You may or may not have heard of Diego Binetti but the truth is you ought to and given the way things are going you will be hearing much more about this seemingly diminutive man who with his flair and love of the female form, fabric, charisma and élan has started to enter the [...]
Nico and Adrian recently presented their spring 2010 collection and with sartorial elegance we were treated to high camp, mock humor, miniature dogs, tutu dresses, muscle bound boys who spend conscious hours doing sit ups, and the veneer of black gypsy scarves atop smoldering silver emblazoned eyes. By now a venerable favorite of [...]
LONDON. U.K. There aren’t many shows that can give you something to think about while having a good old laugh at the same time. For that you’d have to go off-schedule and check out the latest wares from Ziad Ghanem and his Maiden Britain collective. Set in the depths of the imposing Freemason’s Hall [...]
Architectural, innovative, clean lines and elegant fabrics; the TRIAS show was a rousing success and a delight to behold. It was the Spanish designer’s first showing at New York Fashion Week and he debuted with the confidence and panache of a pro. His pleated cocktail dresses and futuristic silhouettes were risky, but not without reward; [...]
Fashion at its base level is the choosing and wearing of clothes and accessories as a way to communicate a particular sensibility. What you wear and how you wear it ostensibly serves to define not so much your tastes and preferences but how you desire to be perceived. Ultimately fashion isn’t so much [...]
Temperley London, favorite of diminutive celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe, has taken a theatrical turn for Spring/Summer 2010. The theme du jour was old world circus glam, accomplished with emphasis on heavy beading, revealing sheers, and lace-up drawstring detailing. There was no shortage of hits in this collection- Queen Zoe should be pleased. Styles of [...]
Coming to see the effervescent collection of Tiffany Koury was like coming to a mid century Viennese ball with the requisite élan of a whimsical evening with the patina of the Casbah and Middle Eastern verve. Her girls sultry vixens strutted down the plank but really where they wafted to was somewhere deep in the [...]
Fashion legend Stephen Burrows debuted his Spring/Summer 2010 RTW collection to a small gathering of devoted fans this week, and somehow was one of the few designers this September to seem to actually be thinking about what people want to wear as the weather transitions into something warmer. It’s hard to name a unifying [...]
Coming to Isaac Mizrahi’s show one didn’t know what at first quite to make of things but given the lothario’s reputation for audacity, glamour, fun and simple kitsch one soon gave up their inhibitions and basked in the brilliance of this extraordinary designer who has made a wonderful comeback in recent years. Billing his show- [...]
Pamela Roland’s collection at Bryant Park has been for the most in recent years geared to the smart office girl, excuse me- liberated working woman. That said, Roland went for a dare this Tuesday when she presented her collection. Sending out her girls in form fitting pieces, fluid beaded gowns, metallic leggings and vests, low [...]
