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Fashion Week Roundup- Best of London, Spring 2011

Runway Review: Reflections of eclectic London designers Erdem, Meadham Kirchoff, Charles Anastase, Peter Pilotto, Richard Nicoll Naveed Hussain takes us a view of Spring, 2011 quirkier and energetic London style hot off the catwalks. -- S.H. At the London shows you can always expect a generous helping of ingenuity & energy and many of our favorites did not disappoint for Spring 2011. They made a strong case on the need for new with collections that stand on their own while touching on the season's varied trends from Peter Pan collared school girl dressing to artfully ladylike to clean yet conceptual minimalism. London's promising young talents are growing up and their work is only getting more confident in realization. Here's a

Marc Jacobs Spring 2011 Runway Review: Reflections of Marc Jacobs, Rodarte, Jason Wu, Donna Karan spring summer 2011 Naveed Hussain has been taking a breathe and pondering New York Fashion Week- not as piece by piece but by show, to see what stood out above the NYFW fray and complexities of the week. -- S.H. We've been doing a lot of whining at the pace and scale of fashion in this day and age of globalism and an unsteady economy. Fashion today has become a world-wide beast, it's everywhere, and isn't that a good thing? Shouldn't this mean we are all sitting at home with a closet full of the best we can buy? Okay well, that is possible, but

David Elfin Spring 2011 Fashion Show, New York and Madrid is Crisp, Clean and Modern

Runway Review: The designer shows in 2 cities and sticks to HIS architectural design Davidelphin spring 2011- New York Davidelfin cuts a mean pattern... And sticks to his guns too! The Spanish designer who shows both at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York and then at Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week is true to his architectural and somewhat austere design aesthetic. Davidelfin's fine modern classic tailoring is best appreciated up close. Particularly in New York, where floaty fabrics and sandy colors reigned supreme, the Davidelfin spring collection was a jolt in the arm for the woman who just wanted to stick to her 90's minimalist guns or whatever you want to call someone who prefers her clothing lean, clean, and mean. >>

Runway Review: The Anna Sui woman is a frisky pioneer chick by way of the late 1960's, all wrapped up in a very modern package! It's home on a VERY fashionable range for Anna Sui... Twenty years of Anna Sui and it will always be dreamy in my book! Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York went to the countryside for this show of pretty pioneer girls circa 1969 making daisy chains and playing the tambourine! Flirty dresses in mixed prints with fluttering hems were the highlight and perfect for spring paired with soft accessories. >> SHOP: Anna Sui at ShopBop Anna Sui - Spring 2011 Fashion Show Besides the perfectly pretty clothes, there was the accessorizing of feather necklaces, flower head

Runway Review: Something for everyone in this line and I think certain pieces are very wearable no matter what your age A sleek, sexy, confident and practical woman is who will be strutting around in Mackage next Spring 2011. Mackage - Spring 2011 The Mackage presentation at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week was calling out to all ages of smokin' city gals wanting to play up their attitude and stand out in a remarkable, but not extreme, manner. >> MORE: Fashion Shows and Runway Reviews If you picture yourself looking for a new outerwear jacket and dress pants I would head to Mackage. Those two items in particular had me wide eyed. >> SHOP: Mackage online Beautifully fit pants in skinny, peg

Runway Review: The sexy and sweet boudoir look is so fun for spring, and especially in these soft champagne and rose colors Playing up the feminine side of dressing has been a key feature at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and the young line Odd Molly certainly wasn't going to take a backseat in that department. Odd Molly - Spring 2011 Fashion Show I will never look down on a girly line, but there is an extreme that Odd Molly hovers on and I feel these delicate, super feminine pieces are best worn pared down, in small doses. >> SHOP: Odd Molly at Farfetch Odd Molly - Spring 2011 Fashion Show Thin knits with shimmering gold were lovely compliments to the silk

Isaac Mizrahi- Spring 11 Fashion Show, Enough about Trends, Lets be Pretty

Runway Review: When looking pretty speaks volume Every once in a while we need to cleanse our palette of trends and unneccessary froufrou and get back down to what a woman really wants to be when she gets dressed. For most of us over the age of 20ish, it's simply to look pretty in a way without unneccessary artifice or pretention. Pretty doesn't mean boring or dated. It means that you are in control of your look and want ot look stunning for yourself in a timeless and ageless way in clothing that is designed with YOU the woman in mind. >> SEE ISAAC MIZRAHI FASHION SHOW PHOTOS- COMPLETE SPRING COLLECTION The Isaac Mizrahi spring 2011 collection called "IM Xerox"

