September 8, 2012
by Julia DiNardo
[Image Credit: Will Ragozzino/BFAnyc.com]
The Show: Sally Lapointe Spring 2013
The Theme: “A secret hidden submarine base in Russia, unknown to the outside world. Carved into a mountain side, massive man-made concrete structures combine with the depth and fluidity of the sea. Nature and man, electricity and contrast between these opposite forces.”
The Color Palette: The color palette is extensive, yet coherent, featuring pieces in black, white and cream as well as rust camel and orange-yellow tie-dye.
Best/Collection’s Signature Standout Look: Lapointe’s designs harmonize with her use of clean lines, selective drapery and cutouts, while strong shoulders and A-line cuts accentuate the female form, creating the perfect balance between structure and fluidity.
-Maria Eilersen
September 8, 2012
by Julia DiNardo
[Images via Zimbio.com]
The Show: ELLE Fashion Next Runway Show and Design Awards
The Theme: Emerging FIT designers inspired by New York City
The Color Palette: White, structured silhouettes, pale blues, lavender, and neutral tones.
Best/Collection’s Signature Standout Look: With a medley of geometric tailored hemlines, sheer bodices, chunky knits, and mixed materials, it’s clear that the students of FIT are “still at a point in their lives when it’s just about the ideas – the inspiration,” as Elle Editor-in-Chief, Robbie Myers, puts it.
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September 8, 2012
by Julia DiNardo
[Image Credit: Dustin Sonneborn]
The Show: Mia Moretti x Pencey SS 2013
The Theme: Jazz Era The line is built on two 20th century female characters; the sophisticated Eva Peron, serving as a symbol of hope, beauty and female power, and Josephine Baker, the playful and fearless flirt who seeks to free women of imposing standards.
Best/Collection’s Signature Standout Look: The 10-piece collection is a story of strong and beautiful women, embodying the feminine power of the two characters in the face and banana leaf print. The pieces are light and colorful, softening the masculine feel of dress shirts, pants and blazers without losing the associations of power.
-Maria Eilersen
September 8, 2012
by Julia DiNardo
Show: Creatures of the Wind SS 2013
The Theme: Inspired by a Japanese Godzilla movie from the 80’s in which the soul of the female character is stolen and sealed in a flower.
The Execution: Backstage, Odile Gilbert for Kérastase faked a haircut by preparing the models’ hair with Kérastase’s Nectar Thermique and pin straightening each lock before adding texture with Double Force Hair Spray and criss-crossing the sections of hair over the head. Gilbert sealed the look backstage with a hair net and a few spritzes of Double Force Hairspray, using a pea-sized amount of Elixir Ultime The Imperial to add shine. Paired with NARS’ artist James Boehmer’s punk makeup aesthetic, the result is tough, yet ladylike.
Boehmer prepped with NARS’ Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer and Radiant Creamy Concealer, only lightly setting the complexion with Light Reflecting Powder to retain radiant, glowy skin. He made the models’ eyes pop by using Nars’ Damned and Velvet Matte Lip Pencils as shadow and lining the bottom with Silver Factory Soft Touch Shadow Pencil. Fire Down Below Lipstick completed the raw feminine look.
–Maria Eilersen
