Kim Shui NYFW FW19

Represented by Gia Kuan.

On Thursday, September 6, Kim Shui showcased her Spring Summer 2019 collection in New York City with up to 40 unraveled looks sporting crumpled and twisted pieces, evoking the creation process of tie-dye.

The contrasting structured bustiers and voluminous pieces were pieced together of textured brocade, crushed burn out velvet, taffeta, sheer tie-dye chiffon and embroidered heavy weight silk. The collection looks to explore the process of deconstruction and reconstruction; from recreations of classic cheongsam styles and shirting warped with qipao necklines, this line transforms like a chrysalis morphs into a butterfly.

 
Kim Shui: NYFW FW19

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Following the show, from September 7 – 14, Kim will introduce a showroom and pop-up concept that is located at a previously vacant storefront on 320B Canal Street, where selects pieces straight from the runway will be sold for a see now, buy now experience. An unconventional take on the retail experience, the storefront serves as an art installation for visitors to not only shop, but interact and experience as well. Kim Shui’s bright and bold Fall / Winter 2018 collection is juxtaposed by industrial concrete, metal, glass and marble structures in this pop up installed by Kristian Kirk.

For the duration of the residency, Kim Shui will also introduce several brand related events and interactive installations. The showroom is presented as part of ON CANAL, New York City’s new home for creative exploration using twenty previously vacant retail storefronts at the intersection of SoHo and TriBeCa, co-curated by Vibes Studio and Wallplay.

ABOUT KIM SHUI

Born in the US, and raised in Rome, Italy, designer Kim Shui graduated from Duke University with a double major in Economics and French before pursuing Fashion Design at Central St. Martins, London where she graduated with Distinction. Selected as one of the VFILES Runway winners in February 2016, Kim Shui debuted her FW16 ready to wear collection during NYFW. Sponsored and selected by Vogue Italia, she exhibited FW16 at Pitti Super Talents in Milan. She was also one of ten designers selected for the prestigious International Talent Support Competition and Samsung Galaxy Award. www.kimshui.net | @kimshuistudio

ABOUT ON CANAL

Twenty previously vacant retail storefronts, a majority of which sat vacant for years, are now operated by the experiential arts & innovation network Wallplay. The revival of this stretch of urban landscape highlights the neighborhood’s history and invites the public to reimagine the future of commerce. Co-curated by Vibes Studios, ON CANAL is NYC’s new home for pop-ups & creative exploration at the intersection of SoHo and TriBeCa. ON CANAL was created by Wallplay and Sonny Gindi of Vibes Studios, in partnership with an alliance of forward thinking property owners, led by father and son duo, Albert & Jack A Laboz of United American Land, LLC. ON CANAL, the district for new ideas will continue to evolve with the spirit of “Let’s rethink everything, together”. www.oncanal.nyc

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Pamella Roland NYFW FW19

Represented by Purple PR.

This season’s collection is inspired by the tranquil, colorful scenery and architecture of Bali.

We wanted to channel the aura of the island using color, textures, and embroideries, while staying true to our customer. Bold and soft colors are used to represent the water and wildlife found on the island. Sleek angles and lines in silhouettes represent Bali’s modern architecture, while ornate embroidery and fabric manipulation is employed to emulate Bali’s traditional elements.

 
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The collection is comprised of simple and complex silhouettes, each fashioned with exquisite fabrics including stretch crepe and pleated tulle, as well as a fresh take on a 3D floral jacquard. Our Spring 19 embroideries include 3D cut feather flowers, colorful ostrich feathers, ombré signature sequins, and mixed-element embellishments. Our color palette balances the bold with the subdued, allowing the collection to be worn at any event all over the globe.

About Pamella Roland

Pamella DeVos, President and Designer of PAMELLA ROLAND, channels her artistic appreciation and creativity into all of her collections, finding inspiration throughout her life and the world at large. Pamella designs for a confident woman with exceptional taste – one who demands a versatile wardrobe in which she feels polished and impeccable without forsaking her sensuality and femininity. Pamella strives to create clothes that allow women to comfortably exude their strength and beauty, while projecting innate elegance.

