Simon Spurr For his runway debut, Simon Spurr presented his new eponymous high-end tailored collection to a front row full of the fashion industry’s most stylish men including Hamish Bowles, Robert Verdi, and Derek Blasberg. The 2009 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalist infused his menswear with British influences such as deerskin day bags, plaid and striped [...]

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This past Wednesday I had the pleasure of attending designer Abigail Lorick’s New York Fashion Week presentation for Fall 2010. You may have seen past Lorick collections which  gained noteriety as Eleanor Waldorf’s label on Gossip Girl. Housed in downstairs in the Union Ballroom, the descent down the stairs led to a dimly lit room [...]

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[Image via fashionfunemporium.com] For Alexander Berardi’s Fall 2010 collection, the designer featured of mostly black, white, and polka dot shirt dresses, velvet pants and blazers, and pieces with some subtle hints of pleating or ruffles. There were a few notable highlights –  a beaded, floor length white number and a dress made up of red [...]

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Guest post by Erin Lee, Founder/Editor of SugarRockCatwalk Samantha Pleet’s FW 2010 collection was inspired by the films, characters, local musicians and her friends that the designer personally loves.  The designer’s influences seem incredibly varied from school girl to 1950s pin-up to Jughead Jones and 1970s songstresses.  Fortunately, they all came together in a very [...]

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Via our friends at CollegeCandy.com: On Thursday morning, English fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen died at 40. An innovative designer, his fashion designs were just as much pieces of art as they were pieces of clothing. His designs were unconventional and controversial, while his shows employed shock tactics, earning him the nickname “l’enfant terrible.” Considered [...]

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