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NYFW DAY 5 Trend Report

February 11, 2014/in Fashion Events /by Ana Cara

NYFW DAY 5 Trend Report

(Featuring Carolina Herrera, Alon Livne, Angel Sanchez, & Noon by Noor)

We have reached the half-way point of New York Fashion Week? Tired yet? Of course not! One can never get enough of amazing fashions, and the collections presented on Day 5 do not disappoint. From ethereal looks at Alon Livne to classic silhouettes at Carolina Herrera, there was something for everyone!

COLOR

Carolina Herrera had a pretty diverse color palette. Her collection started off with dark shades of blue and burgundy and evolved to a few mustard yellow & vibrant red pieces. While Carolina focused on dark, vibrant hues, the ladies behind Noon byNoor presented an Easter palette of colors down the runway. Pastels are really having a moment for 2014 with no sign of stopping any time soon. It’s definitely a big transition from darker hues for the Fall & Winter. Angel Sanchez’s collection was fairly monochromatic with looks in one color at a time.

Photo Credit: Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

Photo Credit: Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

PRINTS

Noon by Noor favored polka dot prints and appliques that transition from full coverage to sporatic. Carolina Herrera featured structured prints & abstract prints in her collection.

Noon By Noor
Photo Credit: Maryna Marston

STYLE & FIT

Carolina Herrera’s collection showcased a substantial amount of volume from oversized coats to exaggerated sleeves. Her looks were really enjoyable to watch coming down the runway. Carolina’s skirts and dresses either hit right at the knee or floor length in classy and chic Carolina Herrera style. AngelSanchez’s uber-feminine dresses & gowns were very powerful. Any woman in one of his designs would command attention when she walked in the room.

Photo Credit: Jane Kratochvil – www.janekratochvil.com

ACCESSORIES

Alon Livne wins the award for best accessories from Day 5 with all of the gorgeous head dresses on the models.

Photo Credit: Jane Kratochvil

Written by Shalanda Turner, FashionMingle.net Style Editor

NYFW DAY 4 TREND REPORT

February 11, 2014/in Fashion Events /by Ana Cara

NYFW DAY 4 TREND REPORT

(Featuring Tracy Reese, Vivienne Tam, Moncler Grenoble & Jonathan Simkhai)
Day 4 of New York Fashion Week had a lot of stand out moments that may go down in Fashion history. Starting with Moncler Grenoble’s Fashion Week presentation held at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom. The presentation was complete with singing, a 4-level structure and hydraulics. If you weren’t there to catch it live, watch it here! And how did our team fair on Day 4? Well even with some mishaps (missing charger, mic and a sick team member) we received full coverage per usual! We are also happy to report that Maryna is feeling well and back on the scene today for Day 5 coverage! Let’s check out the trends seen on the runway.

THE TRENDS

COLOR
Most of us know our complimentary colors; orange and blue, red and green, yellow and purple. Instinctively these color pairings go together. But what about orange and grey? A color combination not thought of often, but when Jonathan Simkhai puts them together you remember. Tracy Reese showed us that outerwear in bold, warm colors is the way to go for Fall! Her red bolero cape, and yellow overcoat are the perfect accessory to any look.

PRINTS
The forest or “in the woods” prints seem to be a popular choice for designers this season. Tess Giberson showed off a silhouetted forest Day 2 and Tracy Reese featured a forest at dawn print on a few of her looks. It truly was a gorgeous print and looked amazing coming down the runway. VivienneTam also had a unique variety of prints from animal prints (and not animal print like cheetah but prints with animals on them) to more mosaic patterns.

STYLE, CUT, & FIT
Who says you have to be covered up in tons of fabric just because it’s cold?? Definitely not Jonathan Simkhai. Jonathan went all out to show that sexy is in, even in the winter! A continuing trend across all 4 days of Fashion Week has been the asymmetric hemlines in tops and bottoms. Jonathan had a very cool asymmetric sweatshirt with a zipper. Vivienne Tam kept her hemlines for the most part at the knee. She also sent out these cool pant silhouettes that would almost be harem style except they weren’t wide at the hips. They were baggy down to the ankles where they contoured down to a tapered ankle.

FABRICS
If Jonathan was all about leather and alligator skin, than Vivienne tam was all about eyelet and embroidered fabrics.

ACCESSORIES
Vivienne Tam enhanced her looks with really fun & abstract printed tights!

