Ashley and Mary Kate Olsen named their ready-to-wear brand, Elizabeth and James, after their two younger siblings, drawing inspiration from Elizabeth’s uptown chic mixed with James’ downtown cool. For their 2014 Spring/Summer collection, they drew on all kinds of juxtaposition.
Diran’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection drew most of its inspiration from Art Week in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The collection made heavy use of sand, bronze, and cream colors and employed lightweight cottons and silk; these neutral tones were juxtaposed by Diran’s use of electric blue accents which fostered aesthetics reminiscent of central Asian royalty.
With the loss of Fashion’s Night Out, which is on hiatus in New York this year, fashion lovers need off-site shows now more than ever to thoroughly experience the ever-growing breadth of the New York fashion scene.
Instead of confining its Spring/Summer 2014 collection to a singular room, the 11-year-old cult label took to the streets on Monday afternoon for a live skateboard parade in Chelsea. In keeping with the prevailing color palette of the week, Slow and Steady’s gang of models-turned-skaters coasted down the concrete runway in varying combinations of oversized white oxford shirts, grey sweatshirt ponchos, and black leather tee shirts.
A playlist as diverse as Kanye West, Disclosure, and Gavin Degraw was the first clue to the eccentricity and mix-and-matching of Christine Alcalay’s spring/summer 2014 presentation, which was located (quite appropriately) above a fabric store at Projective Space on Allen Street.
Walking into Heidi Gardner’s Spring/Summer 2014 presentation, no one knew what to expect from the dark designer with a history of unusual presentations. In past years, she has used blood, organs, and people dressed in bondage to display her collections. This time, the jewelry was more accessible and the presentation reflected that.