Donna Karan- Spring 2011 Lighter, Softer and Very Beautiful

Runway Review: The "Raw Romance" Donna Karan collection, soft yet strong perfection. Most hair stylists will tell you that at a certain age we look better with softer edges and a lighter color. Well, Donna Karan is celebrating her 25th Anniversary in fashion this year and she has all but softened and lightened the look for Spring 2011. >> SEE DONNA KARAN FASHION SHOW PHOTOS- COMPLETE SPRING COLLECTION Once the almost shock of the all sand color palette passed, it was clear that the hallmarks of an urban wardrobe were still present, but this time the city looks were meant to travel to a more relaxed place and time. SHOP: Donna Karan at Bloomingdale's Groisgrain ribbon belts gently defines the

Edition by Georges Chakra NY Fashion Week- Spring 2011

Runway Review: What to wear when life is your red carpet I don't know about you, but I have certainly gotten tired of looking at overdone "Princess" fantasy dresses worn by celebrities on the red carpet. They are ostentatious dresses that often wear the wearer rather than spotlight her total beauty. I'm all for a bit of eccentricity and quirkiness, but when everyone wears the same quirky big number, it all looks the the same. For me, those over-the-top dresses look like a young girl's small town dream of what a "fancy" dress should be rather than an elegant ideal of what a real grown-up woman should wear when she has the opportunity to glam it up. >> Fashion Shows

Runway Review: The highlight display of artfully draped garments was the palette of smooth, warm neutrals with shocking flashes of color The color palette was brimming with Spring Fever, and soft fabrics were in full flow at the Ports 1961 Spring 2011 show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. Ports 1961 - Spring 2011 The highlight display was the palette of smooth, warm neutrals - charcoal, deep moss green, sandy beige and smokey grey, with shocking flashes of color - deep sea blue, bright purple and grass green. Ports 1961 - Spring 2011 Also a play of soft metallic in fabrication, sequin embellishments or jewelry. Everything had a warm shine to it, like the sun! Ports 1961 - Spring 2011 >> Fashion

Runway Review: Definitely a designer to watch emerge, as it's the first collection and with experience the collections will grow and develop. This tiny capsule of dresses with bursts of coral and watercolor florals is the first women's collection for Silvio Liu, showcased here at Merecedes-Benz Fashion Week. The spring cocktail dresses were chic silhouettes on their own, the light palette was refreshing, but I saw a few key details that didn't sit with the collection. Silvio Liu- Spring 2011 Collection >> Fashion Shows and Runway Reviews The fit and tailoring was perfect and created a flattering feminine look on all the dresses, but I wasn't too keen on the cropped boxy jackets that covered a few of them. Waists

Runway Review: Grunge got girly and there are plenty of sweet florals under the slouchy hoodies and washed out plaid shirts Be prepared to pull out your beat up high school hoodie next Spring. Charlotte Ronson is taking things back to the casual, borderline grungy, utilitarian 1990's dress code with her most recent collection shown at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.e Charlotte Ronson- Spring 2011 Fashion Show This time around the grunge got girly and there are plenty of sweet florals under the slouchy hoodies and washed out plaid shirts. A fine bit of feminism and flower child compliments the super casual look. And for having so many oversize garments there was still a lot of skin showing! Charlotte Ronson- Spring

Tony Maticevski

TONY MATICECSKI Fashion Show Photos / Runway Collection Fall / Winter 2010-2011 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week New York In their words: "The 28-look collection was romantic, sweet and moody. Featuring silk tulle and organza gowns, and drapy chiffon blouses, along with metallic bronze silk and lots of embellishment." Click on each picture for an enlarged view. Photos, this page only, Tony Maticevski

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Fashion Week Roundup- Best of London, Spring 2011

Fashion Week Roundup- Best of New York, Spring 2011

David Elfin Spring 2011 Fashion Show, New York and Madrid is Crisp, Clean and Modern

Anna Sui – Spring 2011 Fashion Show. Fun, Feminine and Bohemian Joy

Makage Spring 2011 Fashion Week Presentation for a Sleek, Sexy, and Confident Woman

Odd Molly- Spring 2011 Fashion Show for Sexy and Sweet Boudoir Femininity

Isaac Mizrahi- Spring 11 Fashion Show, Enough about Trends, Lets be Pretty

Donna Karan- Spring 2011 Lighter, Softer and Very Beautiful

Edition by Georges Chakra NY Fashion Week- Spring 2011

Ports 1961- Spring 2011 Fashion Show Punches Up Color With Soft Neutrals

Silvio Liu Spring 2011 NYFW Collection brims with sweet and feminine party dresses

Charlotte Ronson Fashion Show- Grunge for Girls on the Spring Runway

Tony Maticevski

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