Marlon Gobel – Fall 2010 Collection – New York

story by Brandon Ruckdashel
photos by Tal Shpantzer

Entering into the presentation space, it is clear that Marlon Gobel, for his first solo collection, has designed a high concept line. Standing out from the white seamless walls is a homemade geodesic dome which serves as the centerpiece and framing device for his models. He has seamlessly integrated allusions to strands of DNA, blood vessels, and internal organs into the collection. Highlights of these expressions included the Blood Vessel Braided Tie and a Cashmere Heart and Blood Vessel Sweater. … Continue Reading

Antonio Azzuolo – Fall 2010 Collection – New York

story by Michael Fragoso
photos and photo editing by Freda Henry

Discussing his inspiration for his fall 2010 collection, Antonio Azzuolo said, “it started when I watched Midnight Cowboy one night. I got the idea to create my own interpretation of the Wild West.” … Continue Reading

NoNoo Lyons – Fall 2010 Collection – New York

story by Brandon Ruckdashel
photos by Sandy Ramirez
photo editing by Katie Piper

NoNoo Lyons designers Deborah Lyons and Misha Nonoo’s third collection showcases precise tailoring and form-fit elegance. Only 18 pieces out of 25 in the total collection were available for the presentation, but it was enough to get the sense that these two ladies really know what they’re doing. Each look had its own unique character, being a part of the whole but a frame of its own at the same time. … Continue Reading

Georges Chakra and Adam Lippes Interviews

Here are five previously unreleased interviews from New York Fashion Week back in September. Adam Lippes, George Chakra, Yannick Dias (lead hair stylist for Adam Lippes), Amy Farid (lead hair stylist for Georges Chakra, and Gregory Arlt (lead makeup artist for Georges Chakra) … Continue Reading

Christina Krämer – Fall 2010 Preview

interview by Alexander Palacios
photos by Boris Marberg and Alexander Palacios

Our team was in Zurich again recently for the Blickfang trade show, where new designers try to find their footing in the local and regional markets. A very solid new knitwear designer we’ve seen before several times, Christina Krämer, did a preview of her Fall/Winter 2010 collection during the fair. Alex was able to interview her backstage at the show. … Continue Reading

Badgley Mischka Bride – Spring 2010 Collection

photos and interview by Charles Beckwith
photo editing by Faith Bowman

I recently had the opportunity to view the Spring 2010 Badgley Mischka Bride collection in the Badgley Mischka showroom during New York Bridal Market Week. After the show, I was able to ask designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka a few questions about their collection and recent shifts in the wedding fashion market. This show also included eight new bridal looks from their lower price point Mark & James line.

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Thakoon – Designer Dossier

photos by Boris Marberg

Designer: Thakoon Panichgul
Astrological Sign: Libra
Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
Labels: Thakoon and Thakoon Addition; designer for Hogan through fall 2009; guest-designed for both Target and Gap; Thakoon shoes are Giuseppe Zantotti for Thakoon
Web Site: www.thakoon.com

Thakoon Panichgul was recently nominated for the Swiss Textile Federation’s prestigious Stella Contemporary Fashion Award. He graciously responded to our correspondence interview prior to the awards show.

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Ohne Titel – Designer Dossier

photos by Boris Marberg

Designers: Alexa Adams and Flora Gill
Astrological Sign (Alexa): Libra
Astrological Sign (Flora): Aquarius
Hometown (Alexa): Washington, D.C.
Hometown: (Flora): Alfred, NY
Label: OHNE TITEL
Web Site: www.ohnetitel.com

The Ohne Titel (translation: “untitled”) designers were recently nominated for the Swiss Textile Federation’s prestigious Stella Contemporary Fashion Award. They graciously responded to our correspondence interview prior to the awards show.

