LAKO BUKIA COLLECTION PHOTOGRAPHS Lako Bukia‘s first runway collection ‘Surati’ was ‘dedicated to Georgian culture’ and inspired by the architecture of the Soviet Union. A simplistic block color palette taken from the buildings in soft hues of blue, pinks and greys. The collection of architectural inspired pieces included full skirted, drop waist silk dresses in…
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY COLLECTION VIDEO Students of Simon Ungless (Director of Fashion and former longtime colleague ofAlexander McQueen) presented their collections at Lincoln Center on September 10th. Designers Louie Llewellyn, Xiang Zhang, April Howard, Maria Korovilas, Jungah Lee, Camilla Olson, and Cara Chiappetta featured collections inspired by the theme of ‘disagreement‘, the novel “The…
ADRIENNE VITTADINI COLLECTION PHOTOGRAPHS This year Adrienneshowcased her work on white faceless mannequins, at The Box at Lincoln Center for her NY Fashion Week Spring 2011 collection. In addition to the Adrienne collection she showed some of her accessories such as a soft hobo bag and body messenger bag. The hats added a bit of…
COSTELLO TAGLIAPIETRA COLLECTION VIDEO Costello and Tagliapietra‘s collection truly displayed the duo’s elegant and slender design. With the array of neutral paletted dresses, the gentle drapery on the sleeves and hips gave off a modern, casual and elegant feel. The look was designed with the idea of how women can dress elegantly for work while…
LEE JEAN YOUN COLLECTION VIDEO The first group show for Concept Korea was held at New York Fashion Week. Concept Korea was created to help “globalize Korean fashion” – created to advertise and market Korean fashion to a universal audience. The collection featured Korean designers: Kwak Hyun Joo, Juyoung Lee and Lee Jean Youn. Each collection reached for…
ELISE OVERLAND COLLECTION VIDEO Elise Overland‘s Spring/summer 2011 collection had plenty of her signature leather looks with an array of earthy and electric colors mixed with cream and black. Overland was inspired by the “clean, pressed look” of India’s colonial-era household staff. There were many dresses and shirts with low A-lines. We loved the tiered…
GOTTEX COLLECTION VIDEO Designer Molly Grad for the Gottex swim wear label says “the collection celebrates women”, inspired by colour for this Spring 2011 collection. Fabrics that range from ruched lycra to foiled metal lycra, Molly used materials like rock crystals, lucite, to titanium metals. Molly Grad’s main propose for Spring 2011 collection was to…
JEREMY LAING COLLECTION PHOTOS Designer Jeremy Laing was born in Canada and at the age of 13 learned to sew by watching his mother. Laing honed his self-taught skills by studying in Toronto, Westminister University in London, and doing an apprenticeship with Alexander McQueen. In Laing’s latest collection he was inspired by the idea of…
JEREMY SCOTT COLLECTION VIDEO Fashion designer Jeremy Scott’s inspiration for his spring collection came from the idea of “Cool girls in New York City, such as Debbie Harry to Leigh Lezark – all the girls that go to all the clubs, from Max’s Kansas City in the 80’s to the Boom Boom Room today.” The look…
JOANNA MASTROIANNI COLLECTION PHOTOGRAPHS The Joanna Mastroianni collection, known for it’s glamour, has recently gotten a lot of press from 3 of her pieces being featured in the “Sex and the City” movie sequel. Joanna’s inspiration came from the British potter Clarice Cliff who was popular from the 30’s to 60’s, known for her strong color…
LORIS DIRAN COLLECTION PHOTOGRAPHS Loris Diran presented his Spring/Summer 2011 collection at the Audi Forum. The clothing was showcased on a rotating stage with a cage sculpture in the center with the models standing around it. His latest collection consisted of soft-sun faded palettes, soft folds, knee length dresses and skirts with a modern feminine…
NAEEM KHAN COLLECTION VIDEO Born in India, Naeem Khan had moved to the United States as a teenager and apprenticed with Halston, where his own style developed. In 2003, he launched his collection which is now sold in over 100 specialty stores. At this season’s New York Fashion Week, Khan showed yet another glamorous collection, showcasing…
NARCISO RODRIGUEZ COLLECTION VIDEO Minimalist designer, Narciso Rodriguez, was born in New Jersey and went to Parson’s School of Design in New York. He started freelancing and later worked with Donna Karan and Calvin Klein. In 1997, Rodriguez launched a collection under his own label. For Rodiguez’s beautiful Spring 2011 collection, he showcased simple gowns,…
OHNE TITEL COLLECTION VIDEO Working with a palette of navy, black, blue and white, Alexa Adams and Flora Gill of Ohne Titel were inspired by the Japanese woodcut artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Creating a sleek and cool collection, the silhouette of the belted pants, cropped jackets and drapery gave off a slight sense of an Eastern…
PORTS 1961 COLLECTION VIDEO Launched in 2004 by Canadian designer Tia Cibani. The signature collection is structured, elegant and romantic, inspired by “desert landscapes and their mesmerizing effect on the human spirit.” The highlights were artfully draped garments of warm neutrals with intense shocking flashes of color. – Fashion week coverage and videos directed by Indira…
PRABAL GURUNG COLLECTION VIDEO It was a vibrant opening series to Prabal Gurung’s collection with a sky blue, poppy, and saffron half-sleeve color-blocked sweater dress. The collection was inspired by Tilda Swinton’s role in I Am Love, featuring bold geometric dresses that maintained an effortless feminine, yet modern direction. – Fashion week coverage and videos directed…
RAD BY RAD HOURANI COLLECTION VIDEO Self-taught designer, Rad Hourani, launched his label in 2007 in Paris. He likes to work with the idea of gender-agnosticism and has said “I never do inspiration boards”, “The inspiration is always the same-the inspiration is what I feel like wearing.” For his spring 2011 collection, Hourani maintained a strictly…
RICHARD CHAI COLLECTION VIDEO Richard Chai‘s latest women’s show delivered a fine collection of his work to date. Previously one of Marc Jacob’s designers for the Marc line, his designs reflect modern simplicity with strong graphic elements, creating a highly aesthetic wearable collection. The Nude body-stocking overlays on delicate white, graphite linen blazers and Khaki beiges exuded…
RICHIE RICH COLLECTION VIDEO Quirkie designer Richie Rich‘s Spring/Summer 2011 collection featured more wearable clothing that we’ve seen from his past collections. The fun and youthful pieces included ruched, sparkly sleeveless dresses, to super long tulle skirts in candy colors. The show opened with a camp Tinsley Mortimer and progressed into more wearable pieces, but by…
RISTO COLLECTION VIDEO This was Risto Bimbiloski‘s third New York Fashion week runway show. Inspired by images from a powerful telescope of the moon, he acquired lightweight silk and cotton seersucker in pastel greens and blues and soft grays illustrating the skies above. One of the notable pieces from his collection was the exquisitely-made moon print…
