My Heart Goes ‘Pitter Pattern’ For Maison Martin Margiela’s Couture Spring Collection

There’s nothing like a great pattern to get me started + when I got a look at Maison Martin Margiela’s Couture Spring collection, full of pattern + texture, I went nuts!  Renowned for breathing new life into found garments + objects, in the vein of it’s founder, for this couture collection, the house used collectible vintage […]

Smudged Lipstick Taints MSGM’S Pre-Fall 2014 Collection

For MSGM Pre-Fall 2014, smudged lipstick motifs were created, based on creative director Massimo Giorgetti’s thought of a girl getting ready in front of a bathroom mirror.  A marble like pattern, inspired by a bathroom shelf, was also created, in keeping with Massimo’s vision.   Silhouettes were simple, fun + elegant.  There was an oversize white silk duchesse coat with red smudged […]

For Givenchy Pre-Fall 2014, Riccardo Tisci Taps Klimt On The Shoulder For Inspiration

Painter Gustav Klimt is no stranger to fashion, even if he’s been dead for decades.  Klimt has proven to inspire many designer collections including Dior’s 2008 + Alexander McQueen’s 2013 collection.  Yet, for Riccardo Tisci, he just appropriated the colors from a Klimt print along with bauhaus colors + shapes for Givenchy’s Pre-Fall 2014 collection. […]

For Pre-Fall 2014, It’s All About Snake Print And DNA For Christopher Kane

For his Pre-Fall 2014 collection, designer Christopher Kane once more, drew inspiration from snake print, as he did back in 2008 + the molecular structure for DNA.  Snake print embellished a lot of the looks in this collection in a more ‘sinister way’ than before, as Kane put it.  Snake print pieces included a zippered […]