Zac Posen Fall/Winter 2010

If you know anything about fashion week, you know that Zac Posen is always a hard ticket to get and with good reason; Zac, after all has great fashion sense, always seems to put on a great show and his show often attract big names. The Fall/Winter 2010 show was no different, but we managed to get an invitation and so of course we said yes.  We loved every minute of it and even manage to get backstage access.

This season’s collection was held at the Altman Building and at the unfashionable time of 9am. Surprisingly (at least to me), a packed house of excited guest with notable attendees like  Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, Patricia Field, Veronica Webb, among others were spotted sitting front row!

The show began with a performance from Miri Ben Ari, a hip-hop violinist who got the crowd riled up with her energetic rendition of songs from musicians, Styles P of the Lox and Run DMC.  She continued her rousing performance, as a bevy of models including, Alex Wek, Sessilee Lopez, Coca Rocha, and Anna Cleveland, stumped the runway with gusto as they presented Zac latest collection. What else would you expect from models who have been mentored by J. Alexander himself?

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G-Star Fall/Winter 2010

The scene at G-Star Raw’s Fall/Winter 2010 show at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC was packed with high energy, setting the tone for things to come on the runway.  Boldface names such as Liv Tyler, John Legend, Estelle, Tyson Beckford, Adam Lambert, Kelly Osbourne, Peaches Gedolf, Terrell Owens, Mena Suvari and more came out to support the innovative denim brand newest collection.  Speaking of innovative, designer Marc Newson showed off his newest collection on a raised triple-runway bearing the iconic G-Star logo at each end.

The collection was a genius mix of workwear, traditional denim and tailored looks among others.  Smoky lights and upbeat music introduced a color story that transitioned from yellow & khaki to denim blue and leprechaun green.  Key silhouettes include capes, cowl-neck jackets, barn coats, overalls

chambrays and dresses for men and women.  As for the core denim offering, Newson kept a vintage focus with washed down jeans and occasional patching and distressing.  The styles possessed a downtown cool and uptown chic, proving the G-Star design team knows no boundaries.

The show catered to more than just denim enthusiasts by offering a little something for everybody.  Check out the pics!!

Cheers, Cassandre La France

Anna Wintour Attends Christian Cota Fall/Winter 2010 Presentation

If you haven’t heard of Christ ian Cota, you are about too, his design aesthetic is unique while still very feminine and WEARABLE   And, it’s not just us that’s a fan of his stuff, Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour made an impromptu appearance to check out his Fall/Winter 2010 presentation at Metropolitan Pavilion that got the crowd buzzing and instantly changed the dynamic of the presentation. Cota, was clearly overjoyed with Ms. Anna’s presence (what designer wouldn’t be?) and was spotted giving her a one-on-one tour of his fabulous collection.

The collection was inspired “…from the Cubist way of seeing. Perspectives multiplied, and collapsed. Organic forms disassembled, and puzzled back together angle by angle, “  the presentation notes stated.  And, Cota expertly executed his vision in his wide array of Haute dresses of varying silhouettes and shapes.   His party dresses, in addition to being gorgeous displayed meticulous draping, funky geometric patterns and perfect tailoring that seriously wowed me.  And, his choice of fabrics and colors perfectly matched his vision.  He selected fun copper tones, with bright of blue and purple highlights. In addition he included some metallic inspired pieces on trend with what we saw this season.

The standout pieces for me were his “Cooper Lurex Wool Folded Bodice strapless Dress,” along with the “Charcoal Seamed Cashmere Wool Three Quarter Coat.“  Gorgeous, and I am already coveting in my dreams.

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Lorick Fall/Winter 2010 Collection

Lorick presented its Fall/Winter 2010 collection titled “Agnes et Cocoons” or “Angels and Cocoons” at the Union Square Ballroom. Of the concept a post release stated, “In theory, the cocoon symbolizes an escape from reality or shelter, and forthcoming of change. Embracing light and nature that inspires: we can see gold doupions that shimmer and beading that glistens, both pulled in with natural fabrics always bringing the Lady back to earth.”

Surprisingly, the inspiration translated well in the collection and I immediately saw the strong use of earthy tone fabric along with gold accents.   All very well done and by far the most lively presentations I attended this season.  As it was super packed, they were drinks for the taken, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves as they previewed the collection.

A line of 15 beautiful woman obviously dressed in Lorick were front and center for the presentation and party. The models were playful so it added to the spirit of the collection; and, they rotated among the few stools in the small showing area as we took pictures and mingled with other guests including the designer herself who is just about one of the nicest person one can ever met.  Her former experience designing the ENTIRE T.S. Dixon collection is apparent in this collection — as this collection is cohesive, full of live, practical, whimsical, wearable and just plain pretty.

The collection is designed by Abigail Lorick, a former model who worked with Mossimo and Alberta Ferretti but eventually decided to try her luck at designing and became a student at FIT while also working at T. S. Dixon.

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