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5 Minutes With Misha NoNoo and Deborah Lyons

The NoNoo Lyons designers were featured in the July issue of W Magazine as part of the new guard, and are among this season’s breakout stars.

story and photos by Sandy Ramirez

It’s Fashion Week! Yes, the semi annual gathering of buyers, press, fashionistas, and other sundry glitteratti, all here in New York City. Today I had the fine pleasure of attending the presentation in Soho, of NoNoo Lyons’ new line of jackets for Spring 2010.

The NoNoo Lyons designers were featured in the July issue of W Magazine as part of the new guard, and are among this season’s breakout stars. Some of you may recall the interview I did with Deborah Lyons in February, were we discussed her line of shoes. Today I got to spend another five minutes with Deborah, and now also Misha NoNoo. . . Continue reading “5 Minutes With Misha NoNoo and Deborah Lyons”

Claiborne by John Bartlett Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

Liz Claiborne, Inc. hired veteran menswear designer John Bartlett to create a new menswear line for them, which is premiering this season as Claiborne by John Bartlett. Read the interview, see the looks.

story and photos by Charles Beckwith

Liz Claiborne, Inc. hired veteran menswear designer John Bartlett to create a new menswear line for them, which is premiering this season in New York as Claiborne by John Bartlett. Continue reading “Claiborne by John Bartlett Spring-Summer 2010 Collection”

Sachin and Babi Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

The Ahluwalia couple’s Spring-Summer 2010 collection is “effortless chic.”

story by Stephanie Madrid
photos by Freda Henry

Straight from Babi Ahluwalia’s own lips, Sachin and Babi’s Spring-Summer 2010 collection is “effortless chic.”  Although the husband and wife duo are fairly new to the fashion design world, their names are already known to designers such as Escada, Oscar de la Renta and Vera Wang, all attuned to the husband and wife team’s established work with beautiful embroideries and impressive fabric finishes. Continue reading “Sachin and Babi Spring-Summer 2010 Collection”

Jillian Lewis Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

The Jillian Lewis Spring-Summer 2010 collection, presented at New York Fashion Week, introduced one to a garment story about an aggressive girl with edgy flair, but who still holds on to her soft, sensitive femininity.

story by Stephanie Madrid
photos by Freda Henry

The Jillian Lewis Spring-Summer 2010 collection, presented at New York Fashion Week, introduced one to a garment story about an aggressive girl with edgy flair, but one who still holds on to her soft, sensitive femininity. Continue reading “Jillian Lewis Spring-Summer 2010 Collection”

Avedon Exhibition at The International Center of Photography

The International Center of Photography Gallery (ICP) is currently hosting an exhibition of Richard Avedon’s fashion images.

reportage by Charles Beckwith

The International Center of Photography Gallery (ICP) is currently hosting an exhibition of Richard Avedon’s fashion images.

I’ve found Avedon’s images fascinating for some time, but the way they were presented at the ICP, where some are poster-sized so you can really see all the details, and some, the images of night life, are hung in a black room with no ambient light but just tapered spotlights framing the photos, it was revelatory and inspiring. Continue reading “Avedon Exhibition at The International Center of Photography”

Dangerous Mathematicians – Designer Dossier

“For my ready to wear, I prefer cottons with a little stretch and a little sheen. Cotton sateen is my favorite. I like its hand, and its subtle sheen. It’s thick enough to hold you in, but flexible and soft enough to keep you mobile. For fancier custom work, I like silk taffetas, iridescent shantungs, jacquards and brocades. The jaquards and brocades give my shapes character. The iridescence and sheen of raw silk give my shapes brilliance. Colors and patterns can make a design beautiful. But they should never overtake the design, or the fit of a garment.”

interview and lookbook shots by Sandy Ramirez
designer portrait by Darrah Leffler

Designer: Karen Patwa
Astrological sign: Leo
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Labels: mspatwa 2002-2005, Dangerous Mathematicians 2005-
Web Site: dangerousmathematicians.com Continue reading “Dangerous Mathematicians – Designer Dossier”

Elite Model Look 2009 – Swiss Finale

The finale of the Swiss Elite Model Look contest took place last week at the Maag Music Hall in Zurich. Several hundred girls applied for the Swiss contest, which will lead to the world finale in China in October. Unlike myriad beauty competitions or TV model “reality” shows, the result of the Elite Model Look competition is often a real opportunity for the winners to enter the business as established models. Some of the world’s top models have been “discovered” through this contest over the years.

story by Boris Marberg
photos by Wolfgang Wöhrle, Boris Marberg, and Alexander Palacios

The finale of the Swiss Elite Model Look contest took place last week at the Maag Music Hall in Zurich. Several hundred girls applied for the Swiss contest, which will lead to the world finale in China in October. Unlike myriad beauty competitions or TV model “reality” shows, the result of the Elite Model Look competition is often a real opportunity for the winners to enter the business as established models. Some of the world’s top models have emerged from this contest over the years. Continue reading “Elite Model Look 2009 – Swiss Finale”

Fashion Movies

From Sabrina to Valentino The Last Emperor, to Clueless, The Thomas Crown Affair, and Who Are You Polly Magoo, with 40 more for good measure, this is modaCYCLE’s ridiculously long list of fashion movies… part one.

Recently, Sandy Ramirez, Darrah Leffler, and Charles Beckwith were sitting around a table at a popular diner in Brooklyn and started talking about movies related to fashion. Once they got rolling they started writing down this list of films. Some, like Valentino: The Last Emperor, are all about fashion, while others, like Pretty Woman or Gone With The Wind, are listed for a single defining scene. To find out why some of these were included you would really have to ask Charles or Sandy. While we were preparing this article, Boris Marberg added a vote for 1968’s The Thomas Crown Affair, and Cameron Carpenter suggested The Talented Mr. Ripley. This list is not in any particular order. Continue reading “Fashion Movies”

Love In Question – A Photo Editorial

Here is another story from the team that created our previous Wild Color editorial.

Here is another story from the team that created our previous Wild Color editorial. Continue reading “Love In Question – A Photo Editorial”