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CHRISTIAN SIRIANO NYFW F/W 2013
Christian Siriano has always been a bit of an oddity in the business. Every mention of his name amongst true insiders always seemed to be footnoted with a knowing tone of questioning why he is the phenomenon he is. His behavior did little to thwart the naysayers either. His collections were extravagant shows that seemed more about flash & pomp than real fashion. His end of show bows were quirky little displays that had him running out, waving & almost pretending to trip while laughing. Was her serious or not? Who knew… until this season.
Mr. Siriano sent out a collection for Fall 2013 that was studied, merchandised, & inspired… in a word: Confident. It was a real… Read More
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GENERAL IDEA NYFW F/W 2013
Designer Bumsuk Choi, is arguably the best designer from Korea to ever reach these shores & the collection had all the hallmarks of a collection that is not a Korean import to America, but rather a true world-class collection deserving of acclaim, respect & more importantly… being bought.
What started out as an homage to athletic uniforms, ended up as a traditional sportswear collection, but in either extreme, Mr. Choi’s trademark injections of novelty & color could be… Read More
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RICARDO SECO NYFW F/W 12-13
When designer Ricardo Seco moved to Williamsburg, Brooklyn recently, he was inspired by the diversity of the multi-cultural population that now surrounded him. In particular, the proud, strict, ages-old aesthetic of the Hassidic people & their counterparts, the disheveled, yet effortlessly (yeah right!) chic wardrobe of the hipsters who combine leather, velvet, wool, cashmere & cotton into what has become a much ballyhooed, oft copied style.
Seco’s take on the two seemingly divergent aesthetics played out in a slightly more… Read More
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