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fashion week zagreb: martina sporiš
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for the s/s 2011 collections at fashion week zagreb in croatia, martina sporiš presented “the witching hour”, a show replete with clocks and dark sounds to accentuate her ragged black numbers.
most of the models strutted out, clocks in hand, along with little black eye masks (in a rather cheaply costumed turn) to let us know that there were only here to display...
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narciso rodriguez pre-fall 2011
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the interplay of masculine/feminine was the theme for narciso rodriguez’s lovely-if-subtle pre-fall 2011 collection.
he also expounded on fabrics to style, remarking that, “I love working with the factories, with the fabric technicians” and, as they so succinctly describe it, “decoloriz(ed) silk to create rainbowlike ombré effects on a wrap...
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lviv fashion week: alisa shevo
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finishing out the spring 2011 collections in ukraine at lviv fashion week, we have the work of alisa shevo.
although on first glance the collection seems to be rather lingerie-heavy, but upon further look, it was filled with wardrobe staples as well as a rather nice parade of trenches at the show’s opening.
the occasional fault could be found in some of the...
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belgrade fashion week: mod' art
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i’ve been much too long dragging my feet on the publication of many of these images, so i’ll let you have the ones from mod’art’s s/s 2011 show without further commentary…
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chanel pre-fall 2011
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sometimes, as i sit pawing through the latest chanel collection, i wonder whether i’m tired of all the fawning because it’s simply required, or is it because it’s actually deserved?
trying for a more toned-down (by chanel standards) show this time around, karl lagerfeld presented his pre-fall 2011 collection at the brand’s couture studio above the...
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novosibirsk fashion week: borodulin
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some quite fetching things came out of borodulin’s s/s 2011 collection at novosibirsk fashion week in siberia. in particular, the drop-waist dress above.
it may have been a little overly-pretty, with use of so much trim, lace, and all the trappings of sweet things that girls apparently need to prove they’re not getting older, or whatever it is the fashion...
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fashion week zagreb: bryce aimee
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actually from london, bryce aimee’s s/s 2011 collection is the kind of arresting collection that—while not exactly pretty, neither encourages one to look away. ah, back to fashion.
because we’ve apparently done very bad things in a past life to force us to go continually ‘round in the leggings-sphere, we got them in spades one...
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belgrade fashion week: akademija lepih umetnosti
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serbia’s akademija lepih umetnosti, or academy of fine arts, offered up some intriguing student work for the s/s 2011 season, with an emphasis on styling their models ancient egyptian-looking women. it’s rather interesting to see how cultures vary, with belgrade going for intense dark-haired types, while new york prefers skinny blondes, sao paulo seems to go in for...
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narciso rodriguez pre-fall 2011
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the interplay of masculine/feminine was the theme for narciso rodriguez’s lovely-if-subtle pre-fall 2011 collection.
he also expounded on fabrics to style, remarking that, “I love working with the factories, with the fabric technicians” and, as they so succinctly describe it, “decoloriz(ed) silk to create rainbowlike ombré effects on a wrap...
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oscar de la renta pre-fall 2011
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in style’s review of oscar de la renta’s pre-fall 2011 collection, kate middleton’s impeding marriage is discussed at length, with debate as to whether members of the audience will don one of the designer’s pieces. i think the question, in this case would more appropriately be, why not?
the designer has made a long-ranging career of dressing fine,...
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russian fashion week: yulia nikolaeva
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it’s amazing how wholly a single blight can overtake a collection, threatening to destroy the entire otherwise sunny day—kind of like someone throwing a leech in your swimming pool; yes, it’s small, but now that you know it’s there, do you really want to stay in? this is the kind of effect the large, shapeless black fanny packs had at the s/s 2011...
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fashion week zagreb: marie st. pierre
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for the most part, marie st. pierre’s s/s 2011 outing was all sleek lines & pretty things. then again, she hasn’t completely given up the ghost of her more gothic self & from time to time, it cropped up in the silhouettes of a piece, lurking like a forgotten memory in the fabric.
based out of montreal, i’m unclear why marie is showcasing in...
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lviv fashion week: irina salieva
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irina salieva is just another of the mystery designers we’ve encountered during the shuffle at opt, perhaps obscured to us through alphabet translations & the misunderstanding of what her name really is, or perhaps another budding designer not yet ready to take the plunge onto that crazy thing known as the ‘internet’.
whatever way, it’s a shame,...
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rag & bone pre-fall 2011
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rag & bone certainly want all of us to know they have street cred for the pre-fall 2011 season, what with their choice to pose model hanne gaby odiele in front of a wrinkled eggshell curtain positioned in front of what looks to be a rusty gate and a backstock of lawn fertilizing supplies. yannow, they can’t be bothered to get a real set & all that.
the...
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fashion week zagreb: vedrana šehagić
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for the most part, vedrana šehagić’s s/s 2011 collection at fashion week zagreb in croatia was filled with pretty things, dresses people more refined than myself might wear to work. as, actually, is most of this outfit (top) save for the chest sling-thing the model has so graciously unbuttoned her shirt to show off for us.
normally i’m not the type to gasp at...
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michael kors pre-fall 2011
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if, (and that’s a big if) for spring, michael kors disappointed us by failing to include work-ready garb in his brightly coloured, relaxing-poolside-in-florida-with-cocktail show, he remains firmly realist in his designs, so turned out the chic-and-sleek new york looks for his pre-fall 2011 collection.
simply put, it’s hard not to love this man as a designer,...
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riga fashion week: zanete auzina
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back in march, opt did a quick overview of zanete auzina’s collection for f/w 2010 at riga fashion week, complete with a limited number of images. fortunately for us, we now have a lot more to look at, and fortunately-er, the s/s 2011 work is even better than before!
to give a little bit of background once again: the company was founded back in 2000, after...
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fashion week zagreb: erna ostanek
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although not the case with each designer, in general, for the s/s 2011 season, the people at dreft fashion week zagreb are being stingy when doling out the images, thus leaving us with not enough to really debate the merits of a collection. this too is the situation with erna ostanek (i think this is her myspace page, let me know if you’ve additional inf).
despite...
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russian fashion week: vika gazinskaya
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i’m not entirely sure what holds vika gazinskaya’s s/s 2011 collection together other than shine; at times, it appears a bit of seventies with the sleek pantsuits and flares, at others, a little sweet & avant-y, with the wide cheerleader-esque pleated skirts, but it was replete with appealing separates nevertheless.
a relative newcomer, around for...
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