ANNA SUI - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Anna Sui’s kept her late-60’s-inspired F/W 2012 collection bright with electric-orange, aqua blue, lime green and fuchsia. Her skills in printmaking was also on display with in her "librarian" dress in book pattern, a smock whose bodice was dressed with laser-cut Plexi butterflies, a handcrafted owl…
ASHER LEVINE - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Known for creating leather pieces for Lady GaGa, New York-designer Asher Levine made headlines for his A/W 2012 collection by having a fluorescent 3-D printer at the show, which created the plastic sunglasses the models sported. The designs were also focused on the latest technology, with futuristic silhouettes…
BCBG MAX AZRIA – NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Husband and wife design duo, Max & Lubov Azria continued with the theme of color blocking for the BCBG Max Axria F/W 2012 collection. This season, the geometric patterns were created using a color palette of black, cream, burgundy and navy juxtaposed with jade green, turquoise, coral…
CARLOS CAMPOS - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Gabriel García Márquez's Love in the Time of Cholera inspired Carlos Campos when designing his Fall 2012 collection. Using accents of various reds on neutral, yellowy earth tones, Campos wanted his collection to, “mix romanticism with realism within the fantasy of García Márquez's writing.” The collection is composed of color…
CHRISTIAN COTA - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION PRESENTATION Christian Cota worked with local artisans in his native Mexico to create 13 original prints and embroideries for his A/W 2012 collection, which was presented at the Standard Hotel. The mostly warm-colored palette of Aztec patterns were mixed with floral patterns on a jacquard and leather vest,…
CONCEPT KOREA - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION PRESENTATION The F/W 2012 season marks the fifth time the Concept Korea group fashion show came to the NYC runways. The featured designers for this year are Doho (by DO HO), Lie San Bong (by Lie Sang Bong), Resurrection (by Juyoung), Son Jung Wan (by Son Jung Wan), and…
DIESEL BLACK GOLD - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Leather is the foundation os Diesel Black Gold’s F/W 2012 collection. The material used for the trenches, over-sized cuffed pants and low-slung wrap skirts with wide belts. While black and grey were the main colors, there were also brick red jackets and a generous use of…
EIGHTEENTH - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION PRESENTATION Alexa Galler, the Ecco Domani Foundation winner, presented her fall 2012 collection of the label Eighteenth, which was heavily inspired by her own father. Galler took menswear and re-imagined it for the female form, including weekend staples such as oversized men’s blazers, oxford shirts, and cozy sweaters. The…
EMERSON - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Initially inspired by a doll produced in Germany during World War Two, Emerson designer Jackie Fraser-Swan’s began to research, and was soon immersed in, the style of 1940s women who were entering the workforce for the first time. It was out of these images that Emerson’s Fall 2012 collection…
ERICKSON BEAMON - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION PRESENTATION Karen Erickson and Vicki Beamon’s first ready-to-wear presentation for their label Erickson Beamon took guests on a journey to a Prohibition Era burlesque bar where models mingled with guests in sequined, flapper style slips. The collection was an array of slinky cocktail gowns in silk, sequins, and feathers…
GEOFFREY MAC - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW It should come as no surprise that Geoffrey Mac regularly dresses musical superstars such as Lady Gaga, L’il Kim, and Britney Spears. His graphic, skin-tight, super hero inspired attire features high-end construction and styling that works whether on stage or going out to a club. His Fall 2012…
IMITATION - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION PRESENTATION Tara Subkoff worked with bespoke tailoring label Doyle Mueser to create Imitation's F/W 2012 collection of fitted pantsuits, pinstripe blazer-dresses, and slitted pencil skirts. Menswear was re-worked with one-shouldered work shirts, a strapless white-button down, and a floor-length satin version of a formalwear vest. The presentation was presented…
IRINA SHABAYEVA - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION PRESENTATION Irina Shabayeva, winner of Project Runway season 6, showed her Fall 2012 collection of wedding gowns and evening wear at the Eventi Hotel. A number of the gowns, which were shown in red, white, and blue, featured sweetheart necklines, mermaid skirts, and a black vine brocade…
JEREMY SCOTT - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW The nineties were back in all of their technicolor glory at Jeremy Scott’s Fall 2012 runway show. Scott drew inspiration from the internet and the way it allows us to constantly reference the past, as he said at the show, “Deleting history isn’t really possible.” Scott drew…
JOHN BARTLETT - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION PRESENTATION With a grant from Lexus, John Bartlett has completely relaunched his eponymous line and crafted a new Fall 2012 collection with a one hundred percent commitment to ethics. This means that all of the fabrics in the collection were either synthetically created, or recycled from vintage pieces. The…
KATYA LEONOVICH - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION PRESENTATION Katya Leonovich, a young, up and coming designer, demonstrated her talent for construction and detailing at the presentation of her Fall 2012 collection. Katya mixed snake skin, leather, metallics, and prints inspired by her own artwork to create sharp, tailored suits and heavily draped and ruched…
LARS ANDERSSON - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION PRESENTATION Lars Andersson is a Swedish designer with a focus on knitwear and what he refers to as, “black metal surfwear,” using fine Japanese and Italian yarns. The Fall 2012 collection had a cool, laid back silhouette featuring oversized cardigans and vests with draping that gave them a…
MALAN BRETON - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Malan Breton drew from the disparate inspirations of James Bond movies and the idea of transparency when designing his Fall 2012 collection entitled “Fantôme.” The men’s looks consisted of impeccably tailored suits, fit for 007 himself, with pops of vibrant blue and red, with bow ties and…
MARC BY MARC JACOBS - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW For the F/W 2012 season, the more youthful line by Marc Jacobs was a mix of military and schoolgirl influences. The girls wore dirndl-style and pleated skirts that swayed below the knee and smock dresses, along with plaid trenches, rompers, stain floral prints, tweed pants. The…
MARC JACOBS - NEW YORK F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW More is definitely more for the Marc Jacobs F/W 2012 collection. The designer piled on the fabrics and colors with wool stoles buttoned over wool coats worn on top of patchwork skirts over cropped pants. The fabrics varied as much as the colors. Jacbos sent out…
