As we prepare for New York Fashion Week Spring 2015, we can't help but recall what fun we had in Fall 2014.
Fashion continues to inspire not only the viewer, the consumer with the garments, but with the wonderful people we meet.
Fashion goes beyond the garments you see, it is a piece of art that each designer creates and interprets through their own personal journey in this life:
As I recall clearly as I prepared for Brooklyn Fashion Week last season, I realize I didn't even get over the hustle and bustle of New York Fashion Week. This season's collections are pretty amazing, I have to say. The combination of art, bold colors, and rich fabric continues to excite me long after the lights have gone out and the crowds have dispersed.
The biggest treat for us this season was definitely talking to the beauty experts, including two of my favorite artists. I totally love hair expert James Pecis from our working days at Vogue Magazine and other great publications. If you want to talk about creativity, it's all about the creatives in the business. I wasn't surprised when this innovator added texture and braiding to the look that was created for Nanette Lepore. James has always been excited about texture and body to a woman's coiffe.
This season's "It" face was created by another expert I respect in this industry, Romy Soleimani. For this artist, inspiration came from the image of a snow globe inside a terrarium. The red and pink shades on the nails represent flowers, while the makeup is frosty, reminiscent of dewdrops. The look complimented perfectly a ballet theme with points that danced throughout a collection.
Romy was using two of my favorite beauty brands to create these looks. The first, Kevyn Aucoin Cosmetics, is one of the greats of my time and Kevyn himself is also an artist that I had the honor of once working with. It's common knowledge by now that anything connected to his name has got to be fabulous.
The second product is Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist. Talk about being moist and dewy... This product leaves skin so soft on a cold winter morning you'll crave the days when you start spraying.
But now that our face has been perfected by the experts who have shown us how to do it all at home, let's get dressed. What a choice of collection we had this season when it came to wardrobe. The girly looks of Lela Rose (who can get all my money) are among my top picks. Truth be told, if I wore something of her every day I would NOT be bored.
But if you want to talk about bringing on the fire, Concept Korea had me on the edge. The combination of art and texture on clothing completely captured my attention.
But for those red carpet, swanky lady-like moments, Kaufman Franco really made the ladies look very... "Sensual," as they put it. I love the subtle show of skin that they gave us.
As so many off-site artists captured our attention, I think New York Fashion Week is beginning to open doors for the next generation of icons, as they should.
My fear has always been whether or not any given season could get boring and this season truly showed me that the artists of today are far from it. When growth stops for any industry then we should all become very afraid. Art is a continuous evolution of man's imagination, desires, fears, hopes and future. Without those ingredients we are doomed.
Fashion continues to inspire not only the viewer, the consumer with the garments, but with the wonderful people we meet.
Fashion goes beyond the garments you see, it is a piece of art that each designer creates and interprets through their own personal journey in this life:
As I recall clearly as I prepared for Brooklyn Fashion Week last season, I realize I didn't even get over the hustle and bustle of New York Fashion Week. This season's collections are pretty amazing, I have to say. The combination of art, bold colors, and rich fabric continues to excite me long after the lights have gone out and the crowds have dispersed.
The biggest treat for us this season was definitely talking to the beauty experts, including two of my favorite artists. I totally love hair expert James Pecis from our working days at Vogue Magazine and other great publications. If you want to talk about creativity, it's all about the creatives in the business. I wasn't surprised when this innovator added texture and braiding to the look that was created for Nanette Lepore. James has always been excited about texture and body to a woman's coiffe.
This season's "It" face was created by another expert I respect in this industry, Romy Soleimani. For this artist, inspiration came from the image of a snow globe inside a terrarium. The red and pink shades on the nails represent flowers, while the makeup is frosty, reminiscent of dewdrops. The look complimented perfectly a ballet theme with points that danced throughout a collection.
Romy was using two of my favorite beauty brands to create these looks. The first, Kevyn Aucoin Cosmetics, is one of the greats of my time and Kevyn himself is also an artist that I had the honor of once working with. It's common knowledge by now that anything connected to his name has got to be fabulous.
The second product is Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist. Talk about being moist and dewy... This product leaves skin so soft on a cold winter morning you'll crave the days when you start spraying.
But now that our face has been perfected by the experts who have shown us how to do it all at home, let's get dressed. What a choice of collection we had this season when it came to wardrobe. The girly looks of Lela Rose (who can get all my money) are among my top picks. Truth be told, if I wore something of her every day I would NOT be bored.
But if you want to talk about bringing on the fire, Concept Korea had me on the edge. The combination of art and texture on clothing completely captured my attention.
But for those red carpet, swanky lady-like moments, Kaufman Franco really made the ladies look very... "Sensual," as they put it. I love the subtle show of skin that they gave us.
As so many off-site artists captured our attention, I think New York Fashion Week is beginning to open doors for the next generation of icons, as they should.
My fear has always been whether or not any given season could get boring and this season truly showed me that the artists of today are far from it. When growth stops for any industry then we should all become very afraid. Art is a continuous evolution of man's imagination, desires, fears, hopes and future. Without those ingredients we are doomed.
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