Archive for February 2017

Katty Xiomara fall/winter highlights the colors and customs of southern Portuguese culture in her feminine, flirty Fall/Winter 2017 ready-to-wear that includes a range of separates from trimmed hot pants and maxi dresses to fur-collared coats. Throughout the collection, layered monochromatic pallets of limestone, coral, warm iron oxide and deep blue-violet reference Portugal’s coastal landscape, while…

Each year the Asia Fashion Collection gives a group of up and coming young Asian designers the opportunity to show their collection at New York Fashion Week. Chosen via a region wide competition hosted by the Vantan Design Institute and PARCO, these designers represent the future of Asian fashion. This year saw a diverse group…

Miguel Vieira, known for his clean lines and minimal palette, continues to wow us with the refined elegance of his Fall/Winter 2017 collection where all of the attention is placed in the details. Limited to the simplicity of black, white and ivory, the eye immediately investigates the subtle variations of material and pattern, such as…

Born of the lifestyles of legendary hotel dwellers such as Oscar Wilde at Hotel d’Alsace, Howard Hughes at The Beverly Hills Hotel, and Edie Sedgwick and her room at The Chelsea Hotel the GEORGINE Fall/Winter 2017collection is inspired by exquisite lives lived in luxurious properties across the globe. Fur, a reoccurring trend on the runway…

Michael Costello’s SS 2017 Collection combines the romance of Stevie Nicks with the fire of Courtney Love by personifying the rock and roll lady in lace. This season’s palette of black, white and richly-toned greys, comes to life through Costello’s choice of silhouettes and use of materials. Floor-length gowns formed by hourglass cutouts and delicate…

YUIMA NAKAZATO is looking into a SCIFI future that is actually very close to becoming reality. According to Yuima Nakazato, “In the near future, textiles will be made for the individual. By function, aesthetics, touch, form and other factors, clothing will be able to transform instantaneously. Eventually, in fashion, no two garments will be the…

PHOTOGRAPHED BY IRIS BROSCH Wearable paintings and 3D sculpted accessories look so good in this sophisticated and refined collection by Julien Fournié. The patterns are audacious and bursting with color but are paired with perfectly cut silk blue pants or must have oversized white pants. Embroidered splatters of paint reminiscent of Jackson Pollock adorn a…