PFW E-board Pick: Maxime Simoens
By Stephanie Zhang Photos: Style.com Having loved Maxime Simoens’s couture collections, I was excited to see the designer’s first ready-to-wear collection. Shown in Paris on March 3rd, Simoens’s collection was inspired by Swan Lake and opened with a mix of blues, black, and white. Pleated, flowy skirts and peplum were seen throughout the collection, as well as an interesting … Read more
MFW E-Board Pick: Alberta Ferretti
By Jennifer Sun Photos: Style.com There was great variety in Alberta Ferretti’s Fall 2013 RTW collection at Milan Fashion Week. I personally enjoyed every look as each one reminded me that style can be both multi-faceted yet cohesive. Everyone is bound to like something as Italian designer Ferretti incorporated an array of colors, types of silhouettes, … Read more
MFW E-Board Pick: Emilio Pucci
By Sarah Darrow Photos: Style.com Peter Dundas designed a fun, retro inspired collection for Emilio Pucci’s fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection. As someone who is a big fan of fashion from the 1960s and 1970s, this collection hit the spot. I especially loved the straight across bangs that all of the models got to wear. A … Read more
MFW E-Board Pick: Gucci
By Stephanie Zhang Photos: Style.com Gucci’s Fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection was dark, dramatic, and intense. With a neutral and black palette accented by berry, burnt orange, and peacock blues and greens, Frida Giannini created a collection that wowed with different patterns, textures, and silhouettes. Standout fabric included metallic brocade and crackle-textured leather earlier on in the collection. Feathers and sequins adorned the sheer, mesh-like fabric of the final … Read more
MFW E-Board Pick: Prada
By Brooke Kamenoff Photos: Style.com With so many rave reviews, I could not wait to sit down and take a look at all of the photos from this season’s Prada collection. And I have to say, it did not disappoint. This season, Miuccia took a somewhat of a dark cinema approach to each look and even … Read more
LFW E-Board Pick: Matthew Williamson
By Sarah Darrow Photos: Style.com Matthew Williamson’s fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection was full of two things I love: patterns and bold colors. While his outerwear pieces left me drooling for more and wishing I could afford them, the eveningwear left less to be desired. Williamson gave us a collection full of variety, great color combinations and … Read more
LFW E-Board Pick: Antonio Berardi
By Jennifer Sun Photos: Style.com I like dresses. And I like designers who make not just great, but extraordinary dresses. And Antonio Berardi does just that. The British designer may not be well known in America, but his designs are universally beautiful, especially his Fall 2013 collection. When I saw his collection, the first things that came to … Read more
LFW E-Board Pick: Erdem
By Stephanie Zhang Photos: Style.com Erdem’s Fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection was an adventure in color, patterns, and textures. The floral patterns gave the whole collection a spring-like vibe, while the dark, muted colors and lower hemlines brought the collection back to fall. Sheer fabric and appliques gave an airy movement to each look despite the substantial fabric used in each. The overall … Read more
LFW E-Board Pick: Mary Katrantzou
By Brooke Kamenoff Photos: Style.com What drew me to Mary Katrantzou was the niche she had carved out for herself in the realm of prints, colors, and graphics. For the Fall 2013 collection, however, Katrantzou did somewhat of an about-face, leaving behind these trends and focusing intently on silhouette, shape, and monochromatic tones. Many of … Read more
NYFW E-Board Pick: Timo Weiland
By Sarah Darrow Photos: Style.com Timo Weiland’s fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection had some definite high and low points for me. The designers said that they were inspired by English Tudors and the idea of “hip East London girls heading to the country for the weekend.” I’m not sure if that’s the vibe I was getting when … Read more
