Y-Vison Spring/Summer 2019

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Y-Vison Spring/Summer 2019

Y-Vision and Jessie & Jane Spring/Summer Collection

The Y-VISON 2019 Spring/Summer collection is based on the theme of “Dream Traveler”. While dreaming is invisible, travel is real. The designer Ye Weicheng is inspired by an African tribal adventure. Designer Ye thought that fantasy is always more innocent than reality, beautiful high-saturated colors, exaggerated wrap-around shapes, intricate winding ropes, maternal female elements, and so on.

For the spring/summer 2019 Y-VISON designer Weicheng Ye and JESSIE & JANE designer Ying Jiang collaborated to create a series of classic and fashionable bags with psychedelic abstract patterns and saturated contrasts.

 
Y-Vision and Jessie & Jane : Paris SS19

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David Koma Spring / Summer 2019 Show

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David Koma Spring / Summer 2019 Show

David Koma SS19

The cinematic universe of Pedro Almodóvar creates the frame for spring/summer 2019. David Koma is transported into the atmospheric moods of films such as Talk to Her and Volver, and arrives at the expression of Spanish dance.

With all its grace and drama, flamenco informs the collection in silhouette, movement and aesthetic, interpreted through the modernist eye of David Koma. Slender, elongated structures burst out into jaunty flares and peplums, crafting sculptural but fluid lines echoing the ruffles and flounces associated with the dance. Here, the designer’s signature scant hems extend into floor-length evening gowns, amplified in rich surface decoration fuelling an overall sense of enhanced glamour. The polka dots native to the flamenco wardrobe are referenced in form through a variety of embellishments.

The masculine sensuality of Romani flamenco dancer Carmen Amaya – who would wear trousers rather than skirts as to emphasise movement – inspires a focus on the trouser. Slick and streamlined, its high-waisted tailored lines break with the voluminous shapes of peplums and bell cuffs, simplifying and modernising the contour of the body. Neon yellow, vivid green and bright lavender make for a bold colour palette; accentuated by the contrast of black and white. The kinetic metal sculptures of American artist Anthony Howe guide the construction and dancelike movement of garments in a tension between rigid and soft, echoed in curved laser cut-outs and swirls of adornment fashioned in circular plexi discs.

Fabrications correspond to the architectural values of garments. A multi-peplum dress appears in quilted silk, a skirt suit in crepe, bustiers take shape in patent leather, while a dress in silk tulle forms stripes with interchanging transparency. Dresses covered in plexi chainmail create a kaleidoscope of hues, fading from one colour into another. Gowns – a first for David Koma – materialise floor-length and bedazzled in mirror embellishment.

 
David Koma : London SS19

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Jenny Packham’s SS19 Campaign

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Jenny Packham’s SS19 Campaign

Jenny Packham’s SS19 Campaign

Jenny Packham is one of the most recent designers to leave New York Fashion Week, and in her case it was to take her brand back to London where it all started 30 years ago. Packham showcased her Spring/Summer collection celebrating her 30th anniversary and the life of the 1930s Hollywood sweetheart, Jean Harlow. Harlow was the epitome of old Hollywood glamour as the original “It Girl.”

The highlight look this season was a light grey tulle dress with layers and layers of ruffles with black edges to mimic a doodle or sketched piece of art. It was light and fresh in the line up of Packham’s sequined looks fit for her high-brow clientele.

 
Jenny Packham : London SS19

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Another key look was inspired by the dress Jean Harlow’s mother put Jean in, for a portrait commissioned after she passed, which was ironically pink, Jean’s least favorite color. Jenny Packham’s light pink interpretation had intense levels of Swarovski crystal embellished on the bodice with such intricacy that it looked different from every angle.

All of the designs had a fresh and modern demure to them while still having an old Hollywood charm. Packham incorporated her classic strengths with crystals, ruffled necklines and ruffles tailored for award season.

We can’t wait to see who she dresses for the upcoming award season, as these will sure to be red carpet favorites.

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VOTE for a Hospital Gown to Make Children Smile!

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VOTE for a Hospital Gown to Make Children Smile!

Inaugural Hope & Heroes Fashion Challenge to support Columbia University Medical Center

Represented by For Momentum LLC.

