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CARMEN MARC VALVO FALL/WINTER 2013

MYSTERIOUS, ROMANTIC DENIZENS OF THE NIGHT The master of hard-edged romance described what we could expect to see at his runway show in perfectly poetic form:  “haunting and alluring”, dark shadows, moonlit sonatas, baroque scrolls and rock and roll”, “mysterious, … Continue reading

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CZAR BY CESAR GALINDO FALL/WINTER 2013:

ROOTS IN TEXAS, A STYLE THAT IS ALL NEW YORK In the interest of full disclosure, I had more heard about Cesar Galindo than actually seen his designs before seeing his Fall/Winter 2013 runway at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.  But I’d … Continue reading

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JONATHAN PRODUCT LAUNCHES AT MBFW

JONATHAN PROVES DIRTY CAN BE SEXY, WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR HAIR Hanging around the various venues that comprise New York Fashion Week, you can pick up tips and make sensational discoveries about more than, well, fashion.  Case in point:  … Continue reading

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MAISON DE URBANA FALL 2013

THE EYES HAVE IT, IN A MYSTERIOUS MIX OF FASHION AND CULTURE Consider the Burkha.  For most of us in the West, it is either an object of mystery, or an evil piece of cloth designed to imprison women and … Continue reading

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HEATHER LAWTON FALL/WINTER 2013

CREATING A WEARABLE WINTER’S TALE I have to put my hands up here and admit that, before I received an invitation to her Fall/Winter 2013 Presentation, I’d never heard of Heather Lawton. But I do believe you learn a lot … Continue reading

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WHIT FALL/WINTER 2013:

WHITNEY POZGAY’S GIRLIE LOOKS ARE A LITTLE BIT RETRO AND THOROUGHLY MODERN It’s not even Day One of Mercedes-Benz Fall/Winter 2013 Fashion Week, and already you can spot some trends emerging.  Peplum skirts and tops.  Big, floppy hats.  Animal prints.  … Continue reading

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H.H. BROWN: FALL/WINTER 2013

JUST IN TIME FOR FASHION WEEK, A NEW HANDBAG LINE IS BORN One of the many, many perks of getting on the official Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week list is that you become one of the chosen who learns early on about … Continue reading

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NOVIS: FALL/WINTER 2013

YOUNG, TIMELESS AND FUN If you are a fan of photography and photographers, and I am, then the name Richard Avedon is recognizable as much because of the style of his photographs as for his own fame.  It was from … Continue reading

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KARA LARICKS SPRING/SUMMER 2013

BOY MEETS GIRL IN THE NEXT FASHION STAR’S DEBUT COLLECTION In the interest of full disclosure, I wasn’t all that sure about “The Next Fashion Star”.  And when I finally committed to watching, I was pretty sure Kara Laricks would … Continue reading

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A GOOD OLD FASHIONED FASHION SHOW WITH ZANG TOI

CLOTHES TO DIE FOR FROM A DESIGNER WHO LOVES THE WOMEN HE DRESSES You know there are designers who make clothes to make a living, or to make themselves famous.  Not Zang Toi.  This is a man who loves what … Continue reading

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