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...
She has done it once again, stopped traffic and co-hosts dead in their tracks as she exited the limo. LADY GAGA arrived at the Grammy Awards dressed in a custom Haute Couture Armani Privé spring/summer 2010 collection white translucent orb-like dress. Armani was the master astronomer in Paris at his Couture runway show on...
Supima , the world’s finest cottons, hosted the third annual design competition on Tuesday, Jan. 19th at the New York Times Center. The open casting call was narrowed down to six finalists who strutted their designs down the runway. The finalists included Nadia Ivanova, Robin Tomas, Michael Venker, Gina DeSilva,...
Atari has announced it will release a new PROJECT RUNWAY game for Wii. The videogame developed by Tornado Studios will hit store shelves and Amazon on March 2, 2010 retailing for $39.99. This new fashion accessory will include your beloved Judges Heidi Klum, Nina Garcia and Michael Kors, Mentor...
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...
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...
Exactly one month from today the tents will open for business. Mercedes-Benz NY Fashion Week runs from February 11 – 18th showing the Fall 2010 designer collections. This will be the final season showing at Bryant Park. In September 2010, Fashion Week will move to its new uptown venue at Lincoln Center....
