Mara Hoffman Hustles With Disco For Fall

Had you been at Mara Hoffman’s RTW Fall 2016 collection presentation, not your typical runway show, you could have easily picked out a lot of her favorite icons from the Seventies disco era. Cher, Grace Jones + Jerry Hall could all be spotted, if not channeled by Hoffman’s dead-on contemporary iteration, of looks from a time […]

Siki Im’s Fall Looks For The Modern Vampire

As luck would have it, there was a Fall collection inspired by vampires, my favorite! Siki Im’s Fall Menswear collection had models walking down the runway with dripping bloody mouths, one could refer to as dried blood, as well as ‘blood drenched’ ears, with ‘blood’ dripping down their necks. According to VOGUE RUNWAY, regarding designer […]

Atelier Versace’s Spring 2016 Utilitarian Couture

Atelier Versace’s Spring Couture collection had surprising elements, considering all the glitz and  glam attached to this brand. Granted, that was all very much there, but, with the addition of utilitarian accents, which in someone else’s hands might not make sense, but of course, not for Donatella. Present, were her signature long whispy dresses-some with […]

Superheroes To The Rescue For Fall Menswear

superheroes, Philipp Plein Fall Menswear, cause and yvette

If I didn’t know any better, Philipp Plein‘s Fall Menswear collection could be one inspired by superheroes. Not literally, of course, with minor exceptions. There were plenty of leather jackets, some three-quarter length, that seemed to assume other roles. Some replaced a suit jacket. Made in the same wool as the pants, with leather accents, you […]