The intimate listening party held on August 2nd by Mixmag and W New York held the energy of a full out rave, but was kept much more tame!
Galeria Melissa, an immersive shoe store enhanced by a virtual/tech art gallery theme had it’s grand opening on July 28th and the interior is probably unmatched by any other shoe store you’ve ever entered.
Sleepover heaven is a more appropriate name for Vera Bradley’s debut bedding collection that recently launched at their Soho location.
“More is more” is how a representative from Macy’s gallery showroom explained the collection that will be on the Macy’s sales floor in November.
We have come to a day and age where the common person with a day job does not want to be bothered to go change before going out with their friends after work. Why not innovate work and play wardrobes to optimize time? With the metallic fabrics, jewel inspired colors, “winter white” themes, paired with silver and gold jewelry, your all day outfit will fully cooperate with the daytime and nightlife.
The showroom also displayed Givenchy necklaces and earrings that will make any lady feel pretty, and velvet, jewel embroidered chokers for a chic, edgy vibe. Luxury fashion inspired pieces also took the cake while I was browsing the showroom.
Ankle boot heels that looked very similar to Margiela (without the Margiela price tag!), a silver metallic aviator jacket that could easily be mistaken for Acne Studios and many more pieces stood out, even for men! Also, if you’re looking for holiday sweaters, look no further than your local Macy’s! Playfully coined phrases such as “Snowtorious” and “Straight Outta North Pole” adorned the cheeky Christmas sweaters. Make sure you hit the stores in November when they drop to get your Fall/Winter wardrobe in tact!
For his Spring/Summer 18 collection, Raun Larose played with dimension and proportions.
Raun’s wide cropped pant legs (some made of denim, some with a latex-like material), half, shoulder baring sweaters, and high sheer socks gave his audience quite an interesting show! All of the models stood upon an elevated platform, and rotated every few minutes, allowing the spectators to get a full on look at the clothes.
The dramatics of the clothing, the venue, and words, rather than music, blaring through the speakers were all key elements of the presentation. Some of the schoolboy/avant-garde 80’s stock broker looks were paired RL monogramed shirts, nerdy glasses, and slightly disheveled hair. The generally large silhouettes, which Raun also dabbled in with his last collection, seem to be here to stay.
Special thanks to AXE for the invite. As part of its continued partnership with the CFDA, AXE supported nine emerging designers at Skylight Clarkson Sq (550 Washington St.) by providing backstage grooming at their shows.
Bode’s sleepy atmosphere consisted of elevated and low-rise beds, draped with sheets and models in patterned sleepwear.
Walking into the Robert Geller x G-Shock event, one couldn’t help but avert their eyes to the colorful visuals being projected onto the venue’s wall and the Deep House/EDM music being played in the background. The Robert Geller x G-Shock watch named the GST200RBG-1 is a part of G-Shock’s “G-Steel” collection, and properly so, as it integrates steel links, gold accents, 31 time zones, and a 200M water resistant feature. This watch is truly different from the traditional colorways and plastic/rubber build that the public has grown to appreciate from the brand.
We did a short interview with Robert and here’s what he had to say:
So how did the collaboration come about between you [Robert] and G-Shock?
Robert: We started working together, I think it was about 3 and a half years ago, and we met and kind of wanted to see where our brands aligned. Because I do all of my production in Japan and I’m there quite often, it just made a lot of sense, and then we started working on runway integration…
Oh, runway integration?
Robert: Yeah, showing G-Shock watches on the runway and just working together in ways leading up to this big launch. It takes a long time to make a watch.
The design is so intricate, what really inspired such an intricate design in the watch.
Robert: The watch is based on the watch that G-Shock launched last year, the G-Steel, and this is the first collaboration that they’ve done on the G-Steel, so I got to take the watch and make the Robert Geller version of it.
And because the name is “Midnight In Tokyo” (as named on the box the watch comes in) is that because you guys (Robert along with Tadashi Shibuya and David Johnson from Casio) are there so often?
Robert: I think that’s the cross section of our two brands, is Tokyo, and we started thinking what can this be, I wanted to talk about cities and textures and some of the most magical moments I’ve had in Tokyo was walking just through the streets at night, and the smells and the lights and the sounds. It’s just beautiful, its really like a big, very special atmosphere.
Thank you so much! I appreciate it!
Robert Geller has already made his mark in the fashion industry as a menswear designer whose focus is based on athletic wear. He began his career at Marc Jacobs in 2001 after graduating from RISD and has been making his way through the industry ever since. He is well decorated with awards from CFDA, Vogue, and other illustrious enterprises and continues to partner with other brands to make amazing products. The GST200RBG-1 will be available for purchase starting in July in the G-Shock’s website, Soho store, select Macy’s and select jewlers for $420.
As millennials continue to display better care for the Earth than their predecessors while remaining conscious about what harms the community, retailers will have to accommodate their customers in order to optimize their sales and lend a helping hand to this constant fight against pollution. Michelle A. Lee of The Woolmark Company and Veronika Harbick of Thursday Finest led a two woman panel of the benefits of using merino wool. Michelle explained that 80% of the world’s wool comes from Australia. Merino wool was discovered to be useful in both the hot and cold weather of Australia’s climate. Woolmark’s Michelle A. Lee explained during the panel that wool even has the capability of absorbing up to 35% of body water vapor and traps odors better than other materials. Woolmark is currently partnering with power brand Adidas for their wool knitwear shoes and has even incorporated “cool wool” fabric into Thom Browne and Jason Wu’s recent clothing collections.
Because Merino wool is biodegradable, it doesn’t cause pollution. Veronika Harbick’s trendy Thursday Finest socks, ties, and scarves are also made of Merino wool. The special thing about Thursday Finest products is that they are customizable for each customer. Made with a 3D knitting machine, the socks are specially made for each foot, the ties and scarves are made specifically for height, and then hand finished and packaged for your wear!
Understanding the carbon footprint we all leave is very important. The clothes we wear, when washed, adds thousands of harmful microfibers to the water, while Merino wool’s microfibers are harmlessly degraded. Once brands begin to convert to biodegradable fabrics, a large responsibility will be displaced from the fashion industry and other matters can be appropriately dealt with.
