Tweet Barbie® is no longer just a porcelain doll. She has come alive with a persona that has brought over 50 years of success to Mattel Toy Company. In 2009, Barbie made an appearance at NY Fashion Week to celebrate her 50th birthday by holding her own runway show. The event showcased fashions contributed...
Tweet Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2012 is bringing the front-row experience to fashion fans around the world. YouTube and Maybelline New York will once again be bringing the excitement of Lincoln Center to millions of people around the world on YouTube’s Live from the Runway channel at www.youtube.com/liverunway. Beginning today, Live from the Runway will...
Tweet Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is about to start again. The dates are from Thursday, February 9th through Thursday, February 16th. There are four venues located at Lincoln Center; The Theatre, The Stage, The Studio and The Box. The schedule of shows and presentations was released by IMG Fashion today. February 9th: 9AM - NICHOLAS K, STUDIO. 10AM –...
Tweet As a true fashion pioneer and innovator, Norma Kamali presented her Spring 2012 collection in a most unique way at the David Rubenstein Theater on September 14th. Instead of having models walk down the runway Kamali and her team presented an eight minute 3D fashion film. Guests were provided with a pair of anaglyphic...
Tweet Holy Kaleidoscope!! Custo Dalmau, the Spanish fashion designer behind the Custo Barcelona brand, showed his Spring 2012 collection to an audience of editors, buyers, stylists and bloggers wearing 3-D glasses at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The show was titled “TRIPOLAR” and broken into 3 parts. Known for his use of bold and bright painted fabrics...
Tweet For her Spring 2012 presentation at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Gwen Stefani gave us an eclectic mix of RTW garments with her signature touch. The L.A.M.B. collection was broken down into three parts according to Stefani who did not attend the presentation to the disappointment of her many fans who stood on a long...
Tweet Zang Toi, a native of Malaysia who attended Parsons School of Design in NYC, presented his Spring 2012 elegant collection on September 13th at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The collection was his “Dream of North Africa”. With a color palette inspired by the desert consisting of hues of desert brown, ebony, ivory and sapphire...
Tweet Show Notes: “Spring 2012 is all about bold saturated colors with a sporty athletic edge. With women more into fitness and healthy lifestyles, I compliment their physique using intricate seaming to outline the body. The use of color blocking and accents of leather add an unexpected edge. Evening is all about sexy silhouettes,...
Tweet On Saturday, September 10th, former Project Runway Winner Christian Siriano presented his Spring 2012 collection at Eyebeam Art + Technology Center. Still a fan favorite Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia and Elle’s Joe Zee watched from the front row. It seems that young Christian, age 26, has grown up since winning Season Four of Project Runway...
Tweet “The Spring 2012 muse is contemporary, fresh, and ethereal. The collection emphasizes cut and color with unexpected cut-outs in silhouettes. Shades of oyster are highlighted by bold citrus colors of lemon, lime and tangerine. Cropped slouchy embellished sweaters, long skirts and voluminous outerwear in technical fabrics add edge while apron back dresses mixed...
Tweet “The optical exuberance of gold; Flash mobs of floral and animated shapes; The thrill of adornment in forced perspectives” is how Cynthia Rowley described her Spring 2012 collection shown at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The runway was a mirror that reflected an opulence of glamour mixed in with a bit of grunge as seen in the...
Tweet Not able to be in New York City for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2012? We have you covered. Thanks to social media and the advent of technology in the fashion industry many of the shows taking place this week will be streamed live. Some shows listed will link you to You Tube and...
