Images by Hatnim Lee One has to do the work in order to find the freedom, a yogi once told me—meaning, one has to develop strength before they can fully express their desire to stretch. Bibhu Mohapatra designed for nine years under J. Mendel before putting his own name on a label last year. Earlier [...]
Author Archives: Jenni Avins
Carlos Miele – Spring 2011
September 17, 2010 – 7:32 pm
DOSSIER JOURNAL: Carlos Miele – Spring 2011 from Jenni Avins on Vimeo. Glamorous gowns, undone hair, shades of papaya flesh and butterfly wings and, Bebel. The best of Brazil.
Chris Benz – Spring 2011
September 17, 2010 – 6:11 am
Images by Samantha Casolari “Pollock in the Hamptons,” I scribbled in my notebook when I saw the thick grey, black and white embroidery sprayed across a model’s tulle wrapper. I thought of a 1950s beach house, the graphite shadow stripes of a one-shoulder cotton dress its clean cinder planks. The layers of a silver woven [...]
Suno – Spring 2011
September 14, 2010 – 5:12 am
Images by Brandie Raasch The models at Suno stood on sand in front of white corrugated tin, wearing pinafores, dresses, bikinis and shorts that celebrated Kenya’s traditional textiles. The pieces were playful, but the details were controlled, so the collection was at once smile-inducing and smart: Patchworked watery plaids of mixed proportions Off-colors, once tropical, [...]