Photo Credits: Jane Kratochvil (www.janekratochvil.com)

Written by Shalanda Turner, FashionMingle.net Style Editor

Day 3 of NYFW – F/W 2014

February 9, 2014/in Fashion Events /by Ana Cara

Ladies and gentlemen, we are 3 days in, with day 4 going by fast at NYFW! How much are you enjoying all of the amazing fashion coming out of New York right now? It’s no wonder it’s been named the Fashion Capital of the world! Our Fashion Mingle team has been keeping up, battling the cold, carrying heavy equipment and shuffling from one venue to the next to bring you the best coverage from New York Fashion Week. Our young contributor & Fashion Designer Jessica Faith Marshall survived her first NYFW press pit experience at Venexiana Ltd and interviewed the designer Kati Stern. Jane and Maryna headed to Lincoln center during the day to capture more runway looks from the tents, and Melissa interviewed Brazilian designer Ivan Aguilar for his first womenswear collection debuting at MBFW. Be sure to return to FashionMingle.net for these fabulous interviews! However we also promised you a little bit of drama and what would Fashion Week be without drama! A member of our team has taken sick, leaving our media team short a player today, we have a missing (stolen?) cell phone charger and a lost microphone! Anything can happen at Fashion Week, best to always be prepared!

The Trends

COLOR
Designers are having a fabulous time with red, orange and pink. Prabal Gurung sent looks down the runway in the most amazing shades of red and orange I’ve ever seen. Monique Lhuillier accented a few of her gowns with pink designs. Son Jung Wan had a fairly neutral pallet with creams and tan, but added purple and blue looks near the end of the collection.

Photo Credit: FashionGPS.com

Photo by: Maryna Marston -www.squareearthstudio.com

PRINTS – Mara Hoffman loves a good print. She had very Aztec inspired designs and cuts. She mostly choose prints with a blue base and some black and white prints. Her collection in general had a very tribal feel to it with the prints and silhouettes.

Photo Credit: Maryna Marston www.squareearthstudio.com

STYLE & FIT
Herve Leger stay true to their uber-fitted, body-con designs. They had a few fit and flares in the mix. They even had looks that reminded me of birds and those brushes you see in car-washes that come from the ceiling! Monique Lhuillier will have you ready for work or a black-tie, red carpet event. Wherever you are looking to go you can find something in Monique’s collection. From her signature “just below the knee” pencil skirts to girly fit & flare cocktail dress, these looks were made for a lady. Alexander favored a very androgynous collection from the look on the models to the fit of the clothes. He had very boxy styles especially in his jackets.

Photo by: Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

ACCESSORIES: Alexander Wang sent his androgynous models down the runway in backless, slide-on boots. Yes, that’s right…in one evening Alexander Wang may have reinvented footwear. Mara Hoffman had really fun gold cuffs up and down the arms of her models, giving her collection a warrior vibe.

Photo Credit: FashionGPS.com

Written by Shalanda Turner, FashionMingle.net Style Editor

NYFW Spring 2014: Naeem Khan, Badgley Mischka, Jenny Packham, Alon Livne, Zang Toi

September 11, 2013/in Fashion Events /by Ana Cara

NYFW Spring 2014 – Day 6 we were all back in the tent except for Melissa’s offsite jaunt to shoot ICB in the afternoon. We covered lots of shows today for the trend report and for media footage. Maryna and Shalanda headed backstage at Badgley Mischka for behind-the-scenes footage and ran into John Legend and his girlfriend Chrissy Teigen. Backstage at Alon Livne, Arielle interviewed the namesake, Israeli designer, who started designing when he was 17. We covered backstage for Zang Toi, and wrapped up the evening attending the last show at 9pm by Fashion Shenzhen.

FIT/STYLE: A trend is a fad, a craze, the latest hotness, and a style that has been trending all week has been longer length in skirts in different fits: A-Line, Pencil, Drop-Waist, Assymetricals, and more!! There was very little deviation from this trend on Day 6. Jenny Packham, Badgely Mischka, & Naeem Khan sent feminine silhouettes down the runway displaying the variety in skirt styles. Alon Livne sent down warrior/Amazon princess inspired garments, that looked like each model was wearing an embellished breast plate and ready to go to battle! I loved it!

Naeem Khan / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

Alon Livne / Photographer Arielle Breedyk – www.ariellebreedyk.com

Badgley Mischka / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

COLOR: As mentioned yesterday, more and more color is appearing, but the overall theme of whites, pastels, & other neutrals has still been the focus. Naeem Khan sent garments down the runway with a beige base, but colorful appliques:

Naeem Khan / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

Jenny Packham / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

PRINT/PATTERN: Mirror image prints were very popular on the Naeem Khan runway. Popular plaid returns on the Jenny Packham Runway.

Naeem Khan / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

Jenny Packham / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

EVENING WEAR/OCCASION: There was a prevalence of evening wear gowns showcased on Day 6 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Almost every designer sent down a jaw-dropping stunner. A lot of fluidity in the gowns, with lots of movement. Long cape trains, and lots of fabric that billowed in the wind.

