David & Phillipe Blond dazzled the runway at Milk Studios with their signature “over the top” flare and ironic sense of fashion with 21 looks in their Spring 2013 collection at New York Fashion Week. With a celebrity-studded front row including American Idol’s Adam Lambert and Paris Hilton grinning from ear to ear the entire show, even the famous weren’t immune to The Blonds charm.
The show kicked off with detailed corsets including a beautiful use of embellishments like pearls, Swarovski crystals, gold stars, metal and seashells in looks called “Unicorn Realness,” “Lipstick Corset,” and “Shell corset.”
Following a quick lighting change, the second part of the show began with the music of “Jaws” and a nod to 50s bathing beauties which the designers called “Beach Blonds” with swimwear “kiss” caps and flower bikinis, and shark fins on leather caps for the male models. The collection also utilized latex for more dominatrix looks including a “lipstick print” skirt with latex, a latex cutaway suit, a latex bikini and silver latex leggings – only the kind of looks and pairings The Blonds could dream up.
The Blonds also designed a “Pink Diamond Barbie” which is now up for auction on Charity Buzz, with proceeds to benefit The MAC Aids Fund.
Photos by John Alston Jr.
