SHIATZY CHEN - PARIS F/W 2012 RUNWAY Chinese designer Shiatzy Chen’s F/W 2012/13 collection, Weaving a Dream, draws from the Miao culture of Southern China and Southeast Asia to inform Chen’s contemporary designs. The Miao people were culturally isolated for centuries, leading them to create forms of embroidery and totems that express their history and…
STEFFIE CHRISTIAENS - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Working at the atelier of avant-garde houses Balenciaga and Maison Martin Margiela has finely honed Dutch designer Steffie Christiaens construction and imagination, clearly influencing her Fall 2012 collection inspired by ice. Christiaens imagined her designs as ice that had been corrupted by pollutants, in gray, black, and white,…
TALBOT RUNHOF - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW The design team behind Talbot Runhof, Johnny Talbot and Adrian Runhof, were inspired to create their Fall 2012 collection, Bésame Mucho, after watching Anne Bancroft’s masterful performance as Nora Dinsmoor in the 1998 film adaptation of Great Expectations. The pair identified with the young woman who was…
VANESSA BRUNO - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Vanessa Bruno, known for her Parisian chic ensembles and recent American popularity, thanks to her first store in LA, presented a darker collection for Fall 2012 that showcased Bruno’s muse, a pixie-like girl with a hard, contemporary, city edge. The muted palette of bottle green and violet…
VÉRONIQUE LEROY - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Véronique Leroy is a master of all things volume and oversized, channeling that into her Fall 2012 collection to create a wardrobe made for a rebellious girl trying to become a productive member of society. To Leroy, this means mixing elegant, maternal clothing, with the young girls punk…
VALENTIN YUDASHKIN - PARIS F/W 2012 FASHION SHOW Valentin Yudashkin, mixed velvet, leather, and lace in blacks, beiges, and gold, to create structured body-conscious silhouettes. Tailored pieces emphasized the body with hourglass shaped pleating and graphic prints, while skirts flared away from the body adding a girly playfulness. The collection was simple and clean cut…
ZANDRA RHODES - PARIS F/W 2012 INTERVIEW BY INDIRA CESARINE Zandra Rhodes presented a retrospective of her career as part of the On|Off shows in Paris. This is the first time she’s shown at fashion week since 2007 when she launched her MAC make up line in London, and the first time she’s shown her designs…
ALEXANDER WANG - FALL WINTER 2012 NEW YORK FASHION SHOW For this collection Alexander Wang was interested in exploring the idea of covering up, lamination and lacquering. Tweed coats, hooded jacked and even wool sweaters were lacquered, and suede pants and coats came with waxed panels. Exploring this idea with mix of materials, there were also turtlenecks…
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…
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…
