Along with geometric shapes, the natural elements proved to be the other singular constant found throughout NYFW 2013. Sunhee's Spring/Summer 2013 line proved no different, with water infusion prints that fronted the entire collection, inspiring a flowing silhouette and fabrics that did more draping than tight hugging. The line had a good mix of youthful…
SUNO - NEW YORK - SPRING / SUMMER 2013 FASHION SHOW Suno has made a name for itself as a label with an eclectic and unique vision, stitching together what seems like a blend of vintage one-of-a-kind pieces with a much more modern-minded mixing of prints. Their 2013 line does more of what Erin Beatty…
TADASHI SHOJI - NEW YORK - SPRING / SUMMER 2013 FASHION SHOW Japanese designer Tadashi Shoji has dressed everyone from Florence Welsh, Fan Bingbing and Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, always focusing on unique fabrics and vibrant colors, finding the right balance between the visual and the tangible. His 2013 collection kept on theme, with stunning…
THE BLONDS - NEW YORK - SPRING / SUMMER 2013 FASHION SHOW Lipstick-printed body suits and glossy sleeveless shirts were front and center in The Blonds “Psycho Beach Party” Spring 2013 collection, presented at Milk Studios. Designer Philippe Blond combined glitzy fabrics with the imagination of wild, sea-themed patterns and colors. Incorporating the imagery of…
Tia Cibani made her first solo debut this year after the designer left Ports 1961 in 2010. Her hotly anticipated line proved to be worth the wait. Inspired largely by a nautical theme, Cibani really paired down her line with a clean color palette: strong navy looks; whimsical peaches and yellows. The models looked perfectly…
TIMO WEILAND - NEW YORK - SPRING / SUMMER 2013 FASHION SHOW Timo Weiland found the perfect blend of youth and adult with his Spring/Summer 2013 line, harkening back to familiar fashion inspirations: 1980s/1990s; hip hop; minimalist nightwear. The menswear went the casual and clean route, largely featuring well-fitting garments that made the womenswear standout…
VENEXIANA - NEW YORK - SPRING / SUMMER 2013 FASHION SHOW Designer Kati Stern (with her Louise Brooks bob and Sedgewick-thick eyeliner) proved that when it comes to Venexiana's Spring/Summer 2013 line, sometimes fashion is just as much about sustainable style as it is about progressive design. Stern's line had its eye on a spectrum…
VIVIENNE TAM - NEW YORK - SPRING / SUMMER 2013 FASHION SHOW Vivienne Tam's love of Chinese cosmology fit the larger themes NYFW was seeing most, which was a return to geometry, most specifically circular design. The five elements played the largest roll in the designer's Spring/Summer line, with lace, broderie and crochet patchwork, and…
YEOHLEE - NEW YORK - SPRING / SUMMER 2013 FASHION SHOW Yeohlee Teng's collection of women's garments are focused on geometry and silhouette more than anything else, and the unique shape and fabric make it a fashion week line unlike any other. Teng has stated that architect Andrew Geller's Pearlrtoh House in the Hamptons served…
YIGAL AZROUEL - NEW YORK - SPRING / SUMMER 2013 FASHION SHOW Yigal Azrouel has become known for his equal interest in both reshaping classic menswear and refocusing the future of womenswear, and his 2013 line continued this brave step forward with geometrically unique cuts and dark tones that granted the line a unique seriousness.…
The Untitled Magazine was invited this year to Dragao Fashion Week by Textbrasil. The 5 day event took place in the beachside town of Fortaleza, Brazil. It was impressive to see some of the amazing collections coming out of the Brazilian Market. Dragao Fashion Week is considered to be the "creative" Brazilian Fashion Week, in…
AGANOVICH - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW A book of arctic imagery was the inspiration for designers Nana Aganovich and Brooke Taylor for the F/W 2012-13 Aganovich collection. Images of icebergs and avalanches are a fitting muse since they naturally gravitate to a color palette of black, white and blue. The long-haired models in capes,…
ALEXIS MABILLE - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW The Fall 2012 collection of Alexis Mabille was all things bow tie. The collection, appropriately titled “Let Me Be Bo-Bow,” featured bow tie prints, embroideries, earring, and shoes, all commemorating the neckwear that put Mabille on the map at fashion houses like Dior and YSL. Mabille designed…
ALLUDE - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Allude designer Andrea Karg, sought to portray intellectual, bohemian chic in her Autumn/Winter 2012/12 collection. The collection, completely in cashmere, managed to create heavily layered looks that simultaneously fell close to the body, creating a trim, polished silhouette. The colors of the collection were inspired by the “allure of…
ANDREA CREWS - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW For her Fall 2012 collection, which also happens to be the 10th anniversary of her label, Andrea Crews focused on the idea of clothing worn for hunting and fishing, and gave it a touch of modern, French sophistication. Crews reimagined traditional outdoorsman garb, utilizing camouflage, quilted nylons,…
ARZU KAPROL - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Arzu Kaprol drew from the aesthetics of modernism and Bauhaus to craft his highly architectural Fall 2012 collection. Kaprol’s fall collection was a study in structure: formfitting leather dresses, military silhouettes amplified by silk and furs, and sheer panels paired with leather harnesses. The collection was sharp, angular,…
CHANEL - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW The Chanel Fall 2012 collection was presented in a room covered in crystals growing from the floor and ceiling, mimicking the crystal adornments that dripped off of every hem, high heel, and even eyebrow, sewn with crystals by famed couture embroidery house Lesage, that came down the runway. …
Born in Guadeloupe and taught in Paris, Clarisse Hieraix has a sophisticated understanding of haute couture that she is able to translate into her gowns and cocktail dresses season after season. Loose, flowing evening gowns in graphic prints that looked resort ready were mixed in with exceptionally tailored, monochromatic pantsuits, that were kept fresh by…
CORRADO DE BIASE - PARIS F/W 2012 BACKSTAGE Corrado de Biase’s third Ready-to-Wear collection mixed 20s modernism with 70s London style embodying Biase’s philosophy that, “fashion is an imaginary place for impossible meetings of people, styles and eras across time and space.” The collection consisted of classic British looks, given an update in fabric and proportion.…
CUNNINGTON & SANDERSON - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW After winning the On|Off Visionary Award, British design duo behind Cunnington & Sanderson, Matthew Cunnington and John Sanderson, presented their Fall 2012 collection for the first time in Paris. Cunnington & Sanderson use experimental folding, cutting, and draping as a means to sculpt dresses for a…