PAMELLA ROLAND debuted its Fall 2002 collection to a warm reception from critics and buyers alike. That positive response has grown significantly to the present, making PAMELLA ROLAND a label of choice among retailers and A-list celebrities. The collection also received the prestigious 2003 Gold Coast Award in just its second year of operation. In 2010 Pamella was inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).

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Noon By Noor NYFW FW19

Represented by .

Bahrain is yet again Noon By Noor’s source of inspiration, this time for the Spring/Summer 2019 collection, designed by Noor Rashid Al Khalifa & Haya Mohamed Al Khalifa.

The palette of dusty tones, Sand, Pink Sand and Blue Haze are derived from the landscape of dunes, sea and sky. These shades work back to a core of clean Optic White and Black. Colors work as tone on tone in the textural ‘Palm’ print as well as the second print, a delicate hand drawn stripe, offered in a combination of two opposing color ways.

 
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Silhouettes are influenced by traditional Middle Eastern costume, which also inspires the manipulation of printed lines around the body. Easier pieces are cut with movement and have planes of striped cloth, tucked and folded to offer distorted optical patterns.

Fabrications give depth to the collection through natural fiber qualities, and texture is created with surfaces broken with stripe weaves, mini pleats, accent Dobby weaves and undulating fringes. The palm leaf is taken as a symbolic motif from the island and is interpreted in the use of sunray pleating in tops, skirts and dresses, all contributing to a flow in movement.

Embellishments also echo the leaf frond and are worked as a literal motif in tone on tone thread-work, or traditional ‘Pitta’ work, in Metallic Bronze. Styling pays tribute to the masculine and feminine, by contrasting clean mannish tailoring and separates worn back to drape, offering fullness and movement.

About Noon by Noor

Modern and effortless with a focus on striking prints and intricate embellishments, Noon By Noor’s refined aesthetic fuses understated luxury with a playful femininity. Inspiration is drawn from both Eastern and Western influences with an emphasis on sharp tailoring, clean silhouettes and attention to detail.

Noon By Noor is a Bahrain based womenswear label founded in 2008 by designers Shaikha Noor Al Khalifa and Shaikha Haya Al Khalifa. Cousins and friends since childhood, they studied Fashion Design in the United States and after graduating, returned to Bahrain to bring their vision to life.

To launch the brand internationally, an exclusive event was held in Los Angeles in July 2011. The launch was followed by a presentation in February 2012 during New York Fashion Week, where the designers displayed their Fall 2012 collection to editors, journalists and celebrity guests.

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Tadashi Shoji NYFW FW19

Represented by Linda Gaunt Communications.

Tadashi Shoji, debuted its Spring/Summer 2019 Collection at New York Fashion Week at Spring Studios – Gallery 1.

Look ahead – and up. Somewhere, something beautiful is waiting to be discovered. Spring 2019 is inspired by going to space and the feeling of hope, because the future is bright and star-filled.

 
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Galaxies – mysterious and captivating – underscore the collection’s vibe. Glossy finishes and chrome sheens play up sensual cutouts and figure-skimming draping. Sequins glitter like liquefied jewels. They drip down like sleek silhouettes and sculpt sexy shapes.

Colors blend from darkness to vivid darkness, reflecting the Milky Way’s enchanting nebulous glow. A red-iron ombre, coated with clear paillettes, creates multi-dimensional shimmer.

Venus, aptly named after the goddess of love, burns the brightest with her grace, charm and beauty. Gowns enjoy a natural ease and ethereal prettiness, evident in blouson waists, Watteau trains, and cosmos-printed chiffon.

Makeup and beauty for the Tadashi Shoji Fall/Winter show was provided by INIKA Organics and led by makeup artist Pep Gay, hair led by hair stylist Kevin Ryan for R Session Tools, nail lacquer and design by Lust V Cosmetics and make-up/skin care prep by Eileen Harcourt for Pili Ani.

