Exploring volume in a nontraditional way is really what this collection is…
PREEN BY THORNTON BREGAZZI - NEW YORK F/W 2011 FASHION SHOW - VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Inspired by fashion icons Diana Vreeland and the Duchess of Windsor, Preen by Thornton Bregazzi focuses on femininity through its shapes and prints. Conservative necklines contrast with dangerously thigh-high slit skirts. - Fashion week coverage directed by Indira Cesarine for XXXX…
RAD BY RAD HOURANI - NEW YORK F/W 2011 FASHION SHOW - VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Rad Hourani ignores gender and focuses on design in this season's Rad by Rad. The collection takes several basic pieces and reworks them together in new ways that creates different lines and shapes, a truely personalized customizable line - for a…
SALLY LA POINTE - NY F/W 2011 FASHION SHOW - VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE According to Sally La Pointe, the fall 2011 collection "was inspired by photographic processing." Vibrant red-orange and swirling blues contrast other sleek and smooth black and silver looks reminiscent of raw film. There were some sculpted shoulders and hips and more often…
SOPHIE THEALLET - NY F/W 2011 FASHION SHOW - VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Sophie Theallet's fall 2011 line was inspired by bad girls pretending to be good. Each paired with a black beret and ribbon choker, the looks ranged from long satin evening dresses to pencil skirts and wool trousers. The shapes were relaxed, soft and…
DRIFT | Fashion Film by Alexandra Roxo for Suzanne Rae FW 2011 Inspired by the idea of "victorian gone grunge," Rae designed this collection for the "progressive, modern woman." Using mostly silk, lace, wool, and hemp jersey Suzanne Rae's line is romantic and tailored, yet beautifully messy. A standout look was a cropped silk top paired…
VIVIENNE TAM - NY F/W 2011 FASHION SHOW - VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Chinese opera inspired Vivienne Tam's newest collection for fall 2011. The elegantly cut coats that opened the show were the true highlights of the collection as their structured shoulders delicately pulled from the architectural shapes of a Chinese opera house. - Fashion week coverage…
Y-3 - NY F/W 2011 FASHION SHOW - VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Yohji Yamamoto's Y-3 collection for fall 2011 is officially a decade old this year. At this mile marker, Yamamoto chose to reflect on the theme of travel, recalling the hippie days of hitchhiking across the US and living free - something Yamamoto says…
YIGAL AZROUEL - NY F/W 2011 FASHION SHOW - VIDEO BY XXXX MAGAZINE Yigal Azrouël's line is very focused on menswear for women where tailoring and precision take the spotlight. According to the designer, this new collection for fall 2011 is about "celebrating the strength and power of artistic femininity." - Fashion week coverage directed…
XXXX Magazine, "The Untitled Magazine" came on board as a sponsor for the launch party for the PooL Art Fair, which opened in New York during Armory week on March 3rd, 2011. Located at the Gershwin Hotel on 27th Street. Hosted by Joseph Grazi and Thierry Alet, the launch party featured performances by bands Nicos Gun and Alkamyme. Inspired from…
On February 10, 2011, Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld and Andy Valmorbida presented RETNA, a world renowned graffiti artist, in his first solo exhibition in New York, RETNA: The Hallelujah World Tour. Restoin Roitfeld and Valmorbida curated a solo exhibition of RETNA's art in a pop-up gallery close to the Hudson. Marquis Lewis, the man behind the alias RETNA, began his…
Article by Aniko Berman for XXXX Magazine Last Thursday night, February 24, the new Chelsea gallery Mallick Williams, threw an artistic event for a profound cause: the Sheba International Leadership Council, a dynamic Israeli-based charity that benefits the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer. The event was co-chaired by Heidi Lee and Zak Williams. Ms. Lee, a contributor to this magazine,…