Some great artists have a color period – Pablo Picasso is the one that comes to mind, who had a distinct blue period. So why not Giorgio Armani, a…
Last Autumn, Reese Witherspoon opened her flag ship store in Nashville to launch her new Southern style company, Draper James. Her fashion line is filled with American southern grace,…
Between London and LA, the fashion was fierce at the Star Wars: The Force Awakens premieres. Celebs like Lupita Nyong’o, Sarah Hyland, Elizabeth Banks, and suprisingly Gwendoline Christie…
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Simone Rocha created her S/S16 RTW collection around the concept of incongruity between sweet innocence and sultry perversion. Inspired by photographer Nobuyoshi Araki, whose works center around bondage in Japan,…
A sexy collection in black, the Versus Versace S/S16 RTW show was full of the signature Versace elements – bodycon silhouettes, short hemlines, lion medalions, and skin peeking…
A fashion house after my own heart, Daks showcased a S/S 2016 RTW collection inspired by 1920’s Art Deco design at London Fashion Week. The show started with…
Creating a collection combining her past and present life, Reem Acra showed looks with traditional Middle Eastern beading on modern western silhouettes with short hemlines, plunging necklines, and strapless…
Dennis Basso’s Spring/Summer 2016 RTW collection was designed for the young, “hip, international woman”…. “It’s very youthful and vibrant, and it’s all about the cities south of the…
The “dream of Africa” was the source of inspiration for Sophie Theallet’s S/S16 RTW collection, and what a fierce show it was. Strong, sexy silhouettes met with elevated naturalist textures…
In homage to the brand’s namesake, Peter Copping chose the red carnation as his inspiration for the Oscar de la Renta S/S16 RTW collection. In an interview…
Rachel Zoe’s Spring/Summer 2016 RTW collection is luxe laid back. Filled with fringe, beading, suede and prints, this collection is just as much for laid back hippie chic(k)…
The terms “Herve Leger” and “bandage dress” are pretty much synonymous. So it was quite a shock to the fashion community when not one signature dress walked the…
Zang Toi’s Spring/Summer 2016 RTW collection started with crisp white cotton separates in well-tailored cuts. The pant suit was absolutely gorgeous, and I loved the hat. The looks…
Geometric. Loud. Frenetic. Vibrant. Graphic. Intricate. Theses are the words that come to mind when I see Custo Barcelona’s Spring/Summer 2016 RTW collection. The looks feature multi-faceted textures,…
Inspired by Anne of Avonlea, Erin Fetherston created looks in a pastoral palette of khaki, olive green, and blue with pops of orange and vintage florals. The collection…
Speaking of glam rock, Alexandre Vauthier is known for his sleek, sexy, glam rock aesthetic, and continued in this direction with a “Native American” themed collection. The looks…
Elegant, sometimes even matronly silhouettes were met with Armani’s palette of self-proclaimed “courageous colors”. Against base fabrics of black velvets, jacquards, lames, and silks burst forth vibrant, almost…
Giambattista Valli’s Fall 2015 Couture collection is dedicated to the eccentric and the extraordinary woman. The looks merge classic, vintage details reminiscent of Jackie O and Coco Chanel…
Yes! My favorite season is here – couture runway season! Grabbing my favorite wine, and settling in for the shows. Yesterday, the Haute Couture Fashion Week kicked off…
Now this is a resort collection I would actually want to take to the resort. It seems like some designers just use a runway season to make and…
The Dior 2016 Resort collection’s runway locale was just as intriguing as the fashion itself. The show was hosted at the Palais Bulle (Palace of Bubbles) in France, owned…
The Vionnet F/W 2015 RTW collection took inspiration from an erupting Icelandic volcano as well as an iceberg in Greenland. The resulting looks evoke images of wilting flowers,…
Sharon Wauchob’s F/W 2015 RTW collection is absolutely divine – fabulous lace work, flattering silhouettes and impeccable finishing. The volume of detail combined with the subtle, simply silhouettes was…
When one thinks of erotic underpinnings in a fashion collection, many looks may come to mind – excessive bare skin, plunging necklines, skintight, Herve Leger style silhouettes or…
