sábado, 18 de setembro de 2010

NY Spring 2011




Calvin Klein
by Francisco Costa
The spring season’s trend for white and ivory dresses.
A racerback halter dress 
with a silk ribbon sashed at the waist.

Hemlines from above the knee to just above the ankle.

A silk crepe mid-calf dress with a plunging V-neck.
A three-tier look:
A square, sleeveless tunic 
over a stiff apron belt and creased pants.

Fluttery silk dresses, vertically knife-pleated down the front 
with a blouson waist.

Flashes of cobalt and orange-red.

A silk and jersey maxi-dress with panel detail.

Enormous pocket on the side.
Deep pockets at the hem. 

Narciso Rodriguez
Bias mid-calf dresses in gray linen canvas or blush pink silk.

A waxed-linen suit. 
A spare jacket devoid of lapels.

Fils coupé patterned with abstract leaves.

Long, lean silhouettes.
A full-skirted dress in silk charmeuse.

Phillip Lim
Camel tabard, sweater and paneled skirt.
Jacquard pantsuits with handkerchiefs 
in the breast pocket.  

Trench in translucent organza, edged in black 
and covered in bobbing threads.
Leather paillettes.
Ohne Titel
by Alexa Adams 
and Flora Gill
Inky second-skin bodysuits tucked into pants 
and layered under Alaïa-esque 
pleated knit dresses and skirts.


Graphic stripes and linear markings.
Neoprene patchworked in pocket panels.
Egglike kimono curve.

Derek Lam
Denim into tunics, trenches, and flared pants.

A crepe tunic blouse with flared stretch-denim pants. 
Tunic with an abstract, slightly neon overprint. 

L'Wren Scott
A sheer jacket over wide-leg pants.
Updated cheongsam in golden mustard. 

Rag & Bone
A suede tank over a slim metallic skirt 
edged in broderie anglaise.
Boudoir-ish nude and black slipdress 
accessorized with a backpack.

quinta-feira, 16 de setembro de 2010

NY Spring 2011

Alexandre Herchcovitch
Splatter-paint prints and multicolored patchwork patterns.
Colored top-rimmed sunglasses.

 Mondrian-esque pixelated squares pieced together.

Silk shifts and sheaths in peach, fuchsia and aqua blue.


 The sixties vibe
boxy tops, cigarette pants and stand-away dresses.


Boxy silhouette &  Puffy sleeves

Sculpted shoulders and pleated backs.


Shiny jewel-toned ombré.


Kelly green pumps.
Platform shoes on a pin-thin heel.
 
Rosa Chá
by Alexandre Herchcovitch
A colorful green and yellow tropical print 
of the sword-of-saint-george plant used to remove the evil eye.

Floaty dresses and swimwear in swirly colors. 

Lingerie-inspired swimsuits, corseted, 
side-ruffled and trimmed with mesh .

Skater-flared skirts with paneled corsets. 

Carlos Miele
Off-white silk-charmeuse dress with spiraling inserts of lime. 
Black tulle gowns with geometric embroidery.

Translucent tulle dresses handworked with whorls of fabric.

Geometric spidery stitching and draped loops of fabric. 

Multicolored butterflies on white satin.

A navy crepe jacket with a zipper appliqué.
High-waisted pants and a silk T-shirt with a butterfly print.

 Prabal Gurung

Sky blue, poppy, and saffron color-blocked sweaters.

Tulle inserts.
 Draped halter top and elongated pencil skirt 
in saffron technical mesh.
Edun
by Sharon Wauchob

A crisp white poplin shirtdress 
with knot embroidery down the sleeves.
Metallic leather wrap-skirt.

Floor-scraping mixed-print silk dresses.
Shirt-tail dresses.

quarta-feira, 15 de setembro de 2010

NY Spring 2011




MARC JACOBS
An ode to seventies glamour

Orchids nesting in fuzzy hair.
An imagery of Guy Bourdin.

by fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez

A whoosh of fabric at the shoulder of a brief dress 
- YSL interpretation of Braque’s birds -

YSL  70s peasant look. 
A peasant blouse with full sleeves 
and a midi-length dirndl.

Turn-back-brim hats & hot pants straight out of Taxi Driver (1976)

Missoni-esque patterns
Chain-link shoulder bag 
Wide-striped sheer cotton

Colored feathers on a velvet ribbon choker.
Obilike belt
Waist corsage

Marc by Marc Jacobs

Full-skirted looks reminiscent of 
a 1950's summer holiday.

A belted navy jumper over short shorts.
Full-coverage bikini bottom 
worn with a strict white shirt. 

 Diane Von Furstenberg
 by Yvan Mispelaere 
 Isadora Duncan draping was a recurring motif.
A flowing white caftan slung loosely 
with a thin gold belt. 

Gold lamé column gown wrapped to one side. 
A dress knotted to one side.

Blown-out and Graphic prints
swirls and arabesques   Greek key pattern   geometric squares

Solid Tones
 Loose-fitting coral top teamed with 
a violet knee-length skirt. 
Navy pantsuit with a lemon yellow shirt 
and a sky blue belt. 

Donna Karan
Paper-inspired fabrics  - from crushed crepe satin 
to crinkled twill. 

Sleeveless shirtdress in crushed cupro.
Crinkled metallic twill jacket.

An ivory chiffon dress with exposed seams.
Crinkle-paper taffeta trenchcoat.

Carolina Herrera
The pencil shapes - over-the-knee skirts 
teamed with blouses. 
Tall, wide-brimmed straw hats.

obi belts   silken cords   intricate folds    bows at the bust 

Oversized prints of flowers 
from an 18th century plant catalogue.