I noticed an overwhelming amount of New Yorkers who pulled it off marvelously, like a young 20-something dressed solely in black in yellow wellies paired with a bright patent leather yellow carryall, and some older, elegant women wearing solid colors tightly, equestrian style over skinny jeans.
Field Notes: FutureFashion At NY Fashion Week
Part of the Earth Pledge’s overall mission is to connect designers with green textile resources, and the annual FutureFashion runway show is used as their public centerpiece. This year they invited 28 of the most respected designers in the industry (Marni, Burberry, and Yves Saint Laurent to list a few) to create a one-of-a-kind ensemble using sustainable fabrics and organic fibers exclusively.
Debrief: STRUT (more pics!)
Devil’s in the details and here are a couple of photos that show how that played out at STRUT, from the blue piping on Makool’s short overalls to the crochet trim on Jonny Shultz Designs dresses. Also had to show you that Rachel Mara jumpsuit. Yes!
detail of coat by Leanimal. photo: Pete Springer
design: Rachel Mara. […]
Debrief: STRUT
design: Magali Corzo. photo: Pete Springer
The crowd at last night’s fashion show, STRUT, was in the kind of mood approximating that of what a friend once called “woo girls.” What’s a woo girl? we asked at the time. “The girl who’s sitting on her boyfriend’s shoulders at the Guns n’ Roses concert with both arms […]
Reminder: STRUT Tomorrow Night
design: Rachel Mara spring 07
Quick reminder that the STRUT Fashion Show benefit for Basic Rights Oregon (this is going to be a bit of a victory party , we imagine, in light of the two bills just signed into law by Kulongoski) is tomorrow night, Friday, May 11, at the Wonder Ballroom. Doors are at […]
And Joe Said “Let There Be Light”
Portland-based designer Joe Futschik of jefdesigns has just released a new line of limited edition lightbox paintings. Continuing his fascination with marine imagery and further exploring his popular legna mode (mod stripes and circles), Futschik has created these 20” x 30” digital duratrans images in brushed aluminum lightboxes, illuminated with flourescent tubes. They are produced […]
Flutter Soiree
One of the shops of the N Mississippi renaissance, Flutter (3948 N Mississippi) celebrates its one-year anniversary on May 10 with a day-long 20% off sale and a party in the evening from 5-9 PM with pink champagne and the Djangophiles playing at 7. “A delightful disarray of found objects and clutter,” is the […]
ultra Q: makelike
You’ve seen identities makelike has designed for Masu, the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art (PICA), Entermodal, and now STRUT, but did you know that this Portland-based design studio has also done work for Missoni/Valentino, BabyPhat, Iceberg, and W Hotels? Mary Kysar and Topher Sinkinson (see also: Swallow Press (x2) art collaborative) founded makelike at the […]