Models wore undergarments by Commando, jewelry by Sequin and shoes by Cecelia New York.

Notable Guests in Attendance:

Alex Morgan (American soccer player and Olympic gold medalist), Angie Everhart (Model and Actress), Bea Miller (singer/songwriter and former contestant on Season 2 of The X Factor), Chen Yi Han (Actress), Chloe Bridges (Actress, Pretty Little Liars), Dascha Polanco (Orange is the New Black), Erinn Westbrook (Actress, Insatiable), Heather Graham (Actress), Jin Chen (Actress), Mirai Nagasu (American Figure Skater and Olympian), Peta Murgatroyd (Dancing With The Stars) and Tess Holliday (Model).

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PH5 NYFW FW19

Represented by Loft Creative Group.

Inspired by the bold hues of Miami Art Deco, the Spring 2019 PH5 collection embodies the
vibrancy of the seaside city and a futuristic sense of the iconic design era.

 
PH5: NYFW FW19

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Linder NYFW FW19

Represented by Purple PR.

Designed round-table style, with a lot of weight put on whether members of the team said they would wear a piece or not, the clothes of SS19 are intended to fit naturally into the day-to-day of someone who doesn’t necessarily want to identify with a brand or its image, but wants to choose outfits garment by garment based on personal affinity.

Which led to an eclectic assortment of fabrics and silhouettes, although there is a through line. In particular, the shapes and finishings are mostly drawn from the worlds of workwear, athletic wear, and other utilitarian realms, and these vocabularies provide the decoration wherever there is any. This gives the clothes a feeling someone might describe as masculine, or androgynous, but they are not meant to indicate anything in particular about gender, beyond the reality of body morphology. The assumption is women who wear these clothes will likely be doing the same types of things as the men around them, which is our daily experience.

 
Linder: NYFW FW19

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Linen and light cottons for warm weather, denim, t-shirts, sweatshirts and sneakers because these are what we see city people wear every day, in any number of occupations and also at night. Plaids and stripes and color blocking, mixed up together, because this way of combining individual pieces, rather than wearing a pre-styled outfit, seems like the most natural way currently to express individuality.

Stretch base layers look like they may become a new staple, and they are worn by multitudes, although there still seems to be a sense that they belong to the world of workouts, and are too casual for a put-together look. There are signs this is changing, and these pieces are meant to be worn alone, or in combination with woven garments, as part of an intentionally style-minded wardrobe.

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Claudia Li NYFW Spring 19

Represented by Linda Gaunt Communications.

The spring 2019 collection is inspired by the designer’s personal memories of a childhood spent in New Zealand.

Key colors come from nature: light blue from the open expanses of sky and ocean, a soft buttercup yellow from the Mount Cook lily, and a saturated magenta that resonates deep in Claudia Li’s memory from a painting of her mother’s in the house where she grew up.

 
Claudia Li: NYFW Spring 2019

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Memory factors into the prints as well. Having walked in her mother’s garden as a child, oversized blooms are remembered from the vantage point of a small child. Original floral artwork was hand-drawn in the Claudia Li New York studio and applied across the collection as embroideries, hand-stitched appliqués and custom-printed fabrics.

The silhouette is comprised of core Claudia Li standards: exaggerated collars and sleeves, wide-legged jeans, layered outerwear, and the contrast between tailoring and fluid draping.

Season-specific elements include multicolor woven braids used across belts, straps and bag handles, as well as deliberate rouching on sleeves and along the waist to give outwear a new volume.

Overall, the collection demonstrates an evolved maturity: the spring 2019 collection is proposed as full looks that can be easily integrated into an everyday wardrobe. Its wearability reflects the pragmatic realities of a self-directed woman who has a taste for design and a clear point of view on the world.

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Cushnie NYFW FW19

Represented by Purple PR.

The CUSHNIE Spring/Summer 2019 Collection draws inspiration from Jamaican culture in the late Seventies and early Eighties — from the vibrancy of the clothing to the lively, upbeat energy of the music.

