Abijako makes the difficult appear effortless
The Pamella Roland customer wants color and comfortMy personal favorite look passed by as I sat down with Pamella to talk about her career and the collection. I could barely keep my eyes off of it (and my hands off the caviar). The short, strapless geranium color dress was covered in small 3D floral appliqués intertwined with clusters of geranium-colored sequins. When the light bounced off the diamonds and sequins peeking out, it reminded me of how drops of dew highlight the beauty and resilience of a flower after a rainstorm. Pamella said this was the “hero piece” of the collection. The Resort Collection [portfolio_slideshow id=30017 align=center width=600 click=advance thumbnailsize=40 showcaps=false] The Interview Q: So what was your inspiration for this season’s collection? It was my garden. I see all the flowers, and I think, “I need to do a resort collection on this.” It certainly had all the colors, and our customer wants color. Q: There’s always this rich, deep color in your collection. I love that. I am a person who wears black most of the time. But this is largely based on geranium color.
these are very simple. They make women look great.Q: It fits just like a glove. Love it. We have beading and all that, but I still think it’s a very clean look, and again, easy to wear. I love that people say all the time, your dresses are so comfortable. You look at them, and you don’t think, “Oh, comfort!” Stores keep coming back to us and saying our sizes are great.
people say all the time, your dresses are so comfortable
Neiman Marcus picked us up our first showQ: So what made you want to become a designer? My whole life I was always really into clothes. I have two sisters. They didn’t care about fashion. My mom would be getting ready to go out, and I would be the one watching her. When I was 15 I got a job for a clothing store, and worked there seven years. But being from Michigan, and in the ’70s, you didn’t think about coming to New York. I was very much into the arts. My father said, “You’ll never make any money in the arts.” So I got my business degree. But it really wasn’t what I really wanted to do. I’m glad I have it, though, because it has helped me: even though I have not always listened to the budget. But it’s been great, because I have a creative side to me, and I was 40 years old when I started it.
All silhouettes come to life in a somewhat romanticized, nerdy, yet exaggerated modern way.
The oversized shapes of jackets and pants speak to the opulence of the ’80s, while progressive fabrics allude to the increasingly artificial and virtual nature of reality: inorganic fabrics dominate, giving the collection a retro-futuristic feeling.
The stripes in the logos — designed by Portuguese artist Jose Chunà — call to mind the screen of a computer that’s about to crash. With the “singularity” in our not so distant future, this collection brings up questions about the future of a techno society: how did we look at technology back then, and where do we go from here.
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Vogue asked 11 international artists the ultimate question: “What is beauty?”For a Beautiful Cause [portfolio_slideshow id=32027 align=center width=699 click=advance thumbnailsize=40 showcaps=false] With Vogue editors Virginia Smith, Selby Drummond, and writer Dodie Kazanjian hosting the event, it did not fall short of expectations. The launch was held at Marni’s Soho Store, attracting guests from the fashion and art world like Chris Gelinas and model Drake Burnette. The pieces were on grand display, and ready to be purchased in-store. (You can still pick up some online.) Instead of the art being hidden away, hanging on a wall in an apartment, each piece’s artwork can be viewed by the world — all while carrying your everyday essentials.
each piece’s artwork can be viewed by the worldEach artist proposed a thought-provoking answer of their own to the “What is beauty?” question, naturally raising more questions from the viewer than providing answers. Some of the artists sought out a helping hand from artists of the past. Francesco Clemente created a tree growing out of a rhino’s back. His answer was simply, “I cannot say it better than Rilke: ‘Beauty is the beginning of terror.’” Ragnar Kjartansson gave his interpretation of the question with the words, “Have you ever tried to Google-image ‘beauty?’ — it is very depressing,” written on his tote “Untitled.” “I have never defined it myself, but my favorite definition is the Halldór Laxness quote from World Light: ‘Where the glacier meets the sky, the land ceases to be earthly, and the earth becomes one with the heavens; no sorrows live there anymore, and therefore joy is not necessary; beauty alone reigns there, beyond all demands.’” Genieve Friggis gave us her answer through her modern interpretation of François Broucher’s eighteenth century French masterpieces for her shirt “The Muse Erato.” Friggis said Erato is “unsure, pausing — her own eye is a black vortex, not knowing how to react or perceive her own image.” Every piece was fun, artful and sometimes satirical; providing a modern insight to the eternal question of “What is beauty?” ## Learn More Shop the Collection Marni.com With love, FWO
NYFW: The Experience is a new opportunity to attend NYFW: The ShowsApparently the packages are being offered in conjunction with Quint Events. We spoke to a very friendly, down-to-earth representative on the phone (no big city attitude here), who explained that they have a long and storied history creating similar experiences for sports events. Depending on the package you choose, apparently you get to see a trunk show (basically a smaller runway show, as one might attend at the Galeries Lafayette in Paris), get a backstage tour, get your picture snapped, attend a show, meet some designers and models, and even get your hair done.
… meet some designers and models, and even get your hair doneHeck, we’re sitting front row, and we still want to go. But if Quint Events’ services are out of your budget, there’s no need to worry, other NYFW ticket experiences are available. The NYFW open-to-the-public schedule and industry schedule are filling up, so keep your eyes there. ## NYFW Schedule NYFW Open-to-the-Public Schedule With love, FWO
It is a time to embrace the technical future while being respectful of our originsMatiere | NYFW: Men’s [portfolio_slideshow id=31743 align=center width=699 click=advance thumbnailsize=40 showcaps=false] MATIERE is inspired by the French word meaning “material” or “subject matter.” Established in 2013 by founders Henry Choi and Scot Shandalove, the Los Angeles, CA based design lab is continuously evolving the seamless integration of form, function, and comfort.
It was established in 2013 by Henry Choi and Scot ShandaloveThey have a sleek, modern aesthetic, with an understated yet refined point of view. The brand’s global research and development of luxury fabrics is achieved in partnership with world-class knitting mills, from the Wakayama Prefecture of Japan to the woven technical expertise found in the Italian Province of Como. This drives the brand’s innovative collections, combined with experimentation in textile dyeing and production treatments. ## Learn More matiere.com NYFW Schedule With love, FWO
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