Date: September 12th Venue: Grand Ballroom (3 West Club) Victor De Souza introduced a Siren & Muses Collection at fashion week, inspired by ancient Roman goddesses and mythical creatures amid a picturesque Italian costal town. Models approached the runway with fresh faced makeup, dewy skin and sleek wet hairstyles, accessorized with a gradient color scheme of floral […]
[THIERRY MUGLER: COUTURISSIME] The Brooklyn Museum in New York hosted its first retrospective of French designer, perfumer and published author Manfred Thierry Mugler. The exhibition featured over eight dozen looks, from haute couture to stage wear, sketches, videos, editorials, images from his photography book, even an installation. Entitled Thierry Mugler: Couturissime, the term “couturissme” is […]
Date: September 11th Venue: Prince George Ballroom Toussaint Lea showcased a charming capsule collection during New York fashion week. Models wore slicked back hair, neutral smokey eyes, contoured cheeks, and petal pink lip tint. Manicured hands were nude and white. Statement jewelry included icy chokers, dangling, hooped and gemstone studded earrings, even a crystallized floral brooch. A soothing […]
Beauty Bay brings a mashup of your favorite brands, from backstage beauty like Anna Sui to YouTube influencers like Jeffree Star Cosmetics. 2019 might have been the year of the pig, but to Peppa Pig fans every year is the year of the pig. In my search for pig-related beauty finds, I came across a […]
Date: Saturday, September 7th. Venue: David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center Fashion connoisseur Adrian Alicea returns to New York fashion week with another tantalizing collection. Enchanting dance performance and Gregorian era Jazz beats from Fleur Seule filled the venue with delight. Gender fluid designs featured in The Seed of Adrian encapsulated Victorian-era style coupled with Persian influences. Lace, ruffles, […]
Date: Friday, September 6th. Venue: Angel Orensanz Foundation Biomedical engineer turned designer, Antonio Tadrissi, creates wearable art for his Dust of Gods apparel line. Artisanal fabrication includes a punctilious process of handpicking eye-catching fabrics and vintage pieces, handcrafting each cut and style with great precision, hand-painting and embellishing with intricacy, resulting in an original garment that can never be duplicated. […]
Date: Friday, February 8th. Venue: Angel Orensanz Foundation Philly designers Smiley Jonez & Saiyd Muhammed of Burning Guitars dazzled their audience with their American Street Style Euro Couture. Inspired by music legend Jimmy Hendrix and his burning guitar, the design duo created wearable avant-garde with a rock star flare. Influenced by Candyland, hairstyling was playful […]
Date: Sunday, September 9th. Venue: The Metropolitan Couture eyewear designer to the stars Stevie Boi has framed the faces of such celebs as Beyonce and Madonna, his brand featured on the cover of Vogue, and has since expanded his collection to include Ready-To-Wear fashion. Boi’s Spring line entitled Pink Factory celebrates youth and beauty with warm and soft colors in […]
Date: Saturday, September 8th. Venue: Angel Orensanz Foundation Resort styled Spring wear made a splash at Fernando Alberto Atelier. Sun-kissed models with pushed back hairstyles emerged, dripping in gold, dangling, hoop earrings, chunky jeweled necklaces, bangles, feathered bracelets and crystal body chain. Yacht life thong one-pieces and bikinis featured stripes, two-toned, color-blocking, floral, jewel embellished side straps, strappy accents, […]
Venue: Pier 17. Date: Tuesday, February 6th. Epson opened New York Fashion Week with their 4th annual fashion show presentation, featuring cosmopolitan themed capsule collections from North & Latin American designers. Using Epson’s world-class dye-sublimation printing technology designers concocted signature styles, while detailing distinct cultural accents to each wardrobe piece. — Alexandra Pizzigoni x Patricia Franklin for Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia) […]
Venue: IAN Building. Date: Tuesday, February 7th. Epson opened New York Fashion Week with an incredible line-up of Latin designers for their 3rd annual Digital Couture fashion show presentation. Now proud owners of the Italian textile printer manufacturing company Robustelli, Epson used their platform to relay a message to invitees: return to couture using artificial intelligence. Featured […]
Date: October 18 Venue: Lord & Taylor – 5th Avenue, NYC Renowned fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has trail blazed the fashion scene for decades. Designing for both the house of Chanel and Fendi, it’s incredible to know he can still find time to pursue his own fashion line. The Karl Lagerfeld Paris collection of Ready-To-Wear, Shoes […]