Badgley Mischka / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

Zang Toi / Photographer Arielle Breedyk – www.ariellebreedyk.com

Credit: Written by Shalanda Turner, FashionMingle.net Style Editor and Blogger at Live Life in Style

NYFW – Day 5 report

September 11, 2013/in Fashion Events /by Ana Cara

Ladies and gentlemen here is our NYFW Day 5 recap! We have made it past the halfway point! On Day 5 our team was once again all over the city of Manhattan. We started together at Lincoln Center in the morning, but by the afternoon, Craig and Arielle were offsite at BlacMera for an interview and Shalanda headed to the Alice & Olivia presentation in the meat-packing district. Finishing up the evening, Arielle attended the 9pm show by Libertine, back at Lincoln Center. Throughout the day we ran into multiple celebrities from world-renowned photographer Nigel Barker to Paris Hilton! Here’s our trend report from Day 5 of New York Fashion Week.

FIT – Just when we thought everyone was going with a looser fit, outside of Lubov and Max Azria’s Herve Leger collections, we have discovered another runway collection by Falguni & Shane Peacock that also love to show off the curves of the female form. Despite Falguni and Shane, the majority of collections show yesterday still featured A-line skirts, fit and flare silhouettes and asymmetrical hems. Pamella Roland favored the high-low, asymmetrical hem for a lot of her garments from dresses to tops. Short in the front, long in the back.

Falguni & Shane Peacock / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

Pamella Roland / Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

FABRIC: Sheers, Sheen, & Vinyl. Falguni had fun placements of sheers in their collections, and Cesar Galindo played with shimmer in his dresses for his CZAR collection. Pamella Roland showcased a cape jacket that looked like it would be perfect for a rainy day! Shiny fabrics like taffeta and lame seem to be a popular choice over the last few days, especially in the Libertine Collection.

Pamella Roland / Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

COLOR: The BlacMera collection showed off a beautiful array of garments in yellow and blue. Yellow and purple are the complimentary color pairings, but Yuliana’s pairings were perfect for each other! The right shades of yellow to pair with blue. Black and white were still popular color choices in collections that weren’t print heavy like Pamella Roland and Alice & Olivia. Collection with tons of print were more colorful, like Libertine & Falguni & Shane Peacock.

PATTERN & PRINT: As always lots of print and mixing print on the runways, especially at Falguni & Shane and Libertine. Stripes and big patterned prints were used on the Pamella Roland runway. Alice & Oliva focused on prints similar to houndstooth, etc.

Credit: Written by Shalanda Turner, FashionMingle.net Style Editor and Blogger at Live Life in Style

NYFW – Spring 2014 Day 4 Trend Report

September 10, 2013/in Fashion Events /by Ana Cara

Day 4 was crazy as ever, just like the other 3 days. Our team went offsite to Chelsea to see Ricardo Seco’s Spring 2014 collection at Eyebeam studios. Mara and Arielle captured interviews with Joanna Mastroianni, Ricardo Seco and Melissa interviewed Jackie Fraser-Swan, the designer behind the Emerson label. Emerson was the last show of the night at 9pm and for celebration of our work, we went out on the town! Well not really, we went to the rooftop bar at INC48Hotel called The Press Lounge (How fitting for our media group), and then went for late night eats at Market Diner in Hell’s Kitchen. Needless to say it was a late night for us, but we love to give you the trends for the day…even if they are a little late :-p.

COLOR: Color seems to be popping up more and more as the days of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week pass us by. By default Custo Barcelona’s runway had a bunch of color due to his use of very busy, colorful, graphic prints. Joanna Mastroianni, being the master of evening gowns that she is, sent gorgeous gowns of color down the runway.

Joanna Mastroianni / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

FIT: The continuing movement away from tighter than tight garments is evident in the long A-line skirts and drop-waist dresses presented by DVF. Both DVF and Custo Barcelona showed their love for the popular trend of the week: Crop Tops. Custo presented a lot of Box-shaped jacket, moving away from the typical fitted trench-coats seen in the Spring.

DVF / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

Custo Barcelona / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

PRINTS: Black and white prints, were the main focus of DVF’s runway, along with some graphic prints. Joanna Mastroianni opened her show with a bunch of fun black and white patterns too! Custo’s collection was almost all prints in all kinds of designs and colors with a heavy focus on mixing prints.

DVF / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

Joanna Mastroianni / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

FABRICS: Custo Barcelona sent a lot of metallics down the runway bringing the shine and shimmer that we’ve been missing from Days 1-3. Woven fabrics made an appearance on his runway like mesh.

