Christian Siriano Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

The models marched out in uniformly sky-high heels, while silhouettes were all over the map. There was a well-employed Mediterranean-inspired color palette ranging from ultramarine to nude and sunset colors, and the outfits were all well-tailored.

story by Michael Fragoso
photos by Hendrik Ballhausen

Petite wonderboy Christian Siriano smiled and chattered calmly backstage with press and a small army of celebrity friends and fans (such as Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Jay Alexander, Tori Spelling, Heidi Montag, Hayden Panitierre, Vivica Fox, and several other famous faces) as a public relations management nightmare raged in the more public areas of the tents at Bryant Park. Continue reading “Christian Siriano Spring-Summer 2010 Collection”

Fahrd Fosté Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

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.

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 “Fahrd Fosté Spring-Summer 2010 Collection”

Chado Ralph Rucci Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

You know how in Spiderman the ordinary kid gets bitten by a radioactive spider and gets super powers? When I look at Chado Ralph Rucci’s pieces on the runway, I think maybe this was an ordinary clothing designer who got bitten by a radioactive modernist sculptor.

story by Charles Beckwith
photos by Sandy Ramirez

You know how in Spiderman the ordinary kid gets bitten by a radioactive spider and gets super powers? When I look at Chado Ralph Rucci’s pieces on the runway, I think maybe this was an ordinary clothing designer who got bitten by a radioactive modernist sculptor. There is no point in his shows where one is not thinking a superior artist has been at work. Continue reading “Chado Ralph Rucci Spring-Summer 2010 Collection”

Toni Maticevski Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

Toni Maticevski sent out a long line of stone-faced models in smart skirts and elegant dresses. A spotlight on the stage made for some very interesting images with all the beautiful lace and tulle.

runway photos by John Lamparski
backstage photos by Charles Beckwith

Toni Maticevski sent out a long line of stone-faced models in smart skirts and elegant dresses. The models walked in a circle around the stage. A spotlight on the side of the stage made for some very interesting images with all the beautiful lace and tulle.

Continue reading “Toni Maticevski Spring-Summer 2010 Collection”

Gottex Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

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.

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 “Gottex Spring-Summer 2010 Collection”

Argentine Designers Spring-Summer 2010

On the last day of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York’s Bryant Park, there was a collective showcase runway show by some of the top Argentinian designers.

story by Charles Beckwith
photos by Sandy Ramirez

On the last day of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York’s Bryant Park, there was a collective showcase runway show by some of the top Argentinian designers. Over the last few months I’ve been encouraging our modaCYCLE photographers to be a little more experimental in their approach to runway photography. At the end of the runway you have 400 photographers with the same few standard cameras and the same few standard lenses, all trying to get pretty much the same shot. And where is the fun in that? Continue reading “Argentine Designers Spring-Summer 2010”

Gerlan Jeans Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

I saw more confidence, stronger lines, a greter variety of print patterns, and a much more considered voice. There were more risks taken, and though the fingerprint of the what I saw before was still there, this was new, and there was obviously some editing that had gone on since she showed her first collection at Patricia Fields’ house last season.

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 “Gerlan Jeans Spring-Summer 2010 Collection”

Araks Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

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.

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 “Araks Spring-Summer 2010 Collection”

Victor de Souza Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

Walking into the white studio space, I saw a lineup of frozen models held up by the strong cuts of Victor de Souza’s spring-summer 2010 collection. It is a sublime fusion of both the classical and the fantastical.

story and photos by Tal Shpantzer

Walking into the white studio space, I saw a lineup of frozen models held up by the strong cuts of Victor de Souza’s spring-summer 2010 collection. It is a sublime fusion of both the classical and the fantastical. Continue reading “Victor de Souza Spring-Summer 2010 Collection”

Christian Cota Spring-Summer 2010 Collection

Christian Cota may just be having his moment. Both Leighton Meester and Eva Longoria Parker chose to wear his designs last Sunday. In a room packed with fashions finest, Cota’s pieces shone.

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 “Christian Cota Spring-Summer 2010 Collection”