With New York Fashion Week (NYFW) only a few days away, here’s a sneak peak at the upcoming shows.
Angelys Balek New York
“Summer still life.”
Date: September 8, 2015
Time: By Appointment Only
Location: Industria Studios
O’2nd
“Creative lines and simplified forms.” – Brand Director, Minsoo Chung
Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Marissa Web
“His uniform & her dresses”
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2015
Supima World’s Finest Cottons
“Initially inspired by the layered imagery of Patti Smith’s collection of prose poems, The Coral Sea, my Supima capsule collection, translates written poetry into wearable garments. This eveningwear collection mainly plays off of unexpected poetic textures and fabric manipulations in hues of blue. If The Coral Sea was a collection of clothing, rather than words, what would it look like and ultimately feel like?” – Julia Han (RISD)
“I wanted to capture the controlled chaos and beauty seen in the works of Martin Klimas and Ori Gersht. My collection is inspired by Klimas’ series, ”FlowerVases” and Gersht’s “On Reflection”, capturing the events that take place with the explosion of flower and vase. My first look is more structured like the vase and the last look is free and crazy, capturing the image of the shattered flower.” – Karen Dang (Academy of Art University)
“West African and Haitian voodoo in the deep south, with a focus on traditional indigo dying and basket weaving.” – Kate McKenna (SCAD)
“1970’s flirty, weird girl. Something’s a little strange about how she looks and acts but you’re obsessed with her anyway. You’ll secretly wish you too were sporting her attitude.” – Lauren Nahigian (Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator)
“My collection is inspired by the bouganvillea vine. I am particularly drawn to the colors of its flowers and the contrast between that and the stone and concrete walls the vines canvas. As the collection flows, I try to explore this concept of overgrowth over manmade surfaces, and the juxtaposition of organic textures laying beside the hard geometry of infrastructure, resulting in gowns with beautiful fabric manipulation, color, and silhouette.” – Leetal Platt (FIDM)
“My Collection is inspired by my last two years of traveling around Europe and Asia. I believe that traveling is way people form layers. All the places I have been, I noticed the mixture of organic structures and movements, with hard city building lines. This juxtaposition of similar building structures with the vastly different lifestyles all come together to create something beautiful: humanity” – Paige Meacham (Kent State)
“New York’s rooftops are noted for their spectacular skyline views—but there’s so much more to them that most people never see. There are often lush, vibrant, amazing things in bloom, cultivated for their beauty, on those rooftops, known only to their privileged inhabitants. The collection is a cheeky nod to the beautiful secrets one may find, tucked away, just beneath the skyline.” – Nnamdi Agum(FIT)
Pamella Roland
“The colors, shapes and composition of minimalist master Frank Stella.” – Designer, Pamella Roland
Date: Friday, September 11, 2015
Mara Hoffman
“Our brand is often associated with far off, worldly inspirations, and this one is about bringing it on home. The Spring 2016 collection is our interpretation of classic Americana, inspired by the great Willie Nelson.” – Mara Hoffman
Date: Saturday, September 12, 2015
Concept Korea Fashion Collectives
JARRET: “The collection is inspired by Snow White, and her alter ego, the Witch Queen.”
KAAL E SUKTAE: “Dust to dust.”
Date: September 14, 2015
