Naeem Khan gave us gala meets an evening out with his Spring/Summer 2016 collection. There were gowns that would make any woman the bell of the ball, and cocktail dresses that would be instant attention grabbers at any party. The inspiration for Khan’s most recent collection was “iconic muses of the ’50s and ’60s…Sophia Loren, Grace Kelly, Brigitte Bardot, and Jackie Kennedy.”
GANT was founded by Ukranian immigrant Bernard Gantmache and his sons in 1949. It all started as a family business built around a simple well constructed shirt and has since grown into a major fashion brand. The house of GANT is divided in three distinct sub-brands: GANT Originals, GANT Rugger and GANT Diamond G. All three brands were represented at New York Fashion Week via an eye opening presentation. The inspiration was classic preppy style with a modern edge.
Pyer Moss NYFW SS2016 Runway Presentation was a platform form for more than Fashion. Haitian Born Pyer Moss Founder and head designer Kerby–Jean Raymond had a statement to make. The show started with a 10-minute video chronicling the many victims of police violence across the country courtesy of the “Pyer Moss News Network”. The short film featured interviews with artist, journalists, celebrities and family members of victims of police violence, including Usher Raymond, Robert Verdi, Joel Towers, the dean of the Parsons School, Oscar Grant’s mother Wanda Johnson, Eric Garner’s daughter Emerald Garner, Sean Bell’s wife Nicole Bell. The video clips seen repeatedly in the last year took on fresh meaning with the new visceral editing and personal commentary.
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 10: A model poses on the runway during the Pyer Moss fashion show during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week at the Altman Building on September 10, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images for Pyer Moss)
With Custo Barcelona, each season his collections get better like wine. The brand has always taken the more is a better approach when styling runway looks. Much like past designs, Custo Barcelona spring collection was an explosion of bright colors and bold prints. The designer’s innate use of color is exceptional. The spring collection consisted of uncommon geometric prints. It also had a youthful appeal with cute little printed spaghetti strap dresses, flowy printed maxi dresses, and skirts. The mixing of textures and colors at times proved to be a little too busy. Custo described his spring collection as “Slow” referencing “a culinary movement that rejects the standardization of taste.”
On Sept. 12, the fashion elite gathered at Artbeam in Chelsea to view the Spring/Summer 2016 collection from Project Runway alum Christian Siriano. The well-attended event brought out the likes of Alicia Silverstone of Clueless fame—decked out in a floor-length white gown, Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks in a knee-length crimson ensemble, and Orange Is the New Black star Laura Prepon, who modeled a vampy black pantsuit.
Seven designers showcase a collection of five pieces each with the finest SUPIMA cotton from its minimal state to breathtaking creations all in the hopes of being chosen as the winner and walk away with a,000 prize. The seven designers were Karen Dang (Academy of Art), Nnamdi Agum (FIT), Paige Meacham (Kent State), Leetal Platt (Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Laren Nahigian (Pratt), Julia Han (Rhode Island School of Design) and Kate McKenna (Savannah College of Art & Design). Each designer will certainly make a mark in the future of fashion one way or another.
PLAC Spring/Summer 2016 started with a phrase of song titled “Wake-up” by Arcade fire is an energetic collection to convey a positive message to young generation having inner conflicts between society and individual and suggests new attitude to new kids for PLAC.
The process of garments design development starts with original military look reflecting unique details re invented from existing skills and trendy-pattern to provide novel items, and the reinterpretation of sportswear shows sophisticatedly urban silhouettes by using experimental modern detail. Also, inspired by the function and physical activity of sportswear, the collection reflects both neo-military and contemporary sportism at the same time. Camouflage print plus typography and photo collage with young and contemporary aesthetics deliver hopeful messages to new kids.
The generation of wealth and the generation of unrest are incorporated into this collection using clean and fresh construction and vital energetic colors. Mix of modern and easy to be matched mono chrome and various range of vital herb green and sunlight orange represents new kids overcoming anxiety of young generation. Using familiar materials in an unfamiliar way is our core; by combining heterogeneous textures and light compact materials we are inducting change. High density cotton, soft cotton, silky nylon, knit infused rayon, jersey with unique texture and feeling, double faced materials are mainly used.
Over the weekend in Milan, Creative Director Massimiliano Giornetti unveiled the Ferragamo Men’s Spring-Summer 2016 runway collection. Front row attendees included #FerragamoEscape cast members race car driver Mathias Lauda and SoundCloud founder Alexander Ljung along with DJ Brendan Fallis and NBA player Russell Westbrook.
Fashion Show Notes:
Personality, a convergence of signs. Eclecticism, an instinct. Lightness, an approach. For the Salvatore Ferragamo Spring Summer 2016 collection, Massimiliano Giornetti develops a concept of clashing rhythms. He shapes a style centred on refined imbalance and designed with idiosyncratic combinations and individual gestures. Sharp graphics and luxurious materials compliment abstract geometrics and organic textures, where aplomb and nonchalance merge into a perfectly balanced symphony of eclecticism.
The well-cut but dégagé lines underscore the dynamic surfaces enhanced by stripes, inserts and pinstripes that design multisensory pathways. The ‘everyday’ is enriched by a wardrobe conceived according to purposely misaligned precision: high-waisted trousers with a razor-sharp crease, short jackets and mackintoshes with a precise profile. Dry wool suits feature off-colour pinstripes enhanced by bold stitching. Seersucker or cotton shirts with broad stripes are matched with tailoring without ever converging completely. Broken stripes on compact sweaters alternate precious leather inserts and raffia embroidery while opposing geometric lines lend to exotic materials. Cactuses and monkeys whimsically appear on patches and embroidery. The collection is designed by autonomous units but the overall aesthetic is the result of the instinctive combination of several factors to emphasize an enlightened carefree attitude. The soft, mellow colour palette merges dissonances into rhythmic harmony: brown, khaki, ochre and beige are heightened by splashes of turquoise, pink and cactus green. Black is the recurrent link that blends and mellows the palette.
A tactile collage is the distinctive feature of the accessories: sandals and gym lace-ups with high rubber soles and fringes on toecaps; straw bags and pouches with leather exteriors; eyewear with inner and outer temples featuring contrasting patterns; monkey-shaped charms and pendants to offset any sense of severity.
