Australia-based boutique brand Miss Unkon, popular for its feminine flounce and ruffle, did not disappoint at its recent showing at Australian Fashion Week. Diaphanous flutter sleeves and softly flowing skirts in virgin whites, pale nudes, and baby blue hues continued in the aesthetic of previous collections, which have established Miss (continued…)
Ah, Chanel in Paris — the greatest (fashion) show on Earth! Chanel presented a crystal-infused autumn/winter 2012 collection on a theatrical and complimentary runway this week. Creative Director Karl Lagerfeld is said to have taken inspiration from nature, cubism, and mineralogy for this collection. Models, which included Stella Tennant and (continued…)
Photo Courtesy of Odilon Designer Stacey Clark served up an unexpected, understated yet intriguing collection for Odilon’s Fall 2012 presentation during New York Fashion Week. The setting of the High Line room at The Standard Hotel created a cool downtown vibe that was the necessary compliment to the bold zigzag (continued…)
Courtesy Photo NYFW Designer Yara Flinn of the New York-based fashion line Nomia, has been known to incorporate her background in video art and sculpture in her aesthetic, and her Fall 2012 collection was no exception. This season, Flinn presented floating dresses with folds and draping reminiscent of paint brush (continued…)
Photo Credit: Courtesy of London Fashion Week / Catwalking.com Mulberry Creative Director Emma Hill stated that “the countryside” and the wild inspired the luxurious and multi-textured Mulberry Autumn/Winter 2012 collection. Large creature cutouts from the children’s book, “Where the Wild Things Are” adorned the runway like beastly bodyguards as models (continued…)
It was a bit confusing walking into Irina Shabayeva’s A/W 2012 presentation at the Eventi Hotel, and even more so if you’d walked up 29th Street to get there and seen the live projection of the collection on a cinema screen hung on an adjacent building. Courtesy Photo It felt (continued…)
Courtesy Photo The Carlos Campos A/W 2012 menswear collection unfolded as naturally as falling leaves in October, quite literally—in fact, brightly colored fall leaves were beautifully scattered on the floor contrasting the whiteness of the runway. In the same way, pops of color in deep oranges and burnt reds of (continued…)
Courtesy Photo The promise of pooling hemlines and liquid sequins made by Badgley Mischka’s Pre-Fall collection was quite fulfilled in their A/W runway showing. It was almost too luxurious, too golden and furred and glowing. But then again, it was Badgley Mischka, and therefore the pieces being incredibly glamorous sure (continued…)
Courtesy Photo Whitney Port has come a long way. Port was originally introduced to the fashion world as a Teen Vogue intern on the MTV reality show “The Hills,” then as the star of “The City,” turned author, and now she’s paving her way as a fashion designer. The Fall (continued…)
Courtesy Photo “I thought she did corsets? This is just wonderful,” marveled a guest as she pointed to a heavy, flowing brown overcoat with a lush fur collar at Norisol Ferrari’s Lincoln Center debut last Tuesday. The presentation, staged in The Box, featured only two live models: Mad Max looking (continued…)
This weekend, Meets Obsession attended the Alice and Olivia Fall 2012 presentation during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Center 548. The fancy fashion soiree was reminiscent of a Marie Antoinette era dinner party with guests that included Kristen Chenoweth, Kelly Rutherford, Tinsley Mortimer, Johnny Weir, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Smash star Megan Hilty, Kevin (continued…)
In a sprawling loft in the heart of Chelsea, with colorful backdrops and party music filtering throughout the room, designer Stacey Bendet once again mastered the art of hosting an enchanting party at the Alice + Olivia Fall 2012 Presentation during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Center 548. The fancy soiree (continued…)
As the little girls of the 90s have grown older and more nostalgic about the days of tie dye and their older sister’s grunge, they’ve (okay, we’ve) started to gravitate towards nouveau nineties lines. It’s sometimes hard to translate without moving in to that awkward not-quite-old-enough-for-retro territory. Daniella Kallmeyer gets (continued…)
Though Burning Man attendees may disagree, Sobotka has a bit of growing up to do if it is to compete with the ever-swelling ranks of exceptional young lines. The showing, at the Tribeca Grand Hotel, was small and a bit inconsistent. The reason for that is simple: curtains. Apparently the (continued…)
Anticipation for the Tibi autumn/winter 2012 collection was palpable at Lincoln Center this week, and model and super-blogger Elin Kling, and modern style icon Olivia Palermo sat front row taking pictures on their iPhones like the rest of the crowd. But, perhaps it was too much vigor for the minimalistic (continued…)
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