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 …
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 …
Summary: Designer and artist Chado Ralph Rucci said the inspiration for his fall '09 collection was "line, proportion, imbalance, negative asymmetric space, grace and iniquity." If you are not familiar with the designer that's because his typical clientele have drivers. They don't take the subway or even cabs. …
Summary: Designer Amy Smilovic was inspired by Tsars, enchanted birds and Russian folklore for her Tibi Fall '09 Collection. "Fall is about a light hearted moodiness influenced by the Russian fairytale "The Tale of the Firebird." Before the show I had some time to peruse the program of 36 looks to be presented and I …
Summary: Of her fall '09 collection designer Behnaz Sarafpour said she was influenced by "functional art and the elliptical shapes of Alexander Calder." That explained the colorblocking and bandeau cut-outs that weaved their way through her chic collection ever so subtly. Sarafpour got back to basics and gave women what she knew they would …
