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Showing posts with label fashion trends. Show all posts
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LG Fashionweek Toronto Fall 2010: LOVAS by Wesley Badanjak

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Tuesday, March 30, 2010 0 comments
Inspired by memories and photographs of his grandmother, Wesley Badanjak’s FW10 collection, “Behind the Gates”, was based in neutrals with hits of purple, hot pink, and red. A purple silk satin shirt stood out as did a fuschia tunic-length cable knit sweater dress. Most looks were body-conscious and unbelted, eschewing the trend to tie at the waist, and accented by fur cuffs and collars. Ruching throughout and gathering at the backs of dresses made sure garments stayed as tight to the body as possible. An off-shoulder printed silk dress with chiffon collar was lovely. Gorgeous silk-screened satin in a red floral pattern was like paint on canvas.


- Laura Connell is a freelance fashion writer for the Fashion Entrepreneur Report delivered by Nolcha: Fashion Business Services who reports on shows and events from around the globe. She loves the stories designers tell through their collections. You can read more on forthoseabouttoshop.onsugar.com

Box Eight LA Fashionweek 2010: Zak

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Monday, March 22, 2010 0 comments



Zak was a last minute add on after Orthodox pulled out of the show at the last minute. The staff had tight lips concerning the reason.

For the amount of pressure that he must have endured to pull it off in one day, he did a fantastic job.

Mainly a men’s denim line with some stylish basic tees and woven knits at great price points, the jeans retail at $75 -$120. While the pieces on their own were not too original the cohesiveness of the overall brand and the fits were spot on, the garments were well assembled and had some very strong details on the shirt pockets and vests.

For what this was I feel he nailed it.




-Michael Holdaway is a LA based contributing editor for the Fashion Entrepreneur Report delivered by Nolcha: Fashion Business Services. He is the founder of Michael Holdaway productions including styling, costume design, and fashion show production. Visit http://www.michaelholdaway.com./

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Chloé

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Tuesday, March 09, 2010 0 comments
Beautiful clothes that wear well on the modern women.  Something to infuse the closet but not to trendy to be an obvious Fall 2010.  Sound familiar?  It was exactly what was unveiled at Chloé today.  Loads of Camel (also a going trend) with the occasional grey.  Leather-infused basics like high-waisted pants and quilted baseball jackets all a nod to sportswear… but it was in the wide leg of the pant, the bow at the neck and the ribbed heathered knitwear which was oh so seventies done perfect for right now where Hannah MacGibbon’s shined.

- Lynn Furge

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Jean-Charles de Castelbajac

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Tuesday, March 09, 2010 0 comments
His usual devotion to the avant-guarde stylings of a crusading warrior woman almost made sense this fall for Jean-Charles de Castelbajac’s Fall 2010 collection.  Especially when the models were shrouded in hoods or styled with large royal puffy shoulders and nipped in corset belted waists.  It was the literal depiction of Bambi, cartoon printed dresses, antlers and all where he lost us…

- Lynn Furge

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Theirry Mugler

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Tuesday, March 09, 2010 0 comments
It was interesting to see in all of the collections that paid homage to Mugler’s peplums and love of the hourglass and big shoulders, the Theirry Mugler Fall 2010 collection by Rosemary Rodriguez had the usual details: tight black suits, power jackets, zig zagged collars, but it was her run of oatmeal colored wrap dresses in stiff wool, winter white capes, and puffer coats let the audience know that she came to make a stamp in fall fashion not only for Mugler, but herself.

- Lynn Furge

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Vanessa Bruno

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Monday, March 08, 2010 0 comments
Cutaway heathered warm-ups, oversized cardis, little shorts paired with opaque black thigh highs, and a series of beautiful shearlings Vanessa Bruno’s Fall 2010 collection was ripe with cozy layers.  The difference in her vision and the other super preppy or super chunky one we have seen in the same trend was a long fluidity she put into every look.  There were the typical details in way of floaty silks and embellished bitty beaded patterns mostly on skirts) which gave some of her evening pieces a bit of a 1920’s feel.  So as the brand I have most represented in my own closet, I can tell that Bruno’s fans will be pleased.

- Lynn Furge

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Maxime Simoëns

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Monday, March 08, 2010 0 comments
It was Art Deco again at Maxime Simoëns for his second go at Paris Fashion Week.  Fall 2010 has had a lot to do with shoulders and Simoëns was no exception with pointy shouldered tailored jackets that read more 80’s than 20’s.  The pattern held the going theme though with starbursts and strong graphic lines.  The play on texture in the sheaths (a shell patterened brocade with a fur collar and bold blocks of black and white) were lovely but the hip draped column gown with gold sequins would have been stunning in Gatsby days as well as it is today.

