fall 2012 – Page 3

Behnaz Sarfpour – Fall 2012 – Entering Rarefied Air

Behnaz Sarafpour made a much welcome return to the New York Fashion Week lineup with her Fall 2012 collection. Her trademark easy-to-wear designs were still very much in evidence (she lets the models wear flats!!), but the clothes were executed with a subtlety and a level of imagination previously unseen in her twelve year career. Her Resort collection of a few weeks back gave some hints as to this new elevated level of design, but this 20-piece Fall collection far surpasses any of her previous work.

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story by Seth Friedermann
photos by Adrianna Favero
web editor Rachel Reneé

Carlos Campos – Fall 2012 – Love In Menswear

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story by Landon Peoples
photos by Ned and Aya Rosen
web editor Rachel Reneé

Just when the industry began to yawn at color blocking, Carlos Campos revisits and revives the ongoing trend with poise and panache. A good designer is not bound by the cycles of trends, they instill them. There’s something so effortlessly airy about the Carlos Campos Fall 2012 menswear collection that one just can’t stop looking. The clothing, bereft of any typical attention-seeking embellishments in fashion, tells the story of a somber man who spends 50 years on a park bench waiting for his one, true love. Continue reading “Carlos Campos – Fall 2012 – Love In Menswear”

Reem Acra – Fall 2012 – Acra Ascendant

It’s been a fascinating experience to watch Reem Acra’s growth as a designer. In her earlier work, Ms. Acra was more feminine and flirty, then in the middle of the last decade her pieces became more form-fitting. Her love of metallic embroidery and stone and crystalline accents began to emerge and her work began to become increasingly capable of creating those jarring moments that send the red carpet photographers into a frenzy. For Reem Acra’s return to the runways of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week (she’s been showing in her Fifth Avenue atelier for the past few seasons), she turned up the volume on the glamorous sexiness that is quickly becoming her new signature.

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story by Seth Friedermann
photos by Charles Beckwith

It’s been a fascinating experience to watch Reem Acra‘s growth as a designer. In her earlier work, Ms. Acra was more feminine and flirty, then in the middle of the last decade her pieces became more form-fitting. Her love of metallic embroidery and stone and crystalline accents began to emerge and her work began to become increasingly capable of creating those jarring moments that send the red carpet photographers into a frenzy. For Reem Acra’s return to the runways of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week (she’s been showing in her Fifth Avenue atelier for the past few seasons), she turned up the volume on the glamorous sexiness that is quickly becoming her new signature. Continue reading “Reem Acra – Fall 2012 – Acra Ascendant”

Monique Lhuillier – Fall 2012 – Noir Now

After Monique Lhuillier’s radical foray into slinky urban goddesses with her Spring 2012 collection, her very pretty and demure Pre-Fall collection left me wondering if she was searching for some middle ground of artistic expression. Her Fall 2012 collection left no doubt that she’s not searching for anything, she’s showing that she can do both styles with ease and brilliance.