New York Fashion Week Fall '13: M. Patmos' Layered Nomadic Style

Summary: M. Patmos has officially made eclectic dressing chic again! Her Fall 2013 presentation at Pier 59 at New York Fashion Week consisted of a collection focused on a super stylish traveling nomad, or more appropriately, a jet-setter. Patmos used a contrasting palette of neutral greens, blacks and spots of ivory, and paired them with …

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New York Fashion Week Fall '13: Rita Vinieris' Modern Glamour Evening Collection

Summary: For Rita Vinieris’ debut evening wear collection, she looked at Louis Kahn for inspiration. Kahn’s work defined Modernism in the 20th Century, and his signature structure can be spotted in the silhouettes of Vinieris’ cocktail dresses and gowns. “I truly wanted to dress women at night in a way that’s relevant for today,” said …

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Project Runway, Season 11 Episode 2: Spin Out. Memorable Quotes from Last Night's Episode

The designers meet at SPiN, a club that combines Ping-Pong and a nightclub atmosphere. Their challenge is to design ball-boy outfits and new fashionable and functional server uniforms, as they are currently just a t-shirt. SPiN’s slogan is “balls are our business” which has to be incorporated into the uniform. Three female models and two …

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