September 12, 2012
by fashion pulse contributor
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The Show: Zang Toi
The Theme: Inspired by romance in the French Riviera, the Zang Toi show felt like a haute couture daydream complete with a dew-like misty air and whimsical French music.
The Color Palette: Ice pink, ice yellow, ice lilac, ivory, black
Best/Collection’s Signature Standout Look: The standouts in the collection included evocative menswear inspired looks and fanciful fairy princess gowns. The looks epitomized a strong, sexy female who nurtures her soft and demure side. Romanticism was at the crux of the assemblage. Expertly tailored blazers and trousers, pleats, ruffles, oversized sleeves and jewel-encrusted accents were abound in the French fantasy.
A black floor-length tailcoat with intricate hand beaded wildflower lining was paired with a silk tuxedo shirt, white bowtie, exposed garters and black silk high-waisted shorts. An ice lilac hand loomed rayon gown was both adorned with a “French Riviera” crystal necklace and unadorned with a sexy back.
-Rebecca Niebel
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September 12, 2012
by fashion pulse contributor
The Show: Carlos Miele
The Theme: “A Hallucinatory Jungle,” prompted by Carlos Miele’s two-year old son’s drawings of a blue giraffe.
The Execution:
Hair by Rodney Cutler for the SALON at ULTA Beauty – A simple, understated sleek look was made to float and bounce down the runway. Miele’s line was full of textural clothing with lots of chiffon and fringe. Thus, hair took the opposite route. Cutler experimented with textured looks before deciding on the “chic” straight hairstyle that would compliment the animal print-themed looks of Miele’s collection.
Get the look by layering Redken Iron Silk 07 Ultra Straightening Spray throughout sections of the hair and blowing hair out straight until completely dry; (A round brush is recommended.) Next, flat iron small sections of the hair. Spray Redken Fashion Work 12 to keep the hair sleek and straight. Once hair has settled, use Redken Shine Flash 02 for a finished, yet natural look.
Makeup by Gato for Maybelline New York – Carlos Miele’s summer girl is meant to be beachy by day and glamorous by night. She effortlessly meanders between the two with gorgeous, glowing bronzed skin and an iconic red lip.
Begin your look with foundation. Next, dust bronzer on the cheekbones and from the forehead down to the temples. Use a highlighter on the forehead, chin, cheeks and between the brow for that tiny extra glow. Dot Maybelline’s Dream Bouncy Blush on the apples of the cheeks using your fingers. Swipe Color Tatoo 24 Hour Bad to the Bronze on lids; an extremely subtle layer does the trick. Mega Plus Mascara will give lashes full, yet soft movement. Finally, create that iconic red lip with #645 Red Revival, a shade, “suitable for all women,” as Gato described.
-Alana Quagliariello
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September 12, 2012
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The Show: Joanna Mastroianni
The Theme: Mother Nature as a brilliant artist. Inspired by the designer’s own garden, Mastroianni thanks nature for its majestic beauty.
The Color Palette: Vibrant “peony” and “evergreen” contrasted with stark black and hazel “bark”, “apple blossom” and branch-like prints, and the fairest of them all, the lattice motif.
The Best/Signature Standout Look of the Collection: It’s hard to choose high notes in a collection that embraces the sublimity of nature, but ensembles really took force when Joanna Mastroianni gave nature a bit of an edge. Take, for example, the perforated black leather sleeves to a silk/cotton sateen top. Or, the short tunics embroidered with perennial baby bugle beads. Body conscious silk-tulle dresses of sequins and leather nature — it’s not everyday that nature experiences a rebirth this subversive.
-Alana Quagliariello
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September 12, 2012
by fashion pulse contributor
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The Show: Libertine Spring/Summer 2013 Presentation
The Theme: 1930s housewife meets graffiti artist teenager at a chaotic warehouse party. Frenzied stencil prints with glitter embellishments, floral gowns, and spray-painted arm-warmers and socks may sound like a strange mix, but all-in-all the presentation managed to look more like a throng of well-dressed teenagers at a time-warped The Clash concert.
The Color Palette: Bright red, bubblegum pink, canary yellow, black, and pops of every other color in the rainbow + crystal skullheads.
Best/Collection’s Signature Standout Look: The audience’s eyes were literally wandering trying to follow the constantly moving models, but despite the roughly orchestrated presentation, designer Johnson Hartig made the jarring prints appealing. In years past, Libertine has been known for blacks and muted colors, albeit crazy technicolor held its own. The most memorable pieces, in a collection full of anti-establishment bites, were handbags made to look like adorable birdhouses, what look to be housecoats transformed into bias-cut glittery gowns, and a screen-printed tee with the political slogan “Don’t Mitt Wear You Sleep”.
-Rachel Perlman
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