Fashion Shows Articles

Vera Wang Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — High Society

Vera Wang was inspired by the trio of high society mavens Viscountess Thelma Furness, Lady Emerald Cunard, and The Duchess of Windsor Wallis

Behnaz Sarafpour Ready-to-Wear Fall 2011 Collection Review — A Structured Elegance

As Behnaz Sarafpour celebrated the tenth anniversary of her eponymous line, the award-winning designer looked to Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi for inspiration

Donna Karan Fall 2011 Ready to-Wear Collection Review — Fashion’s Pearls of Wisdom

Donna Karan pens an exquisite tale of ageless beauty with an inherent strength, an alluring confidence, and an unapologetic self-awareness

DKNY Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Mod Squad

Unlike the season’s ubiquitous 1940’s and 70’s references, the Fall 2011 DKNY Ready-to-Wear Collection took a decidedly 60’s mod direction

Badgley Mischka Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — A Renaissance Woman

Staging the renaissance of a bygone era, Mark Badgley and James Mischka channeled Old Hollywood, with 1940’s silhouettes and art deco beading, unveiling 44 new unapologetically glamorous looks for fall

Victoria Beckham Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — A Structured Silhouette

The season marks a transition from the curve-hugging silhouettes Mrs. Beckham so famously favors to more relaxed, forgiving proportions

J. Mendel Ready-to-Wear Fall 2011 Collection Review — Tantalizingly Tribal

The collection’s architecturally-inspired quilted patchwork and tattoo effects made a great impact here, often creating sensational optical illusions between light and dark, flat and raised, or skin and fabric

Cynthia Steffe Ready-to-Wear Fall 2011 Collection Review — A Modern Royalty

This collection carefully balanced the delicate line between feminine and masculine, juxtaposing the polished against the relaxed, blending the sensually draped with the softly tailored

Pamella Roland Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — East Meets West

The Pamella Roland Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection, which celebrates its tenth anniversary next year, drew inspiration from the Far East this season

Dennis Basso Ready-to-Wear Fall 2011 Collection Review — Her Masculine Side

Dennis Basso underscored his androgynous mood by pairing cropped jackets with fur skirts and fitted waistcoats with full taffeta ball skirts

Michael Kors Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — 30 Years and Counting

It should come as no surprise that his biggest supporters taut him as the best in American fashion. Michael Kors is the go-to designer when you simply want to feel beautiful.

Rodarte Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Prairie Girl

Kate and Laura Mulleavy shifted last season’s geographic references from their native California Redwoods to the nation’s heartland

Cynthia Rowley Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Cubist Fashion

The ebullient designer infuses this new collection with her signature whimsical aesthetic

Diane von Furstenberg Ready-to-Wear Fall 2011 Collection Review — American Legends

The DVF customer is a worldly, cultured, and curious creature who lives life to the fullest with an almost aspirational equanimity.

Vivienne Tam Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — In Operatic Fashion

Six centuries of heritage, tradition, and drama, specifically the Kun Opera also known as Kunqu provided inspiration for this collection

Tommy Hilfiger Ready-to-Wear Fall 2011 Collection Review — Bohemian Prep

With his new collection, the ultimate prepster, Tommy Hilfiger, seamlessly blends menswear haberdashery, silhouettes, and textiles with more carefree, fluid, feminine accents

Carolina Herrera Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Real Women

Carolina Herrera said she was inspired by real women, with a new collection of monochromatic streamlined silhouettes

Monique Lhuillier Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection Review — Sultry and Seductive

The red carpet favorite who is celebrated for her feminine designs is showing a more sensually provocative side

Vivienne Tam – Spring 2012 Review

Vivienne Tam‘s work is complex, subtle, and striking. She will use prints with fringe and embossed edges and it doesn’t feel busy. It’s a remarkable feat that she performs season after season

Miss Universe 2011 Pageant Awards First Place in National Costume Category to Panamanian Dress, also the Winner in The Miss Panama 2011 Pageant

Panama showed the world its rich culture and tradition, as well as its current creative and avant-garde designs, through the spectacular costume worn by the new Miss Panama