[Image via WWD.com] Proenza Schouler played with serious proportions during New York Fashion Week this season; oversize jackets and boxy silhouettes in heavy fabrics with leather and quilted details hit the runway, as judo, fencing, and karate sports ran alongside the idea of protection as a heavy inspiration on the collection. Designers, Lazaro Hernandez and [...]

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[From top: Michael Kors, Alexander Wang, Proenza Schouler, image via TEEN VOGUE] FPD got the opportunity to attend TEEN VOGUE’s Fashion University, the exclusive weekend-long event (October 21-23) which was designed for the fashion-focused leaders of tomorrow. What a great opportunity to take part in — how many people get to sit in on personal [...]

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[Image via teenvoguefashionuniversity.com] Held annually in New York City, Teen Vogue Fashion University is a on- of-a-kind educational program where fashion is taught by those who know it best. This exclusive event is available for 500 women who aspire to a career in the fashion industry.  Women can attend seminars the seminars paneled by designers, [...]

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New York, London, Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks have all displayed an array of wish-list worthy accessories.  We’ve covered the SS12 clothing trends, yet accessories are an outfit’s bells-and-whistles. Check out some of our favorites… [Images via ELLE.com] Handbags JCrew (pictured above) absolutely nailed it with their ladylike collection of handbags for spring 2012. Blue, orange, [...]

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[Images via Style.com] For F/W 2011 collection at Proenza Schouler, it was hard to not pay close attention to the one-of-a-kind textiles.   Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez designed their own prints that were mostly tribal-inspired; slouchy pants and narrow pencil skirts were spiced up with a slightly undone quality, found in variety of prints of their [...]

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