Costume National Fall 2011
PARIS, Mar 14, 2011 / FW/ — Best of runway, Costume National Fall 2011 show. Paris Prêt-a-porter Fall 2011 (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=156487630535"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document,...
Costume National Men Fall 2011: A Colorful Ennio Capasa
MILAN, Jan 16, 2011 / FW/ — A perennial favorite of FashionWindows, Ennio Capasa continues his winning streak with his Fall 2011 Costume National Homme collection with his military inspired tailoring proposed in gallant colors. In a season characterized with an optimistic outlook, Ennio Capasa is on the forefront with his one-stripe black & grey turtleneck,...
Fashion’s Night Out: Costume National, CBS Live Stream of FNO: The Show
NEW YORK, Sep 5, 2010 / — If you’re enjoying your long weekend, leave some room for more fun for Friday’s Fashion’s Night Out. CoSTUME NATIONAL CoSTUME NATIONAL creative director ENNIO CAPASA will make a personal appearance at the Costume National at Mercer Street. Join Ennio Capasa for champagne, hors d’oeuvres and fabulous fall fashion styled to fit your...
Costume National Men Spring 2011: The Elegant Chino
MILAN, Jun 19, 2010 / FW/ — In this era of social networking, Ennio Capasa was an early adopter. As early as 2008, his two labels already have Twitter accounts: @CostumeNational and @C_N_C. And though geeky will be the last adjective that one will use to describe Ennio Capasa, he can be an honorary nerd simply because he knows how to make denizens of Silicon Valley...
Costume National Menswear Fall 2010: Working Class Heroes
MILAN, Jan 17, 2010 / FW/ — Ennio Capasa always has a grasp of the current zeitgeist and for Fall 2010 he tackled the “working class” though it has expanded from its 20th century definition. Today’s working class consist of the usual suspects – from dock workers to organic farmer; yet creeping into the category since the 1990s are the high tech employees,...
Costume National Spring 2010: Hitting Trifecta
PARIS, Oct 4, 2009 / FW/ — Entitling the collection “Natural Progressive Rock”, Ennio Capasa was working on satisfying its double meaning, the first one being a natural progression of his rock & roll vision for Costume National that began with the menswear collection shown last June, then followed by the youthful line C’N’C and now the womenswear line...
Costume National Homme Spring 2010: Urban Cosplay
Costume National Homme Spring 2010 MILAN, Jun 20, 2009 / FW/ — Cosplay (short for costume role play) is a type of performance art that originated in Japan, wherein participants dress themselves as a specific character or idea usually based from Japanese or East Asia media like anime or manga. Ennio Capasa, who from the beginning of his career has always had an affinity...
Costume National Fall 2009: Starfleet Fashionista
Costume National Fall 2009 PARIS, Mar 11, 2009 / FW/ — Maybe it’s because come May 8, 2009, the new Star Trek movie is going to be released and Captain Kirk, together with all the characters of the original series are being reinvented and reintroduced to a new generation that the Fall 2009 season is brimming with futurism. Hence, Ennio Capasa at Costume National,...
Milan Menswear Trend: Strong Silent Type with Androgynous Tendencies
MILAN, Jan 19, 2009 / FW/ — For the first day of Milano Moda Uomo Fall 2009 collections, menswear designers showed their sensitivity to the current economic condition but they continued the search for the new silhouette that will define the next decade. In this somber mood, we found the strong silent male who is very modern in his androgyny. Gaetano Navarra Costume...
Costume National Menswear Fall 2009: The Perfect Man
Costume National Menswear Fall 2009 MILAN, Jan 18, 2009 / FW/ — Ennio Capasa dressed up a heartthrob – mysterious and romantic, the Costume National chap is the strong silent type of the urban, even androgynous variety. In short, he is the type of guy that girls from their tweens to their thirties just fall for. Tailored pieces that though very masculine can easily...
Costume National Spring 2009: At Home With The Future
Costume National Spring 2009 PARIS, Oct 5, 2008 / FW/ — If there is one designer who is very comfortable with the current futurism trend this season, it is Ennio Capasa. Known for his love for black & white, his ultra modern silhouettes are always on the edge of being futuristic that never crossed the line of being sci-fi. “This collection is a play of opposites...
