The GreenShows F/W 2012

By Rachel Park, February 15th, 2012

“Green” is the new black! The GreenShows F/W 2012 presentation was held at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week for the first time on Tuesday showing the fashion industry that one can be stylish yet still ethical. The “green” presentation showcased designs from several designers to create an unforgettable and eco-friendly experience.

Big Bang

Ruffian’s Claude Morais and Brian Wolk bring Parisian style to New York, and vice versa

Story by Tiffany Yannetta / Photography by Tommaso Mei

Each season, Claude Morais and Brian Wolk, the duo behind womenswear line Ruffian, design beautiful clothes for a very particular girl. Collection after collection consistently offering necessities like tailored blouses, sophisticated yet exciting short little dresses, and immaculately structured pants and jackets that always lead to complete cohesiveness. Whether she’s the bad boarding school girl of Fall 2008, les demoiselles de Ruffian of Spring 2010, or the girl caught in the cosmos at Fall 2010’s Big Bang show, she is always “subtly elegant,” as Wolk puts it. The women they design for, he explains, “are really educated and sophisticated. They’re worldly, they’re traveled, they’re usually from nice families.” But, just before that all starts to sound too perfect, he adds, “And sometimes they’re not. We have naughty girls that we hang out with, too.”

Marc Newson Limited Edition Collection for G-Star

By Ying Lam, March 20th, 2010

G-Star’s collaboration with designer Marc Newson (going strong since 2003) continues with a Limited Edition Collection for Spring/Summer 2010. The collection will be available in high-end retail boutiques all over the world such as Moss in New York and Maxfield in Los Angeles.

Japan Fashion Week Preview

By Ying Lam, February 23rd, 2010

Japan Fashion Week Designer Preview in New York was held at 82 Mercer last Thursday. Designer Imports of Autumn and Winter collections included aptform, CHAOLU lab, MIKIO SAKABE, Naoshi Sawayanagi, SHIDA TATSUYA, The Dress & Co. HIDEAKI SAKAGUCHI, tiny dinosaur and YU. The designers boasted many neutrals and had a very modern yet elegant approach to them. My personal favorite was The Dress & Co. by Hideaki Sakaguchi. His designs had a very urban style with a touch of prairie in them. I especially loved the layering he did with the long skirts which had a very flowy look to them.