Posts Tagged ‘Fashion Week’
Bespoken launches nautical inspired line at New York Fashion Week
Posted by: Gabriella Conybeare
February 22nd, 2011 >> Fashion Zone
Bespoken’s menswear collection was presented at New Yorks Fashion Week and is creating quite the stir. The pieces in this collection were inspired by the details of these soldiers attire, how they carried themselves through hardship and the natural wear of their tailored goods while working at sea, they explain. The collection includes nautical pieces like a reversible seamans jacket, a sailor shirt and fisherman knits.
Headed by the Fayeds and the Goncalves, two sets of brothers, Bespoken draws from rich sartorial tradition. T
London Fashion Week – Paul Costelloe
Posted by: Gabriella Conybeare
February 17th, 2011 >> Fashion Zone
This morning for the 10th consecutive season Irish designer, Paul Costelloe, kicked off London Fashion week with his very sophisticated yet colorful collection for Fall/Winter 2011.
Costelloe cites ‘home grown fashion’ as the inspiration for the collection. From Harris tweed from Scotland, luxury plaids and herringbones from Ireland, and beautiful bright cashmere wool from England, this collection is truly reflective of UK style.
The menswear collection saw a lot of round collared shirts, suave velvet burgundy blazers and a smattering of olive and khaki. Ove
In the lead-up to New York fashion week, designers go through hundreds of behind-the-scenes preparations to arrive at the completed show. This NYFW, we’ve sweet-talked a few of them into giving us an exclusive peek behind the curtain as they cast, score, style, and ready their presentations. Next up: Prabal Gurung.
“It’s all about the details—the perfect draping and fit is crucial to each and every piece. I had [patternmaker] Nicolas Caito come in and work his brilliance. And the
And They’re Off and Running! New York Fall Fashion Week Begins!
Posted by: Rory Tunbridge
February 8th, 2011 >> Fashion Quotes
New York Fashion Week started with a bang on Wednesday night in NY with an Amfar benefit ball to celebrate fashion week. And of course, a number of MAJOR we mean MAJOR dresses showed up as well as some major people. Model Karen Elson showed up in an incredible white Versace Spring 2011 strapless gown, making January Jones red Versace Globe dress practically obsolete. This white beaded fringe gown is just rad, really. Its just a reality that models often look better in runway clothes than actresses do. Former French Vogue editor turned-stylist Carine Roitfeld wore a Givenchy spring couture gown also white that rocked everyones world.
A New Class Toasts Its Fashion Week Benefactor
Posted by: Rory Tunbridge
February 4th, 2011 >> Fashion Quotes
You might expect otherwise from a winery, but there are no booze-goggles at Ecco Domani: The California-based vintner has a long history of clear-eyed perceptiveness about young fashion talent. Its Fashion Foundation awards have been supporting emerging designers with much needed grant money for years, and many of the industry’s now established names—Derek Lam, Alexander Wang, and Proenza Schouler among them—have benefited from its largesse.This year’s crop of winners (for womenswear, Bibhu Mohapatra, Mandy Coon, Marcia Patmos, and Maayan Zilberman and Nikki Dekker for their line The Lake & Stars; for menswear, Kyle Fitzgibbons for Native Son; for accessories, Pamela Love; and for sustainable design, Tara St. James f