Bobbin Talk

Laura Siegel - Sneak Peek

Laura Siegel,  fashion design graduate from Parsons was one of the truly exciting fashion presentations I saw this season. I am so impressed by the ability of a 25 year old designer to create such a thoughtful well rounded collection complete with collaborations for accessories like shoes and necklaces and stationary. She consistently works with artisans in India to create block printing and natural dye process techniques for continued sustainable practices.

Laura Siegel F/W'12 - Behind the Scenes from OAKJO on Vimeo.

Fashion Week NYC is Coming

Having models and designer events can get really intimidating for people who are not involved in the events, and really stressful for people who are. There certainly are different approaches to what people wear. Mine? Not sure yet. It's whatever I feel like that day depending on the weather and where I have to go and also how much time I have to think about it. But certainly not this:

Even on days when I feel like this: {which is today}

Stay dry and find a way to enjoy the rainy weather in NYC if you can!

Big Bold Flowers

Love seeing the graphic flower shapes at Versace Fall 11. It takes a bold woman to wear those! If fall is going to look like that, I'm ready to skip the summer!

 

AAU FAll 2011 runway video

Here is the full video of the FAll 2011 Academy of Art University fashion design masters program graduates runway show

Academy of Art University - Holly Smith

Fashion Design Masters degree student Holly Smith was one of the graduates presenting her fashion collection at the AAU show at the tents.

Her collection of leather, wool and wool jersey dresses, jackets and coats was inspired by the double crested cormorant water diving bird. Her hooded garments evoked the elegant lines of the long sleek bird diving in and out of water. Quite beautiful and sculptural.

Photos by Aneta Genova

Holly Smith backstage, preparing her garments for the runway!
Photo by PhotoEventsNYC.com from the AAU blog: FashionSchoolDaily.com

 

Erkan Coruh

Erkan Coruh's thought provoking collection is inspired by the Iranian artist Shrin Neshat. It follows her fragile femininity through her dramatic journey from the rigid world of islam to her migration to the States. The Designer dedicates this collection to all women who have suffered a similar experience. Erkan was born in Istanbul where he finished his degree in Fashion Design at the Fine Arts  Academy, in Istanbul in 2003. Erkan won Turkeys 1st prise for the young designer of the year, and in 2004 won the 1st prize of “IAF International Designer Award”. In 2005 he went on to graduate from The Domus Academy with a Master Degree in fashion Design and is currently working in Milan. With this colection Erkan Corun is amongst the winners of the prestigious Italian competition “Who is on Next” sponsored by Vogue, AltaRoma.

Jayne Pierson

After an exhausting move to our new home I've started looking back into the fashion emerging designers to help my mood and uplift the spirits. I was drawn to Jayne Pierson, a talented Welsh Designer and based on her Fall/Winter 2010 Collection at LFW I can't wait to see the SP/Summer one. She'll be showing at Paris Fashion Week for the first time as one of just eight designers handpicked by On/Off showroom.

TwentyTen

This was one of the few presentations I saw this week and was certainly impressed by the elegant setting, very wearable clothes and sophisticated aesthetic of these fresh graduates. Fashion designers Jeff Dodd, David J. Krause, and Nina Zilka presented their fourth collection of garments for men and women as the twentyten. They founded the label as students in Pratt Institute's fashion design department and named it for their graduation year from Pratt (they graduated in May 2010).

The presentation took place in the Starrett-Lehigh Building on 26th Street and the flood of light through the wall of windows provided a spectacular backdrop with play of architectural shadows.

The jewelry was created by jewelry design program graduate Carrie Bilbo, whose work is based on human phobias such as arachnophobia includes silver branches, gleaming cicadas, and bejeweled spiders.





This was twentyten's first presentation as members of the Pratt Design Incubator for Sustainable Innovation, which launches new, socially and environmentally-responsible business ventures proposed by ambitious students, alumni, and faculty. They are the first group of fashion designers to be a part of the Incubator, which is located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Sustainable aspects of their fourth collection include local production and the use of scrap material in their garments and accessories.

All photos by Aneta Genova

Gold Digger?

This photo from LaQuan Smith's show changes my perspective!

Via Rachel from TheGreyestGhost.com Visit her blog, she's going to some of the most exciting shows this season and snapping amazing photos!

 

Academy of Art University Show - Maria Korovilas

I really liked all seven designer collections presented at the Academy of Art University fashion show, so I've decided to split them in separate posts and give them the attention they deserve. Maria Korovilas, an M.F.A. Fashion design student graduate was inspired by the Jenny Lewis song "You are What You Love" and took over 600 hours to bead her own garments. The result was beautiful layered pieces with some dramatic shapes.