Symbols of the American west were the inspiration for Anthony Vaccarello’s F/W 2015 RTW collection, realized through an all-black collection with stars, fringe, suede, and bolo ties. A few looks…
Roberto Cavalli’s F/W 2015 RTW collection is just opulent. Handcrafted pieces detailed in fringe, bead work, and embroidery created a runway of variety while remaining cohesive. Animal prints mashed…
Donatella Versace brought a fierce collection of tailored suits and dresses true to the brand’s usual sex appeal perspective. The colors were vibrant and loud, in reds, neon…
Ok, seriously. Blumarine didn’t have one bad look in the F/W 2015 RTW collection. The looks were soft and feminine, yet fierce and confident. I loved the preppy…
Prada’s F/W 2015 RTW collection evoked images of the idyllic 1960’s woman – an impossible caricature of pastel perfection. The looks were polished, sweet and oddly, immediately made me think…
I can’t imagine a direct reference of childhood games like Chutes and Ladders or Candy Land actually translating well into fashion. Yet somehow this happened…. Peter Pilotto’s F/W 2015…
Antonio Berardi took inspiration for his new F/W 2015 RTW collection from the Louis Vuitton Foundation building in Bois de Boulogne, Paris by Frank Gehry. The building is a…
The Les Copains F/W 2015 RTW collection took an elevated approach to the 1970’s craze currently entrenched in the fashion world. The knits are perfectly tailored and proportioned.…
The Temperley London F/W 2015 RTW collection is full of glamorous cuts and fabrics in laid back layers and silhouettes. It just works. Simple jumpsuits with fabulous bohemian…
The Sass & Bide label took an elevated approach this season with its new creative director, Anthony Cuthbertson. The F/W 2015 RTW collection showcased the fighting warrior spirit through fiesty…
The Jean-Pierre Braganza F/W 2015 RTW runway show, reportedly inspired by fighter jets, included an odd smorgasbord of ombre, geometric designs, busy prints, furs, stripes, cutouts, vintage inspired…
When the fashion world lost the amazing Oscar de la Renta, we all wondered what would become of his empirical brand. Brit Peter Copping, former creative director at Nina…
The Lela Rose F/W 2015 RTW collection was dedicated to her vacation spot – Wyoming. This must be a first for NYFW, and the looks didn’t match what I…
Jenny Packham, a favorite designer of Kate Middleton, showed a F/W 2015 RTW collection inspired by Spanish artist Raimundo de Madrazo Garreta, who was known for painting portraits of…
I’ve always been quite a fan of Tory Burch – she made one of my absolute favorite pair of heels sitting in my closet. So as someone who loves travel…
Chinoiserie – European artistic styles influenced by China dating back to the 17th century – was the inspiration for Vivienne Tam’s F/W 2015 RTW collection. Tam decided to bring this aesthetic…
Dennis Basso took his F/W RTW 2015 collection to the 1970’s, focusing on the over-the-top glam of the era. The ultimate showpiece of this collection was the jeweled…
This woman is amazing. For her Fall/Winter 2015 RTW collection, Herrera created beautiful looks with graphic prints and faux leather overlays. She played with a variety of silhouettes,…
Prabal Gurung has a history of creating phenomenal collections inspired by landscapes. His last two runways have showcased looks created from his interpretation of the mountains in his…
From start to finish, the Fall/Winter 2015 RTW collection by Carmen Marc Valvo was perfection. The looks started as sporty plaid day wear in a color palette of…
Donna Karan’s Fall/Winter 2015 collection was themed, the “New York Uniform”, offering pops of color and sheer cutouts from well-tailored heavy fabrics. Many of the silhouettes were ever-so-slightly…
The Fall/Winter 2015 RTW collection of Herve Leger by Max Azria was inspired by Antoni Gaudí’s La Sagrada Família cathedral in Barcelona.The architectural details and designs were translated into…
And it somehow works. Hoffman took inspiration from Charles Fréger’s Wilder Mann, detailing the rituals of wearing animal skins in 18 European countries. Her second source of inspiration couldn’t have been…
Famous for the ethereal gowns and bridal wear, Monique Lhuillier ramped it up with a little bit of sex appeal via curve-hugging looks in her Fall 2015 RTW…