Fresh from his recent CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund win, Joseph Altuzarra takes another lap around the winner’s circle with his exquisite Fall 2012 collection, replete with small coins adorning everything from cummerbund belts to strong-shouldered jackets. I wonder if he’s trying to remind us of his triumphant win in November by embellishing his pieces with effects Continue Reading
Prabal Gurung was named a runner up for CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund last year, and it’s plain to see that the prize money along with his mentorship with designer Carolina Herrera has really transformed his brand. It seems the designer was truly inspired this season, presenting an opus of a 42-look collection. Prabal chose black as Continue Reading
With M.I.A‘s “Bad Girls” pulsing through the speakers, Max Osterweis and Erin Beatty showed their Fall 2012 collection for Suno. It’s the brand’s fifth season showing at New York Fashion Week, and it’s amazing to think that in four short years, Suno has been able to establish itself as a major force in the fashion Continue Reading
Helmut Lang’s Fall 2012 show was titled “Night Watch” after a supremely frightening Russian vampire movie (if you’re not easily spooked, watch the trailer here). The house’s newest offering stuck to its signature aesthetic of super tight denim and asymmetrical leather jackets in minimal black and white, yet evolved to include blood splattered patterns and Continue Reading
Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs are known for their supremely saucy dresses, and didn’t disappoint for Fall 2012. Their latest collection oozed sporty sensuality, and was filled to the brim with skin clinging shifts in unforgiving tech jersey, replete with zipper details and chic peaks of skin. Close fit cocktails with shoulder, side, and back Continue Reading
Rachel Comey is a designer known for whimsy and eccentric prints, but for Fall 2012 she presented a more serious and somber collection, playing with Fall’s signatures: neutrals and textures. Though her off-beat and lighthearted sensibility was still present, this season she opted for a look that was much sharper and more sophisticated, giving Comey Continue Reading
Jackie O, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn. Several now-deceased style icons have inspired designers. Some have been used ad nauseam (read: Marilyn Monroe). But Jean Paul Gaultier looked to Amy Winehouse as the muse for his spring couture collection.With a barbershop quartet singing her hits in the background, Gaultier opened his show with a signature Winehouse Continue Reading
Couture Fashion Week in Paris has begun and one of the hottest tickets each season is Christian Dior. The fate of the famed fashion house still hangs in the balance without an official head designer and head of the studio Bill Gaytten at the helm, but there are no signs of anxiety or stutter-stepping in Continue Reading
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