Diesel Black Gold’s Andreas Melbostad presented a space age collection during New York Fashion Week. The designer offered up to the fashion savvy a set of looks that evoke images of flying saucers and star fleet uniforms. The collection as a whole kept a monochromatic theme with touches of shine and the occasional metallic silver. The overall silhouette of the Fall 2014 collection is sleek and sharp offering brilliant tailoring and a flattering cut. In addition to the monochrome mirrored embellishment added a hint of whimsy as the light bounced and danced along the garments.
Fall/Winter 2014
Reem Acra Fall/Winter 2014 Collection
Reem Acra fall ’14 took us on a journey to “midnight in Paris,” with a complete collection of dresses made for the next round of A-list award season and red carpets. The Reem Acra brand has continued to sit with the creative giants and produce beautiful designs that push fashion to the next level. Voluminous mid-calf silhouettes, as well as elegant columns, create a great range for today’s diverse women.
Tadashi Shoji Fall/Winter 2014 Collection
Fall 2014 collection presentations tend to coincide with Valentine’s Day, and Tadashi Shoji’s new collection is geared toward a woman seeking the intense romance of yesteryear. Designed for an au courant woman, Tadashi Shoji is filled with luxuriant textiles, ornate architectural details, and palatial soundscapes.
Elegant and sophisticated, all standout pieces are worthy of upcoming black-tie galas. Women can look forward to a flame and nude corded embroidery on tulle long sleeve gown, an ivory and nude wooly lace sleeveless column gown, mystique blue silk chiffon and corded embroidery on tulle applique gown with tulle insets, a navy and black Rachel lace banded sweetheart neck strapless gown, and black velvet strapless gown with velvet palette insets and frayed-edge silk chiffon detail.
Other great looks include a flame and black crewel embroidery on tulle cape worn over an ivory and petal corded embroidery on tulle long sleeve gown, as well as, an ivory and petal corded embroidery on tulle cap sleeve mini-dress.
Robert Geller Fall/Winter 2014: The New Direction
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Lucio Castro Fall/Winter 2014 Collection
Lucio Castro fall ’14 joined the boys club at Industria studios and presented its best take of “Broke Back Mountain Goes to the City.” Laugh if you want, but the casually refined collection might be on to something.
Layered flannels, sporty polo shirts, blazers, and cardigans anchored the collection but the one piece that ups the ante – a remarkably tailored quilted black jacket. Paired with a casual pant and Midwest-inspired fedora, the quilted black jacket is one of the best jackets of the season.
I know that proper fall ’14 collections are being presented but I’m already tired of the color palettes being used – everyone will be wearing black, white, blue, and various hues of gray in the upcoming season. I guess we will all deal with it.
From her very first runway show in 2001, Katya Leonovich has implemented a signature “beautiful garbage” and this year’s show has been no exception. Her staple garment patterns – a chic criss-cross in effect, bubble dresses, and unique incorporation of prints – all made a welcome appearance in her F/W collection. In a largely gray color palette, the show had an air of rock glam – shimmering garments with metal details, paired with perfectly coiffed faux-hawks and killer thigh-high boots, the line embodies an aesthetic fit for a modern-day, imperial Russian Princess.
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