Monday, February 15th, I attended the Monique Lhuillier Fall 2010 fashion show held in the Promenade tent. Monique was introduced to the world of glamour and fashion at a young age when her family traveled extensively. She left home at age 15 to pursue her dream of working in the world of fashion....
Catherine Malandrino named her Fall 2010 collection "KHAN". Her initial inspiration: A vision of the Earth from space; the landscape, the texture and the contrast of colors between land and sea. Models perched on tall pedestals were reminiscent of "Where The Wild Things Are". It felt primal in nature with fur, shearling, zebra...
Russian dolls took to the runway at Alexandre Herchcovitch's Fall 2010 show on February 17th at the Salon. For Fall, Herchcovitch used Soviet legends and folklore for his inspiration. The cinematic influence of Georgian Director Sergei Parajanov created an Armenian undertone to the looks he sent down the runway. The strong ethnic influence...
On February 13th, I was seated behind Anna Wintour to take in the Prabal Gurung Fashion Show for Fall 2010. To give you some insight as to why I was so excited to see his fall collection let me give you a brief background on Prabal. Prabal Gurung, a graduate of Parsons, started his NYC...
"Elements of nature brought to a downtown scene" is how J. Mendel described his Fall 2010 RTW collection. The inspiration taken from Ryan McGinley's "MOONMILK" series of vibrant and cavernous photos. I had the pleasure to be wowed by Gilles Mendel and his Fall 2010 collection on the last day of NY Fashion Week, February...
On Thursday, February 11th, 2010 the Heart Truth Red Dress Collection Fashion Show was held at NY Fashion Week in the large Tent. This is a show that brings together top couture and fashion designers with celebrities to raise awareness of the threat that heart disease poses to women worldwide. To date more than...
Not a buyer for Barneys? Not a staffer at Vogue? Still want to see the star-studded runway shows at Mercedes-Benz Fall 2010 Fashion Week starting on February 11th? Good news! You can now have a front row seat. Instead of an invite all you need is a computer and...
Christian Siriano had quite the fan base today at his S/S 2010 collection. Sitting front row was Tori Spelling, actress Mena Suvari, model Alessandra Ambrosio and his mentors, Tim Gunn and Nina Garcia. Project Runway alum were scattered about and Christian appeared both nervous and excited. The collection did not...
I attended the Academy of Art University Fashion Show today in the large Tent. I am constantly amazed at the talent of our "ones to watch". The young designers included: rina Nikolaeva Popska, Kara Sennett, Amanda Cleary, Richelle Valenzuela, Brittney Major, Jie Pan and Sawanya Jomthepmala. Each had their...
