February 17, 2010
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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 roses which both garnered a lot of applause.
-Bridget Sheehy
February 17, 2010
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 cohesive way thanks to her vision for clean lines, repetition of detail and a fairly neutral color palate. Paper bag waists were a prominent feature in pants as well as the very mini shorts and skirts. Sexy bra cup tops were balanced by easier pieces like boyfriend cardigans, capes and sporty jackets.
Samantha Pleet’s show was part of The Greenshows which produce fashion shows for committed to ecofriendly, ethically sound, fair-trade fashion designers. Wearable, adorable and eco-friendly too? A winning combination for this NYC based designer.
-Erin Lee
February 16, 2010
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VPL by Victoria Bartlett
Tribal meets bohemian and goes back to the future at VPL‘s “Shadow” F/W 2010 Collection. The neck was again the body part in focus, adorned with layered knit, rope and sculptural bike-like wire necklaces. Balancing extravagant top-half garments, many models rocked neutral bathing suit bottoms or patterned leggings. Cropped jumpsuits, futuristic capes and asymmetrical pieces donned leather accents and the occasional cut-out, followed by a several piece finale of beige, taupe & cream bodysuits, swimwear and the punch-line design, all-wool voluminous one piece. The collection is truly “underwear, outerwear, anywhere.”
Billy Reid
Using the woods as both his backdrop and inspiration, Billy Reid cleans up the scruffy lumberjack to modern city prep. Perfectly creased pants and carefully cuffed sleeves are accented with hunter caps, bow ties and casually wrapped scarves. This collection is ideal for the slightly meticulous detail dude who wants to dress to impress without trying too hard. The casual vibe of the collection impacted the models, who moved to the beats of the show’s soundtrack while waiting their turn in front of the paparazzi.
– Maria Eilersen
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February 15, 2010
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For Custo Barcelona, fall is not a season for grey knits, hibernating in your heated apartment or hidden with heavy, monochrome layers. That is not to say that the Spanish designer made a collection for the tropics, but amidst the exotic, jungle prints were also the animals – and by that I mean (faux) ur. Only for Custo, even fur does not come in the usual dark tones; instead, he unleashed models clad in neon-colored imitation fur, sometimes in a fancy print, sometimes even-patterned to mimic the fur of wild beasts. Yes, brightly colored fur with brightly colored prints, but there is even more to catch your eye: the bling! A jacket entirely covered in silver sequins saw flashlights adding to the glitz and glitter. Towards the end of the show, the flamboyance might have become a little repetitive, but all in all, this is definitely a fun collection for anyone who wants to step onto center stage.
– Justina Lee
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