Sergio Davila

February 19, 2011

Fall 2011 Collections: Concept Korea, Sergio Davila

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[On left, General Idea, at right, DO HO. Images by Nick Cuppari]

Concept Korea:

This season, Concept Korea presented the collections of DO HO, General Idea, Lie Sang-bong Paris, and Steve J & Yoni P. Their ambition to generate a sense of Korean style into the New York fashion scene has been a success, with notable fashion trends now visible in both cultures.
Designer DO HO chose to embellish the upper body with fur coats, over-sized collars, and gold jewelry, balancing it out with skin-tight bottoms and polished low ponytails. Choosing muted natural colors, like green, plum, yellow, crème. and brown, allowed her to vary the types of fabrics used, without over doing it.
Choi Bum Suk designer of General Idea, showed menswear, which embodied the boyish charm of a student in Korea, with seasonal sweaters, cropped denim, knit shorts, and bubble leg warmers. The clothing was both fashion forward and durable, a pairing becoming more common in New York, especially for winter-wear.
Presenting a more refined collection was Lie Sang-bong. The black and nude colored pieces were glammed-up with bright gold accessories and embellishments. Long tapered skirts walked a mini runway, accenting the female shape and showing the mobility and flow of the fabric.
The final designers, Steve Jung and Yoni Pai, took a different root. A mix between Aztec patterns, grudge t-shirts and leather jackets brought a completely contrasting nuance to the show. Bright red lips and wispy teased hair added to the devious temperament of the rock and roll nature.

[Images via MercedesBenzFashionWeek.com]

Sergio Davila

Sergio Davila’s Fall/Winter 2011 collection was a representation of lustful magnetism. On every model, assorted textures and subtle royal colors manifested the alluring nature of the clothing. The timeless sensibility of the collection is globally relevant, allowing the garments to speak for themselves, in all dialects. The brown toned silk scarves on the men and the sheer mysterious blouses on the women are just two examples of this, establishing an elegant connection between New York and South America.

-Nick Cuppari

September 9, 2008

Spring/Summer Fashion Week 2009: Day 4

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We know we know — we’re a little behind with the fashion week coverage!

We’ll make it up to you right now, with several reviews from today, since hardly anyone has posted anything about them yet!

  • Ports 1961

We loved the live music, compliments of the Cowboy Junkies during the show, which lent nicely to the collection theme of the Pacific Northwest and feminine lines that compliment and lengthen. We found a bolder (both in design andcolore palette) collection than in the past with Ports, although we preferred metallic trim to all over metallic shimmer and shine. The fabrications we loved were the meshy lace dresses, tulle, jaquard, and lame’, which traditionally would have worked more for f/w collections. Nonetheless, we enjoyed the artistic “runway frou” which included large petruding masks that resembled something out of The Lion King, the musical.

  • Sergio Davila

Taking his queue from 1930s immigrants, Davila delivered an easy collection full of classic sportswear pieces such as cardigans, henleys, bermudas, and casual trousers. The collection was largely for men, but we did enjoy the few women’s looks, in particular the cut-off trousers. At retail, we can definitely see this doing well, as the clothes have a familiar feeling to them, with the thick gauge cardigans and thin, gauzy henleys taking center stage.

  • Melani von Alexandria

Unfamiliar with this designer, we weren’t sure what to expect. Sometimes skipping a meal or a power hour of writing is difficult to rationalize when a show is off-site, but in this case, we were glad we took the risk! The collection was as lovely, sweet, and sophisticated as the young designer, who impressed us with her tailoring skills and cohesive collection that left us wanting to see more. Loose, flowing silhouettes channeled a modernized 1920s vibe in soft neutral colors such as cream, peach, taupe, and midnight. Her dresses were by far our favorite, although she also proved to us that she nows how to cut a mean pant.

  • Gottex

We’re happy to go on the record saying that all the years we’ve seen a Gottex show, we’ve yet to be let down. Just when you think that nothing new can be added to the swimwear category, Gottex goes and does something completely refreshing. Everything from nautical motifs to classic Grecian paraded down the runway, and Gottex really knows how to smoothly group and transition the show from one theme to the next. Interesting halter one-pieces caught our eye, and we are really starting to believe that the one-piece is the new bikini. We loved the completely oversized anchors and interlocking rings, and applaud the company for revisiting the early 1990s via neon swimear. We also saw loads of cream-colored swimwear with such an amazing drape that it would take the most skilled and delicte of hands to execute. Last of all, we must thank Gottex for avoiding the monokini — we couldn’t bare to see another one of those on the beach next summer!