Alexandre Herchcovitch Fall 2009 collection promised to be inspired by Dadaist cabarets, cubist muses and eroticized surrealist dreams. While we didn't see any signature Dadaism messages on the runway, collages existed in form of mixed prints textures and bold colors, such as black, chili red, carbon and lead gray.  The collection, lacked some of the boldness the designer is known for, a... Read More

Each season Tia Cibani for Ports 1961 takes her audience on an exotic journey and for her Fall 2009 collection, the voyage was deep in India—specifically the “enigmatic past of the Mughal Dynasty” where thick flowing tapestry fabrics and shiny gold hues created an evocative and enchanting experience, enlivened by the full brass Panjabi orchestra.  The collection displayed... Read More

A little bit granny, a little bit edgy and definitely very 80’s are the best ways to describe Rebecca Taylor’s Fall 2009 collection.  Rebecca is known for her fancy of all things frilly and feminine and this season showed an emphasis on prints and jewel tones that were undeniably in line with the year’s biggest trends.  The 1980’s permeated nearly every look wi... Read More

Mr. Big and Carrie never made it to The New York Public Library to say their ‘I Dos’, but, Jill Stuart managed to fill the magnificent venue with the same fantastical romanticism one would have imagined for the fictitious couple.  Inspired by iconic women of music, in particular, French singer Françoise Hardy, Stuart’s Fall/Winter collection fused her love for ethere... Read More

It is a rare occurrence when the celebrities sitting pretty at the front row of a fashion show serve any other purpose besides generating excitement and gossip, but in the case of Milly, the two young Gossip Girl cast members were the perfect embodiment of the Milly girl.  It was easy to imagine the preppy Blair Waldorf cronies in almost any of the flirty, feminine and classically chic cloth... Read More