Summary: After Johnson Hartig’s extremely colorful collection for Libertine last season, “It seemed like the natural genesis to do something more stark and black and white this season,” he told me backstage before his Friday night presentation at Exit Art. Although his palate for Spring 2012 is more condensed, there’s nothing muted about Hartig’s aesthetic, …
Summary: Designer Farah Angsana says that her SS12 collection is inspired by Eastern culture, drawing from kimonos and Japanese influences. While those objects are certainly fodder for strong inspiration, there are few traces of these elements in this collection — comprised primarily of ballgowns and cocktail dresses with feather and hand beaded embellishments. The shapes …
Summary: Project Runway winner Leanne Marshall showed this season at a trendy downtown art space in Manhattan. Her eco-friendly fabrics were both structured and detailed beautifully. The young, fun and flirty collection showcased pieces in silver, champagne and icy blue with pops of bright lemon. Both pretty and planet-friendly, constructed fabrics in cotton, hemp silk …
Even though it was early and bright on a Saturday morning, the music was pulsating backstage at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week tents in New York for the Spring ’12 Ruffian show. The MAC Pro Team had their work cut out for them, creating a look based on Equestrian-chic. Head MAC artist James Kaliardos gave insight …
Steve Madden‘s love to use any design that isn’t their own and this round they’ve taken some blatant inspiration from Miu Miu (again). Out of all the shoes from all the designers, especially some of the stunning kicks that Miu Miu sends out this pair barely needed to be made once, much less a second …
