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Runway Report: Highlights | London SS 2020 RTW

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Molly Goddard: Tulle-erific!   Halpern: Pattern perfection to the Golden Disco Queen!   Emilia Wickstead: Graceful geometric lines   Rejina Pyo: Neutral, nonchalant, and notable!   A.W.A.K.E. MODE: Disassembling and assembling the classics. An envisioning anew   Preen by Thornton Bregazzi: Dense to delicate dresses   David Koma: Sleek to structured      Victoria Beckham: From smart suiting to chic casual Simone Rocha:  Voluminous, yet delicate with lovely layers of details   Erdem: An Eye-let…

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Dion Lee
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Runway Report: Dion Lee | New York Spring 2020 RTW

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The blurred lines of the feminine and the masculine, underwear as outerwear, menswear and womenswear, and the inspiration from the archetypes. Carl Jung would have particularly enjoyed the representation and symbolism of the anima/animus and had a lot of insight into this collection.  The unified thread through out the collection was the references to cultures and sub-cultures and the defining items worn by their members. In this collection there were several themes explored and clothing…

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Greta Constantine
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Runway Report: Greta Constantine | New York Spring 2020 RTW

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Turn up the volume, turn up the drama, and go to different dimensions!  The seeds of inspiration for Greta Constantine’s latest collection were planted from another collection. Kirk Pickersgill’s Aunt’s Orchid Collection was the muse for Pickersgill and Stephen Wong’s Spring RTW 2020 Collection.  This floral inspiration can be seen in many of the silhouettes. From the more sculptural and literal  “bloom” details to the use of multilayered double edged ruffles to create 3-D drama. …

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Runway Report: Camilla and Marc | New York Fall 2019 RTW

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Divine Proportion had divine Fashion Week timing! The Golden Ratio is said to be the inspiration for the collection. The golden ratio,  I think we all remember from the Fibonacci sequence from math? It is the sequence of the Nautilus shell, flower petals, DNA, and most everything in nature. In design, it is the Pyramids of Giza; Michelangelo’s Creation in the Sistine Chapel, and Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, and on… Basically anything in nature has this…

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Runway Report: Vera Wang | New York Fall 2019 RTW

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Vera Wang is the mythical Persephone of Fashion. In Mythology, Persephone was the Goddess of the Underworld and the bringer-maiden of Spring & Summer. She was abducted from the earth by Hades,  God of the Underworld, and forced every year to leave the lush green earth and spend 3 months underground, which in essence started Fall and progressed to Winter. Vera Wang’s otherworldly designs and opposition of aesthetics in her different collections is truly a…

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Alberta Ferretti | SS 2016
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Runway Report: Alberta Ferretti | Milan Spring 2016 RTW

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If this is what happens when a Designer goes into the desert, has a Vision Quest, and comes out birthing a hugely creative product, then I think every designer should follow suit! Retro-Desert could have been the title of this collection. The inspiration- The Desert, served as a literal backdrop for Alberta Ferretti’s Spring 2016 RTW. The film of the Desert rolling during the show combined with the chanting music was hypnotic and took us…

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Fendi SS 2016 Runway Review
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Runway Report: Fendi | Milan Spring 2016 RTW

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Fendi | Milan Spring 2016 RTW Fendi Spring 2016 RTW Collection was a woven, whip stitched and harnessed to perfection. Most of the completely body-conscious dresses all had cut outs on the side at the waist, which made them look like two pieces joined with the centerpiece. Even though the dresses have cut outs on the side, they are wearable, interesting, and completely pretty. This cut out detail throughout the collection added uniformity and was…

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London Fashion Week
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Runway Report: London Spring 2016 RTW

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Anya Hindmarch I love the Graphic greatness here. The Mod-Modern Top meets Wonder Woman Boots and classic shape tote full of fun.     Erdem It’s always great when the fabric’s patterns take you through the lines of the design. The bandeau and the detached sleeves were an mélange of both Current and centuries old. The Cameo patterned skirt was fitted and fluid in all the right places. Layers upon layers of silk chiffon were…

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Runway Report: Yigal Azrouël | New York Spring 2016 RTW

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The beauty in Yigal Azrouël’s Spring 2016 RTW collection is the juxtaposition of the very soft fluid fabric mixed with the tailored lines. Even when the garment is all lace, mostly see-through, and a body contouring design; there is something very alluringly feminine and lady like about it at the same time. The Collection is a unique balance of elegance, lines, and appeal. The garments were in all black, Yigal Azrouël’s signature black and white,…

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Area Spring 2016 RTW New York
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Runway Report: Area | New York Spring 2016 RTW

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Fluid, flowing, and fabulous! Area’s Spring 2016 RTW collection really was a stunner. It’s the product of collaboration between Beckett Fogg and Piotrek Panszczyk. It is a mixture of 70’s meets Louis XIV meets the future. If I had to make a conjecture, a beach would have been the inspiration. Water and sand are echoed through out the collection in form and in the color palette. From the garments, which take form fitting to a…

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