February 14, 2014
by Julia DiNardo
Neoprene this, neoprene that; but what exactly IS neoprene? It’s a man made, synthetic material that closely resembles the look and feel of rubber, and the past several years has been hitting a crescendo on the fashion scene, also referred to as “scuba material,” or you may see it on the garment tag as polyurethane. It is hot, hot , hot right now, appearing more so than ever before on the runways, and so I’ve provided a few designers and shapes that it’s taking for fall 2014.

[Image via ELLE.com]
Nicole Miller presents all of the bonded smoothness of the material, without any of the bulk, in this sleek top.
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April 15, 2010
by fashionpulse

Fused by a shared passion for sun, surf, and fashion, Cynthia Rowley collaborates with Roxy this spring in the exclusive collection available only at Barney’s New York and Colette Paris. Ranging from $13-$225, the affordable line mixes function and design in effort to see fashion embrace the laid back surf lifestyle. Comprised of forty pieces of accessories, sportswear, and swimwear, the line reverberates with bright neon & neoprene, ranging from short wetsuits to silk tassle leather sandals. Recalling the outfit driven Adidas designer collection and add the innovative aesthetic of a notable fashion designer, Cynthia Rowley, and the result is a malleable collection of fashionable and comfortable items that take you from the beach to the bar. Models and guests rocked the new pieces amidst the fashionable throng, showing off how to work the collaborative collection into a your existing wardrobe. Oh, and don’t fret – the partnership is said to continue for the next three years. Shop the new collection here.




–Maria Eilersen