- Lynn Furge

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Zucca

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Monday, March 08, 2010 0 comments
The first part of the run was lovely.  Camel colored military coats/capes with obvious external hardware and interesting fastened placement but out of the fog came the models faces clearly… and the makeup was distracting.   Taking a too literal approach to the nomad, weathered traveler, bright red noses and cheeks gave way to deranged parkas and even more obvious camouflage prints.  Editing it down to the beginning run and bits of puffy anoracks would have done the trick.

- Lynn Furge

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Paule Ka

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Sunday, March 07, 2010 0 comments
Is there such a thing as lady-like tribal? If not… it exists now with Paule Ka’s Fall 2010 show.  Fastening fur tails to boxy 60’s jackets and shift dresses Ka had a sense of humor about luxury and texture this season.  It was better seen and much more saleable in the bolero/shrug bedazzled with crystals that lay over a gossamer dress and knit briefs.  Although we did gasp at the strapless mini topping amazing coyote fur sleeves!

- Lynn Furge




Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Pedro Lourenço

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Sunday, March 07, 2010 0 comments
Heavy in leatherwork, but strong in what was architectural lines, body conscious tracings (outlining the silhouette vs. hugging it) and cording that could only be described as tribal meets majorette, Pedro Lourenço’s Fall 2010 premier collection ha oddities that did not allow the entire concept to flow (pants that stopped at the hip and continued on in different colors, rounded poufy shoulders over sheer tunics)  but then little elements like a stunning 3-dimensional sheath dress with black horizontal lines read like boning from the inside out, played with the current hourglass trend and put a smile on my face.

- Lynn Furge

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Neil Barrett

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Sunday, March 07, 2010 0 comments
In a collection that was primarily black and white (with a once in a lifetime subtle blush) Neil Barrett took on the cool Parisian girl.  By that we mean, leather minis with paper-bag waists accompanied by fingerless gloves (love). A python biker jacket with high-waisted trousers and open toe combat boots (covet), and spooky photo-tees worn under perfectly tailored tuxedo jackets.  There is no question that his collection will be snapped up by all the trendsetting girls about town.

- Lynn Furge
  

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Ann Demeulemeester

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Saturday, March 06, 2010 0 comments
Ann Demeulemeester’s woman is tough, and she has places to go.  It is funny how when a show is styled so specifically it looks like the girls run in a pack and just as Isabel Marant had her 50’s greasers, Demeulemeester had her nomads.  The vibrant ceremonial reds (still done in smart trench coats) loads of feathers, bolts of furs and enough leather to make the late Michael Jackson roll over in his grave was paired with really smart clothing.  Fluid draped overcoats, military tailored capes, slouchy trousers, menswear vests.  All joined together by elaborate braided neckpieces and feather-tufted gloves.  If a space is open, this is a tribe we’d like to join.

- Lynn Furge

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Sophia Kokosalaki

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Saturday, March 06, 2010 0 comments
Going back to ones roots was the direction Sophia Kokosalaki took when conjuring up her Fall 2010 collection.  Not only the Greek ancestry with her draping, goddess references and sharp attention to the natural female silhouette, but this time, more of her mother’s influence and remembering how women were dressing when she was at a young age just beginning to appreciate fashion.  What does that look like?  Higher waisted pants, blazing metallics, sheer panels accentuating demure areas like collarbones and cleavage, and a nipped in waist by way of  big wide belts.  Stand-outs were the camel pieces at the beginning, which were warm and cozy but sleek at the same time.

- Lynn Furge
  

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Cacharel

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Saturday, March 06, 2010 0 comments
There is nothing like a classic Paris in… well Paris, but season after season, flower bud after flower bud, Cacharel is a challenging collection to report on.  Fall 2010 however had a burst of momentum from Cédric Charlier who had strength in not only his slouchy outerwear pieces, but the interesting digital printing that took a different play on ruffles and the laser cut overlays that masked some of the houses traditional print.  

- Lynn Furge

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Haider Ackermann

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Saturday, March 06, 2010 0 comments
Being a longtime fan of Haider Ackermann is getting easier and easier to justify as the designer continues to turn out exquisitely tailored clothing with thought/theme and continuity.  Starting where the sprint season of body skimming matte metallics left off, Ackermann switched his textiles and went for a similar yet more technical effect with leather.  Hitting the contours of the body perfectly and adding in a peplum to accentuate the hip/waist ration that has been seen so often this fall season the collection was a lesson in modern femininity.  His girl is bundled but not overwhelmed and one could almost see an homage to Georgia O’Keiffe in every curve of the necklines.

