For the Jeremy Laing Spring 2012 runway show, the designer wanted a feel of almost translucent models. For this effect, Laing called on Key Makeup artist Hung Vanngo and the MAC Pro Team to re-create this look for every model of the show. Hanngo described the models as faded “sunny summer ghosts inspired by beach …
Summary: The Spring ’12 collection at Rafael Cennamo was simply lovely. A room filled with lilac, white and black felt like a fairy-tale of fashion. One of my favorites this season, Cennamo presented stunning cocktail dresses and floor-swept gowns. From editors to celebrities, all fell in love with the whimsy that was lace, tulle …
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 …
