Continuing on the theme of barely there coverage as seen in AW23, SS24 is a more refined play on the idea. This collection is presented with the prospective of a woman on vacation. A woman who is uninhibited and ready to do anything at any time. This wardrobe exists between playful sunny days and sultry tantalizing nights.
Ira Iceberg, the artist that became a fashion designer is truly one of my personal creative heroes. It is evident that she trained in classical art using mediums such as oil and canvas. The digital age had changed her medium drastically therefore her art has evolved into creating in a way that interacts with the observer. The observer turns into the art to be observed.
Read More"Y for Yesterday" is a striking new take on classical femininity and powerful modernism. Designer Hyemee looks back on her own past, her inspirations and emotions, as well those of EENK, to present an innovative collection between nostalgia and modernism.
Read MoreHian Tjen makes me want to show up awkwardly to a party completely over dressed. From start to finish these over the top, opulent pieces are a marvel to behold. Tjen does not hold anything back, more is more. The textiles used are a mix of feathered, embroidered, burned out, applique'd and beaded. It's all in there.
Read MoreIn the second installment of Ruohan Nie's three collection series, "Line" is a wonderful study of conveying that lines can run forever. Designers strive to design timeless collections that can be versatile through seasons and time, few are successful at it. Ruohan Nie is successful with this season after season through her study in design and textiles.
Read MoreThis season Wang explorers how we view Venice once the playfulness and grandeur ceases and we start to notice the decay. The silhouettes of this collection plays off of the outlines of the architecture and dilapidated colors of the walls, frescoes and paintings inside the buildings and the pungent smell of laguna water accompanied by the signs of rampant decay.
Read More... Before we get into that, I want to go back to the mid-90s. It was July in Paris and I was the typical 90s teen; unchaperoned, untracked and without a phone in Paris for a whole summer. There will never be a time in the future where this experience will ever be duplicated.
Read MoreNever have I ever been so unsettled to walk into a fashion show before. At first glance, this show was just extremely weird. After a long day of running around Paris, I was more than elated to land in the Palais de Tokyo at the Empty Behavior show. I have never heard of this brand before that day and it took me a while to figure it out, what exactly I was there to see?
Read MoreUp until this point I think it's been fair to say that I have not come across that many collections that are as sexy as they are masculine. And not tawdry, but quite sexy, almost seductive. Captivating, if you will. Minuit is the brain child of Laurie Arbellot, whom I have decided is the coolest girl I've ever met.
Read MoreMy favorite color is pink. You could not imagine how well this collection captured by interest from the first model. A voluminous dress of bubblegum pink styled with fuzzy black slide on slippers flounced down the runway. I was not only excited to see this look because it was an exuberant show of pink, I was excited because I can see myself in it.
Read MoreThis season, building on his exploration of Umwelt (German for environment or surround-world), Kunihiko Morinaga uses a colorless PVC base for his creations. Using his trademarked ANVISUAL photochromatic technology, he creates a series of transparent "empty" garments and uses UV light to transform them.
Read MoreThe details of this collection were so unusual to me because they were oversized but didn't feel ostentatious. The way the waves were depicted on the body really free flowed from the waist to the hip and into the back, like if a wave had hugged you. The accessories were large and angular, anchoring the softer edges of the clothing.
Read MoreEverything about this collection feels slightly extreme. Exaggerated openings, leather, grommets and snakes paired with metal chains. Somehow within all of these extremities, there's still a very soft feminine voice that speaks through it. It's like the woman who is ready for everything and anything.
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