ACCESSORIES: Visors are no longer just for tennis players! Custo Barcelona sent fun visors down the runway in the same materials as the garments. His collection of colorful, Mix-print shoes will be favored by any girl, looking to express her artistic side this Spring! Vivienne Tam would love to see the socks and sandals trend return, as a few of her models rocked that trend from a few seasons back on the runway.

Custo Barcelona / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

Credit: Shalanda Turner – FashionMingle.Net Style Editor, Blogger at Live Life in Style .

NYFW – SPRING 2014 Day 3 Trend Report

September 9, 2013/in Fashion Events /by Ana Cara

Day 3 was full of lots of shows for me to attend. I ended my evening at 10pm after the 9pm Venexiana show. What a day of exciting Fashion! Team M&MS (Mara, Maryna, and myself Shalanda) started early in the morning backstage at Ruffian for designer interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and a chat with the lead hair stylist Nick. In between shows Maryna and I hung out at the press lounge presented by Samsung galaxy to edit photos and generate this trend report for you from the Day 3 Spring 2014 Collections of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week! Enjoy!

COLOR – Day 3 introduced the first collection that focused on bright, neon colors and that was Mara Hoffman’s vibrant Spring 2014 collection. Son Jung Wan presented pop of neon using a vibrant yellow hue for some of their garments, but mostly they stay with the color white. Still the overall theme for Day 3 remains steady at pastels, white, & beige and surprisingly darker hues of blue, green, red, & purple that would typically be seen in Fall collections. Designers overall are really moving away from the bright, neon trend.

FABRIC – Sheers, Sheen, & Leather. It’s no secret that sheer fabrics are in, and they have been for awhile. The Lacoste brand added chiffon elements to their sporty looks, elevating them from gym chic, to street chic. Ruffian favored fabrics with sheen, and created jackets, dresses and suits in sateen materials. Leather was a popular choice in Jill Stuart’s collection.

Ruffian / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

Lacoste / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

GARMENT TRENDS – Crop tops, and peek-a-boo cut-outs were popular choices in the Charlotte Ronson & Jill Stuart collections. Charlotte also played around with menswear inspired embellishments in her garments using Peter Pan collars, and illusions of ties and suspenders.

PRINT – Florals, Stripes, and more emergence of plaid. Plaid was seen at Ruffian, & Charlotte Ronson.

Ruffian / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

FIT – Lots of ankle pants, A-line skirts, and longer shorts & dresses.

HAIR & MAKEUP – Big hair was featured on the Son Jung Wan runway, while Ruffian inspired by vintage French aristocrats presented the side wave on their models. However, braids returned in a big way via Mara Hoffman with her models donning the longest braids I’ve ever seen to compliment her collection

Ruffian / Photographer Maryna Marston – www.squareearthstudio.com

Credit: Shalanda Turner – FashionMingle.Net Style Editor, Blogger at Live Life in Style . Feature image: Mara Hoffman / Photographer Shalanda Turner – Live Life in Style.

NYFW Spring 2014 Collections – Day 2

September 7, 2013/in Fashion Events /by Ana Cara

Day 2 collections showed the same trend as Day 1: very little in the bright & warm colors and more contrast pairings using pastels and bold hues of black and cool colors (think purples, greens, and blues). Beiges, rose and other flesh tones were popular across the board. Neon, which was so popular for a few seasons, seems to have run it’s course.

Nicole Miller / photographer Marina Marston
www.squareearthstudios.com

PRINTS – Stripes are still holding strong, and florals are always a popular choice for Spring. Instead of abstract prints with designs placed sporadically, prints for Spring 2014 are streamlined and concise, following exact lines and rows as seen in the Noon by Noor show. With this streamlining, prints are taking on a more geometric feel. Bold trimmings give the appearance of lines and geometric shapes, further cementing the movement to print conciseness.

Noon by Noor / Photographer Marina Marston
www.squareearthstudios.com

FIT – Welcome back length! From Rebecca Minkoff’s shorts to Nicole Miller’s knee-length skirts, the return of modest length to the female silhouette is a refreshing change after a season of (sometimes obscenely) short bottoms from yesteryear. Designers are also moving away from the skinny pant trend, and offering more options in pant leg fits from straight-leg (Noon by Noor) to palazzo pants (Argentine Designers)

Noon by Noor / Photographer – Marina Marston
www.squareearthstudios.com

Rebecca Minkoff / Photographer Marina Marston
www.squareearthstudio.com

MAKEUP & HAIR – Though a bold red lip was seen on the models in the Nicole Miller show, the continuing theme of “enhancing” natural beauty was the popular choice for the designers. The models were again styled with that beach-tousled, wavy hair and crown braids.

Report provided by our friends at Fashion Mingle, writer Shalanda Turner.

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