By Chevaun Jackson Nanette Lepore’s Fall 2010 collection seems geared towards the back-to-school high school audience. It draws from hippies, school girl, chic rocker and evening glam. “I looked at a Renaissance portrait and bumped up the colors,” said Nanette Lepore backstage while explaining her Fall 2010 inspiration. And a Renaissance—renewal, rebirth—it is; so much,…
By Francesca Claybrook The celebrities spotted in the front rows of the big fashion shows are almost as important as the show itself. So who’s looking good over the first few days of New York Fashion Week? Let’s take a look. Below: Jessica Stam, at Rag & Bone. Ashlee Simpson, at BCBG Max Azria. Love…
By Francesca Claybrook Bonjour, Gossip Girl fans! The show is back and so is the weekly fashion recap! The season opened with Blair and Serena in Paris. Serena’s first dress kind of grew on me – at first it looked like a giant cream-colored spider web made of sparkly tape, but by the time she…
By Chevaun Jackson One word comes to mind when looking at the collection of Carolina Herrera: Variety. Inspired by “women with alluring confidence and instinctive elegance,” Carolina Herrera’s palette is never dull. The colors range from black to red, chocolate to Prussian blue. The patterns include brush stroke, linear etching, floral and mosaic. Even the…
By Francesca Claybrook Diane Von Furstenberg’s Spring 2011 RTW collection focused mostly flowing day dresses and separates, with only a few evening looks. Tons of prints were featured (this is DVF, after all!), and this time they were bold and graphic. There were a lot of neutrals, especially black and white, both paired together and…
By Chevaun Jackson Cynthia Rowley describes her fall 2010 collection as a “chic monster-girl collection”. But these monsters are not the ones of nightmares but more the fun, free, odd but attractive, “Where the Wild Things Are” type. Ranging from black to blue, fun purple and even a pop of orange the collection is eclectic…
