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...
Supermodel NAOMI CAMPBELL has called upon fashion designers and celebrities alike to help bring FASHION FOR RELIEF™, a star-studded runway show, to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. This event will take place at Bryant Park (NYC) on February 12th at 7:00 pm. The show will be hosted by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York. She will be...
The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc, (CFDA) a not-for-profit trade association that leads industry-wide initiatives and whose membership consists of more than 350 of America’s foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry, and accessory designers is reaching out to offer their support to the people of Haiti. Peter Arnell, who in 2001 created the now iconic...
On Sunday, January 17th, the 67th annual Golden Globe Awards took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. The red carpet was a sea of umbrellas as rain soaked the open red carpet arrivals. Sometimes it seemed as if umbrellas were the accessory du jour. It was an “aqua-net” type of evening on the west...
Jean Paul Gaultier, the French couture designer who got his start working as an Assistant to Pierre Cardin is the next hi-end designer to collaborate with Target . The line will be in stores starting March 7th. There is quite a bit to choose from as the collection has everything from...
In Paris Karl Lagerfeld staged a barnyard with milkmaids at the Chanel Spring 2010 runway show. The Spring/Summer 2010 ad campaign is quite different. Shot on location in Argentina by Karl Lagerfeld himself in October the campaign offers a latin flair. Supermodel Claudia Schiffer joins with models Freja Beha Erichsen and Baptiste Giabiconi in...
