New York Fashion Week Spring '10. Welcome to the Urban Jungle at Carmen Marc Volvo
Summary: Carmen Marc Volvo seemed to use his Spring '10 collection as a vehicle to pay tribute to the city he loves. Set in the NASDAQ building in the middle of Times Square, the site of the designer's presentation seemed at first unorthodox. However, once standing on the edge of the spherical, floor to …
New York Fashion Week Spring '10. Toni Maticevski Experiments With Light & Dark.
Summary: Toni Maticevski was inspired by "a dark and beautiful place where things die and are born again". He accomplished this light/dark dynamic through the use of burnt tulle flowers, paint splash prints, curling vine details and sparkling crystal hairpins, along with a somber palette of mostly black, white and gray. The silhouette was layered: …
New York Fashion Week Spring '10. Emerging Talent from The Academy of Art
The best thing about the Academy of Art show is not the clothes. It's the creativity and enthusiasm of young designers who are as yet unencumbered by the weight of marketing and PR teams, of revenue spreadsheets and trend forecasting. What the designers lack in wearability they make up for in ingenuity and innovation. It's …
New York Fashion Week Spring '10. Monarchy Collection Spring Goes Retro Studio 54
Summary: The Monarchy Collection by Eric Kim was undoubtedly beautifully constructed, but haven't I see this someplace before? The words "classy" and "foxy" came to mind, so you know that is coming from somewhere in the past. The women's collection was quite reminiscent of the late 70s and early 80s, which …
