Last year, Woolmark revived its International Woolmark Prize, a global fashion competition that is credited with springboarding the careers of Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld in the ’50s.
Today, the U.S. finalists have been announced and the list includes some of our favorites. They are:
Today, KCD will host its seasonal open house, where market editors, stylists and other fashion types will be given the opportunity to see the latest collections from the PR powerhouse’s roster of brands—including Givenchy, Chloe and Marc by Marc Jacobs—up-close.
Mostly everyone attends KCD’s press day because it’s filled with great brands that magazines (and, increasingly, websites) want to shoot. That’s why it’s such a coup for three-year-old accessories line Reece Hudson to show its Fall 2013 collection alongside KCD’s clients. As an emerging label, the company can’t afford to pay KCD a monthly retainer for representation. But designer Reece Solomon and business partner Max Stein are mentored by KCD senior vice president of public relations, Renee Barletta, through the CFDA incubator program.
We visited the CFDA Incubator (where 10 hand-picked emerging designers are provided with studio space–which they still pay for at a monthly rent–and mentoring for about two years) for a market day during fashion week and kind of didn’t want to leave. There were lots of positive vibes.
In addition to checking out the latest from designers like Timo Weiland, Daniel Vosovic, Whit and Isaora, we decided to try and find out what it’s like to work in a shared space with a bunch of other designers–something designers don’t really do, unless they’re on Project Runway (though Vosovic tells us this is totally different).
New show reviews and galleries are in! Check out Edun, Whit, and Concept Korea.
“We usually get very bright and graphic with our prints, but I was feeling a little moody this season, so we did this kind of romantic, late 60′s-early 70′s inspiration,” says Steven Alan alum (and Kate Spade niece) Whitney Pozgay of the starting point for her latest collection, which debuted to a packed house at the W Union Square this afternoon.
It’s only day two, so you can’t be behind yet! To make sure you keep up, here’s another round of show notes: WHiT dared to mix patterns in the best way, Creatures of the Wind referenced 60s couture, and Richard Chai Love got sporty.
The Clothes: An adorable and of-the-moment mish mash of patterns in a variety of youthful, quirky separates and dresses. For instance, an African-inspired print crop top was paired with a striped short suit, while a bold leaf print maxi skirt was paired with a lime green silk shirt. Other standout looks included a white perforated Read more →
See what Fall 2012 has in store for you, from Honor‘s playful printed frocks, and Whit‘s subtle outer-space themed show, to Kimberly Ovitz‘s badass warrior-inspired collection. Head over to our New York Fashion Week page for these and even more reviews and photos from Fall/Winter 2012-13. Enjoy!
You’ve got to hand it to Kate Spade’s niece Whitney Pozgay: Girl knows how to take the Berry Street hipster just outside of her comfort zone. In the four seasons since the Phoenix-born, Brooklyn-based designer (who honed her chops at her aunt’s uptown bastion of style and as lead womenswear designer for Steven Alan) launched her eponymous line, she’s centered her presentations of quirky-chic separates around geographical themes ranging from ’60s California surf culture to her childhood in the Southwest.
So what then is the focus for Pozgay’s first-ever runway show? “Each collection the Whit girl goes somewhere different, and this time she goes the furthest from her natural habitat,” the designer laughs. “Outer space!”
The mood at Whit‘s Fall 2011 presentation at the Ross Bleckner studio in Chelsea was decidedly playful–the studio was bright and airy, models on pedestals were framed by Bleckner’s abstract colorful paintings and made good on the instructions they were given to be “fun and loose,” dancing in place on their blocks.
The mood follows designer Whitney Pozgay’s inspiration for the collection, which she told us was “the grown-up version of playing dress up in your grandmother’s closet when you were a little girl.” Pozgay was taken with the way that “a little girl playing dress up mixes and matches in such an interesting way that it often looks more refreshing than the way it was supposed to be” (hence the Tavi inspiration).
As for the actual pieces in the collection, they looked like the ultimate finds from grandma’s closet: a brown full mid-calf length skirt with a bird print (there’s the Hitchcock inspiration), a printed sand-washed silk top paired with thick wool trash-bag top pants, faux fur collared hefty winter coats with big brown leather buttons. To cement that “grandma’s closet” feel, models wore cat-eye frames and jewelry from Pozgay’s real life grandmother. And it looked like grandpa’s closet got raided too as delicate bird-print rompers and twisted skirts and shift dresses were paired with oversized grandpa sweaters.
Whit
Deal: 40% to 50% off hipster-casual dresses and tops from the former Steven Alan designer (who also happens to be Kate Spade’s niece)
When/Where: Tuesday, November 16 through Thursday, November 18. Tues 11am—7pm, Weds 11am—6pm, Thurs 11am—7pm. Clothingline, 261 W. 36th St between Seventh and Eighth Aves, second floor (917-412-8800)
Colette Malouf
Deal: Up to 80% off jewelry and hair accessories, including black tie and bridal pieces
When/Where: Wednesday, November 17 through Thursday. November 18th. Wed 10am—8pm, Thurs 10am—6pm. 594 Broadway between Prince and Houston Sts, suite 1216 (212-941-9588)
Erin Fetherston
Deal: Clothing starting at $50 and shoes starting at $10
When/Where: Wednesday, November 17 and Thursday, November 18. Daily noon—7pm. 252 W. 37th St between Seventh and Eighth Aves, 18th floor (212-643-7537)