A subtly refined interpretation of Caribbean Island-life, the Spring season introduces an effortless feeling of laid-back elegance and fluidity.

 
Cushnie: NYFW FW19

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Informed by the vivid colors, mesh fabrications and relaxed silhouettes depicted prominently in Beth Lesser’s photography of street style during the rise of Jamaican dancehall culture – The CUSHNIE Spring/Summer Collection features bold color-blocking, contrasting stripes, and a luxe iteration of knitted mesh. In keeping with the sensual sophistication of the CUSHNIE aesthetic, this season features clean, sculptural lines, while also incorporating an added element of texture and ease- namely through an expansion of knitwear, embroidery detailing, and the introduction of denim on the runway.

A tropical interpretation of traditional Rastafari colors, this season’s palette features feminine hues of Watermelon, Jade, and Lime, softened with Pink Sand, and contrasted with deep Ocean, Cerulean Blue, and Cola Champagne. Custom prints and embroidery are introduced in warm and cool tones – a dark Tropical Foliage Print in Ocean with bold Lime lines, and a lighter iteration grounded in Watermelon and Pink Sand stripes.

The Spring 2019 Season celebrates the launch of CUSHNIE Handbags – introducing seven new silhouettes that range from a sophisticated top-handle zip, to a soft bucket, a square crossbody and clutch featuring custom twist-ring hardware, and a mini fringe bucket in suede with luxe gold chain straps. Made in Italy, the CUSHNIE Handbag Collection features sleek gold hardware, and is constructed in soft calf, embossed leather and suede.

Designed together with American luxury house Stuart Weitzman – this season’s footwear features custom-variations of the brand’s NUDIST sandal, RADIANCE mule, and AVA sandal in Black, Jade and Watermelon silk satin, and in Gold reflector leather.

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JUN JIE NYFW FW19

For SS19, JUN JIE takes inspiration from the 1970’s retrofuturism art movement, and the Sci- Fi references that informed the work of that time.

The collection serves as a modern interpretation of this retro trend and targets a modern young generation. The collection features a focus on new silhouettes with exaggerated and challenging proportions, and various print and fabric manipulation techniques.

 
JUN JIE: NYFW FW19

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ABOUT JUN JIE

JUN JIE is a New York based luxury unisex fashion label founded by designer Jun Jie Yang in 2017, immediately following his graduation from Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp. With an emphasis on impeccable construction and unexpected volume, JUN JIE seeks to provide a uniform for a new fashion generation. The brand made it’s New York Fashion Week debut during the SS18 season as a winner of VFILES Runway 9.

JUN JIE has received worldwide media coverage from outlets such as Vogue Runway, Vogue Paris, WWD, i-D, DAZED and Billboard. JUN JIE has also been seen on the worlds top artists and celebrities including Rihanna, Lil Yachty, A$AP Ferg and Gucci Mane.

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Just In XX NYFW FW19

F@$HITION, the SS19 collection of designer Justin Yu-Ying Chou, blurs the boundaries between modern life and art. In an era that largely still worships a specific type of prettiness, Chou seeks to disrupt the idea of beauty in any standard form.

The Taiwanese streetwear designer is no stranger to dichotomy, a theme woven throughout the collection’s concept. Built on the belief that “beauty should not be constrained to one standard”, Chou takes his curvy wife, Tung, as muse, using unbalanced geometric lines, twisted patterns and distressed tailoring to demonstrate the beauty of various human figures and to further toying with the idea of high fashion. Using clothing as an outlet to criticize the age of mass social media use and widespread photo retouching, Chou expresses himself through a refined yet blasé approach to JUST IN XX Spring/ Summer collection.

 
Just In XX: NYFW FW19

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In the evolving fashion world there is also a demand for perfection that lies beneath. F@$HITION is both an artistic reaction and a collection about reclaiming identity. It’s about the power of rebranding unique as its own kind of beauty, and each piece illustrates this through the sophistication of the imperfect. JUST IN XX invites you to join us in observing clothing in real life, and to join in the discussion on the evolving reality of fashion @ #JUSTINXX.

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