Posts Tagged ‘couture’
Fantasy & Future: Toni Maticevski AW19 Collection
Melbourne designer Toni Maticevski describes his latest AW19 collection as โa collision between nature and modern technology.โ Best-known for his thoughtful fabric application, impeccable tailoring and creative use of color and texture, this season dares onlookers to reconsider technical materials as something wearable. Resembling modern art at times, Maticevskiโs sculptural silhouettes are softened this season…
Read MoreFloral Couture
By Melissa Sorge โA Whimsical Collaboration of Photography, Dance, and Fashion Master floral designer OIga Sahraoui grew up surrounded by nature. A native of Odessa, a port city on the Black Sea, she was mesmerized by the vibrant shades of blue coloring the local waters. While she always carried this appreciation for the natural environment,…
Read MoreTom Ford
The fashion icon and honored movie directorโs rise to prominence, the inspiration behind his Fall 2017 collection and what we can expect in 2018.ย For over the past couple decades, Tom Ford has been one of the mostโif notย theย mostโbrilliant and fearless minds in the fashion world. The 56-year-old designer might be known for being camera shy,…
Read MoreBehind the Seams with Hayley Paige
When you ask a designer their source of inspiration, itโs often surprising to learn what exactly got them started. For Hayley Paige, her latest Fall 2017 collection was said to be influenced by the iconic Ginger Rogers, that is, if she were โdancing to the bongo drums somewhere in Black Rock City during a sandstorm,โ…
Read MoreAvant-Garde Aesthetic
By Helen Castillo I was raised in a household of artists. My mother and father met in the โ80s in New York City doing silkscreen for an advertising company and both come from Fine Arts backgrounds. After relocating to Weehawken, my parentsโ first apartment had a walk-in closet that also doubled as an art studio.…
Read MoreA Reinvention of Bridal Fashion
As traditional as wearing white on your wedding day can seem, the wedding dresses of today are anything but. Couture designers, Stephen Yearick and Ysa Makino are reinventing what it means to look like a bride, creating dresses that feel familiar, yet original at the same time. Not only do these gowns provide an exceptional…
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