Unbothered.
Kim Kardashian made a very special Snapchat announcement last night….
Using eyewear to explore the multiple roles a woman takes on.
The first look at her Ivy Park spring/summer 2017 collection is here.
So much why.
Never one to shy away from a thematic runway show, Daisuke Obana didn’t change his tune this season. This time around it was more jarring, though, taking inspiration from homeless youth and their survival techniques.
“I was inspired when I witnessed the ‘gutter punk’ subculture during my travels through America,” said Obana backstage before his show.
The controversial aesthetic resulted in skillful layering of multiple jackets, puffers, sweaters worn as scarves, and the occasional blanket.
The bulkiness of the layering resulted in appealing oversized silhouettes in coats and baggy cropped trousers.
Well-known for his past collaborations, the designer aligned himself with Vans to re-create a new take on the slip checkered classic. The graphic element continued with the use of statement plaids, heritage Prince of Wales and other oversized checks.
Other graphic motifs included famous American landmarks and a playful take on the well-known U-haul logo.
Contentious concepts aside, the greatly styled collection was full of directional ideas that will be sure to help influence the aesthetic of the season.
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Brett Johnson turned to his Virginia roots as the inspiration for his third season.
The designer used the state’s beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains for his color palette of brown, navy and gray hues and pebbled textures.
The lineup explored relaxed tailoring in cashmere-wool blends, tweeds and woven mohair fabrics. Highlights included a revamped 60/40 parka with a mohair collar, a lamb suede paneled peacoat paired with corduroy trousers and a cashmere chevron sweater.
“The mixed-media field jacket in a cotton-cashmere blend best represents the message of the entire collection,” Johnson said, describing his favorite piece. Sneakers from Gola paired well with his super-relaxed theme.
With each season, Johnson continues to hone his sartorially skewed offering that has become a favorite with retailers.
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It might be snowing in New York, but it’s summer in South America. So Honduras’ own Carlos Campos did his best to blend the two in a collection that hit some of the season’s leading trends right on the head.
Paneling details on elongated topcoats and varsity jackets, the cropped flared pants and utility details such as the ubiquitous cargo pocket were among the most on-trend styles.
“This is a mix of winter and summer together,” he said. “It shows in the color palette of baby blues and pinks.”
The soft hues worked best in a soft pink safari jacket paired with a two-tone gray and pink cropped pant.
Some tricked-out pieces such as military coats with a short front and a long back seemed a little forced. But an array of flowy lab coats brought the collection back to chic territory.
With this collection, Campos has become adept at finding the right balance between trend-right merchandise and his South American heritage.
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Identity. It’s a theme that consistently comes up in Nicholas Elliott’s collections for N-p-Elliott, which he’s shown at New York Fashion Week: Men’s for the past two seasons. The Scottish designer creates clothes with emblems and badges that unite but also differentiate. This season, one patch read “mellius,” which is Latin for better, and another said: “consciousness.”
“I wanted to create a world where nothing is homogenous,” said Elliott, who drew from the 1992 fantasy film “Orlando” starring Tilda Swinton as well as the sci-fi movie “Dune” by David Lynch. “Everyone in my family is culturally mixed and I wanted to relay that with this presentation.”
Elliott fought against homogeneity in many ways for his fall collection. The most apparent way was his casting, which featured male models — tall and short — with a variety of skin tones and hair textures. His collection was also quite diverse. A model wearing a military-inspired shirt jacket and wide-leg pants stood alongside another one wearing a copper faux-Astrakhan coat and printed leggings. He also played with color, showing tangerine, hunter green, gold and gray.
As disparate as these elements sound, Elliott has a knack for bringing it together and producing a comprehensive collection that has a distinct
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PARIS — Francesca Bellettini knows all about the importance of mentoring. A regular member of the ANDAM jury, the Yves Saint Laurent chief executive officer last year hired Anthony Vaccarello, a former winner of the annual fashion competition, to helm the Paris-based fashion house.
Now in its 28th edition, ANDAM will today name Bellettini as the designated mentor of this year’s winner of the main Fashion Award, and reveal that Hermès and Matchesfashion.com are joining the consortium of sponsors of the prize.
Nathalie Dufour, ANDAM founder and director, said the award has a track record of fostering European success stories. Vaccarello, who won in 2011, was mentored by Ralph Toledano, president of the fashion division at Puig, and executives such as François-Henri Pinault and Renzo Rosso have helped other winners.
Dufour noted that Bellettini would be the first female executive to take on the role. “She will bring a huge amount of prestige to this mentoring role, because people have a lot of admiration for Saint Laurent’s trajectory, both in image and commercial terms,” Dufour told WWD.
The mentorship spans one year of guidance on matters including financial, legal, marketing, communications and production.
“I am honored to be the official mentor of the 2017
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