Yigal Azrouël Inc. has just named a new CEO with some pretty valuable experience. Christopher Candland will take over for Donata Minelli, who left in January to become a business consultant.
Previously, Candland was vice president of finance and operations and acting chief financial officer of SMCP Group, where he launched the buzzy Sandro and Maje brands.
Fashion week came, and brought a feisty lil’ friend named Nemo along for the ride–forcing us to consider forgoing, “Well, doesn’t she look chic!” for, “Well, doesn’t she look warm?!” The runways begged to differ, offering up endless new ways to bundle-up beautifully for fall 2013. Check out our top ten trend takeaways from the fashion week that weathered the storm in style.
This trend just keeps going, and going, and going and going, and going and going, and…
New reviews and galleries are in! Check out Cushnie et Ochs, Pierre Balmain, and Yigal Azrouël.
Israeli designer Yigal Azrouël has always been known for his highly wearable, if not highly directional, apparel. Last season’s spring collection represented a slight departure, with tent-like dress silhouettes and some interesting (if questionable) white hooded pieces that spoke less to the buyer, and more from an abstract space rooted in the gracefully conceptual. Today’s Read more →
Not even Nemo can stop the fashion crowd.
Billy Reid, Tommy Hilfiger, Rebeccca Minkoff, Yigal Azrouel, Monika Chiang, Tocca, Lacoste, Jill Stuart, Sun Jung Wan, Ruffian, Christian Siriano and Nautica, will be showing their collections as planned this afternoon, evening and tomorrow morning, respectively, when the storm is supposed to be at its worst, WWD is reporting.
We’ve got even more amazing Spring 2013 show notes and galleries coming your way! Experience the sleek sexiness of Cushnie et Ochs, Helmut Lang‘s new print direction, and the architectural spirit of Yigal Azrouel.
Want to see more? Head over to our New York Fashion Week homepage!
The Clothes: There were loosely architectural, razorback floor-length dresses and knee-length, flaring cotton skirts. The colors and shapes of the great outdoors–”ice, quartz and cactus”–inspired the soft neutral palette of the chunky, easily wearable knits. The collection is very typical Yigal–all simple silhouettes and quiet sex appeal. Cream, olive and black hoods added an unexpected Read more →
Fashion’s Night Out is tonight and it’s go-time to strategize your partying shopping itinerary. Will it be high-profile gimmicks that motivate you? Or the copious amount of free boozy beverages and sweet snacks in Soho? Perhaps you’re into music. Not to throw a wrench in your lineup so early on, but how about this one for you: Hot guys and shopping.
The CFDA has really been diving headfirst into the collaboration game lately. There was Runway to Win, the Target x Neiman Marcus monster holiday supercollab and now the fashion organization has teamed up with New York’s favorite underdog baseball team, the Mets.
“Why?” you might ask.
Baggy leather pants. It is as dubious as it sounds. New York had its fair share of these voluminous trousers, and it wasn’t long before they began showing up in London (Topshop Unique, Mulberry) and Milan (Gucci, Ermanno Scervino). Most incarnations put a great deal of volume around the hips, something we’ve seen a lot Read more →
At this point, no one needs to spell out for you that prints were a huge trend last spring, mostly of the colorful, floral variety. But where spring was bright and sunny, fall has taken a turn towards the more staid and sombre, or at least as much as a digital print can be considered Read more →
