New York Fashion Week Experience, Fall 2013
By Jessica Sarah Arrowsmith As a current co-op at Vogue in New York City, I was fortunate enough to attend New York Fashion Week. Below I’ve written a little bit about my experience at NYFW viewing a few of the 2013 fall/winter collections, and included some photographs I took at Bibhu Mohapatra’s Fall 2013 runway show. I have been … Read more
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: 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
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
London Fashion Week: Peter Pilotto
By Alexina Prather Photos: elleuk.com Peter Pilotto’s unique collaborations with his partner Christopher De Vos were quite exquisite during London Fashion Week for Fall 2013. As always, the collections shown in London this past week met all expectations. Pilotto’s work truly stood out among the many talented designers. The Australian born designer met his partner De … 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
New York Fashion Week: The Row
By Jessica Sarah Arrowsmith Photos: Style.com The Row, by designers Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, has once again displayed a collection of classic and exquisite looks on the runway this season at the Beaux Arts limestone mansion in New York. The collection infuses a brilliance of Asian-inspired zest with a classic bold elegance, remaining true to the nature … Read more