- Lynn Furge

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Azzaro

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Saturday, March 06, 2010 0 comments
In New York’s “Daily” fashionweek supplement, we all got a preview of the famous Joe, Vanesa Seward’s spectacle of a cat and without being too obvious he clawed his way onto the Fall 2010 collection with muted slightly distorted paw prints.  Another outlandish entity for fall was the sailor motif with nautical stripes and contrasting mermaid scales but in the end it was the black and white with trapeze elements for evening, traditional necklines with embellished crystals and pert classic bows that brought the tradition of Azzaro back to Azzaro and will make for an elegant season for all of Seward’s fans.

- Lynn Furge

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Isabel Marant

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Friday, March 05, 2010 0 comments
If I have ever had a fashion designer crush it would be Isabel.  She speaks to a woman, someone who has grown out of her teens, but is not yet ready to step out in couture, someone who pounds the city streets with both accomplishment and sex appeal, and season after season her slouchy trousers and mini skirts reminds me of why it is so exciting to have hip bones and long legs.  She makes me want to be that cool French girl that has a closet full of  not even trying to look fashionable, fashion pieces… and it seems Isabel has returned the love that so many American girls like myself have for her style.  Starting off with Red and Blue Rugby stripped lurex detailed dresses and following with jackets and little capris (also in red and blue no less).  But her 50’s Americana reference wasn’t wasted in Paris…hip draped minis and oversized furs brought back the bohemian aesthetic she is known for along with a sleek black liquid eye-liner to pull the entire collection together.

- Lynn Furge

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Manish Arora

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Thursday, March 04, 2010 0 comments
We have been a fan of the vision of Manish Arora since Nolcha was a quarterly print publication.  His thought out presentations from the setting to the very top of the models head.  This Fall 2010 show was all about Art Deco according to the designer and elements were there from the bobbed hair and the jutting patterns on printed silks, but we were more concerned with the jutting shoulders.  Looking like a cross between a Willy Wonka version of Art Deco (due to the wigs) and an Avatar world (the colorful prints and come to life 3-D applications) Arora set out for fantasy more than reality.  Can we see buyers grasping the concept?  Maybe the fun drop-waisted dresses, but if you look closely, some of the pieces separated and paired with a more “basic” wardrobe will be just what you need to spice up your closet when faced with all of fall’s chunky knitwear and fur… for the show-offs only of course.

- Lynn Furge

Swarovski-Crystallized Elements Trends Spring/Summer 2011

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Wednesday, March 03, 2010 0 comments
The trends for Spring/Summer 2011 seminar was held in an intimate room with beautiful crystals aligning the walls at the Swarovski-Crystallized Headquarters in NYC.  The trends for Spring/Summer 2011 are meant to be inspirations from past collections while adding new colors.

Theme #1: Water
Based on the elements of water and how the cycle of light works through water creates a beautiful arrangement of whites, light grey pearl, and air blue opals.  This theme creates an under the sea feel from seaweed to starfish and mixes silks, satins, and laces together.

Theme #2: Cascade 
This theme is meant to be perceived as romantic from an adolescence viewpoint.  The rebellious and hopeless romance that comes from the younger years can be illustrated with fresh colors like white opal, light azore, and mint alabaster.  The inspiration comes from spiky elements, bone colors, and transparency.  This theme is meant to be completed with denim on denim.

Theme #3: Swamp Progressive
The Swamp theme is made up of lime greens, browns, and intertwined in organic shapes of forestry areas.  The insect inspired shapes along with all looks of nature allow a wet chic look with metallic coating.

Theme #4: River Classic
The dark red corals and dark indigo with vintage rose make up this River Classic theme.  Natural eco fabrics are and Berber patterns can be accessorized nicely with this look along with leather ceramics and argil.

Theme #5: Ocean Glamour
Big, bold, unexpected colors like fern green and amethyst molded into coral shapes and reef-inspired elements make up this theme.  The geometrically fractured structures along with linear banding create abstract patterns that completely execute this look.



- Katie Evans

Paris Fashion Week Fall 2010: Sharon Wauchob

Posted by fashionentrepreneurreport On Wednesday, March 03, 2010 0 comments
Texture reigned supreme at Sharon Wauchob’s Fall 2010 collection.  Partially because her mostly black palette needed some depth.  Leather over coats with crock detailing and braiding was paired with matching skirts.  Sheared and sculpted furs, all showing nothing but leg.  The strength was in the mini dresses towards the end which had 3 dimensional cording elements that revealed hand-dyed silk lower layers.  Either way, the sculptural elements made the entire collection anything but boring black.

- Lynn Furge