Brandon Sun made his New York Fashion Week debut with a collection that could easily establish him as one of the new authorities on designing luxury fur accessories. The show, entitled “Silent Assassins,” was inspired by the heroines in the Kung Fu movies that Sun grew up watching. The looks in Sun’s presentation were outfitted in cashmere sweaters and cardigans in shades of black, ivory, grey and dusk-rose that were paired with furs that ranged from fox, raccoon, lamb, chinchilla, mohair, and sable, all layered over chiffon skirts or gabardine pants.
The garments created an image of femininity and strength with the use of furs juxtaposed with soft fabrics and further contrasted with metal, armor-like accessories that helped Sun achieve his goal of designing clothes for a fearless and free woman. With this autumn collection, the modern woman will feel ready to combat the cold in the city dressed in Sun’s sumptuous furs.
–Victoria Garcia
Julia DiNardo
February 11, 2012
Fall 2012 Fashion Week: Brandon Sun
February 11, 2012
Fall 2012 Fashion Week: Yuna Yang
Inspired by Virginia Wolf’s essay A Room of Ones Own, Yuna Yang’s Fall/Winter 2012 collection juxtaposes the sophisticated style of a modern city woman and the luxurious fantasy of childhood. The primarily androgynous looks combined aspects of simplicity, luxury and fantasy to create a timeless and classic collection. Yang incorporated delicate laces and silks as well as understated draping and seaming to add feminine flare to her menswear pieces. The asymmetrical hemlines added a youthful aesthetic to her below- the-knee dresses and skirts, which were accented with hand beading to add one-of-a-kind detailing.
To contrast the soft aspects of the collection, Yang chose a color pallet of blues, greens and purples. Perhaps the most notable piece of the collection was the Ariel Beaded tie dress in a rich royal blue silk crepe, the oversized bow around the neck with its hand beading gives detail to the simple silhouette. It was effortlessly styled with a black leather belt and grey tights. Yang’s collection took the audience on a journey through every female’s fashion fantasy, complete with classical and extraordinary elements.
–Ashleigh Smith
February 10, 2012
Really Expensive Pieces of Fashion That Are Totally Worth It (LollieShopping Guest Post)
After writing last week about really expensive fashion pieces that are also really stupid, I don’t want to discourage you from investing in a piece of luxury fashion all together. There are pieces that can impressively enhance and upgrade your wardrobe. Here are three really expensive pieces of fashion that are totally worth it.
Louis Vuitton Monogram Canvas Speedy ($750 – $825) – It’s classic. It’s iconic. It comes in several sizes. And, yes, it’s been knocked off a million times. But the authentic one is a great investment piece. You can wear it with jeans or a little black dress. This little number will always add an element of sophistication to your ensemble. Click through to LollieShopping.com to find out what other pieces made Laura’s list.
February 9, 2012
Duckie Brown for Fall 2012
Pajamas were clearly on the mind at Duckie Brown today. Plaid oxford shirts were shown with matching billowing pants that evoked luxurious English nightwear. Even the models’ hair was reminiscent of an idealized, glamorous bed-head aesthetic. Tailored jackets in tweed, plaid, and tartan were paired with loose fitting sweaters and bottoms. The designers were conservative with color, however, sticking to mostly black and grey tones with splashes of navy and green. The only exception was a particularly bold purple and orange plaid that seemed rather out of place within the context of the rest of the collection.
Overall, designers Steven Cox and Daniel Silver presented many wearable items that remained conservative enough to satisfy the average men’s fashion devotee but at the same time attempted to push menswear out of its safe and familiar confines.The design duo will do it again this spring for a new audience, when the create a much buzzed about designer collection for Perry Ellis.
–Matt Ulrich
