Barksdale Fall/Winter 2012

May 24, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

2010 Parsons’ graduate Marianna Barksdale’s Fall/Winter 2012 collection is based on Takashi Miike’s film “13 Assassins,” a story of 13 samurais in feudal Japan on a mission to annihilate an evil lord. Marianna’s concept for Fall fashion was genius; exhibit the look of armor with a fluid-feel. Lisbeth Salander from the “Girl With the Dragon […]

eBay Buy of the Year: Trish Summerville for H&M

January 30, 2012.Reading time 3 minutes.

H&M collaborations can barely stay on store shelves and clothing racks, just ask Albert Elbaz for LANVIN or Donatella Versace for VERSACE. “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” collection by Trish Summerville for H&M opened its doors at 72 Gansevoort Street in New York City on December 14th 2011 for a 3-day Pop-Up Shop event. […]

Punk Hair: The Half-Shaved Look and Copy Alternatives

January 16, 2012.Reading time 4 minutes.

Punk (founded in England), dates as far back as the mid-1970’s. American Singer/Song-writer Cyndi Lauper exploded onto the 80’s music scene with hit her album “She’s So Unusual” and so did her fashionable punk style, most notably the hair-shaved hairstyle she wore for her music video “Time After Time.” Fast-forward the clock to December 2011 […]

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Pop-Up Shop

December 19, 2011.Reading time 8 minutes.

One of the most anticipated movies to come is The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Trish Summerville (Costume Designer for the movie adaptation) created an exclusive line through H&M and opened a 3-day Pop-Up Shop in New York City’s Meat Packing District on 72 Gansevoort Street. The first window on display presented the cyber café, […]