Katya Leonovich Fall 2012: An Architectural Aesthetic
NEW YORK, Feb 12, 2012/ FW/ — Entitled ‘An Architectural Aesthetic’, the designer, Katya Leonovich, presented her Fall 2012 collection this season with an architectural aesthetic due to her inspiration of the architecture of New York City. The collection presented looks infused with architectural elements such as structured, tailored jackets, as well as the looks...
BCBG Max Azria Fall 2012: An Artful Proposition
NEW YORK, Feb 12, 2012/ FW/ — Entitled ‘An Artful Proposition’, the designer, Max Azria of BCBG Max Azria designed a collection this season with an artful proposition with looks fusing form and function together to create a sense of Bauhaus style. This collection’s Bauhaus style contained a geometric abstraction of color-blocking and contrasting hues of neons and...
Christian Siriano Fall 2012
NEW YORK, February 12th 2012, Chrisitian Siriano Fall 2012 Runway Show Christian Siriano’s Fall 2012 runway show was held away from the chaos of Lincoln Center at Eyebeam Studios. Siriano is known for over-the-top extravagance, but this collection was bit more toned down than we are used to. We saw wearable pieces, just above the knee dresses paired...
Monique Lhuillier Fall 2012 is Red Hot
NEW YORK, February 12th 2012, Monique Lhuillier – Fashion Week Fall 2012 Runway Show Monique Lhuillier’s Fall 2012 collection is all about the womanly shape. Almost every model is sporting a wide leather belt shown paired with billowing ball gowns to sexy cat-woman inspired pants suits. The décolleté was often showing through nude fabric revealing...
Lela Rose AH 2012: Poétique hiver.
NEW YORK, FEBRUARY 12th, 2012- Influencée par la poétique du mouvement dans le travail de l’architecte et ingénieur Santiago Calatra, Lela Rose explore cette thématique en la transposant à la manière du romantisme fonctionnel de l’architecte. La signature de Calatrava se fait sentir par de longues silhouettes anguleuses, où carreaux et lignes sinueuses se...
Rubin Chapelle Fall 2012: Gold Tie
NEW YORK, Feb 10, 2011 / — Since its founding in 1997 by design duo Sonja Rubin and Kip Chapelle, RubinChapelle has consistently made inroads to the fashionistas consciousness season after season. With celebrity fans like Kiera Knightley, Scarlett Johansson and Jessica Alba, it is not really surprisingly that the label is a commercial success, opening its first store...
MFW Day 3 : Abol Fall-Winter 2012
MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 8TH, 2012- Starting her line in 2011, the Vancouver-designer Abol has as main concern to translate Surrealist paintings and nature into unique wearable art. Calling her line eco-friendly couture, all Abols pieces are one-of-a-kind, and are made mainly from raw organic wool and reclaimed silk. For this season, the designer presented gowns, corsets, jackets...
MFW Day 3: Ça va de soi Fall-Winter 2012
MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 8th, 2012- For the next fall and winter season, Ça va de soi serves up an updated take on its savoir-faire, with new fabrics such as cashmere-merino-silk blends and cashmere-cotton and virgin wool mouliné effects, as well as intarsia prints, with surprising yet stylish colour blocks. With variations of cardigans, twin sets, leggings and curves...
MFW Day 4: UNTTLD, Anastasia Lomonova LYN
MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 9th, 2012- After presenting solo runway shows last seasons, unttld and Anastasia lomonovs decided to team up, joined by newcomer Jocelyn Picard, the crochet virtuoso behind the label LYN, to present a collective show. Not only did they bring freshness on the catwalk, but also a new mentality. By pairing together, the trio wanted people to know there...
Mara Hoffman Fall 2012
NEW YORK, Feb 11, 2012/ — Perhaps, the current fascination that the year 2012 would be the end of the world that became the seed of inspiration for Mara Hoffman for her South American Shaman Cowboys collection. Known for her eclectic inspirations that usually result to eye catching prints, Mara Hoffman did it again for Fall 2012 as she sent out ethnic prints, appliqué...
MFW Day 1: Marie Saint Pierre Fall-Winter 2012
MONTREAL, FEBRUARY 6th, 2012- Starting with a short movie directed by the renown photographers Leda St-Jacques, Marie Saint Pierre explored a poetic world, where every garments exude fragility, abstraction and beauty. As the short-movie ended with the picture of a delicate child, the emotional tension was at its higher. Gradually, the models started to walk and...
