New Fashion 2012 Dsign Alice + Olivia

NEW YORK, September 12, 2011 By Alison Baenen In the center of Stacey Bendet's Alice + Olivia presentation was a giant tree heavy with shoes. The fruits of Bendet's labor, as it were, represented the label's first full line of shoes, and they were just as whimsical and bright as any of its apparel. "I wanted to bring a little more fashion into footwear," the designer explained the day before her presentation. Fashion came in lawn green, cherry red, and lemon yellow, in toes pointy and round, and...

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New Fashion 2012 Dsign

What’s old is new once more. During the Spring shows, we noticed more than a few front-row fixtures decked out in cameos. “It is a true renaissance,” says Amedeo Scognamiglio, whose family has been hand-carving the baubles since 1857. “My father always told me, ‘Cameos may get ill, but they never die.’ ” For proof that these portrait pieces are alive and kicking, see Miroslava Duma in a necklace and ring set, Shala Monroque with an oversize brooch, and Giovanna Battaglia wearing earrings to match...

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fashionat the shows The Toronto fashion week schedule is up

Toronto’s LG Fashion Week has found a new home. After living in tents at Nathan Phillips Square (a few short blocks from our office), then last season at King and Shaw, the show is moving to an indoor spot with 40-foot ceilings in nearby Liberty Village. FDCC prez Robin Kay told The Toronto Star that the runway will be inside the building, which will also have a tent erected outside. The FDCC has also released a roughed in schedule with a start date of Sunday, March 28. (The shows close Thursday,...

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LG Fashion Week Day 5: David Dixon Spring 2012

TORONTO, OCTOBER 21th, 2011- One of the most awaited collection of the week, David Dixon presented his Spring 2012 collection in front of an impatient and excited audience. Opening with a statuesque black beauty wearing a pale yellow gown, the designer had the big challenge to empower the eclectic style of Malcom Macleren musical genre, his inspiration for the season. As the musician, Dixon used a mixture of classical with modern shapes, strict and soft fabrics to redefine his own kitsch aesthetic....

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