Tag: New York Fashion Week
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ROBIN GIVHAN COVERS FASHION WEEK FOR THE CUT
Early Start Weekend will act as the The Cut’s fashion critic for this season’s fashion weeks in New York and Paris. Known for her honest criticism, Givhan holds her critical tongue for no one. In August 2009, she remarked on First Lady Michelle Obama’s vacation ensemble with, “Avoiding the appearance of queenly behavior is politically…
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NEW YORK FASHION WEEK FW13: NOON BY NOOR
There’s nothing unoriginal about what Noon by Noor did this Fall/Winter 13 season. It’s like they really set out to create a collection that made us yearn for more beauty and elegance. This season it was all that and more. It was like watching an Hercule Poirot mystery taking place near the Persian Gulf; all the…
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NEW YORK FASHION WEEK BACKSTAGE: ADEAM FW13
There’s so much that goes on in the few hours given pre-show. With photographers and videographers running around backstage to get the shots and soundbites, hair, makeup and nails ensuring all the models are ready and for the designers checking every piece, doing every interview and looking the part for the 10 seconds on the runway, it’s…
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NEW YORK FASHION WEEK BACKSTAGE: FALGUNI AND SHANE PEACOCK
No surprise Falguni and Shane Peacock stayed with their theme of futuristic style, but it’s how they implement it that makes it so unique. This year, it was the sharp edged, thin metal bodices that brought us back to the future as well as their collaboration with Jessie’s Girl Cosmetics for nails and Kryolan for…
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NEW YORK FASHION WEEK F/W13 TREND: SHEER
(l to r): Lela Rose; Fashion GPS; Krupp Group It’s always ok to show a little skin, when your showing the right parts. Sheer was staple on the catwalk, but in classic traditional silhouettes, not harsh, blinding looks like that ensure you stick out for the wrong reasons. Venus like dresses that sway in the…
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VIDEO PREMIERE: THE ONES – FACE AND BODY
The GRAMMYs are over, but New York Fashion Week isn’t even close – so why should the party end now? Serving up classic disco dance realness mixed with “electro edge”, The Ones are giving us is something to boogie down to at an after party that’ll want us wanting more. The New York City trio…
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NEW YORK FASHION WEEK F/W13 TREND: LEATHER
(L to R): Nautica; Christian Siriano; Billy ReidIt wouldn’t be a Fall/Winter Collection without leather. Real or not, it’s versatile, comes in EVERY piece of clothing possible and makes any outfit 10 times sexier when worn correctly. Coming in every shade, style, and silhouette there’s a leather (or pleather) piece calling your name next season.…
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NEW YORK FASHION WEEK F/W13 TREND: FUR
(L to R: Costello Tagliapietra; Cushnie et Ochs; Mathieu Mirano; Hervé Leger)Forget Street Style, designers have upped their creative game this season giving us more trends than we can keep count of. Of course peplum is prominent (for a third season is it?), but it’s all about the fur. I love my animals as much…
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JOHN VARVATOS CELEBRATES THE RE-DESIGNED JOHNVARVATOS.COM
John Varvatos celebrated the re-designed JohnVarvatos.com at Houston Hall in New York City. For years, I’ve always wondered what made Varvatos special when we’ve been equipped with several other male focused brands out there. But after last night I understood what Mr. Varvatos has been trying to tell us about fashion and personal style all these years…
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LARS ANDERSSON S/S 2013 RUNWAY REVIEW
There’s a certain feeling when you see a Gothic, dark inspired collection for Spring/Summer 2013. I think designers have trained us to view spring/summer as flower power, bright hues and flowing dresses ensuring a Marilyn moment. Thank goodness the industry still produces designers that demonstrate true ideals of why fashion was created. Knitwear designer, Lars…
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RACHEL ROY S/S 2013 RUNWAY REPORT
Rachel Roy Spring/Summer 2013 Presentation was held within a fantastic showroom space were the designers’ collection inspired by “a dreamland where the unexpected collide” came to fruition. Rachel delivered clothes for her typical customers – a modern ladylike aesthetic – but added a few twists by infusing the collection with bold neon hues (acid green, oranges, yellow,…