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February 18, 2016

NYFW Fall 2016 Trend Report: Wookiee Fur

by Rachael Comeau

[Jonathan Simkhai for fall 2016; all images via VOGUE.com]

[Zang Toi Fall 2016 Collection]

[Moncler Grenoble Fall 2016 Collection]

[Cinq a Sept Fall 2016 Collection]

[Georgine Fall 2016 Collection]

[Noon by Noor Fall 2016 Collection]

[Tadashi Shoji Fall 2016 Collection]

[KYE Fall 2016 Collection]

[Marissa Webb Fall 2016 Collection]

[Sally LaPointe Fall 2016 Collection]

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New York Fashion Week is complete, and the key trends for Fall/Winter 2016 have emerged from the runways. Perhaps you blame it on the return of the Star Wars franchise and the beloved companion of Han Solo, Chewbacca, but longer fibered, more natural-hued real and faux fur seem to be taking precedence on the runway for fall/winter 2016. Fur is, of course, not a surprising staple for winter collections, but this season’s lineup has rehashed it in order to make it feel fresh and edgy.

Sally Lapointe embellished her over sized knits with luxurious fur sleeves, while Zang Toi opted for more traditional vests and collar accents. Jonathan Simkhai showed ultra plush fur coats, and further proved this is a piece that is not going away any time soon. Moncler Grenoble perhaps took the most unique approach, even going as far to show the collection outside at Lincoln Center to truly expose its new garments to the elements Among the many ski-oriented clothing options from the brand were fur cuffs and lined boots, perfect for the sub-zero temperatures they were presented in. Click through the slide show above to see how these, and other brands and designers interpreted the fur trend this season.

February 7, 2014

NYFW Fall 2014: Sally LaPointe & Costello Tagliapietra

by fashion pulse contributor

by Celina Vicioso

[All Images via ELLE.com]

The Show: Sally LaPointe

Theme: Polished Edge

Color Palette: Black, Grey, and White.

The Collection’s Signature Look: LaPointe’s black knit with feathered 3/4 sleeves paired with a leather pencil skirt are certainly subversive, powerful, yet a finished look. Perhaps the heightened collar, ala turtleneck, will be making a comeback for fall 2014 as well…

The Show: Costello Tagliapietra

The Theme: Strength and Power, heroines from science fiction and fantasy.

The Color Palette: Costello Tagliapietra debuted a jaw-dropping collection this season, comprised of metallic, varying neutral hues of navy, grey tweeds and browns adorned with Tanzanite jewel buttons

The Collection’s Signature Look: Costello’s monocramatic metallic green tailored blazer and pant set was definitely a piece worth raving about. Its tailored appeal and metallic color straddled cool and classic yet effortlessly cutting edge. Cropped at the ankle, the elevated hem length for pants is here to stay, which means you can show off some incredible heels with this particular look.

February 13, 2013

NYFW FALL 2013: Sally LaPointe Backstage Beauty & Show

by Julia DiNardo

Backstage Beauty at Sally LaPointe

The Theme: Depeche Mode’s song “In Your Room”

The Nail Look: Nail lead artist Patricia Yankee used the collection’s modern Gothic theme to create a textured
nail that is easy to DIY at home.

Products Used: Patricia by Patricia Yankee polish in Flesh, soon to appear in Ricky’s beauty stores.

How to Recreate the Look: Apply two coats of a soft matte fleshy color from the cuticle down. At the tip of
the nails, top them off with a shiny neutral polish to create texture. No top coat is needed.

The Makeup: Make-up artist Kabuki for MAC Cosmetics focused most of the attention on the model’s lips, creating a “just bitten” look with a berry stain. The face was given a matte pallor with foundation while the cheekbones were sculpted with a pale pink concealer. The eyes got a touch of taupe shadow with no mascara for a bare feel. Brows were kept neutral in order to keep the rest of the face toned down in comparison to
the dark lips.

