Top, Cheap Monday. Jacket, R13. Photography by Danilo Parra Styling by Abdoul Diallo Model: Tatiana Krasikova at Fusion Special thanks to The News Showroom NYC All clothing, Kimberly Ovitz Click “Read More” for additional images.
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Beatriz Tellez
October 28, 2010 – 5:28 am
Packaged in an austere black booklet, Beatriz Tellez presents organic suede ropes minimally adorned with silver or gold nails. And somehow these simple parts, together, are simply stunning. A year ago Tellez was crafting the unique accessories as a personal artistic outlet, but after receiving a slew of compliments, she turned her creative baby into [...]
The Art of Self-Expression
October 27, 2010 – 8:33 am
It has been argued by a number of people I respect, designers included, that the desire and ability to adorn our bodies and assert our individuality is what differentiates us from animals. In a broader sense, it is the idea explored in the PBS documentary How Art Made the World. Pondering this notion, I perused [...]
Shelter from The Storm
October 25, 2010 – 8:50 pm
Flipping through a mass of monthly magazines, I finally found something to stop my swift page turning: long structural dresses with the tiniest pop of color, like a small bow. The designer who captivated me is Alessandra Rich, and her pieces are singularly compelling. Her Fall/Winter 2010 The Storm collection is drenched in wet, drippy [...]
In Conversation with Risto Bimbiloski
October 21, 2010 – 6:39 am
Designer Risto Bimbiloski at his Spring 2011 show. Image by Shawn Brackbill. Risto Bimbiloski spins tales—artistic, futuristic, electric tales. They begin in his imagination, travel from his Parisian studio through galaxies and thunderstorms and turn up in Ohrid, Macedonia, the designer’s hometown. Here, local women use traditional textile techniques to weave, knit, embroider and sew [...]
