New York Fashion Week SS 14

New York Fashion Week seemed like so looong ago, not helped by my tardiness, of creating runway posts. Next stop London.

○ Kenneth Cole

Youthful bosky streetwear + structured pieces.

○ Libertine

Elizabeth II-inspired prints the design that reads ‘God Save the Libertine'. Nails by butter LONDON Global Colour Ambassador.

○ Alexander Wang 

90's street style, logo zealous.

○ Hood By Air

The Spring 14 HBA collection titled 'GUMP', adrogenous gender ambigious models. The Paramount Studio's inspired shirt dress is my fave.
+DKNY

+KATE SPADE

Start/Finish slogan reversible clutch bag.
Did you have any faves ?

Photos courtesy of Fashion156

New York Fashion Week FW 2013

○ Tanya Taylor

I'm relatively a neophyte to Tanya Taylor's past seasons, but I fancy this collection, wearable as-well as edgy.  

○ Belstaff

○ Milly by Michelle Smith

I have a soft spot for hologram iridescent accents and this collection is brimming with illumination of metallic's and tasty holographic accessories.

○ Miansai by Michael Saiger

Classical nautical inspired jewelry

○ Alexander Wang

The combo of fur and leather always has me wired, furthermore with the element of holographics over wool knit, the tool accordion bag means business, the boxing mitt gloves could be alittle on the ropes, but boy do they look snug!

○ ThreeasFour

The zodiac signs may rule our planets, but I thought the craftsmanship and creativity was a dominating force of this collection, which was inspired by Ophiuchus, the recently discovered 13th zodiac sign. I think the black coat is also pretty wearable and distinguishing. 

○ Outerwear FALL WINTER Looks

Some of the enticing outerwear looks from NYFW for next Fall Winter season. Do you have any faves ?

{Runway} New York Fashion Wk ○ SS13

○Proenza Schouler

I'm feeling the industrial-inspired hardware closure clasp's on the fore of the Proenza shoulder bags, At first sight, I did think it was a whistle, yep I blame my poor eyesight. The angular sculpted heels can look pretty groovy on those summer nights out. 

Backstage -Proenza Schouler

Too many P's to mention in the Spring Summer 2013 Proenza collection - Plethora of Perforated leather and Patchwork Python and Photo Print. Vibrant colors of key lime, tangerine and cerulean. The handbags were my highlight.

○Louise Goldin

The architectural silhouette and layers calls to mind the uniforms on a starship voyager, a space age sporty vibe, that included crisp whites along with sandy gold, brown and cobalt blue and teal color theme. The metallic accents look cosmic.

○Michael Kors

Tasty accessories alert, I gotta say, I am doting on most of the transparent items.

○Anna Sui

Romantic trim edged printed dresses, a homage to Madeleine Castaing, a French designer and interior decorator, with a punk rock chic twist of fishnets to leather. Elaborate statement jewel, bead, cameos seashells and choker accessories. The pointed corners of the sunglasses are decorated with flowers, my highlight are the cat ear-shaped embellished hats decorated with lace and beads.  

 ○Rodarte

The dragon ear cuffs look super, there's many on the high street right now, would like to get my paws on one.

I've been faffing around lately, now I am playing catch-up posting the London, Milan Paris and Fashion week, I seem to do this every season! Particularly since the latter fashion weeks have me more regaled.

Photos courtesy of Sonny Vandevelde + Vogue + Gobackstage 

Parsons MFA Spring/Summer 2013

The new MFA in Fashion Design and Society course at Parsons The New School for Design, ( a highly selective program initiated by Donna Karen ) showcased its first 18 graduates from all-over the globe, the show was held during MADE Fashion Week at Milk Studios. This first graduating class is truly international – its 18 students represent Australia, China, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Norway, Peru, Switzerland, Taiwan, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.