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Ari Fish – Designer Interview

interview by Charles Beckwith
photos by Kevin Schowengerdt at Rush Wade Studios

If you saw the first episode of the most recent less-than-spectacular Project Runway season, you may have caught a glimpse of avant garde artist Ari Fish breaking the mold. Many fans of edgier fashion and conceptual art would have liked to have seen more of her in the series, but there appear to have been obtuse fashionistas blocking the driveway. As Ari does not seem to identify herself as a fashion designer, we have dispensed with our normal designer dossier questionnaire. … Continue Reading

Thuy – Spring 2010 Collection

story by Michael Fragoso
photos by Sandy Ramirez

Thuy’s Spring 2010 collection is all about exposure and disclosure. … Continue Reading

Loris Diran – One Runway Away

photos by Sandy Ramirez
story by Seth Friedermann
styling by Loris Diran, Seth Friederman, and Anna Lisa
models are Creing Wittingham from Major’s mens division, and Elen Capri from Elite

Loris Diran is a formidable rising force in fashion. Diran possess the spirit of a chess master; he is considered and thoughtful with an obviously tactical mind, but just under the surface is an aggression that is waiting to pounce. He has married a strong and very honed artistic aesthetic with a muscular business sense, he both thinks and feels his way forward. … Continue Reading

Brooklyn Fashion Festival – Spring 2010 Collections

story by Seth Friedermann
photos by Sandy Ramirez

To be at the premier of anything is a special thrill. To be at a premier which contains not only the first night for the Brooklyn Fashion Festival but is also hosting the very first collections of many of Brooklyn’s most promising designers was a special treat. I was lucky enough to be backstage interviewing the designers and getting not only their take on their own collections but on fashion and design in general. … Continue Reading

Angelo Lambrou – Designer Dossier

photos by Sandy Ramirez
styling by Seth Friedermann
hair styling by Naoko
makeup by Yuriko Sushido
model is Szietka from Fenton Moon

Here is the second entry in our Designer Dossier series. New York designer Angelo Lambrou has provided answers to some of our favorite questions, and Sandy visited Angelo’s atelier so we could share some images of the current looks. … Continue Reading

Fahrd Fosté Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

story by Kate Young
photos by Freda Henry and Kingsley Liu

Fahrd Fosté showed a collection in Sara D. Roosevelt Park on Manhattan’s Lower East Side that was based on an underwater world. This translated into a strange show that left viewers wondering whether this was fashion, art, or neither. … Continue Reading

Gottex Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

story by Rebekah Glasgow
photos by Sandy Ramirez

Gottex is not new, but this season sees a new creative director at the helm of this global champ swimwear brand. The debut show put on by new designer Molly Grad was nothing short of brilliant. The high energy vibe, the sexy curvy models, and the “own it” suits made this one of the sexiest shows of the week. … Continue Reading

Gerlan Jeans Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

story by Charles Beckwith
photos by John Lamparski and Charles Beckwith

I first met Gerlan Marcel at one of the trade shows last season. She was sitting at a table in the corridor outside Showroom Seven, surrounded by wildly colored garments with an odd texture. It turned out they were all printed denim. It was mostly printed denim jeans and jackets, some things that looked like sweat pants, but not a whole range really. … Continue Reading

Araks Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

story by Rachel Francois
photos by Freda Henry

Models were staged as student and professorial types in an academic setting for the presentation of the Araks spring-summer 2010 collection.  Most known for her luxurious lingerie line, Araks Yeramyan presented a collegiate-themed line of solid and printed separates. The Library of The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen acted as the cerebral landscape and central inspiration for these daywear spring looks. … Continue Reading

Christian Cota Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

story by Kate Young
photos by Adrianna Favero

Christian Cota may just be having his moment. Both gossip girl Leighton Meester and desperate housewife Eva Longoria Parker chose to wear his designs last Sunday. And, in a room packed with fashion’s finest, Cota’s pieces shone. … Continue Reading

Juan Carlos Obando Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

story by Micheal Fragoso
photos by Freda Henry

The Wild West is here! Beautiful dust-sprayed jackets and cotton fabrics, riding skirts, and hand made union gowns billowed down the runway as though it were some fashionable prairie. Each piece was thoughtfully created and wearable. While many shows containing western elements may boil down to a show filled with just too whips, stirrup pants, and bow girls, Juan Carlos Obando knows how to work the style, taking in thoughts from sources disparate as Akira Kurosawa and Leone’s spaghetti dramas. … Continue Reading

Hayden-Harnett Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

story by Tal Shpantzer and Stephen Dirkes
photography by Tal Shpantzer

Toni & Ben of Hayden-Harnett presented their spring-summer 2010 collection, titled “Lava Fields of Love,” at the Carriage House Center for the Arts in New York. This collection draws inspiration from natural elements such as, lava fields, desert landscapes and modern nomads. … Continue Reading