In her first ever runway show, Erin Barr demonstrated that her signature aesthetic is a play on hard and soft, drawing inspiration from nature for this collection. But she clarified, “It’s more of an atmospheric, moody ambient vibe as opposed to an earthy, hippie [one].” She spent time at her parent’s cabin in northern Wisconsin Read more →
Arm, neck, and ring parties are alive and well at Jennifer Fisher. But even if you tire of the stacking trend by Fall, you’ll still be interested in her pieces because they are just that cool, whether worn individually or grouped together for maximum dramatic impact. As most designers do, Fisher adopted a darker mood Read more →
“It was time,” Trina Turk told me of her inaugural decision to show at New York Fashion Week. And with that, the Trina Turk brand signified that it was ready to grow up a little bit, extending its California vision in a more sophisticated and elevated direction. “Our theme is ‘California modern,’ so we wanted Read more →
Just in time for Chinese New Year, Vivienne Tam showed a fresh, new collection inspired by hope and change—in some ways, literally, from the man who made the slogan famous: President Obama. The main highlight of the collection was a pop art inspired “Pop Culture Obama” print, an ultra cool, red and white silk screened Read more →
The Ladurée macaron has been the unofficial food of fashion week for the past few years (sorry, cupcakes are so 2009). Last September, Ladurée collaborated with Lanvin Creative Director, Alber Elbaz, to create a limited-edition bubblegum pink macaron and box. And next up: Reed Krakoff.
As I stood backstage waiting to interview Monique Lhuillier, I heard the same thing over and over again. “Beautiful!” stylist Mary Alice Stephenson said to Lhuillier, as she embraced her in an effusive hug. “Beautiful!” sighed a group of style bloggers from Atlanta as they asked to take a picture with the designer. “Beautiful!” exclaimed Read more →
For Fall 2013, Creative Director Thomas Steinbruck put together a collection that called to mind all the adjectives more commonly associated with a Porsche sports car: Slick, sexy, and sleek. Dubbing it “The Urban Modernist,” Steinbruck was inspired by rigorist construction and volume, compiling pictures of ’50s Russian Communist architecture and Alaïa’s work in the Read more →
“It’s all about flight for me this season,” Monika Chiang told me at her presentation. The designer drew references from aviation, aviaries (a recurring dream featuring birds), and the army for her latest “warrior chic” (as dubbed by Chris Burch) collection. “I have this dream where I run faster and faster until I take off Read more →
Nostalgia meets modern. 1967 California Music Festival meets ’60s folk. East meets West. Unstructured meets structured. Slouchy meets sophistication. These are just a few of the contrasts Chadwick Bell told me he was looking to explore this season, using a rich soundtrack as design inspiration. “I started with Simon and Garfunkel [and then] Carole King. Read more →
Showgoers looked eagerly around for a front-row celebrity at Carmen Marc Valvo’s show, but the only unexpected guest was Superstorm Nemo, whose unexpected presence blessed every standing room attendee with seats. And it’s too bad, because the 25% of people who skipped the show missed out on a good old-fashioned, beautiful eveningwear show. Remember the Read more →
Going to a Dannijo show feels like going to the party of the nicest, most popular girl (or set of sisters) from your high school. Fresh from being toasted in a recent New York Times Style piece about their savvy social media usage, the girls fluttered around their presentation at the Jane Hotel, greeting well-wishers Read more →
A handful of Dannijo “girl crushes”–cool chicks that designer sisters Danielle and Jodie Snyder love and feature on their blog–came to pay their respects at the brand’s presentation yesterday at the Jane Hotel.
Among them was model and model rights champion Coco Rocha. She took time out from gleefully tweeting and Instagramming (the girl loves her social media) to tell us how she feels about the CFDA’s controversial partnership with Organic Avenue and the differences between her, Naomi Campbell, and Karolina Kurkova on new model reality TV show The Face.
