Jusil Carroll was announced as the winner from a group of designers whom all presented lovely, modern collections for the Supima show.
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Lela Rose Spring 2012
Backstage at Emerson Spring 2012
Emerson backstage New York Fashion Week.
Photos by Stevyn Llewellyn
General Idea Spring 2012
The devil in General Idea’s Spring/Summer 2012 collection is in the mood, not in the details. Themed les garcons de la plage – the boys of the beach – the show opened with a black and white video of children playing in the surf and sand. It almost felt a little nostalgic, as though it’s a video taken from a past family vacation, but upbeat enough to inspire that sense of relaxed anticipation when you know that stress is far away and that good times are on the horizon. The freshness of the vibe came from the use of a cool, oceanic turquoise combined with orange, nautical stripes, and upbeat patterns. Whimsical aspects like do-it-yourself- esque white patches sewn onto a leather jacket, knit shorts, and motorcycle jackets and blazers made in patterned knit fabrics breezed down the runway to the soundtrack of “Pumped Up Kicks” by California indie pop group Foster the People. (Contrary to its literal interpretation as a violent song, is a laid-back, airy number more likely about being in, trendy, and too cool for school). And that’s exactly what the boys of the beach are here – effortlessly chic, too cool for school. You imagine them whistling as they walk down not a runway, but the sand in St. Tropez in their shades, the waves lapping at their feet, both on the sunlit surf by day and on the moonlit beach by night.
The details – seemingly odd and busy combinations of patterns and prints on single garments – stripes, plaids, and checkers (oh my!), it is the big picture that creative director Bumsuk Choi is going for, and he does it well. By combining aspects of classic Americana (nautical stripes, cardigans, khakis, and a hint of nostalgia) with the jazzy charm of European decadence (carefully tailoring, white, orange, and turquoise shoes and loafers) the general idea here is leisurely in vibe, and luxurious in the lifestyle that it evokes. A modern day Dickie Greenleaf from The Talented Mr. Ripley would definitely wear this collection.
Even though it is after Labor Day as I write this and the glory days of summer are rapidly fading away, General Idea Spring/Summer 2012 lifts my spirits – it’s as though I know I’m about to kick back on the beach because summer is right around the corner again.
– Jessica J. Tsai
Nicholas K Spring 2012
It’s no big secret that I’m a fan of the designer duo Nicholas K (just read my twitter feed!) and I was looking forward to seeing the new Spring/Summer 2012 collection. The show opened with a kind of meditation on white– lots of floaty, sheer layers and contrasting textures that looked luminous or matte. Models had silk scarves tied around their heads and this motif repeated itself throughout the show, lending a gypsy or urban-nomad feel. The looks were romantic, but carefully reined in with tough elements, whether topped with an unconventional trench coat or accessorized with dark aviators and rawhide bracelets embedded with agate. Colors were soft, yet earthy and inspired by oceanic themes: surf, barnacle, sponge, shark and streaming kelp. I was thrilled to see bands of natural tie die which kept with the movement of the loose and relaxed style they are so good at doing. It’s a kind of west coast ease mixed in with east coast industrial edginess that I so admire. And I would wear every single piece of their line. Every. Single. Piece.
– Jeanie Kwak
photos: Stevyn Llewellyn
