Ellen Van Dusen, the 23-year-old creative force behind rising Brooklyn label Dusen Dusen, graduated the same year I did from Tufts University. And although we had concentric social circles, we didn’t meet until last winter. I always knew of her as the cool girl who created her own major (an amalgam of art and psychology) [...]
Author Archives: Marlo Kronberg
Dossier in Coversation with Brain Stanziale
April 23, 2010 – 5:44 am
The first time I passed Sloan, Brian Stanziale’s storefront at 174 Mott Street in Manhattan, I was stopped in my stride by a blazer with exaggerated gold shoulders, and this was some time before Decarnin’s reinvention of Dynasty-style sequins and power dressing. Inside was a wonderland of intricate, reconstructed vintage garments. Sitting down with Stanziale, [...]
Temperley London at New York Fashion Week F/W10
February 20, 2010 – 9:49 am
The Temperley woman is a woman who… …is well mannered with a dash of Nena von Schlebrügge-esque cosmic elegance. …wears turbans and leather gloves, and drinks milk in her tea. …is at home in a Philip Treacy hat and goddess caftan. …appreciates gold buttons, luxe knits and acid yellow stripes. …had a Louise Brooks hairdo [...]
Graeme Armour at NY Fashion Week F/W10
February 17, 2010 – 7:35 pm
Being from Glasgow, Graeme Armour is often touted as the next Christopher Kane, and in his first New York Fashion Week outing, he proved he had the potential of the latter wtih a point-of-view all his own. The designer’s vision was East (notably Japan) meets West, Alpha-female meets dreamer. According to Armour, “the Graeme Armour [...]
Rad Hourani at NY Fashion Week F/W10
February 17, 2010 – 12:05 pm
Images by Hatnim Lee Québécois designer Rad Hourani’s fall show was an exercise in the same monochrome that has earned him a cult following: black. The designer’s autograph dark, unisex, razor-sharp ensembles debuted on models with slicked-back hair and minimal makeup. Stalking the white runway, they resembled an army of Cubist warriors from the future. [...]