The New York fashion industry is working together to provide hope, inspiration and needed funds for thousands of children and families facing pediatric cancer each year.

Starting today the public can visit https://hopeandheroes.org/fashion-challenge/ to preview custom-designed hospital gowns, donate money and vote for their favorite gown all in support of Hope & Heroes, a nonprofit organization which supports life-saving work for children with cancer and blood disorders at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC).

 
CUSTOM HOSPITAL GOWN DESIGNS

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Children undergoing cancer treatment must spend long periods of time in the hospital wearing the same traditional, drab hospital gown. In recognition of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September, Hope & Heroes challenged the fashion industry to use their talents to re-imagine the next generation of hospital gowns and bring joy to these patients, all while helping to raise awareness and support for a cure.

“Every year, thousands of families face a devastating childhood cancer diagnosis. We work with the highly-skilled and compassionate team of doctors, researchers and staff at Columbia to create an exceptional treatment experience—one that gives children the very best chance to overcome their disease but also allows them to experience as much of their childhoods as possible,” said Bob Bomersbach, executive director of Hope & Heroes. “The Hope & Heroes Fashion Challenge brings imagination, new resources and hope to our work and we are deeply grateful for the designers, brands and students that have leant their time and talent to this important cause.”

Noteworthy designer Heidi Weisel developed a hospital gown design as part of the challenge, along with students from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Submissions include imaginative designs that range from super hero themes to under-the-sea designs to interactive swap-and-change creations.

The public is invited to visit https://hopeandheroes.org/fashion-challenge/ until November 8 to vote for their favorite gown and help spread the word about the campaign.

In addition to funding Hope & Heroes charitable work, the goal of this fundraising campaign is to reproduce, and bring to life, at least one of these designs for child patients at CUMC. All designers will be honored at the Hope & Heroes Annual Gala on Thursday, November 8. Luxury fashion brands, including Giorgio Armani and Mara Hoffman, are also supporting the campaign through premier auction items to support Hope & Heroes charitable work.

“Despite their cancer diagnosis, kids are filled with imagination and joy. They deserve to look and feel great in something that is comfortable, familiar and most of all fun to wear!” said Heidi Weisel, designer and Council of Fashion Designers of America member. “As an industry, we are inspired by their determination and strength. We are here to help children and families so one day we will all live in a world free of childhood cancer.”

CUMC is home to the largest and most comprehensive pediatric oncology program in the tri-state area, and one of the largest centers in the nation for stem cell and bone marrow transplants. Funding from Hope & Heroes ensures that every child who comes through its doors has access to the newest and most advanced treatments available in the United States, including the latest chemotherapy and radiation oncology regimens, bone marrow and stem cell transplant treatments, immunotherapies and personalized medicine specifically tailored for each patient. Research funded through this effort benefits not only the children at CUMC, but also children worldwide.

About Hope &Heroes

Hope & Heroes funds the life-saving work on childhood cancer and blood disorders at Columbia University Medical Center – including cutting-edge research, support for families, and care that always puts children first. Lear more by visiting our website: www.hopeandheroes.org.

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Lela Rose Spring 2019: New York Fashion Week

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Lela Rose Spring 2019: New York Fashion Week

Lela Rose NYFW FW19

Represented by Karla Otto.

Lela Rose often opts to host soirees filled with live music, drinks and hor d’oeuvres over stuffy presentations or un-intimate shows.

This season she took her guest to Grand Banks Oyster Bar, a ship covered in yellow and white stripped awnings as they set sail on S.S Lela Rose. Lela is the ultimate entertainer, and you really feel as if you are attending one of her parties as a close and personal friend. Literally every single person was smiling on the boat even in the slightly rainy grey NYC weather.

 
Lela Rose: NYFW FW19

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The collection was unexpected and cheery. Through a color palette of sky blue, citrus yellows and greens and grapefruit pinks were sprinkles of stripes, plaids and prairie-esq floral prints. With a very Americana feel each look was unexpectedly casual for Lela Rose, perfectly fit for Grace Kelly; evoking nostalgic feelings of the 1970’s classic woman.

Stand out pieces included the tonal tan and brown plaid tailored suit with balloon sleeves and a self printed belt, a “trench coat” halter dress with brown and sky blue gingham pipping throughout and a scooped U-neck scrappy lemon colored dress finished with white floral appliqués at the hem. Every look was practically begging to be worn to a party somewhere out there in Lela Rose’s fabulous world.

