New York Fashion Week Fall '13: Yigal Azrouël's Rendezvous with Poison Ivy

Summary: With Yigal Azrouël, you know walking in that every single piece is sure to be a classical show-stopper. Of course, the Fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection was no exception. The energy of danger and desire was the goal of Azrouël what creating this collection while hinting at the ideal of a poisoned flower. “The subject is …

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New York Fashion Week Spring '13: Stephen Burrows Makes a Bang With Bright, Bold Colors

Summary: Presenting the very last day of Fashion Week can be a big disadvantage for designers. After 7 long, hard, exhausting days of running from one show to another, it’s almost safe to say that we’ve seen it all. So it would’ve taken something really different, and really innovative to seriously wow me at this last …

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring ’13: Nanette Lepore and Her Brazilian Lounge Party

  Summary: As the Brazilian Girls started off the first few notes of “Lazy Lover”, the audience at the Nanette Lepore Spring/Summer 2013 ready-to-wear runway show were transported to a beach scene of an easy going nature and sunny skies. And that’s pretty hard to do packed in a huge theater with over 1,000 people. …

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring '13: Bibhu Mohapatra Morphs Into Elegant Prints

  Summary: Bibhu Mohapatra‘s SS13 collection was inspired by “the prophetic symbolism of the Luna moth [celebrating] the evolution and transformation of an ever-intuitive Bibhu woman.” This was communicated in a signature “morph” print – the leitmotif of this collection – a geometric kaleidoscope of sorts, that expanded out from peplum blouses, skirts, sporty jackets …

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New York Fashion Week Spring '13: Backstage with MAC and Moroccan Oil at The Blonds

When The Blonds want supermodels in their show, they will make it happen. Obviously, getting supermodels to walk in your show is no easy feat during fashion week so the next best idea is to re-create the look of a supermodel. And not just any supermodel, the look of a model during the height of …

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