Victor PaO Spring 2009: Geometric Shapes & Spaces
Victor PaO Spring 2009 MADRID, Jan 18, 2009 / FW/ — Squares, circles, triangles placed in a tropical atmosphere and white light defined and marked an urban and futurist collection created with natural leather, cotton, silk, denim, polyester and nylon. Designer Victor Pao described it as harmonic shapes – vegetation, geometry, space. With details in jade green and...
Juan Vidal Spring 2009: The Traveler
Juan Vidal Spring 2009 MADRID, Oct 24, 2008 / FW/ — A vagabond, a man with no origin or destination, an eternal tourist is Juan Vidal’s inspiration for Spring 2009. A collection which speaks of a man with overtones of an alternative contemporary reality linked to the magic and fantasy of lost, exotic places. There is a mix of female and male fabrics which envelop...
Missoni and Cinema Against AIDS
Missoni ROME, Oct 24, 2008 / — Missoni is sponsoring the event organized by AMFAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research. The black tie gala and auction, under the patronage of the International Film Festival of Rome, will be held in the charming and historic Galleria Borghese inside the Villa Borghese Pinciana. The color, the energy, the passion, the optimistic approach...
Joan Fabregas Spring 2009: Textile Surgery
Joan Fabregas Spring 2009 MADRID, Oct 23, 2008 / FW/ — To reconstruct, restore or repair human skin is not only a medical surgery process, a cut reconstruction action or an incision using stitching or sutures, it is also a surgical medium related to the identity, to the personality itself and, at all events, to the need that the human being has to acquire it and...
Jan iu Mes Menswear Spring 2009: Sensually Masculine
Jan iu Mes Menswear Spring 2009 MADRID, Oct 22, 2008 / FW/ — Described as fresh, oxygenizing, volatile, light, delicate, refreshing, sensual and masculine, the Jan iu Mes Spring 2009 collection was created using cotton voile with silicone finishes, poplins, 100% silk gauzes, cotton knit glazes, polyurethane fabrics with memory. The brainchild of design duo Jan Zamora...
Guillermina Baeza Spring 2009: Feminine and Dynamic
Guillermina Baeza Spring 2009 MADRID, Oct 21, 2008 / FW/ — Guillermina Baeza’s 2009 collection is inspired by French haute couture of the 50s. Draped designs and sophisticated cuts enhance and harmonize the female figure without losing 21st century functionality and aesthetics. She is a woman who retrieves the femininity of the past without losing the dynamism...
Tara Bradley Graduation Collection at AAU
Tara Bradley backstage DALLAS, Oct 20, 2008 / FW/ — An MFA graduate, Tara Bradley was already working in New York at Catherine Malandrino when she was told that she was one of the AAU students who would present their graduation collection at Bryant Park. Photo by Randy Brooke, courtesy of AAU Related Post: AAU Leverages Technology for its Fashion Degrees New York...
Elena Akoulova Graduation Collection at AAU
Elena Akoulova backstage DALLAS, Oct 20, 2008 / FW/ — Russian-born Elena Akoulova completed her degree online while in Marietta, GA. She has created a womenswear collection of simple A-line linen dresses with draping techniques and colors inspired by orchids. She presented her thesis before the review committee in San Francisco. Elena plans to go into production...
Whitley Kros Spring 2009: A Focus on Fun Fashion
Marissa Ribisi and Sophia Coloma on the runway Spring 2009, Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, Oct 19, 2008 / FW/ — Named the ‘Mercedes-Benz Presents’ Designer for the Spring 2009 season of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios, Whitley Kros joins stellar names like Ralph Rucci and Bradley Bayou, who had been given that honor. Comprised of design duo Marissa...
Viridis Luxe Spring 2009: Exciting Alternative Fashion
Viridis Luxe designer on the runway Spring 2009 LOS ANGELES, Oct 19, 2008 / FW/ — Redefining the world ‘alternative fashion’ to be ‘sustainable fashion’, the Viridis Luxe Spring 2009 collection aims to raise awareness for eco-friendly apparel and to provide a forum for fashion as a social commentary. Photos courtesy of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Related...
Tulle & Cloth Logic Spring 2009: Effortless Chic
Tulle & Cloth Logic designers on the runway Spring 2009 LOS ANGELES, Oct 18, 2008 / FW/ — Inspired by vintage fashion, architecture and flowers, as well as local boutiques’ and indie art shows, Tulle & Cloth Logic’s Spring 09 collection is the perfect blend of effortless chic glamour. Photos courtesy of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Related Post: Los Angeles...