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Marie Linker Spring 2019: Paris Fashion Week

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Marie Linker Spring 2019: Paris Fashion Week

Marie Linker Paris Fashion Week FW19

Represented by The Riviere Agency.

Australian fashion designer, Marie Linker, showed her elegant eveningwear label, L’Elegante, for the first time internationally this on the runway in Paris during fashion week in collaboration with Oxford Fashion Studio.

The Sydney-based line paraded its latest creation of gowns and luxurious formal wear throughout a ballroom filled with fashion industry guests eager to view her work for the first time outside of Australia. Designer Marie Linker’s Spring/Summer collection, the Elegance collection, exuded pure romance and love with luxurious red silks and fairytale-esque pastel floral appliques. The collection also included hand-designed, dyed, and embroidered fabrics with Swarovski crystal embellishments and French lace. Bright, happy colors reflected the designer’s intentions like red for passion and crystal for glamour and femininity.

 
Marie Linker: Paris FW19

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Beautiful clothes were always an important part of Marie Linker’s life, and she was excited to bring her creative vision to life on the runways of Paris. Her past travels to Paris, Milan, London, and New York inspired her work as a designer and led Marie Linker to develop a skill for choosing luxurious materials and embellishments, which has come full circle this season through her runway presentation.

Special Occasion wear became the basis of L’Elegante whose designs could easily be seen on any red carpet or gala event. With a gown for every personality, this latest L’Elegante collection consisted of statement-making accents like thigh high sexy slits, Swarovski embellishments, keyhole cutout necklines, and beautifully draped chiffons.

Marie Linker’s romantic and feminine style resonated with the audience as each look made its way across the catwalk. Slate greys, sky blue, and pastel pinks softened the passionate reds, whites, and full crystal looks while three dimensional floral and bow appliques brought girly touches into the elegant silhouettes.

Marie Linker wished to introduce L’Elegante to the globe with this collection hoping that her vision of romance and femininity can be passed on to the many women of the world and inspire women of all ages and sizes.

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About Marie Linker

Marie Linker opened her first fashion boutique in Sydney at only 21. She quickly expanded her venture establishing not only her name but 5 more boutiques within Sydney. At the same time she helped distribute Australia’s top fashion designers like Charlie Brown, Cover and Lisa Ho. Marie then expanded into design and the manufacture of her very own fashion label “Marie Cie”.Ten years ago she began specializing in Mother of the Bride & Groom. Today Marie’s experience and fashion sense are the cornerstones of her business “L’Elegante more than just fashion. It is a way a of life”. The head office is located in Sydney’s exclusive Double Bay. For more information, visit www.lelegante.com.au or @lelegante1954 and lelegante on social media.

About Oxford Fashion Studio

Oxford Fashion Studio presents independent and emerging global fashion brands to press and stockists through a runway show platform around the world. Its team of curators reviews more than 40,000 designers a year issuing invitations to brands with original concepts to present their collections in the world’s four fashion capitals. They are experts on these cities and the global fashion currents that flow through them. OFS has produced over 100 runway shows presenting more than 6000 looks across New York, London, Milan and Paris. For more information please visit https://www.oxfordfashionstudio.com/ or follow along on Instagram at @oxfordfashionstudio.

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David Koma Spring 2019: London Fashion Week

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David Koma Spring 2019: London Fashion Week

David Koma London Fashion Week FW19

Represented by Karla Otto.

David Koma makes a knock-out cocktail dress.

It comes to some surprise that he literally debuted his first gown ever this season in London! This was one of the final looks, an ombré slime green to silver sequined long sleeved slinky gown. We are just waiting to see which Hollywood scarlet will absolutely slay in this during the upcoming award season.

 
David Koma: London FW19

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Pulling inspiration from Pedro Almodóvar and the expression of Spanish dance every silhouette had a certain bounce as the models ruffled skirts walked down the runway, similar to a flamenco dancer. Koma incorporated his famous shimmering hand cut discs at skirt hems, sleeve openings and as entire dresses.

