Fashion week’s fall 2009 collections depicted here in part one of a two part video series highlighting each designer’s show finale. Designers featured here are:
Tadashi Shoji, Richard Chai, Venexiana, Christian Siriano, Nanette Lepore, Lela Rose, Diesel, Dennis Basso, Carolina Hererra, Cho Cheng, Rebecca Taylor, Badgley Mischka, Akiko Ogawa, and Thuy. Filmed by Stevyn Llewellyn for Modern Glossy.
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Emerging Designers at AE Studios
AE Studios in collaboration with Arte News Publishing Magazine, and Polina Fashion presented three shows at the AE Studios launch party on June 27th, 2009. 20’s inspired inner wear brand, Lola’s Rags began the show and was followed by Miami -based womenswear label, Saya, and closed with Natalini. Lola’s Rags undergarments offered a cohesive variety of lingerie, and Saya’s Indian-inspired textiles merged with Western sensibility. Natalini showcased jewelery, handbags and accessories.
Photos and videos of the event can be viewed below.
-Photos and Video by Stevyn Llewellyn
Saya Fashion Show
Lola’s Rags Lingerie
Natalini
Turkish Fashion
This event featured couture fashion created by Turkish design students of the Ankara Olgunlasma Institute. By researching historical Turkish apparel, they translated this traditional approach into a modern silhouette. Consul General of Turkey, Mehmet Samsar, presented the second annual show on May 26, 2009.
Sixty couture garments inspired by the the Ottoman Empire, represented the culture of Turkey. Models wore garments featuring ornate traditional designs and hand-embroidered apparel. The show featured a range from traditional clothing to contemporary, and closed with a group of beautifully executed wedding gowns.
Watch a video of the show below.
-Jenny Mar
-Photo/Video Stevyn Llewellyn
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Diesel Fall 2009
Is the recession making us all a bit more maudlin and nostalgic? Not that that is a bad thing; looking back is always a good way to reference a feeling one might find relevant now. And looking at Diesel’s Fall 2009 line made me recall just that: my days in Seattle, however post grunge, still lingering in my visual memory: Messy cardigans, torn deconstructed tshirts, combat boots and the I-don’t-care-if-sequins-clash-with-floral attitude is here, but refined.
The collection recalls days of early flapper jazz and the hodge podge cool of grunge. The two work well together. Music is always a good cue: a live jazz quartet scats to Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit. You think it won’t work. But it does. And the result is a bit of tailored rebelliousness, like equestrians getting wind of punk. The cuts are masculine and give structure to the haphazardly buttoned up cardigans, lace up wing tip ankle booties and daring tights with leather panels. The tights are so much more interesting than ripped denim. It feels reactionary to the ripped tights/denim thing that is happening at the moment.
Other stand outs are the wool and denim harem pants girded by leather garter belts. It rides the line of being straight laced and naughty. I love it and I love how it hangs just so over the softly ballooning pants. The tuxedo jacket is present and it is cinched and jaunty. It gives just enough balance to the pronounced volume of the pants. And will jumpsuits and rompers ever go away? This is on a side note, but there is a bar in Williamsburg where all the waiters serve cocktails and ceviche in industrial style jumpers while you watch artsy movies on 10 foot screens. Industrial chic. It is not going to die soon. They all looked as if they were about to pump gas and then maybe hand you a card to their gallery opening. Not that Diesel is trying to achieve that– or are they? This gives me pause. If they are, they are doing it with just the right amount of discretion to give note and praise. Here we are now, Entertain us.
-Jeanie Kwak
Photos and Video by Stevyn Llewellyn
Shigoto Fashion
Shigoto hosted a fashion show on June 10th at Ninja New York-located in Tribeca.
What a great way to showcase Japanese urban wear!
Shigoto Fashion is a Japanese company that features unique and comfortable Japanese apparel. Typical Japanese street wear such as Tabi boots, Tobi pants, T shirts, and Teko wristbands are designed and made in Japan.
The fashion show had samurai-styled models wearing tobi pants (balloon-shaped trousers), t-shirts, tabi shoes (split toed shoes), and decorative wristbands.
Their collection is available for men and women.
Watch an exclusive interview with two of the models in the show below.
For more information or to purchase Shigoto Fashion, please visit their website http://www.shigotofashion.com/
Interview by Jenny Mar
Photos and video by Stevyn Llewellyn
