Lights dimmed to a whisper as the audience was immediately mesmerized by the thumping Middle Eastern inspired electronic beats. As the first model glided with her stoic yet soft face, each soul in the Theater at Lincoln Center was breathless.
Accompanied by the upbeat techno music of the MisShapes, the first model at Jeffrey Costello and Robert Tagliapietra’s Spring 2013 runway show was clad in an unimpressive burnt orange and brick colored draped turtleneck dress with a brown alpaca teddy bear coat.
While Shoji reveres and celebrates the many different sides to a woman, his collection, inspired by this mysterious Russian royal, often feels more like an international relations convention than a character study.
Duckie’s Brown previous two collections focused on the somber, but for Fall/Winter 2013, designers Steven Cox and Daniel Silver took a step in the brighter direction.
Starting off as a designer for menswear in 2001, Rachel Comey created this autumn collection reflecting upon her previous portfolio. A few looks from the runway show looked as if they could be unisex, including the leather pants that seemed to be the favorites of many in the audience.
Upon stepping into the room where Suzanne Rae Pelaez showcased her Fall/Winter 2013 collection, viewers suddenly felt calm as they took in the neutral palette and organic shapes of the unadorned pieces.
Joseph Abboud has gone upscale, and in a big way. Designer Bernardo Rojo credits the Apollo Missions as his inspiration. The space theme is evident in his new collection, for Fall/Winter 2013, from sleek, high-design moon boots to stark white down coats.
As the lights dimmed and the head bopping music started, models strutted out in disco-ball inspired pumps, totting puppies on leashes for VAUTE’s first ready-to-wear collection designed by Leanne Mai-ly Hilgart.
