FASHION WEEK

To celebrate their love of contemporary fashion and emerging designers, The Pierre Hotel partnered with four alumnae from Parsons the New School for Design this New York Fashion Week. The Rising Designer Showcase, an exhibition that took place at their 2 E. Bar Lounge showed the latest work from Samantha Sleeper, Wen Shi, Angela Gao and Laura [...]

To debut their label Tilly and William, Jessica Lapidos and Thomas Barranca chose to do a fashion show. Yes, this was a show that not only included the proverbial pomp and circumstance of models walking down the runway, but dancers with sensual leaps and bounds that were not only entertaining, but also showed the design, comfort and wearability of [...]

During London Fashion Week, SilkFred.com, the online destination for emerging designers opened a pop-up shop at the Folly. Founder Emma Watkinson told The Emerging Designer more about the temporary boutique and how important it is for designers to take their brand offline. We also had the chance to chat with Anne Sophie Koehler of Scaline and Alexander Van Baalen to [...]

  “Futuristic glamour meets Art Deco.” That’s how Joanne Stoker describes her shoe label. Her spring-summer 2013 collection, presented at the Somerset House as part of London Fashion Week is rightfully named the Rockaway Jitterbug and shows an upbeat mix of platforms and pumps and variations on the heel shown on flats with whimsical geometric shapes and [...]

  Showing her affinity towards craftsmanship by using most basic fabrics as her canvas, Phoebe English presented a collection titled “intimate shells” at Vauxhall Fashion Scout. Channeling a gothic meets modern persona, the draw was her bugle beading technique shown on sleeves and bodices strung in a skillfully rendered geometric formation. Each look sent down the [...]

Developed for emerging designers on the rise, the One to Watch Show at Vauxhall Fashion Scout is known for showcasing the most innovative design talent. Four designers showed their collections on the catwalk as an opportunity for exposure and an introduction to the fashion industry during London Fashion Week.   Ming Pin Tien Opening with Ming Pin [...]

For spring 2013, Amber Patton took us to her garden. Figuratively that is. A beautiful garden filled with vibrant floral pieces in an array of luscious silks: charmeuse, chiffon and jacquard. Designed for the woman that balances her city endevours with personal responsibilities and needs to be sharp for a variety of occasions, Amber Patton [...]

The Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law celebrated the two year anniversary of their Pop-Up Law Clinic, a pro-bono service that pairs volunteer attorneys with emerging and independent designers by presenting the work of six labels that came from the program at Lincoln Center as part of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Vespertine, a made in New York contemporary safety wear [...]

Power couples. That’s how Viktor Luna presented his spring 2013 collection. Couples that covered the gamut in styles and stories ranging from the punk rock duo to the bride and groom. There was also the two that could rev up a cocktail party and your stylish city dwellers that pulled off his heavy metal print in [...]

How many ways can you design an evening gown with Supima cotton? Eight students from Fashion Institute of Technology, Savannah College of Art and Design, Rhode Island School of Design and Pratt were given that exact challenge. Using made in the USA Supima fabrics: knits, twills, corduroy, denim and shirting, these emerging designers had to [...]

For her first time at New York Fashion Week, Emily Saunders went with a burst of playful sophistication combined with flirtatious sex appeal. Inspired by her childhood visits to a seaside town in England, she channeled her summer home beach memories into a tight, well-edited collection. Filled with a spectrum of sherbets: Sea Foam, Atomic Peach [...]

Emerging designer Philomena Kwok, known for her futuristic headwear partnered with seasoned designer Karl Kapp for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia. Complimenting his sophisticated, bold and colorful collection, her line consists of inorganic pieces in dynamic twisted shapes using crushed plastic textures and glossy acrylics that reference some sort of catastrophic crash, albeit harmonious indeed. Showcasing [...]

1. You can always count on Moncler Grenoble to give us a fresh Fashion Week presentation. This time, the stage was Wollman Rink in Central Park where ice skaters gave us a theatrical performance of leaps, jumps and axels while showing off the collection and highlighting its functional aspect too. This is one brand that [...]

[portfolio_slideshow] On a stark white stage, a smattering of autumn drenched leaves was just the touch of ambiance needed for Carlos Campos to showcase his fall/winter 2012 collection. Made up of rich earth tones like sangria, terracotta and russet families, it spoke to the season. There were tailored looks: double-breasted suits and coats, notch lapel [...]