HONOR Spring 2012
NEW YORK Sep 30, 2011 /FW/- This Spring 2012, Honor’s enchanting parade of paper doll like images came to life at the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week. Pastels and black, nothing could have been more french fitting for chic. Modern details charmed the runway on ballerina inspired skirts and dresses. Cut out peter pan collars were finished by sheer necklines...
Number:Lab
NEW YORK Sept 30,2011 /FW/- Number:Lab always knows what to roll out when it comes to the true day in the life of. Inspiration for Spring 2012 came from a take on Picasso meet’s New York’s skate scene at Pier 62. The set up; dusty cobalt blue against white and grey stripes, black and white color blocking and key pops of orange and blue. Spring’s wardrobe...
Wayne Spring 2012: Light and Flight
NEW YORK, Sep 29, 2011/ FW/ — Entitled ‘Light and Flight’, the designer Wayne Lee, who was inspired by photographs of the American desert landscape, as well as by desert birds of prey, focuses this season on movement and lightness. To express this theme in her collection, Lee collaborated with painter Benjamin Degen on a rope print that exemplifies the colors of...
Milly Spring/Summer 2012: A Lesson in Geometry
NEW YORK, Sep 29, 2011/ FW/ — Entitled ‘A Lesson in Geometry’, Michelle Smith, the designer behind the young-luxury collection Milly, presented a geometric-filled Spring/Summer 2012 ready-to-wear collection from drawing print and color inspiration from the artist Sonia Delaunay’s bold and intricate textile work at the Cooper-Hewitt museum. Smith’s geometric...
Uniqueness Debuts in Paris
PARIS, Sep 29, 2011/ FW/ — There’s a new name in the Paris fashion scene – UNIQUENESS, a new innovative brand by Alessandra Facchinetti who also marked her return to fashion with the launch of this label. Born to this new era of social networking and mobile web, UNIQUENESS brings a new dimension in time and space when it comes to fashion. Reconfiguring the concept...
VPL by Victoria Barlett Spring 2012
NEW YORK Sept 28,2011 /FW/- A strong presence this Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week was a trend in scuba inspiration. It was the Spring 2012 collection of VPL by Victoria Bartlett that took center stage. Maintaining the signature athletic aesthetic, the label found new ways to style on top . The vibe was modern and consisted of techno fabrications in neon...
Cut 25 Spring 2012
NEW YORK Sept 28, 2011 /FW/Color blocking, straight silhouettes and nothing but neon, Spring 2012 was inspired by the 80’s surf culture. The newly launched line by Yigal Azrouel in Fall 2010, has already gained a great deal of attention and devoted following. This season New York was invited down town to see just what next season had in store. Arranged in formation,...
The Rise of the Plus Size Woman
LONDON, Sep 28, 2011/ FW/ — From the catwalk to the red carpet, the plus size woman has taken center stage this September. And though this is not necessarily a shift on the current zeitgeist of “thin is beautiful” the emerging reception of “curvaceous women are alluring even sexy” definitely shows a change in our perception of beauty. Beauty might...
Billy Reid Spring 2012
NEW YORK Sept 28, 2011 /FW/-up the southern tang, Billy Reid’s Spring 2012 brought Laurel Canyon to New York. Down at Milk studios a live performance played tribute to the great American songwriters of the seventies. Guest enjoyed the local brew and not a single home-style detail was left behind. It was the perfect setting for spring’s mixture of plaid linens seersucker...
161 Million People Plan on Celebrating Halloween, says NRF
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sep 28, 2011/ — Ghouls and goblins galore, Halloween celebrations will be BOOming this year as more people than ever are expected to partake in traditional festivities. According to NRF’s 2011 Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey conducted by BIGresearch, seven in 10 Americans (68.6%) plan to celebrate Halloween, up from 63.8 percent...
Ivana Helsinki Spring 2012
NEW YORK Sept 27,2011 /FW/ Fashion and Film! Paola Ivana Suhonen gives Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week a different angle when it comes to approaching design. The Helsinki born designer is an artist at heart, a filmmaker by profession turned fashion designer. The strong trend of tribal inspiration was the perfect platform for the collection to travel right into next...