Koma successfully incorporated two of our favorite trends into the collection. The lime green color was liberating, especially as he used it as a contrast stitching on some of the black looks. Highlights included a slime green tailored jacket worn as a dress, a slinky shimmering lilac fading into lime green gown and long pants elongating the models legs.

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CHANEL Spring 2019: Paris Fashion Week

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CHANEL Spring 2019: Paris Fashion Week

CHANEL Paris Fashion Week FW19

On Tuesday, October 2, CHANEL transformed the Grand Palais into a beach to present the Spring-Summer 2019 Ready-to-Wear show.

An ideal setting, complete with sand, sea and azure sky.

The colors are luminous: sunshine yellow, golden sand, tan-beige, pink, blue, iced mint and mother-of-pearl white with navy blue and black. A parasol print on chiffon, multi-colored plumetis over tweed, and embroidery of sand and seashells echo the joyful atmosphere.

 
CHANEL: Paris FW19

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The look is defined by sophisticated elegance with fabrics from tweed to chiffon, crêpe, lace, cotton serge, denim, leather and poplin. The suit takes on new volumes: jackets with wide shoulders and flared sleeves paired with slit skirts, or opening over mini-skirts or oversized trousers. Jumpsuits with wide legs sharply contrast with outfits of short jackets and tweed dresses. Masculine jackets couple with strapless shorts or leggings. Jeans go with belted cardigans or swimwear with an asymmetric shoulder.

For both day and evening, vest dresses appear in white tweed, swathed in stripes or embroidered with sequined parasols and sandy-hued tweed dotted with sequins. Others are knotted like towels around the chest and adorned with seashell necklace straps. Oversized tunics with scooped necklines open at the back. Other dresses in mint tweed, beige tweed or crushed golden sand silk, are slit to reveal coordinating shorts. Beach hut stripes appear over layered dresses in crêpe georgette, inlaid with ladder lace. Long chiffon dresses printed with two-tone parasols over a lace outfit create diaphanous fluidity. Resembling trails of sand, embroidery of golden sequins sketches delicate grooves on a pearlized white tweed suit and on dresses in navy crêpe georgette. The waterproof coat for summer showers is reinvented as a flared raincoat in plasticized lace.

Karl Lagerfeld reinvents robes cabanes, or beach-style dresses, in multi-color plumetis of pink tweed and lace ruffles. For evening, dresses are adorned with an origami of chiffon ribbons. The designer reveals a kaleidoscope of sequined parasols over a strapless dress and a scintillation of sequined palm trees over a cage dress in black chiffon. Another is embellished with satin bows and ribbons.

The collection is accessorized with double visor caps and wide-brimmed hats in fringed straw sported with layers of sautoirs, pendants, beaded necklaces and oversized cuff bracelets. A sense of relaxation is accentuated by mules with small, transparent heels or cork soles.

The 11.12 bag is designed in tweed and braid or with parasol embroidery. The Boy CHANEL bag appears as a saddlebag in leather and tweed patchwork. Other bags carried together, crossing over each hip, and introducing a new way of being worn. Flap bags are in terrycloth or with an oversized bead handle and large beach bags come in denim and straw, while multi-color net bags and leather and wicker camera cases complete the collection. Finally, minaudières take shape as seashells or miniature beach balls.

For Spring-Summer 2019, Karl Lagerfeld invites us to enjoy the summer months from morning to night in complete freedom and sophistication. CHANEL ambassadors Vanessa Paradis, Pharrell Williams, Caroline de Maigret, Soo Joo Park, Nana Komatsu, Alessandra Mastronardi, Gwei Lun-Mei and Jennie Kim; singers Jorja Smith, Ibeyi and Clara Luciani; and actresses Mia Goth, Sylvia Hoeks, Sandra Ma and Jelly Lin applauded the creativity of the CHANEL Spring-Summer 2019 Ready-to-Wear Collection.

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Lysandre G.L Spring 2019: Paris Fashion Week

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Lysandre G.L Spring 2019: Paris Fashion Week

Lysandre G.L Paris Fashion Week FW19

Represented by Totem Fashion.

Minhua Guo Lenoir, Olympia Le-Tan former Protégée, launched Lysandre G.L in 2016.

