Bright bohemian tye-dyes and subdued dark silhouettes at Nicole Miller’s Fall 2012 collection at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion week. Floral prints mixed with leather, fur and broad brimmed hats, sleek details and pops of color. See images from the collection in the slideshow below. Photos provided by runwayy.com
“Our Fall 2012 collection is a modern approach to hand block printed fabric on classic, feminine and comfortable silhouettes. This ancient Indian technique allows us to execute precise graphic prints while also emanating the artistry and intimacy of the human hand. The collection is inspired by the shapes and patterns that contour Indian temples as well as the hues of orchid purple, raspberry and neon blue that many of the women adorn while worshiping within them.”
ABOUT LILA HORN: Lila Horn was inspired by the striking scenery that encompassed Lillian Barry and Helen Millson duringtheir travels to India. Both students at Yale, the women bonded over a mutual love of the rich and intricate textiles adorning the city and its inhabitants, and yearned to assign the aesthetic to a western silhouette. The women embarked on many trips to India, where Barry and Millson navigated through many small villages, captivated by the endless reams of textiles. While touring the National Institute of Design, India, Lillian and Helen met expert textile designer Mala. Mala’s vast understanding of India’s rich textile history married with Lillian and Helen’s innate design sense and sartorial skills conceived the contemporary lifestyle brand, Lila Horn.
The Lila Horn collection boasts an array of richly-colored print dresses and bold separates all tailored in a modern silhouette. The mainstay of the collection focuses on the custom hand block printed fabric – a historical Indian technique incorporating a truly unique handcrafted element to each garment. Each season Lila Horn collaborates with a master Indian artisan to create authentic prints embodying the essence of India while clean, sleek modernized silhouettes.
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Academy of Art University’s Fall 2012 collections at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion week.
Academy of Art University Spring 2012 was a magnificent launch for many designers’ careers. Featuring nine fashion designers hailing from different backgrounds in women’s wear, men’s wear, children’s wear, in addition to technical design, textile design, knitwear design, and accessory design, each designer brought a refreshing take on fashion and new trends for 2012. This year, there were eight women’s collection and one men’s collection that was streamed live at: http://www.academyart.edu/fashionshow/
Designers freatured were Wu Di, Amy Bond, Xiang Zhang, Deanna Pei-Ju Lo, Donghyun Dan Kim, Farida Khan, Kate Y.K. Lee, Jeanette Au , and Jade Juanyu Liu
— Vela-Susan Park
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Charlotte Ronson Fall 2012 collection at Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion week. See images from the collection in the slideshow below. Photos provided by runwayy.com
“The forest is a space that a city can not possess. Katie Gallagher’s fall/winter 2012 collection, “Silent Soil” is about bringing the atmosphere of the places that the spirit knows to the places that the body lives.”— Katie Gallagher
New York based designer Katie Gallagher was born in the middle of a forest in Pennsylvania. When she was young, she hated wearing clothes, but always wore her cat on her head. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, and has been working on her own since. Katie Gallagher’s collections feature unconventional patternmaking, strange volumes, secrets, and the idea that fashion is not just about fashion, but rather about the stories, moods, ideals, and attitudes of the designer herself. FW12 marks Gallagher’s sixth season showing during NY Fashion Week.
In explaining her method of designing, Katie Gallagher has said, “Everything I make starts with my drawings and paintings, which I’ve done every season prior to construction. I love to try to re-create a three-dimensional version of whatever I’ve drawn; it requires pretty unconventional pattern- making.”
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