THE SPRING ISSUE
Fashion
White Noise
Photographs by Felix Wong Styling by Bryan Marryshow Hair: Anthony Nader at Atelier Management Makeup: Seong Hee Park for MAC Cosmetics at Seen Artists Model: Ilva Heitmann at Supreme
Cedric Charlier
When we meet Cedric Charlier at an elegant cocktail reception in his honor at Barney’s NY in San Francisco’s Union Square, the Belgian designer seems to be having difficulty absorbing his good fortune. As he takes in the sight of his name on the wall, the hanging racks filled with his designs and the assembled […]
Into the Woods
Photographs by Martin Vallin Styling by Hanna Holmgren Thomas Sabo leaf bracelet Thomas Sabo tree, feather, key bracelet Maria Black big ring and bracelet Marcel Bedro knot bracelet and ring, stone bracelet Maria Nilsdotter bone bracelet Drakenberg Sjölin silver bracelet Efva Attling flower earrings Bud to Rose bullet ring, and star ring Maria Black ring […]
Rush Hour
Photographs by Mike Kobal Styling by Jessica Margolis Rag & Bone blouse, Dsquared jeans, Helmut Lang shoes, Gucci bracelet, Celine vintage bracelet, Eddie Borgo bracelet, Gucci ring, Cartier ring Derek Lam blazer, Rag & Bone denim top, Jason Wu leather shorts, Pierre Hardy shoes, Eddie Borgo earrings, Gucci rings Victoria by Victoria Beckham dress, Theyskens […]
Amelia Toro
Using her innate eye to balance elegant shapes with classic structures, Colombian-born designer Amelia Toro knows precisely who she designs for. Honoring the ever-present goal to craft timeless pieces for real women, her designs excite nostalgia for the artistic development of the twenties. Possessing a talent for noticing how clothing is able to highlight the […]
Silver Seed Clothing
While leggings may be a recycled trend, New York City-based Silver Seed Clothing has cultivated an ingenious method of not only supplying the masses with top-quality, Made-in-America goods, but also nurturing members of the independent, up-and-coming design world. What sets this small company of newly-minted entrepreneurs apart from the overseas Goliaths who helped set the […]
Mark Colle
Lights go low, music starts rolling, whispers subside, and the first model steps out. She struts down the runway, avoiding obstacles of all sorts: flashing lights from the photographers, the runway’s sharp corners and floral arrangements displayed in large Plexiglas cubes scattered across her path. The flowers are carefully hand-selected to highlight the palette of […]
Azzedine Alaia
The work of the legendary “King of Cling” aka Tunisian-born designer Azzedine Alaïa will be exhibited in a new show at Dusseldorf, Germany’s NRW-Forum, documenting his best designs from the last decade. “Azzedine Alaïa – Couture in the 21st Century” will feature pieces loaned directly from the designer, including some of the revolutionary garments that […]
Ernesto Artillo
Fashion and its imagery have developed into a world in constant evolution- — a universe of contrasting aesthetics and competing styles. Often over-saturated with not always brilliant pictures, it has now reached an era when there is too much of the same and too little thought behind each figure. The boundaries of art are blurring […]
Climbing to the Top
Sixty years ago, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary took the first steps on top of Mount Everest. Tenzing Norgay, his face covered with an oxygen mask, stretches his right arm toward the sky, triumphantly waving his axe on the Mount Everest summit. Against the sky, flags of Britain, Nepal, the United Nations, and […]
Piece By Piece
Elizabeth Brunner, creator of SF-based label Piece x Piece and pioneer in creating clothing out of discarded fabric swatches, is a fashion designer. Her feelings toward fashion, however, are ambivalent. “I enjoy it creatively,” allows Brunner, but foremost in her mind are the devastating ecological effects of the garment industry. Over 4,500 swatches of non-biodegradable […]
Spotlight on Craig Green
Balancing light, shadow, and reflection the young designer creates conceptual and wearable fashion. London-based menswear designer Craig Green has already placed a mark on the fashion industry with attention constantly focused on his next step. Earning both a BA and MA at the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design, he went on […]
Cres. E. Dim.
To those not in the industry, it sounds like the glamorous life. The latest styles, the hottest events, flashing lights, and beautiful, confident people. And while this isn’t an untruth, it’s not the whole truth, either. Behind every collection and runway show that’s oohed and aahed over, there are countless hours of sketching, measuring, planning, […]
Christian Louboutin: Tattooed Shoes
How does Christian Louboutin, master of the red-soled shoes and innovative fashion icon, stay one step ahead of the saturated designer footwear game? Already a household name known for shoes that range from demure to sensuous and classic to bold, Louboutin introduces the next in must-have shoe fetishism (of which we are all guilty). Just […]
Decoded: Chic, Meet Geek
A unique kind of buzz was in the air at New York Fashion Week this year, the undeniable excitement about fashion’s blossoming romance with technology. From live streaming and live tweeting to models Instagram-ing from their smart phones on the runway (thank you, Kenneth Cole), no one can deny the current focus on technology in […]
Don’t Shoot The Messenger
The Berlin-based label Don’t Shoot the Messengers (DSTM) has an immediately recognizable aesthetic, articulated through sculptural and provocative leather accents, delicate sweeping silk, and, above all else, the color black. It’s a label in constant dialogue with the designer’s adoptive city and Berlin’s notoriously avant-garde disciples. Jen Gilpin, DSTM’s 34-year-old Canadian founder, established the label […]
Continuum: 3D Printing
“Maybe data is the new black,” quips Mary Huang, half of the pioneering design duo Continuum. It might take a moment to wrap your head around, but she and her partner, Jenna Fizel, are onto something—and their work has been making waves across the fashion and design communities over the past few years. With the […]
Nordic Attire
Usually a straitjacket is a fashion don’t, but 2013 Designer’s Nest winner, Camilla Jæger, found a way to turn crazy into sassy. Jæger’s award winning line includes three ensembles that flaunt flowing fabrics and a basic color palette. “I wanted to interpret the clothing patients were wearing during hospitalization at an historical asylum in Aarhus, […]
Editions of You
Used throughout: Skin/Base: YSL Pore Refining Skincare, YSL Touche Express Wake-Up Eyecare, YSL Le Teint Touche Éclat No B10, YSL Touche Éclat Concealer No 1 & 5, YSL Anti-Cernes Concealer No 2, YSL Poudre Sur Mesure. Brows: YSL Neuilly Brow Pen. Eyes: YSL Volume Effet Faux Cils Shocking Mascara. Lips: YSL Re-Plumping Concentrate. […]
Pattern Recognition
Silk patchwork print dress and pleated peplum belt by Lie Sang Bong; Necklace and ring by Laruicci; Cuffs by Mordekai By Ken Borochov. Family Chair by Takeshi Miyakawa Design. Silk satin geometric print gown with raffia yoke and belt by Carolina Herrera; Earrings and cuffs by Robert Lee Morris. Mark-8 Room Divider by Uhuru […]
Heir Apparent
Carine Gilson neglige Carine Gilson neglige Giambattista Valli top, Dominic Jones ring Luv AJ necklace Photographs by Nicole Corbett Styled by Allison Bornstein Model: Samantha Xu @ Muse Model Management Hair: Yasutaké Kosaka Makeup: ChiChi Saito for Makeup For Ever Manicurist: Rie Okusa for Nars Photographic Assistant: Scott Ruddock