Passionate about the creation of art and fashion, she has spent the last ten years mastering the most difficult techniques. Impressed by her exceptional embroidery skills, between 2011 until 2016, Miss Olympia LeTan, appointed M G Lenoir to elaborate sample models for all of her collections.

 
Lysandre G.L: Paris FW19

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Lysandre G.L invites the art of painting in fashion. The high-end ready-to-wear and handbag brand, created by the designer, carries on its narrative weaving tradition and ultra-contemporary design.

The SS19 collection is the result of the designer’s intense creative process, imbued with a poetic feeling and with influences stemming from the Sahara Desert and the color of Morocco. A modern dichotomy that captures within the lace the most unbridled romanticism. Touch the desert, touch the cactus, touch the color of carpet and travel with the mind.

The chromatic mixtures that M.G.Lenoir uses for her clothes are unexpected and rare, offering a wonderful story to dream and wear. She is an embroidery creator who embroidered her original illustration with delicate silks, and set into the clutches, named Fantasy clutch.

She is an illustrator who paints her rich emotions on fabric. By being inspired by the complex beauty of embroidery, she imagines fashion as a story; LYSANDRE G.L is transforming ordinary objects into eternal works of art.

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DJ California Star Interview

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DJ California Star Interview

DJ California Star Interview

T here are a lot of things to know about DJ California Star. The first is that California is, actually, her real name. Another is that she has a residency at Rumpus Room, called “New York Fashion Week’s newest watering hole” by WWD.

We’ve been hearing about California, so we wanted to sit down and learn more about her, as we do in this exclusive Fashion Week Online interview.

Q: How did you get started as a DJ?
 
It has always been a dream of mine to DJ and I love music that makes people want to dance and have fun. So, as a New Year’s resolution, I enrolled in a class at Scratch Academy with Dan Chaves aka “DJ Dirty Digits” and immediately fell in love with the art of scratching and mixing my favorite music.

From there, I landed a Friday night residency at Rumpus Room in the LES of Manhattan. I love the venue and it’s a great place to dance!

 
Star of the Show
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Q: What are your musical influences?
 
I am very aware of the music around me, whether it’s a club, bar, coffee shop and I am always using Shazam to discover new music. I grew up listening to a lot of Rock and Roll, as my Dad is a musician and was in a Rock-Pop band called the Suburbs in the ’80s.

The Beatles will always be one of my favorite bands of all time.

Currently, I am spinning a lot of ’70s disco and am inspired by DJ/Producer Giorgio Moroder and his introduction of electro-disco dance hits.

Q: Where does your music taste come from?
 
My music taste is very connected to my love of travel. During my time living in Italy, I had the opportunity to travel to so many vibrant cities in Europe and heard different types of music and the artists that are popular there.

The South of France is a big inspiration for me, for its easy living and tropical house vibes.

My music taste is connected to my love of travel

Q: How did you create your “DJ name”?
 
My real name is actually California and Star is my middle name, so it was easy to pick that as my DJ name, too. : )

Q: What other than music inspires you?
 
Photography, travel and all things Italian.

I studied abroad in Bologna, Italy while at Brown University and I am fluent in the language, so I love to go back and speak Italian, eat all my favorite pasta dishes and walk the streets with gelato in hand.

Q: What other projects are you doing or developing?
Aside from DJing I am passionate about tech and storytelling and am currently working on Brand Strategy and Social Marketing for a wine tasting startup called WineNight.

I am also passionate about tech and storytelling

Q: Most memorable set?
 
The first time I DJ’d at Rumpus Room. It was my first time DJing to a live crowd and I was so nervous that I practiced my set about 100 times.

Once I started, all the nerves went away and I was so happy to see my friends and family dancing in the crowd and having the best time. It was truly a dream come true and I get the same feeling every time I’m in a DJ booth.

Q: What is your on-the-job look?
 
Anything that shines in the DJ booth! I wear a lot of star prints to match my name.

Q: Is there a dream location you’d want to DJ at?
 
Yes, my biggest dream is to DJ at a club in Positano on the Amalfi Coast called Music on the Rocks.

It’s a small club hidden in a cave overlooking the ocean. I’d love to live there for a summer (or forever) and DJ there.

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Find DJ California Star spinning at Rumpus Room on the weekends and check out her website djcaliforniastar.com to learn more and book her for your next part, runway show, or venue.

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