February 2012
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nyfw: rodarte
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you probably know by now (see f/w 2010, s/s 2011, f/w 2011, resort 2012, s/s 2012) that i’m a little skeptical on the subject of rodarte, finding designers kate and laura mulleavy to be a little too proud for their own good. like, i’m not going to try to argue that they’re without talent, or anything nonsensical like that, but on the other hand, i often...
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berlin fashion week: rebekka ruétz
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other than a quick look at her s/s 2012 collection, i haven’t paid much mind to young austrian designer rebekka ruétz, which is kind of a surprise, considering that she’s one of the few people thus far to actually leave me not minding that she incorporated leggings into her presentation. it takes a special designer to do that, and her f/w 2012 range, presented at...
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london fashion week: holly fulton
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i first discovered holly fulton’s work while looking closer into london fashion week for the first season i covered for opt, and i suppose that has always led me to have a strange kind of loyalty and affection—like i ‘discovered’ her or something, and i certainly don’t remember so many major fashion sites covering her collections in the manner they...
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nyfw: sophie théallet
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i am a professed admirer of sophie théallet’s delicate femininity and quintessentially american clothes, as seen through the eyes of a transplant from another culture (as most americans are; the designer is french). and after several brilliant seasons at new york fashion week (see a/w 2010, a/w 2011, s/s 2012) her gorgeous collection for a/w 2012 was her best yet. ...
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berlin fashion week: lena criveanu
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like the lucian broscatean show we checked out not long ago at berlin fashion week, bucharest-based designer lena criveanu was part of the romanian designers group presentation (we also saw her work during the s/s 2012 season). and although many of the guest designers this time around have opted for rather arresting silhouettes or dark, dramatic colours, it’s ms....
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milan fashion week: no. 21
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as alessandro dell’acqua’s no. 21 label is still young (approximately two), it seems to mean in fashionie parlance that the designer will have to prove himself all over again, from the time he did when he was running his eponymous brand. and although they were grudgingly willing to concede that his s/s 2012 collection could have some allure for the street-style...
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copenhagen fashion week: avia of scandinavia
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no, i haven’t forgotten about copenhagen, even though i’ve been neglecting it the past few days in order to finally finish stockholm off. but now we’re heading into that delightful experience of some of my favourites from the event, including last season’s newcomer, avia of scandinavia. designer elsa adams likes to combine various multicultural...
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london fashion week: daks
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so…it’s been a little while (f/w 2010, to be exact) since opt last covered british label daks, and although they’re on to a new designer by now (sheila mckain-waid, who joined the label at the onset of last season, after working for the likes of oscar de la renta and donna karan), the aesthetic for the f/w 2012 collection, presented at london fashion week...
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stockholm fashion week: v ave shoe repair
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and so, the untimely closure of yet another fashion week is upon us, and we’re to wave goodbye to our friends in stockholm until mid-late summer, when the spring shows are upon us. it has been harder to classify—in my opinion, anyway—than the prior season, but sometimes that’s kind of a pleasure, given that it often means we get to see some truly...
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nyfw: anna sui
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i kind of always love anna sui even when i don’t. the designer in particular tends to be a fan of the decades of the sixties and eighties, and though neither of those has struck my fancy (to say quite the opposite, actually), her colour combinations, prints, and *gasp* happy-looking models usually manage to draw me in just the same (see f/w 2010, s/s 2011, f/w 2011,...
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milan fashion week: alberta ferretti
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it’s hard to believe that milan fashion week is already upon us—but, yes, with london lasting less than a week, these things come in quick succession. i think i’m a little disappointed at it all, as we saw some brilliant things in brazil, scandinavia, and berlin, which seemed to portend an exciting fall—even at nyfw there were some real treats—but...
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stockholm fashion week: stylein
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although at our first acquaintance, there was some complaint over the brand’s name, i’ve since had the opportunity to grow, reflect, and realize that swedish label stylein (see s/s 2011, s/s 2012) is offering some of the more beautiful contemporary clothes out there. i could make the caveat of just stockholm, but i prefer to let that comment sit, as their...
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london fashion week: louise gray
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thus far at london fashion week (when really, we’re already facing its completion), i’ve expressed some distress at what feels like ‘the recession effect’ on the catwalks, even at places we’re taught not to expect it, like vivienne westwood red. however, as the season crept along, i kept telling myself that those designers towards the end of the...
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stockholm fashion week: altewai.saome
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opt has been following malmö label altewai.saome for a couple of seasons now (see a/w 2011 & s/s 2012), and perhaps the most delightful thing about designers natalia altewai and randa saome’s work is the manner in which it differs from practically everything else on display at stockholm fashion week. last season, i compared their collection to the designs of marni...
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nyfw: preen
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i’ve liked the british label preen, designed by thea bregazzi & justin thorton, for a while, thanks to their lovely prints and ability to make elegant clothes that seem appealing to a slightly older crowd (maybe 30’s instead of 20’s). however, if their f/w 2011 range had that kind of elegance, i wondered during the s/s 2012 presentation that they...
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berlin fashion week: elin engstroem
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we’ve already discussed the rest of the designers exhibiting as part of the ‘baltic fashion’ group show at berlin fashion week, and i wanted to save my personal favourite, the delightfully zany a/w 2012 collection of swedish designer (yeah, she’s not baltic, either; they need to rename this thing) elin engstroem. according to the mbfwb site, she only...
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london fashion week: christopher kane
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after several seasons of struggling to figure out why the fashionies so revere young designer christopher kane (see f/w 2010, s/s 2011, f/w 2011, s/s 2012), i think i’ve finally gotten it. he gives them permission to undertake the forbidden, whether it be in channeling the locker-room vibe of young teenagers, kitschy floral prints, or ripped denim evoking crocodile...
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nyfw: vpl
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victoria bartlett, with her vpl label, has seemed to always manage to find a way to couple her sporty-cum-naughty lingerie aesthetic with elements that feel rather like an art project, or perhaps some kind of a model or diorama that might appear at a school science fair (and i honestly mean that with the kindest possible intentions). i’ve been following the...
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