New York Fashion Week Spring ’13: Katie Gallagher's Forever Calm and Peaceful Styles

Summary: Rising fashion star Katie Gallagher made her Fashion Week debut with her Spring 2010 collection. Since then, she has been creating quite an exciting buzz with each new season. Her Spring-Summer 2013 collection, entitled “Everything Forever,” was “an ode to the remnants of our past, which are ingrained in us and ever present.” Gallagher …

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New York Fashion Week Spring '13: Chris Benz Introduces Denim and Designs My Sartorial Patronus

Summary: If Miss Havishman wasn’t old and bitter, and if she wore a bit of color, I think she’d be pretty pleased with Chris Benz‘s SS ’13 collection. (Let there be no mistake: this is a compliment. Miss Havisham is a personal fashion icon.) If I had a sartorial patronus, it would be in the …

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring ’13: Farah Angsana's Graphic Nature

Summary: There’s no doubt that Farah Angsana likes to make a statement. It seems as if the designer wanted the word “goddess” to instantly come to mind while looking at her Spring/Summer 2013 ready-to-wear collection but looking at the collection as a whole, it seems more like the word should be “chaotic”. Playing with different …

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring '13: Tracy Reese's Organic and Technical Juxtaposition

  Summary: Who best embodies the urban and edgy lifestyle better than designer Tracy Reese? In a sea of pale white and cream colored collections (for the brightest and longest days of the season, nonetheless), Reese’s Spring/Summer 2013 Ready-To-Wear capsule stands out with its bright hues, multi-colored ikat and various animal prints. Tribal cues are …

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