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Lourdinha Noyama Fall 2012 Debut

Lourdinha Noyama Fall 2012 Debut at iFashion week in New York. From the press release: Essentially revolving around evening wear, wedding gowns, and contemporary wear, garments aren’t simply pieces of clothing when witnessing Lourdinha Noyama’s collection, but accessories within themselves. Supplement jewelry to her clothing is evidently unnecessary, as each garment is enough to display on a woman’s body on it’s own. Noyama’s collection the audience with a fabulously sandy discovery. From brown and beige patterned and chiffon dresses to white delicate and laced wedding gowns, each piece, it seemed, came with its own historical background and story. Showcasing a substance of new quality this season, Noyama revealed her collection in all gold.

See images from the collection in the slideshow below.





Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Brazil, a spring board for various young designers to enter into the fashion scene, featured Lourdinha Noyama as one of Brazil’s most innovative emerging designers, where she showcased her collection. Noyama was also a featured designer in CasaModa Novias, the first ever event in Brazil that focused exclusively on fashion design for brides and grooms. These presentations were warmly credited by the international press and covered by Collezione, Financial Times, and a London based web site named WGSN. She has also been featured in Brazilian magazines Anuario Noivas, Magequim Noiva, and many more.

Lourdinha Noyama’s desire is to present high-fashion that is genuinely and uniquely Brazilian. Her work utilizes traditional raw-materials that is typical of the local handy-work of artisans. The end result is a distinctive embellishment of classic shapes and styles. Continuous and detailed research is performed of the more traditional artisan communities, extrapolating their humble origins to a more complex and refined presentation. Noyama is to elevate an intrinsically Brazilian product to the luxury world stage

Xiang Zhang Fall 2012

Xiang Zhang Fall 2012 collection at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion week.Originally from Shanghai, China, Xiang Zhang has a very interesting philosophy in fashion? the highest form of beauty can be explained by mathematics. In his collection, Xiang took his inspiration from Plato’s theory of golden ratios, to determine the proportions, number of stitches, and pattern orientation in all of his designs. His flirtation with taupe silk and mohair wool dress immediately caught my attention.
—Vela-Susan Park
See images from the collection in the slideshow below.


Photos provided by Randy Brooke/ Wire Image

Amy Bond Fall 2012

Amy Bond Fall 2012 collection at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion week. Born in Idaho and growing in Texas, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, Amy was always interested in complex shapes and construction without the frills and the drama. She especially wanted to achieve these complexities in the most minimal and clear way. In her collection, Amy made great use of silk tricot jackets and aubergine wool dress to create a flowy, goddess look in her models
— Vela-Susan Park
See images from the collection in the slideshow below.


Photos provided by Randy Brooke/ Wire Image

Wu Di Fall 2012

Wu Di Fall 2012 collection at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion week. Native of Liao Ning providence of China, Wu Di took her inspiration from the work of printmaker Aaron Coleman and his use of geometric shapes. In her collection, she richly embedded angular silhouettes and geometric patterns by using cashmere knits and double-face wool. The mesh of soft ivory and camel colors and more subdued gray and black made the bold crossover patterns to attention.
—Vela-Susan Park
See images from the collection in the slideshow below.


Photos provided by Randy Brooke/ Wire Image

Farida Khan Fall 2012

Farida Khan Fall 2012 collection at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion week. Born in Pakistan and currently residing in Qatar, Farida is inspired by unconventional beauty. In her collection, Farida created a dark, marine look by richly employing materials such as black laminated cotton dress and black/white geometric vinyl top. Her avant-garde geometric vinyl designs declared beauty never has to be defined. See images from the collection in the slideshow below.

— Vela-Susan Park



Photos provided by Randy Brooke/ Wire Image