Karl Lagerfeld wasn’t the only designer influenced by Indian royalty this season. Jason Wu looked to the opulence of the maharaj to inspire his Pre-fall collection. As a young albeit well established designer, Wu knows it is his closeness in age to his target customer, and his ability to bring a youthful edge to sophisticated Continue Reading
Chanel is a brand coveted and loved globally, thus Karl Lagerfeld takes inspiration from the legions of fashion-minded women and men who wear his designs all around the world. For the Pre-Fall 2012 Métiers d’Arts show, he takes the famed French fashion house to Bombay, for a collection that gives a Parisian spin on traditional Continue Reading
With the release of Versace for H&M fast approaching, a runway show was certainly in order. Stars like Zoe Kravitz and Jennifer Hudson came out to celebrate the triumphant release of the collaboration in the relative calm before the imminent storm once the collection hits stores. Models stomped through a long, maze-like runway mimicking the Continue Reading
Miuccia Prada has a playdate with proportions and print for Miu Miu‘s spring 2012 collection. Opening the show with separates in slate blue, burgundy, and black, we wonder if we’ll see any more color or print amongst crop tops and a- line hems. Simple, clean looks are followed by a series of trapeze dresses, a-line Continue Reading
If you’ve had your eye on the catwalk this season, you’d notice a few more models of color getting their shine on in New York, London, Milan, and Paris. In addition to industry mainstays Joan Smalls, Ajak Deng, Melodie Monrose, Anais Mali, Nyasha Matonhodze and Jourdan Dunn, new girls like Marihenny Rivera, Fatima Siad, and Continue Reading
Marc Jacobs appeals to our ultra-feminine sensibilities for Louis Vuitton‘s Spring 2012 collection. With nary a trouser in sight, models enter the runway via carousel– a suitable vehicle for the sugarplum fantasy Jacobs so carefully crafted. Jacobs leaves overt sexuality and body hugging silhouettes aside, opting for creampuff drop waist skirts, modest hemlines, and prim Continue Reading
It is safe to say that Sarah Burton has continued the tradition of dramatic, spectral beauty the McQueen house is known for. What has changed is the subtlety with which Burton crafts the garments, making one take a second look to see the quietly creeping morbidity. Inspired by sea life, Burton incorporates the physical forms Continue Reading
Stefano Pilati took a spin on a year long trend seemingly ubiquitous amongst all fashion aficionados: color blocking. For Yves Saint Laurent’s Spring 2012 collection, Pilati gave us a peek into the closet of the woman who commands a room with regal colors plastered on the most tailored of trousers and the sexiest of skirts. Bursts of resplendent purples were offset by shades of navy Continue Reading
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