MAC Products Used: Matchmaster Foundation, Pro Longwear Concealer, Prep+Prime Transparent
Finishing Powder, Lightscape Mineralize Sinfinish, Taupe Sculpting Powder, Dazzlelight Eyeshadow,
Amorous Lipstick, Nightmoth Lip Pencil, Dollymix

Hair: Pantene Celebrity Stylist Danilo created a soft look for hair with low loose chignons with a few
tendrils of hair framing the face.

[Runway Images via Style.com]

The Sally LaPointe Fall 2013 Collection

The Theme: Depeche Mode’s song “In Your Room”

The Color Palette: Black, dark red, camel, and white

About the Collection: For her fall 2013, Sally LaPointe took a dark trip into one of Depeche Mode’s songs and emerged with looks that were edgy and dramatic. Many of the pieces made fine use of texture and mixing different fabrics such as colored leathers, crocodile skin, ocelot-print wool, suede, silk, and mohair. A burgundy ombrè silk gown with cutouts was paired with red leather gloves and black leather gator stockings. All of these textured pieces were an exciting and dramatic departure from the fur that is commonly seen on clothes for fall and helped to create an edgier look to combat the cold winter months.

-Victoria Garcia

September 15, 2010

Leather and Latex at Michael Angel, South Coast Cool at Nautica, Bauhaus for Buckler Sally Lapointe and Luis Valenzuela Spring 2011 Collections

by fashionpulse

[Images via Style.com]

Michael Angel

Light and dark, soft and hard, thesis and antithesis…having contrasts can be a great thing. They bring dimension and diversity, adding that Je ne sais quoi where it was previously non-existent. Michael Angel‘s Spring 2011 collection was full of them: hidden vs revealed, inspired by a recent trip to Rome, bursting prints vs matte, transparent latex, buttoned-up collars vs. skirts with daring slits. Throughout it all, the designer kept his trademark prints yet somehow managed to present a simple, minimalist collection that was at times, appropriately austere and lush.

[Images via Style.com]

Buckler

If the models on Buckler’s Spring runway looked like fresh-faced Eastern European athletes, that look was intentional. Designer Andrew Buckler, whose self-proclaimed design concept is “English bloke meets New York,” said he was inspired by Bauhaus, as well as the 1936 Olympics. “The guys have sort of just come in off the running field,” the designer shared with FPD in a quick post-show interview. There was a weathered elegance to the pieces, with a splash of sportiness and a pinch of rock and roll. I’d like to think that if Kafka was around, he might pick up a Buckler piece or two on the way to the library, or the gym.

[Images via thebudgetbabe.com]

Nautica

For Nautica, Spring 2011 is all about the water , the people and the places of the American Southern Coast: easy, charming, vibrant, authentic. A great showing of casual, yet put-together menswear echoed the sentiments of spring 2011: variations of khaki with a burst of color here and there is the way to go.

[Images via the Sally LaPointe Facebook page]

Sally LaPointe

“A mix of beauty and distortion, the collection is inspired by the intoxication of accepting madness.” This is the opening statement on Sally LaPointe’s Spring 2011 run-of-show. What followed was beautiful and distorted alright, with exaggerated shoulders and hips, and rose-embellished moon boots with billowing, amorphous dresses. It was foreign and bright, with lots of shimmering silver and patches of black, much like what you imagine a trip to the moon might be.

[Images via Kaci Hamilton]

Luis Valenzuela

Eco-friendly fashionistas out there, prepare to be blown away by Luis Valenzuela’s Spring 2011 collection. The artist and designer was inspired by, of all people, his grandfather, to create a women’s collection made from existing materials: a lamp shade, men’s trousers, an old chandelier. The result was a whole new take on “masculine” women’s wear. Valenzuela still managed to evoke Victorian drama even when you could see the waistband and belt loops of a pair of men’s pants as the back of a model’s dress.

-Kaci Hamilton

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