Jie Li

Highlights : avant-garde pastel pieces, customised headphones / headdress rhinestone floral my little pony 

Jie Li, 26, is from Beijing, China. During her studies at Parsons, she was a finalist in the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty graduate fashion design competition organized by the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute. Her work addresses the most fundamental of elements of designing clothes, that of craft, technique and making. For her graduate collection, she combined pleating and quilting, overlapping multiple layers of chiffon to create new colors.

Beckett Fogg

Highlights : oblong textured minimal clutch bags, seamlessly embossed leather and chiffon, clean silhouettes

Beckett Fogg, 24, was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. She graduated from the University of Virginia in 2010, where she earned a BFA in Architectural Design, minoring in Studio Art. Upon completion of her undergraduate degree, she moved to New York to study at Parsons, where she interned with Badgley Mischka, Cynthia Rowley, and Peter Som. A capsule collection she created as part of a special project with Donna Karan was selected to represent the United States during London Fashion Week as part of the International Fashion Showcase. 

Carly Ellis

Highlights : Jewellery neck-pieces and rings, sporty street-wear athletic and upbeat digital prints, below knee sport socks   

Carly Ellis, 24, was born and raised in northern England, and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Westminster, where her thesis collection was featured in Vogue.com UK and Vogue Italia, and acclaimed by Hilary Alexander of London Telegraph. During her time at Parsons, Ellis styled signer Rye Rye for her national tour, album artwork and music video, and worked on commissioned pieces for SuperSuper magazine and the Candy Boutique in Tokyo. Using screen grabs to capture the moment before the software has time to fully process images of newsstands, I created designs that united the original inspiration, the Ndebele tribe, enabling me to fuse three seemingly different core influences.

Lucia Cuba

Highlights : the collection broadens your horizons to the forced sterilizations that have took place during Alberto Fujimori’s reign as President of Peru and many other cases of human rights abuse in Peru, I can discern the emotional personal connection Lucia has put into this Articulo 6 collection, using a fashion platform to raise social and political messages in the form of garments.  Prints on cotton and twill, Andean pollera inspired skirts. 

Lucia Cuba, 32, is a fashion designer and social scientist from Lima, Peru. Prior to coming to Parsons, she studied Fashion Design at Centro de Altos Estudios de la Moda , Peru, and earned a Bachelor’s in Social Psychology, a Master’s in Educational Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Public Health from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. She has participated in projects for the development of arts and culture in Peru and Latin America, and in conferences and workshops aimed at advancing the development of local emerging fashion.

Images courtesy of Milkmade + Metrovelevet 

{ Runway } Helmut Lang A/W 2012

I've never warn a head shawl cocoon combo, looks difficult to master, what stood out to me are the hardened swirls of lava pouring forth onto the tasty wedges and footwear.

Photo's courtesy of Sonny Vandevelde 

{ Runway } Rag & Bone AW 12

Collection inspired by the British Raj in India, the covetable ankle combat boots with sturdy heel are my highlight, they look like they could survive an onslaught. Tough as old boots!

Photos courtesy of Sonny Vandevelde & Style.com

{Runway} Dean Quinn Spring Summer 2012

Dean Quinn's Debut at New York Fashion Week

A Hyper minimalism poly-chromatic wearable collection, floor + knee length dresses + pleated skirts. My highlight is the hair weave-basket hair.  ○ Photos: Amanda Hakan, powered by Leica Camera.

I hope you like the new makeover on this blog!? I went for a more minimal look, maybe I went a tad too far, but I can tinker and add more to it later, when I become more antsy and restless.  

Rodarte SS11

GOLUPTIOUS GOLD

The Mulleavy Sisters, have piqued my interest at New York Fashion Week SS 11, with the usage of leather pieces, textures of earth tones of whites mixed with golds, light browns and tans, merged with blues and dark plums, finding inspiration from their North California backyard, displaying the surburbia wood panelling and redwoods, radiated also to the footwear.   

Hints of Chinese print sculpted Ming Vase