Recent Gallery Additions

About two weeks ago we added a whole new section to modaCYCLE, a gallery showcasing higher resolution images than you see here on the front page. You can see selections from the latest Chado Ralph Rucci show, along with a bunch of the Milan Spring-Summer 2010 shows and presentations (what’s now in Italy), as well as a few shots from Amsterdam that are just out of this world.

You can get there at any time by clicking the “Gallery” link at the top of the sidebar.

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

Berlin Video Recap

video by Alexander Palacios

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin starts next week with the Fall 2010 collections. Here is a recap video made by one of our photographers, compiled from his coverage of the Spring-Summer 2010 collections. … Continue Reading

Timo Weiland – Spring-Summer 2010 (Debut) Colection

story by Faith Bowman
photos by Adrianna Favero

Timo Weiland  began 2009 with a successful line of neckwear and wallets. By fall, duo Alan Eckstein and Timo Weiland had dreamed up and designed a breakout  RTW collection, featured in WWD in September. The cover image, their silk chiffon tank top paired with cummerbund inspired silk charmeuse and chiffon skirt, epitomized the funky uptown/downtown vibe of the line and let the world know that they had arrived, with this debut at the 22nd Street non-profit Manhattan artspace X Initiative sealing the deal. … Continue Reading

The Harlem Fashion Row – Spring 2010 Collections

story by Faith Bowman
photos by Charles Beckwith

Shortly after New York Fashion Week, Harlem’s Fashion Row geared up to present collections by emerging designers at a fine arts venue in Harlem called The Gatehouse. Operated by a collective dedicated to promoting Harlem’s enduring influence and contribution to the fashion world, Fashion Row featured four lines, including one by recent Project Runway alum Epperson. … Continue Reading

Peter Som – Spring 2010 Collection

story by Faith Bowman
photos by Adrianna Favero

Since 2001, San Francisco-born designer Peter Som has been raising the bar for pretty, ladylike clothing with a youthful fair. His spring-summer 2010 collection again left little doubt that Som is a designer whose clothing flatters and defines the female form. Continuing with his love of saturated color and sumptuous fabrics, the collection sizzled for the eyes, igniting an immediate desire to shop. … Continue Reading

Y-3 Spring 2010 Collection

story by Rachel Francois
photos by Freda Henry
photo editing by Faith Bowman

Yohji Yamamoto’s fashionable athletic wear for Adidas’ Y-3 spring-summer 2010 collection opened with a musical tribute to Michael Jackson interlaced with national military hymns. Most of the collection was black and white punctuated by colorful seals and nationalist  emblems.  … 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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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

Isaac Mizrahi – Spring 2010 Collection

story and photos by Sandy Ramirez

The first two lines of The Drifters’ On Broadway are perhaps the best description for Isaac Mizrahi’s Spring 2010 collection, shown recently in The Tent at Bryant Park during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York.

They say the lights are always bright on Broadway.
They say there’s always magic in the air.

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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