Eagerly awaiting the Ruffian 2012 Fall/Winter presentation we reflected on this design duo’s previous collections. Known for their undeniable talent in the art of combining just the right tailored men’s inspired fit to a woman’s frame, Ruffian’s line tends to provide the right garment for a strong woman defining her own style. As the show […]

Mara Hoffman won the audience over with her use of Little Dragon’s “Ritual” as the music to set the tone of her presentation! All attendees including the likes of Mrs.June Ambrose and Whitney Port, anticipated a show filled with beautiful free flowing garments so well known to Mara Hoffman’s aesthetic. As the show began patterned, […]

Call it a prelude to the Academy Awards (which happen to take place in a few days) or a break from an austere reality, what ever it is, gold found its way onto several runways during New York Fashion Week. Tracy Reese for instance, embellished a tangerine sheath with four simple gold lines, while Monique […]

“Marie Antoinette’s version of ruins,” said Rachel Feinstein of the elaborate set she created for her friend, Marc Jacobs to show his fall collection. Elaborate spindles of construction paper formed a broken castle, ruins, complete with make-believe fountain perched midway down the runway. Jacobs, one of the few left to not only create wonderful garments but […]

Evolution has long been a mainstay at Preen thanks to Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi, the brands founders. Beatrix Potter, another empowering Victorian served as their fall muse –their spring/summer season was inspired by Virginia Woolf– who was a conservationist and illustrator (remember The Tale Of Peter Rabbit). In reference to their muse Thornton stated “she was quite […]