Valentino Has a Roman Romance for Spring 2013
Valentino designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli sure know how to make the prettiest dresses.
Wednesday October 3rd, 2012
Tuesday July 24th, 2012
Louis Vuitton Waves Another Victory Flag In Spring’s Cover War With The Most Popular Cover Look
It’s becoming more and more clear that spring was the season of Louis Vuitton. For magazines, that is. Not only did the brand manage to grab the most magazine covers, they also managed to nab another magazine title. Say hello to the most coveted look of the season: a gauzy, laser-cut white dress which we Read more →
Tuesday July 17th, 2012
Louis Vuitton’s Spring Collection is this Season’s Cover War Champion With 88 Covers
The past few weeks of scorching temperatures have better aquainted us with what it would feel like to live on the surface of the sun, and you know what that means, right? Fall is here! Wait a minute… Let us rephrase. July and August magazines are hitting newsstands, which means the spring/summer collections are on Read more →
Thursday January 12th, 2012
Cars, Canines, Candy Colors: Trendspotting the Spring 2012 Ads
The past weeks have seen a flurry of SS12 campaigns come pouring in, from Givenchy’s moody beach scenes to Chanel’s acrobats. In the mix, we couldn’t help but notice a few resounding trends, some stranger than others.
On the more expected side of the spectrum are beachy seascapes and smiling models – typical summertime tropes. But more unusual trends are emerging, like models standing around cars. If the auto industry needs a reboot, maybe they should just get Gisele to stand in front of a Chrysler?
Click through our gallery of trends in the spring 2012 campaigns, so far. With ads still to be released from Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, and Céline, there are sure to be some more kooky trends, though maybe none as weird as Helena Bonham-Carter’s sickly spots for Marc Jacobs… We’ll just have to wait and find out.
Wednesday October 26th, 2011
Brood Spring 2012: Parachutes and Corsetry Come Together
Designer Serkan Sarier shot into the fashion industry in Spring 2011 when his first collection for Brood won the praise of fashion industry insiders like Sally Singer, Eric Wilson and Vera Wang–something that even seasoned designers can only dream of, let alone first-timers. Fast-forward one year later, Sarier’s career trajectory shows no sign of slowing down–that is if his Spring 2012 collection, shown at a discreet Chelsea gallery, is any indication.
Yes, there were a number of the fashion industry’s heavy-hitters present (Vera Wang and Sally Singer both held court), and yes, there was a giant silver malformed balloon hovering in the background (more on that later) but still, it was the clothing that really got our attention.
Friday October 21st, 2011
The Top Models of the Spring 2012 Show Season and Their Most Memorable Moments (In Their Words!)
Most people spend fashion week flipping out over the newest clothes, trends, hair styles, shoes, sunnies, and jewels, but for model lovers it’s a perfect opportunity to scout new talent. Walking the right shows (or any shows, really) during fashion week can launch a model’s career. Walking for Calvin Klein, Alexander Wang, Prada, Miu Miu, Read more →
Eryn Brinié Spring 2012, Plus the Full Campaign Starring Sasha Pivovarova and What Happened to Their Cute Store
Earlier this week, I stopped by a Soho showroom to check out the spring 2012 collections of Eryn Brinié and Kai-Aakmann. Both are chic, modern, affordable brands based out of Korea that we’ve really, really liked ever since they arrived stateside around 2008.
Eryn Brinié (which is not an actual person, but a name meant to evoke the Parisian feel of the brand) even had a store on the main drag of Broadway in Soho for a while, which sadly closed last year. Seeing Eryn Brinié‘s spring collection made me even more sad that I wouldn’t be able to just pop into a store (which happened to be just 4 blocks from our office) and buy the whole thing next spring. I wanted everything. It was all pared back, sweet, feminine pastel perfection. Highlights include a peachy double-breasted slouchy silk blazer, a knee-length grey dress with subtle pleating, a black bias cut dress with sheer draping on the shoulders and a simple The Row-esque white maxi skirt. The best part: it’s all under $300.
So what happened to the store?
Wednesday October 12th, 2011
Kate Spade Spring 2012: Playful Prints With a Sense of History
You always know what you’re going to get with Kate Spade: Feminine silhouettes, charming prints and quirky-cool accessories. And the Spring 2012 presentation was no exception.
Creative Director Deborah Lloyd mined the life and work of Australian artist Florence Broadhurst whose incredibly interesting life story and gorgeous prints served as an interesting and fruitful source of inspiration.
If you’re not already familiar with Broadhurst, you should definitely Wikipedia her–like now. Born in Australia in 1899, Broadhurst travelled the world first as a singer, then a comedienne, before settling briefly in Shanghai where she set up a finishing school for girls. From there she went on to live in England and Australia, marry twice, found the Florence Broadhurst Wallpaper company, which became known for it’s striking, hand-painted prints, and build an accomplished oeuvre as a landscape artist, only to be found murdered at the age 78 in 1977. (See, we told you it was interesting).
Tuesday October 11th, 2011
Street Style Fodder from the Spring 2012 Collections
Every season, we notice a few key designer items that populate street style blogs more consistently than others. They’re those must-have, eye-catching pieces that end up on waiting lists because editors and other girls about town snatch them up first (probably on Moda Operandi, long before they hit stores). And then we see them on street style sites on the backs of people like Anna Dello Russo and Carine Roitfeld and Emmanuelle Alt. Lately, it’s been Isabel Marant jeans, Celine everything, Miu Miu booties. But what will it be next spring?
We’ve taken another look at the spring 2012 collections to predict what we think will be catching the eyes of Scott, Tommy, Phil et al come February. Or, alternately, here is what we think those of you hoping to end up on a street style site, should wear.
Friday October 7th, 2011
The Best Shoes From the Spring 2012 Shows
While everyone else had their eyes firmly glued to the clothing trends of the SS12 season, I was fixated on the feet.
Shoe trends for SS12 come in two varieties, crazy and over-the-top or minimal and functional. The most obvious extremes are Versace’s see-through mega heels (6 inches or more!) versus Comme des Garçons’ white, almost sterile boots. In the interim are Dries van Noten’s simple strappy sandals, Chanel’s mod booties, Prada’s race car heels, Miu Miu’s kitschy knee-highs, and Proenza Schouler’s synthetic wedges.
If that’s not enough shoe porn for a long weekend, then I think you have a serious addiction.
Thursday October 6th, 2011
Trendspotting: Patch It Up
As if the prints, prints, and more prints trend wasn’t enough this season, Paris fashion week has shown us how it can be taken even further… putting them all together through patchwork, of course! Many designers have included the technique this week, from Miu Miu‘s precious retro wallpaper shifts to Balenciaga‘s archival prints on long, Read more →
Paris Beauty Roundup Spring 2012: The Best and the Quirkiest
It’s hard to generalize about the beauty looks across the major fashion capitals, but we’re going to go ahead and do it anyway. New York is either easy-breezy or loud and brash. London makeup artists usually go crazy with their palettes, while Milan is generally sophisticated and strong. Paris, much like many of the runway collections, is pretty with a theatrical streak.
Check out our favorite looks (which, as usual, are the ones that are the most fun to look at.) Though this season we may have to try a few of these out in real life.
Photos: Imaxtree
