When I last communicated with Mr. Rucci, he told me that he was still waiting to be touched or in common parlance… that last spurt of inspiration and motivation. I am here to tell anyone who will listen that Mr. Rucci was not touched, but beaten senseless as anyone who reads me with any regularity…
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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC: Monique Lhuillier – Autumn|Winter 2013
One of the most blatant adjectives to describe Monique Lhuillier’s Autumn|Winter 2013 collection: fuctional. However, one can’t overlook attractive, diverse, and feminine either. But what else is to be expected by a designer who knows her craft and market, marrying them ever so effortlessly season after season? Ms. Lhuillier exhibits this synergy of the two most…
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC: Jason Wu – Autumn|Winter 2013
From the moment you entered the venue, the message was abundantly clear: this would be a very elegant collection. Jason Wu delivered on the message in spades! Depending on how you read signals, the message might have also been grander, but this was not about spectacle; this was about a collection that was modern, flirty, feminine and…
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week NYC: Heather Lawton – Autumn|Winter 2013
I don’t blame neither the designers nor the retailers. I blame the consumers. In a world where we’ve grown accustomed to gravitate towards the safe, most notably in fashion, we’ve also stagnated our desire to be creative, to be singular. To step out of our perceived comfort zones and try something “different” is a feat…
Magical Montenegro
Arriving in Montenegro for the first time is like entering one of those secret walled gardens. You feel a real sense of adventure as your adrenaline perks up. The land feels like it has not quite yet been discovered; there are no eight lane highways like the French Riviera or bullet trains which the movie Casino…
A Railroad Rendezvous Avec The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
For anyone who is a history devotee or just has an affinity for the transformations of travel, the Orient Express has always been one of the many highlights. Known for being the epitome of prestige & intrigue, it was the primary carrier of kings & celebrities voyaging throughout Europe in the early 1900s. Then in…
Zuhair Murad – Haute Couture Spring 2013
Let’s state the obvious here: Zuhair Murad’s collection is unabashedly, unapologetically, unmistakably, and overtly provocative. These are not the clothes for the faint of heart or for the shy retiring wallflower; these are the clothes that demand and receive attention. Mr. Murad is pretty much shocking as a designer as these clothes are beyond the pale when…
Rami Kadi – Haute Couture Spring 2013
Rami Kadi, this is the name of a new designer from Lebanon who has entered the world of Haute Couture. As a neophyte in this rarefied world, Mr. Kadi demonstrates extraordinary skills but requires some restraint as this collection is at times pitch perfect and then at times, way too over the top in every way….
Jean Paul Gaultier – Haute Couture Spring 2013
This man is far from finished! One can’t help but be amazed, overwhelmed, and impressed when a veteran designer and somewhat a neophyte at haute couture turns out a collection of this caliber. It was exciting, modern, true to the designer’s DNA, and best of all, it is so far from a me too collection that Mr….
Elie Saab – Haute Couture Spring 2013
Here’s the thing about Elie Saab, he makes beautiful tasteful dresses that are runway worthy yet not flashy and vulgar. Mr. Saab is known for his embroidered dresses and gowns and he remains true to the DNA that he has created. This season his “loyalty” is all about these tone-on-tone embellishments and the illusion that all the…
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